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NI-IMAQ for IEEE-1394 Cameras User Manual
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Introduction to NI-IMAQ for
IEEE-1394 Cameras
This chapter describes the NI-IMAQ for IEEE-1394 software and lists the
application development environments compatible with NI-IMAQ,
describes the fundamentals of creating NI-IMAQ applications for
Windows 2000 and Windows Me/98, describes the files used to build these
applications, and tells you where to find sample programs.
About the NI-IMAQ Software
NI-IMAQ for 1394 gives you the ability to use industrial digital video
cameras with the NI-IMAQ driver software and IMAQ Vision. You can use
cameras with the following output formats:
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Monochrome (8 bits/pixel)
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Monochrome (16 bits/pixel)
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RGB (24 bits/pixel)
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YUV 4:1:1 (12 bits/pixel)
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YUV 4:2:2 (16 bits/pixel)
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YUV 4:4:4 (24 bits/pixel)
The cameras may operate at various resolutions and frame rates, depending
on camera capabilities.
NI-IMAQ for 1394 uses a WDM driver to directly access the 1394
interface, so that NI-IMAQ can control all of the available modes of the
digital camera.