Can we use non-NI s/w with PCI-1407?

[Mayur]

Hello,


I am a student at Univ of South Florida, Tampa. We have PCI 1407 card & Measurement & Automation explorer s/w that we use to acquire images from camera (Pulnix, TM-0200, B/W) and display the image on computer screen.
My question is, can we use a s/w which is not developed by NI with PCI 1407card?
There is a image capture s/w (webcam32) available on the Internet that can be used with any image capture card/image capture camera that is compliant with Microsoft's video for windows. So, does PCI-1407 card support Microsoft's video for windows?


Thanking You !!
Mayur Pangrekar

[BruceAmmons]

Mayur,

You can use non-NI software with the 1407 card. The NI-IMAQ drivers allow C calls, which can be found in the manuals.

It does not support VFW though. You will be better off just buying a cheap webcam if you want to use VFW.

Bruce

[Mayur]

Hello Bruce,

Thank You !!
Actually, I am working on a project which involves
controlling a robot through Internet, and I want to
send video feedback of the robot movements to the
Internet users.

I am testing a Logitech QuickCam camera for the
project.

Mayur