National Instruments PCI-1411, PXI-1411 user manual

IMAQ™

IMAQ PCI/PXI™-1411

User Manual

Single-Channel Color Image Acquisition Board

for PCI, PXI, and CompactPCI Chassis

IMAQ PCI/PXI-1411 User Manual

October 1999 Edition

Part Number 322157B-01

Contents

Main IMAQ Page Important Information Warranty Copyright Trademarks WARNING REGARDING USE OF NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS Compliance FCC/Canada Radio Frequency Interference Compliance* Determining FCC Class FCC/DOC Warnings Class A European Union - Compliance to EEC Directives Conventions Contents Page Introduction About the PCI/PXI-1411 Using PXI with CompactPCI Software Programming Choices Figure 1-1. The Relationship between the Programming Environment, NI-IMAQ, and Your Hardware NI-IMAQ Driver Software Page National Instruments IMAQ Vision IMAQ Vision Builder Integration with DAQ Vision and Motion Installation What You Need to Get Started Optional Equipment How to Set up Your IMAQ System Figure 2-1. How to Set up Your IMAQ System Getting Started with Your IMAQ System NI-IMAQ User Manual NI-IMAQ VI Reference Manual Introduction to NI-IMAQ Unpacking Installation Page Hardware Overview Functional Overview Video Acquisition Video Decoder Color-Space Processor and LUTs SDRAM Trigger Control and Mapping Circuitry Acquisition, Scaling, ROI Scatter-Gather DMA Controllers Bus Master PCI Interface Board Configuration NVRAM Start Conditions Acquisition Window Control Page Signal Connections I/O Connector Signal Description Custom Cables A Specifications Formats Supported Video Input A/D Conversion Color Decoding Accuracy Memory External Connections PCI Interface Power Requirements Physical Environment B Introduction to Color Image Representations RGB Color Planes Hue, Saturation, Luminance, and Intensity Planes 32-Bit HSL and HSI C Technical Support Resources NI Web Support Online Problem-Solving and Diagnostic Resources Software-Related Resources Worldwide Support Glossary Numbers/Symbols A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P R S T V Index A B C D I L M N O R S T U V