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Introduction
This chapter provides an overview of the IMAQ PCI-1426 image
acquisition device, the Camera Link standard, Camera Link and
IMAQ 1426 interfacing guidelines, and your software programming
choices.
About the IMAQ 1426
The IMAQ 1426 is a highly flexible image acquisition (IMAQ) device that
supports a diverse range of Camera Link-compatible cameras from various
camera companies. The IMAQ 1426 acquires digital images in real time
and stores the images in onboard frame memory or transfers them directly
to system memory. Featuring a high-speed data flow path, the IMAQ 1426
is ideal for both industrial and scientific environments.
The IMAQ 1426 is easy to install and configure. It ships with NI-IMAQ,
the National Instruments complete IMAQ driver software you can use to
directly control the IMAQ 1426 and other National Instruments IMAQ
hardware products. With NI-IMAQ, you can quickly and easily start your
applications without having to program the device at the register level.
The IMAQ 1426 supports the Camera Link Base configuration. The
MDR 26-pin connector provides access to base configuration cameras. For
further configuration information, refer to the
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The 15-pin D-SUB connector has four external TTL input/output (I/O)
lines you can use as triggers or as high-speed digital I/O lines. Should you
choose not to use the TTL I/O lines, the 15-pin D-SUB connector also
provides access to two optically isolated inputs and two RS-422 inputs.
These inputs can be individually selected in software.
For more advanced digital or analog system triggering or digital I/O lines,
you can use the IMAQ 1426 and NI-IMAQ with the National Instruments
data acquisition (DAQ) or motion control product lines.
