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using analog and digital frame grabbers simultaneously

Is it possible to capture an analog signal with PCI 1411 and signals from two different digital cameras with PCI 1422 all at the same time?
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Dewey,

The direct answer is 'yes' you can. Both boards have trigger inputs as to trigger the start of an acquisition at the same time for both boards. I would suggest RTSI connectivity but the 1411 does not has it. So external trigger inputs will do the job to start the acquisition at the same time.

However, the first question you should ask is if your PCI bus is capable of sustaining the amount of data that is going to be transferred, usually you won't see a problem, but in some cases the bandwidth will not allow it. Just check it, based in the size of the image, pixel depth and frame rate.

Since every board is an independent interface, each board can independently provide image capture, though you can synchronize the acquisition. In the case of the 1411 yo
u will have a synchronization accuracy of +/- 1 frame.

Good luck!

Nestor.
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