
Chapter 3
Hardware Overview
PCI/PXI-1408 and NI-IMAQ for Win95/NT
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Acquisition Modes
The 1408 device supports three video acquisition modes:
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Standard mode—In standard mode, the 1408 device receives an
incoming composite video signal from the external BNC or DSUB
connector and generates CSYNC, HSYNC, VSYNC, and PCLK
signals. The generated CSYNC signal is output on the DSUB
connector for use by other image acquisition boards or to
synchronize multiple cameras.
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CSYNC external mode—In CSYNC external mode, the 1408
device receives an incoming video signal (composite or luminance)
and an external CSYNC from an external connector. The 1408
device takes the incoming video signal and CSYNC and generates
HSYNC, VSYNC, and PCLK signals.
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External lock mode—You can use this mode to synchronize to a
camera or any nonstandard video signal. In this mode, the
PCI/PXI-1408 receives HSYNC, VSYNC, and PCLK signals for
A/D sampling directly from the external connector.