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Introduction
This chapter describes the NI PCI-1405 (NI 1405) and the software
programming choices.
About the NI 1405
The NI 1405 is a PCI monochrome and color image acquisition device that
supports a diverse range of analog cameras from many camera companies.
The NI 1405 acquires images in real time and can store these images in
onboard frame memory or transfer these images directly to system
memory.
The NI 1405 is easy to configure, which allows you to begin acquiring
images quickly. The NI 1405 ships with NI Vision Acquisition Software,
which includes NI-IMAQ, the National Instruments driver software
you can use to directly control the NI 1405 and other National Instruments
image acquisition hardware products. Using NI-IMAQ, you can quickly
and easily start your applications without having to program the device at
the register level.
The NI 1405 features a precision color analog video decoder ideal
for industrial and scientific environments. The NI 1405 supports
both NTSC and PAL color standards as well as the RS-170 and CCIR
monochrome standards. The NI 1405 also provides one external
input/output (I/O) line that you can use as a trigger or digital I/O line. If you
require more advanced triggering or digital I/O lines, you can use the
NI 1405 and NI-IMAQ with the National Instruments data acquisition
(DAQ) product line.
