I am using PCI 1424 to interface my dalsa camera. Can I access the dark counts provided by the camera?

[Raji]

I have interfaced by DALSA CL-C8-6000A camera using
a PCI 1424 card. The camera has 12 dark pixels, attached to its ADC. Can I read the counts in these pixels?

[Kyle_V]

When you say there are 12 dark pixels attached to its ADC, does that mean your camera sends 12 dark pixels at the beginning or end of every line? If so, you should be able to acquire those pixels and read their values. If they always appear in the same location, I would use the IMAQ GetPixelValue.vi to return the pixel value. This VI takes the pixel coordinates as an input and outputs the value of that pixel.

Please let me know if this won't work for you.

Kyle V
Applications Engineer
National Instruments

[Raji]

Thanks for the suggestion. The 12 dark pixels are at the end every line. When I use IMAQ acquire.vi it leaves out these pixels.
I could not find the IMAQ GetPixelValue.vi, is it a part of IMAQ Vision? I do not have vision installed. Only the basic IMAQ.