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4-Channel Monochrome Image Acquisition
4-Channel Monochrome Image Acquisition
NI 1409
• Up to 4 standard or nonstandard
video sources
• 8 or 10-bit digitization
• Compatible with double-speed
60 frames/s progressive
scan cameras
• Interlaced/noninterlaced acquisition
• Analog area and line-scan capabilities
• Unlimited acquisition window size
with 16 MB of onboard memory
• Triggering
- 4 external triggers/digital I/O lines
- 4 digital outputs for camera control
RTSI bus for synchronization with
DAQ and motion
NEW
Operating Systems
• Windows 2000/NT/XP/Me/9x
Recommended Software
• LabVIEW
• Measurement Studio
• Vision Development Module
- IMAQ Vision
- NI Vision Builder
Other Compatible Software
• C/C++
Driver Software (included )
• NI-IMAQ
Models
• NI PCI-1409
• NI PXI-1409
Overview and Applications
For machine vision and scientific imaging developers who need
to acquire high-resolution, measurement-quality images from
standard and nonstandard cameras and sensors, the NI 1409
image acquisition hardware offers quick and easy configuration.
NI 1409 devices have high-resolution, 10-bit digitization for
cameras and sensors that offer 60 dB dynamic range. In addition,
you can easily configure the NI 1409 Series to work with standard
monochrome cameras (RS-170 or CCIR), slow or variable rate
pixel clock cameras, double-speed progressive scan cameras, and
analog line-scan cameras.
10-Bit Image Acquisition
Many high-resolution analog mono-
chrome cameras have dynamic range
greater than 48 dB, which means that
the camera has resolution capabilities
greater than 8-bit or 256 gray scales.
For these high-resolution cameras,
you should use an image acquisition
device that offers comparable or
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Vision
greater resolution. The NI 1409 Series
works with the highest quality monochrome cameras and
delivers up to 60 dB of dynamic range, which corresponds to
10 bits or 1,024 gray scales. With NI 1409 devices, you have the
option to acquire in 8-bit or 10-bit mode at very high rates, such
as 60 frames/s with double-speed progressive scan cameras.
Measurement-Quality
Image Acquisition with Calibration
NI 1409 devices are gain calibrated and delivered with a
calibration certificate. Calibration ensures repeatable, consistent
image acquisition for your machine vision and scientific
imaging applications.
Interchange Cameras with NI-IMAQ
NI-IMAQ driver software for image acquisition can scale between
many types of cameras and acquisition methods. With NI-IMAQ,
you can begin by using a low-cost RS-170 camera and image
acquisition device and then upgrade to a faster, higher-resolution
camera and acquisition hardware with minimal software changes.
Because NI-IMAQ driver software uses one set of function
calls for a wide variety of cameras, there is no need to rewrite
your software.
Variable Scan and Nonstandard Video
With NI 1409 devices, you can acquire images from nonstandard
video, such as analog line-scan and variable-scan devices with
pixel clocks that range from 2 to 40 MHz. The NI 1409 devices
work with double-speed (60 frames/s) progressive scan or
noninterlaced monochrome cameras from vendors such as
Sony and JAI.
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