User`s guide

9 Adding Suppor t for Additional Hardware
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The Image Acquisition Toolbox Adaptor Kit i s a C++ fram ework t hat you can
use to implement an adaptor. An adaptor is a dynamic link library (DLL) that
implements the connection between the Im age Acquisition Toolbox engine
and a device driver via the vendor’s SDK API. W hen you use the Adaptor Kit
framework, you can take advantage of many prepackaged toolbox features
such as di sk logg in g, mu ltiple triggering modes, and a standard ized interface
to the image acquisition device.
After you create your adaptor DLL and register it with the too lbox using the
imaqregister function, y ou can create a video input object to connect with
a device through your adaptor. In this way, adaptors enable the dynamic
loading of support for hardware without requiring recompilation and linking
of the toolbox.
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