Chapter 2
Installation
Optional Equipment
How to Set up Your IMAQ System
IMAQ PCI/PXI-1422 User Manual
National Instruments offers a variety of products for use with your
PCI/PXI-1422, including the following cables and other National
Instruments products:
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Cables to connect your digital camera to the PCI/PXI-1422
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IMAQ D2504 video cable for access to trigger lines
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A four-pod BNC cable that routes trigger signals to a BNC connector
block (IMAQ D2504)
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RTSI bus cables for connecting the PCI/PXI-1422 to other IMAQ
or DAQ hardware
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Other National Instruments DAQ devices for enhanced triggering,
timing, and input/output
For more specific information about these products, refer to the
National Instruments catalog or Web site, or call the office nearest you.
Use Figure 2-1 as a guide while you install your software and hardware,
configure your hardware, and begin using NI-IMAQ in your application
programs.
Follow the instructions in the Getting Started with Your IMAQ System
document to install your NI-IMAQ software and IMAQ hardware.
If you access the NI-IMAQ device drivers through LabVIEW, read the
NI-IMAQ Release Notes and the NI-IMAQ User Manual to help you
get started.
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