Using laptop for data acquisition

[nimaq]

I need to use LAPTOP with NI-IMAQ board installed for image collection. Does anyone know what kind of hardware required to do this (PCX...) ?

Thanks

[Lorne H.]

nimaq,

I answered your question in your other posting.  It can found through the link below...

Laptop for Data Collection

Lorne Hengst

Application Engineer
National Instruments

[mfitzsimons]

About the PCMCIA Firewire card make sure it is POWERED.  Most are not.  The PCMCIA can't source enough voltage to power the camera.  A powered PCMCIA Firewaire card has an external power adapter that in turn will power the camera.

Matt

[Lorne H.]

nimaq,

One of my more astute coworkers (a know it all, so he thinks, hehe), reminded me that we do sell a PCMCIA/Cardbus PXI Chassis controller and a ExpressCard PXI controller (if you have a computer with an ExpressCard slot).

Cardbus controller link...
https://www.ni.com/en-us/shop/category/pxi-controllers.html?productId=118776

If you buy a PXI controller for your Laptop, a PXI Chassis, and a PXI digital frame grabber, then you will have a system that allows you to grab images from your digital camera via your Laptop.  If you have not yet purchased a Laptop, I highly recommend you purchase a Laptop with an ExpressCard slot (they have much higher bandwidth) which you will want for frame grabbing.

Below is a Link to a 4 slot PXI Chassis...

NI PXI-1031

Below is a Link to a Digital PXI Frame grabber...

PXI Frame Grabber

Buying these 3 products (PXI-ExpressCard8360, PXI-1031, and the PXI-1422) and the proper laptop, will give you a top of the line digital camera acquisition system.

Lorne Hengst

Application Engineer
National Instruments

[Median9]

Hi,

I did exactly the same. Powered the PCMCIA firewire card. But the problem is that i can see live images on MAX, but when i use the VBAI, it would not work. Even if i set the properties to 'free running', the camera still would not give an image on VBAI. I am using a Prosilica EC 640 camera. I need to know whether i can use the PCMCIA Firewire card, Prosilica Camera and my Laptop for real time image processing in this way?

Regards,

[Lorne H.]

Mirza,

Are you recieving any errors when you try to use your firewire camera in VBAI?

Can you provide us with some more details about the problem?

Thanks,
Lorne Hengst
Application Engineer
National Instruments

[Median9]

Yes Sir,

Just recently, I received a timeout error. As i contamplate, i think i will have to give a trigger in any case?? I have powered the Firewire card from a separate power source and i can easily see it in free running mode in MAX. I guess I cannot do that through my laptop under VBAI??? If YES, why?? Because it runs in free running mode under CVS.

Your comments shall be highly appreciated.

Regards,