Do I trigger the camera or the frame grabber?

[SectorEffector]

Hello :mansurprised:

I have an analog camera (Electrophysics model 7290A) and a frame grabber (NI PCI-1405).

I also have a pulse power supply with a laser connected to it.

What I want to do is trigger the camera in a way that it will take pictures synchronised with the pulse power supply.

Now, both the frame grabber (trig) and the camera (genlock in) have trigger inputs. Which trigger input do I use?

I am programming in Labview 8.6, do I need somekind of timing code to make sure the code is not slower then the trigger pulse?

If I lose some frames due to slow code, that is ok. But I need somekind of synchronisation, right?

I am using IMAQ Vision and I made sure the trigger signal from the power supply is compatible with both the camera en the frame grabber trigger input.

Hope you guys can help me!

Sincerely,

Heinen  

[Marco_Brauner]

Hi, you are right. You have to trigger both the camera and the frame grabber.

Marco Brauner NIG