IMAQ Vision Software with FlashBus MX Frame Grabber?

Is it possible to use IMAQ Vision Software with a FlashBus MX Frame Grabber Card? In the manual I only find references to NI acquisition boards. Unfortunately I have to make do with the hardware I already have.

Heiko,
It may be possible, but you will need to find out if there are any LabVIEW drivers for the card.
Vision analysis can be split into two components. The first half is getting the images into the computer with a frame grabber card. This can be done easily using NI frame grabbers, or with varying degrees of difficulty using other frame grabbers that have LabVIEW drivers.
Once the images are in the computer, IMAQ Vision doesn't care where they came from, so it can be used to manipulate images regardless of the source.
Bruce
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