Uses for trigger on image acquisition board.

[cjs]

I am new to the concept of external triggering of events. I am trying to figure out how to use the trigger on an image acquisition board (specifically - I have the pci-1411). I am wondering if I can use the trigger for things that have nothing to do with image aquisition. I don't necessarily want to acquire an image when the board receives a trigger signal. I would like to use the board to detect that trigger signal, and, when it does, execute a particular set of code. Can this be done?

Also, I am wondering if the IMAQ image acquisition boards that are capable of generating a signal through this trigger (I understand that the pci-1411 cannot generate a signal?) could be used to control some external device like a s
mall motor for example.

Thank you for your help.

[pavanb]

Kindly refer,
http://zone.ni.com/devzone/conceptd.nsf/webmain/BF9C43586430C32B86256BFB00528558?opendocument

http://search.ni.com/query.html?col=alldocs&qp=%2Bcontentformat%3Asoftwarelib&layout=SoftLib&qt=%2Bimaq+trigger+pulse

The pulse that the imaq board generates is not meant to drive motors. For that we have motion cards, refer, ni.com/motion

http://zone.ni.com/devzone/conceptd.nsf/webmain/66E6F4EE7E0848D686256A550060C436?opendocument

IMAQ Generate Pulse - This function allows you to generate a pulse from the TIO chips on the board. This functionality is only supported with the 1409 and the digital boards (1422, 1424, 1428). You can only drive at most two pulses at once. Driving pulses doesn't require events, unless you are triggering the pulse off o
f the Frame Start or Frame Done.

IMAQ Trigger Read - This function allows you to read the status of External Trigger lines or RTSI lines.