IMAQ DT3155 driver

Hi,
I am looking for a Labview VI for my DT3155 frame grabber from Data
Translation.
The one from Imagemill or alliance vision is too expensive.
Can anyone help me with an example VI to capture a single image using the
Frame Grabber SDK. I can then modify to my needs.
Thanks in advance.
Ramanan Pitchumani

> Herbert,
I am using the cheap "falcon" frame grabber which is available from several
vendors. It comes with a powerful DLL which can be linked easily to LV and
imaq vision, no need to know which chip is underlying (the Bt848 by the
way). A simple C-code moves the video image to an imaq image, all within
the LV environment.
Best wishes,
Detlef

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