how to buy a ccd linear array to be used with Labview

[MTI]

I am not an electronics engineer, so please help me with the following problem. I want to buy a ccd liear image array and to acquire data from it by LabView. Presently I have only the Labview and a PCI-MIO-16E-4 board. What else I need and what should I ask the manufacturer of the CCD line. Thank you very much.

[L Lobo]

I used LabVIEW to control a cheap and cheerful linear CCD array (bought from
Farnell for £8). The DAQ card I used was the ISA version of the one you
have. Email me with further details as to your requirements/specs for the
CCD.

I used one analogue input and both counters (wish I had one more on the
card). Works fine. It all depends on what sort of clock speed your CCD
requires.

Leon

"MTI" wrote in message
news:506500000008000000C2220000-993342863000@exchange.ni.com...
> I am not an electronics engineer, so please help me with the following
> problem. I want to buy a ccd liear image array and to acquire data
> from it by LabView. Presently I have only the Labview and a
> PCI-MIO-16E-4 board. What else I need and what should I ask the
> manufacturer of the C
CD line. Thank you very much.

[MTI]

Dear Leon, thank you for the answer. I want to measure the diffraction orders after a grating and the cdd lines which have 512 pixels for 25mm whole length are good (in size)
That is all. I just don't know what else is needed to specify. But I understand that a bare CCD is nothing. How do they call the board where the line is put, and from where the cable comes to the computer ?
thanks,
MTI

[leonlobo]

MTI,
The ccd chip I controlled was connected directly to the DAQ card. I did not
use any sort of frame grabber. Send me the datasheet for the chip and we
should be able to sort something out. Because I connected it directly, I had
to control all clock functions, start/stop bits, etc. from LabVIEW.

Leon

"MTI" wrote in message
news:50650000000500000022330000-993342863000@exchange.ni.com...
> Dear Leon, thank you for the answer. I want to measure the diffraction
> orders after a grating and the cdd lines which have 512 pixels for
> 25mm whole length are good (in size)
> That is all. I just don't know what else is needed to specify. But I
> understand that a bare CCD is nothing. How do they call the board
> where the line is put, and from where t
he cable comes to the computer
> ?
> thanks,
> MTI

[August]

Like MTI a few years ago, I am trying to read the information from a linear CCD (2048 res.). I was interested in LLobo's comment about connecting directly to a DAQ card.

Does LabView software exist for this purpose? What is involved?

[vivek.dorga]

Hello MTI,

I saw your question and I think you figured out the solution that time, actually I am also required to do something very similar. So, could you please tell me how you went about your problem? 

Cheers

Vivek

[F._Schubert]

Vivek,

you replied on a 10 year old thread. Chances are low that you get feedback.

Try to post your question as a new thread.

Felix

[falkpl]

Not much has changed un the linear imaging world over the last 10 years, the isa card solution is the way to go (not serious)

[DFGray]

About thirty years ago, I used a PDP-11/23 embedded in a CAMAC crate with BiRa digital out and analog in boards to do the same thing (six phase clock, clear array before use, etc.).  I also learned that you cannot use CCD arrays for laser interferometry imaging, since the outer coating layer gives strong interference effects.  I ended up using a much less sensitive, and more expensive, photodiode array.  It was still easily good enough.  Unfortunately, I did not have LabVIEW, so had to program the whole thing in C.