How to do the async. snap or triggered ring with pci-1428 and xcl-v500 (Sony)

[redfield]

Hello.

May I ask about the triggered acquisition?

I'm doing test with pci-1428 and xcl-v500.

First, I test it the grab mode well.

Second, I test about the triggered ring mode, but it doesn't do it.

My test situation is that I use the strobe amp,

so, that is operate the lamp and trigger to the board (RTSI 0)  periodically (10Hz)

but, the blank image is appeared periodically.

I use the normal mode, shutter speed 1/1000 in the camera file and the triggered ring in the Labview example.

I got the camera file at the camera advisor and I modify the file using the camera file generator.

I saw the camera support file,

there is a trigger test using trigger mode2,

so I also test using trigger mode 2 but I failed.

so, please tell me how to do the triggered ring.

I wonder how to set the camera parameter, additional connect using horose 12 pin( HD,VD)

and what kind of the LabVIEW example I use.

I ask the matrox board user about this,

he tell me he test the triggered ring using trigger mode1.

and set the board clock and camera clock equally

but I think the control is different each other(Matrox, NI).  

I wonder which mode can method become better method between mode 1, 2 ?

My test environment is

LabVIEW 7.1, NI-IMAQ 3.1.3, Camera file generator is 2.0

Board is PCI-1428,

Camera is XCL-V500

I attached the my modified camera file and camera file support document.

I wish quick response, Thanks

[Scott_R]

Hello,

It sounds like you have located the correct LabVIEW shipping example to start with.

What hardware are you using to generate the trigger signal?  Are you only triggering the camera, or are you triggering the 1428 as well?

Depending on the camera, there are several ways that you may be able to modify the camera configuration.  Does the camera come with its own software for modifying its settings?  If so, you may need to connect your camera to the PC via a serial cable and use that software.  Also, you should check the documentation for the camera to find out if there are any hardware switches or jumpers that you may need to change on or inside of the camera.  Finally, certain camera attributes can be modified through serial commands that you send through the IMAQ Set Camera Attribute function.  The only camera attributes that can be modified by this function are the ones specified in your camera file.  It sounds like you have already modified the camera file using the NI Camera File Generator to add the attribute that you want to change.  Did you test the changes in the camera file generator?  Be sure that the command you have added includes all of the necessary information and that the serial commands are correct.  You can check the camera documentation for this information.

The decision of which trigger mode you should use should be based on how you want to control the exposure time of the camera.  Trigger mode 1 has selectable fixed exposure times, whereas mode 2 allows the exposure time to be determined based on a start trigger and a pulse.

Regards,

Scott R.

Applications Engineer

National Instruments