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Contents
About Your PCI/PXI-1407 ............................................................................................1-1
Using PXI with CompactPCI.........................................................................................1-2
Software Programming Choices ....................................................................................1-2
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
Unpacking ......................................................................................................................2-4
Installation .....................................................................................................................2-4
Video Buffer....................................................................................................3-2
Gain and Offset Circuitry ................................................................................3-2
8-Bit ADC and LUT........................................................................................3-2
CSYNC Mux ...................................................................................................3-3
Genlock SYNC Generator ...............................................................................3-3
Pixel Aspect Ratio Circuitry............................................................................3-3
Acquisition and Region-of-Interest Control ....................................................3-3
FIFO Buffer .....................................................................................................3-3
Scatter-Gather DMA Controllers ....................................................................3-3
PCI Interface....................................................................................................3-4
Trigger Control................................................................................................3-4
Start Conditions ...............................................................................................3-4
Acquisition Window Control ..........................................................................3-5
Programming Video Parameters......................................................................3-6
