Basic Information

Model: IMAQ PCI-1408

Bus: 32-bit PCI 2.1 (5V), half-length card

Type: 4-channel 8-bit black-and-white analog image acquisition card

Status: Out of production (EOL), second-hand / in stock circulation

Position: RS-170/NTSC, CCIR/PAL black-and-white camera, multi-camera vision, high-speed grayscale acquisition

Core parameters

Image Acquisition

Channels: 4 analog video inputs (1×BNC + 1×25-pin D-SUB)

Standard:

RS-170 (NTSC black and white): 30 frames per second

CCIR (PAL black and white): 25 frames per second

Supports non-standard progressive scan cameras

Resolution: 768×480 (RS-170), 768×576 (CCIR)

Pixel depth: 8 bits (256 levels of gray)

Frequency response: 20 MHz (‑3 dB)

Input impedance: 75 Ω (±1%)

Input range: 700 mV (calibrated)

Programmable: gain (1/1.33/2×), black / white levels, filtering

Trigger and I/O

External trigger: 4 TTL I/O (programmable edge / level)

Synchronization signals: CSYNC/HSYNC/VSYNC/PCLK (TTL/RS-422 optional)

Bus synchronization: RTSI bus (multi-card synchronization)

Bus and performance

PCI transmission: 32 bit, master / slave

Ideal bandwidth: 133 MB/s; continuous: 100 MB/s

Pixel clock: 11.0–16.4 MHz, jitter <2 ns

Electrical and physical

Power consumption: +5 V @ 1.5 A; +12 V @ 150 mA; ‑12 V @50 mA

Dimensions: 17.5 × 10.7 cm (half-length PCI)

Operating temperature: 0 ℃ ~ +55 ℃

Software compatibility

Driver: NI-IMAQ (traditional), does not support IMAQdx/DAQmx

System: Win98/2000/XP; Win7+ requires compatibility mode

Development: LabVIEW, VC++, VB, CVI, paired with Vision Development Module

Difference from PCI-1405/1407 (easy to distinguish at a glance)

PCI-1405: 1 channel, color + black and white, 2×BNC, 16 MB cache

PCI-1407: 1 channel, pure black and white (high precision), 1×BNC, no cache

PCI-1408: 4 channels, pure black and white (multi-camera), BNC + D-Sub, no cache

Alternative models (direct upgrade)

PCIe-1427: PCIe, 4 channels black and white / color, compatible with traditional IMAQ

PCIe-1433: Camera Link digital, 4 channels high-speed grayscale, preferred for new projects

USB-6002 + analog-digital converter: low-cost transition