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Contents
About the PCI/PXI-1422 ...............................................................................................1-1
Using PXI with CompactPCI.........................................................................................1-2
Software Programming Choices ....................................................................................1-3
NI-IMAQ Driver Software ..............................................................................1-4
National Instruments IMAQ Vision ................................................................1-5
IMAQ Vision Builder......................................................................................1-5
Integration with DAQ......................................................................................1-6
Vision and Motion...........................................................................................1-6
What You Need to Get Started ......................................................................................2-1
Optional Equipment .......................................................................................................2-2
How to Set up Your IMAQ System...............................................................................2-2
Safety Information .........................................................................................................2-4
Unpacking ......................................................................................................................2-5
Installation .....................................................................................................................2-6
Differential/TTL Level Converters .................................................................3-2
LUTs................................................................................................................3-2
Multiple-Tap Data Formatter ..........................................................................3-3
SDRAM ...........................................................................................................3-3
Advanced Clock Generation............................................................................3-3
RS-232 Serial Interface (UART).....................................................................3-3
Trigger Control and Mapping Circuitry ..........................................................3-3
High-Speed Timing .........................................................................................3-4
Acquisition, Scaling, ROI................................................................................3-4
Scatter-Gather DMA Controllers ....................................................................3-4
Bus Master PCI Interface ................................................................................3-4
Board Configuration NVRAM ........................................................................3-4
Video Acquisition............................................................................................3-5
Start Conditions ...............................................................................................3-5
Acquisition Window Control ..........................................................................3-5
