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Add Data to your Video - with your own Hardware or our DAQ Kit

 

MiDAS 4.0 is a software package. Users can now add their own data acquisition hardware to utilize the synchronized data/video feature. Xcitex is a strategic partner of National Instruments - the world's largest and foremost supplier of data acquisition boards, boxes and accessories.

Of course, if you do not already own National Instruments hardware, you can purchase prepackaged DAQ Hardware Kits from Xcitex. We have already assembled these kits for various bus platforms - PCI, PCMCIA and USB2 (coming soon). We make the jumpers for you and even apply labels to the breakout boxes to assist you with your connections.

Supported NI hardware

MiDAS currently works with the E-series and soon with the new M-series of low-cost, muli-channel DAQ hardware from National Instruments. The supported hardware configurations are shown in the following chart:

If you purchase your own hardware for use with MiDAS, your MiDAS User Guide will provide the correct jumper settings for the supported hardware. Xcitex warrants performance of data only with hardware supplied by Xcitex.

Prepackaged DAQ Hardware Kits

Xcitex makes DAQ easiest with our prepackaged DAQ Hardware Kits. Each kit includes all the plug & play hardware (e.g. boards, cables, breakout boxes, labels, etc.) so that all you need to do is run the software. Our prepackaged kits are all genuine hardware from National Instruments with a full National Instruments warranty. Prepackaged kits are the best option for users that are just starting with MiDAS because we take all the responsbility for integration and performance.


DAQ Hardware Kits for PCI Bus

Each PCI Kits include:

PCI Board
BNC Breakout Box(es)
1-meter cable
BNC interconnection cables
Drivers and installation disk set

Kit Name

Performance Specs

Low-cost 12-bit DAQ Kit 200 kSamples/Sec, 8/16 channels, 12-bit inputs
High-performance 12-bit DAQ Kit 1250 kSamples/Sec, 8/16 channels, 12-bit inputs
Highest-performance 12-bit DAQ Kit 1250 kSamples/Sec, 32/64 channels, 12-bit inputs


DAQ Hardware Kits for PCMCIA Bus

Each PCMCIA Kits include:

PCMCIA Board
BNC Breakout Box
1-meter cable
BNC interconnection cables
Drivers and installation disk set

Kit Name

Performance Specs

Low-cost 12-bit DAQ Kit 200 kSamples/Sec, 8/16 channels, 12-bit inputs
High-performance 12-bit DAQ Kit 500 kSamples/Sec, 8/16 channels, 12-bit inputs


DAQ Hardware Kit for USB2 Bus

Each PCMCIA Kits include:

BNC Breakout Box
1-meter USB2 cable
BNC interconnection cables
Drivers and installation disk set

Kit Name

Performance Specs

Low-cost 12-bit DAQ Kit
(Currently unavailable)
200 kSamples/Sec, 8/16 channels, 12-bit inputs