I'm using a DVC camera with a PCI1422 board. I'm interested in using the async reset of the camera for which I need to generate reset pulses on the 1422 control0 line.

[daveS]

I gather I can do this using the *icd file. I'd like to know if it is possible to configure the system to give software control of the control line output in some way?

[asdf]

The Control lines on the PCI 1422 are only accessible through the camera file (.icd). If the camera files supports the particular mode (in this case - async reset), then using the Get Camera Attribute and Set Camera Attribute you will be able to select it.

If the camera file does not include support for the particular mode, you will not be able to use Get and Set Camera Attribute.
- The most current list of supprted camera files are located at "ftp://ftp.ni.com/support/imaq/camera_support/camera_files/digital/"

Another alternative is to use the trigger lines to generate the pulse. The IMAQ trigger VIs can be used found Signal I/O palette (in the Image Acquisition palette).
- There are a couple of shipping VIs that are included with NI-IMAQ that might help (National Instruments
>> LabVIEW >> examples >> Vision >> driver >> Signal I/O).

[daveS]

I know that the icd file supplied by the manufacturers does not support async reset. I was hoping to write a new section to put into the icd file to give me the extra functionality. Does anyone know the syntax of the icd files that I might need?
I have a custom-made cable that connects the camera's async reset line to the 1422 control0 line, so I'd prefer not to hack the cable in order to use the 1422 trigger outputs instead.

[Ryan S.]

If anyone, anyone, anyone, knows the syntax of the *.icd files, please post a response, as this would help any user of the PCI-1422, including myself.

Thank You ahead of time.

[mfregeau]

4 years later than the original request, no data published on the icd file. I am still looking to understand and make use of it. As a NI customer, this is very unpleasant.

Regards,

Mathieu Fregeau

[nipun]

Mathieu was looking to achieve 400fps by modifying the camera file for his Redlake ES 310T camera. He was able to achieve 400fps with a frame size of 320x100 by adjusting attributes in the camera file. Refer to post titled:

"High frame rate image acq (400fps) for 5sec, and adding time on the picture"
http://forums.ni.com/ni/board/message?board.id=200&message.id=5010&view=by_threading&page=2

Nipun M