NI-IMAQ x Serial Port

[KW_nacacho]

Now I try to communicate the register on camera link camera through serial command. I can not find any serial port on IMAQ. I believe this PCIe-1429 have serial port. How to set the serial port on this board ? Finally I want to control the camera mode through camera file generator. But now I can not find any comport on NI interface.


Best regards,

[Joel-P]

Hello KW_nacacho,

The serial communication takes place through the camera link interface. The PCIe-1429 does serial communication through the camera link interface. If you want to send information via the serial interface I would recommend that you look at the PCIe-1429 Manual on page 2-7 for the serial interface.

Regarding the camera file generator, I would suggest that you look for the most similar camera that you can find a camera file for using the Industrial Camera Advisor.

Thanks,

-Joel

[KW_nacacho]

Hi Joel,

Now I succeed the communication through Camera Control on Camera File Generator. However one question come up. I made a command to control exposure time. I can set fixed value(like 10us). It seems this value can not be changed by User. Is it correct ? If so, how to control such a adjustable value on user's side .  When I test on IMAQ, I can not modify this value.

Best,
KW_nacacho

[Joel-P]

Hello KW_nacacho,

Have you tried using the IMAQ Set Camera Attribute.VI or the IMAQ Get Camera Attribute.VI? These are available in the Vision and Motion palette under  Vision and Motion>>NI-IMAQ>>Camera Control 

We can also take a look at the NI-IMAQ User Manual for information on using the IMAQ driver to set attributes.

Also, some attributes may not be configurable during an acquisition, and require that the acquisition is stopped, reconfigured and then start the acquisition again.

Thanks,

-Joel