System information

MX Control
Vicon MX Hardware System Reference 4-11
Device 1 and Device 2 Option Connectors
The following sections describe the connectors which can be
contained in the two device slots on the rear panel of the MX Control:
•Analog
100-way socket for third-party devices for capturing analog data
such as force plates, electromyography (EMG) equipment, and
potentiometers. There can be up to two analog ADC (Analog-to-
Digital Converter) cards installed in an MX Control.
To use an analog device, you must connect the analog ADC card
in the MX Control to the analog device via the Vicon patch panel
using the supplied 100-way cable. You may need to create your
own connector to plug your device into the Vicon patch panel. For
details, see Appendix A MX Control Card Configuration.
For information on configuring your system for analog data
capture, see the documentation for your Vicon software.
•Audio
Four RCA sockets for third-party devices for capturing audio data.
There can be only one audio ADC card installed in an MX Control
within a Vicon MX architecture that contains Vicon Workstation
application software.
Caution
For audio input from a microphone, the audio signal must be amplified before
being sent to the audio ADC card.
For information on configuring your system for audio data
capture, see the documentation for your Vicon software.
Important
The Analog and Audio ADC option cards are the same size. They can be
plugged into the Device 1 or Device 2 option slots. The connectors available
in your MX Control depend upon the options you ordered for your Vicon MX
system. If you want to use an option that was not factory installed in your
MX Control, you can order and install additional or replacement MX option
cards later. For further details on the different combinations of these cards
that you can install in the MX Control to suit your application requirements
and instructions on installing them, see Appendix A MX Control Card
Configuration.
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