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 Camera Link and IMAQ 1426 section of Chapter 3, Hardware Overview.

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.

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