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subsection of the Matrox Iris GTR connectors section, in Appendix B: Technical
reference. This cable is meant to connect your Matrox Iris GTR to another
computer or network device.
• GTR-CBL-VGAUSB, a VGA and USB cable with an M12 12-pin (female)
connector on one end and a HD-15 (female) connector and a USB connector on
the other end. For more details about this cable, refer to VGA/USB connector
subsection of the Matrox Iris GTR connectors section, in Appendix B: Technical
reference. This cable is meant to connect your Matrox Iris GTR to a display device
and a USB device (such as, a keyboard or mouse).
Third-party supported devices
The following items are available from third-party suppliers. Your Matrox
Iris GTR was designed to work with them, but they are optional.
• Light controllers (such as, the Advanced Illumination inline control system or the
Smart Vision Lights brick light). These can be used to control your strobe (or
light). Your Matrox Iris GTR provides a signal to control the connected light’s
intensity. For information, refer to Digital I/O and power connector subsection of
the Matrox Iris GTR connectors section, in Appendix B: Technical reference or, if
using the Matrox Iris GTR breakout board, refer to the ICS3 connector subsection
of the Open-wire connectors reference section and Routing Matrox Iris GTR auxiliary
output signals section, in Appendix F: The Matrox Iris GTR breakout board.
• Varioptic Caspian C-39N0-160-I2C or C-39N0-250-I2C lens (liquid lens). This
lens is available from Varioptic and fits inside your Matrox Iris GTR’s IP lens case
for IP67 compatibility. For more details about how to connect this lens, refer to
Optionally connecting a liquid lens section, in Chapter 2: Powering and connecting
to your Matrox Iris GTR.
Software overview
The Matrox Iris GTR with Design Assistant is distributed with Matrox Design
Assistant, a flowchart-based, integrated development environment (IDE). It
allows you to create an imaging application without writing a single line of code.
Application development is a step-by-step approach, where each step is taken from
an existing toolbox and is configured through a series of dialog windows. Matrox
Design Assistant runs on your development computer and uses the resources of
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