NI Introduces Industry's First Camera Link Image Acquisition Module for PXI.AUSTIN, Texas -- National Instruments National Instruments, or NI (NASDAQ: NATI), is an American company with over 4,000 employees and direct operations in 41 countries founded in 1976 by Dr. James Truchard, Bill Nowlin and Jeff Kodosky. (Nasdaq:NATI NATI National Association of Teen Institutes NATI Newfoundland Association of Technical Industries ) today announced the industry's first PXI-compatible image acquisition module for Camera Link cameras. With the new module, engineers and scientists now can use Camera Link cameras to perform high-speed, high-resolution machine vision and scientific imaging applications such as particle velocimetry Velocimetry is the measurement of the velocity of fluids, as often used to solve fluid dynamics problems, or to study fluid networks, as well as in industrial and process control applications, or in the creation of new kinds of fluid flow sensors. , industrial inspection and precision motion guidance on the PXI (PCI EXtensions for Instrumentation) A peripheral bus specialized for data acquisition and real time control systems. Introduced in 1997, PXI uses the CompactPCI 3U and 6U form factors and adds trigger lines, a local bus and other functions suited for measurement platform. The NI PXI-1428 image acquisition module connects to a wide range of base configuration Camera Link cameras. The module features a 32 MB image buffer for high-speed image acquisition as well as advanced triggering capabilities to control camera lighting and communicate with other automation equipment. Engineers can use the serial interface on the Camera Link connector to easily configure See configuration. (software) configure - A program by Richard Stallman to discover properties of the current platform and to set up make to compile and install gcc. Cygnus configure was a similar system developed by K. and control the camera with NI-IMAQ and NI Measurement & Automation Explorer software Explorer Software is a canadian based independent software vendor founded in 1984. Their flagship product is Contract Manager, a construction accounting software suite. The software is written in ProvideX, a language that is a later development of BASIC. . Camera Link is an industrial high-speed serial data and cabling standard developed by National Instruments, camera vendors and other image acquisition companies in October 2000. Created for easy connectivity between the PC and camera, Camera Link offers simple, flexible cabling for high-speed, high-resolution digital cameras. NI plays an active role in advancing the Camera Link standard for image acquisition. About National Instruments National Instruments (www.ni.com) is a technology pioneer and leader in virtual instrumentation Virtual Instrumentation is the use of customizable software and modular measurement hardware to create user-defined measurement systems, called virtual instruments. -- a revolutionary concept that has changed the way engineers and scientists approach measurement and automation. Leveraging the PC and its related technologies, virtual instrumentation increases productivity and lowers costs through easy-to-integrate software, such as the NI LabVIEW graphical development environment, and modular hardware, such as PXI modules for data acquisition, instrument control and machine vision. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has more than 3,100 employees and direct operations in 40 countries. In 2003, the company sold products to more than 25,000 companies in 90 countries. For the past five years, FORTUNE magazine named NI one of the 100 best companies to work for in America. Readers may obtain investment information from the company's investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. department by calling 512-683-5090, by sending e-mail to nati@ni.com or by visiting www.ni.com/nati. Pricing and Contact Information NI PXI-1428 image acquisition module Priced from $1,495 Web: www.ni.com/vision 11500 N Mopac Expwy, Austin, Texas 78759-3504 Tel: 800-258-7022, Fax: 512-683-9300 E-mail: info@ni.com LabVIEW, National Instruments, NI, ni.com and NI-IMAQ are trademarks of National Instruments. Other product and company names listed are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies. |
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