<ul><li><h4 id="ScanImage5Info-ControlDAQHardware">Control DAQ Hardware</h4></li></ul><p>SI5 requires 1 to 3 additional <a href="http://www.ni.com/xseries/" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">X Series</a> multifunction data acquisition (DAQ) boards for resonant scanning operation.<br/> </p><div class="table-wrap"><table class="confluenceTable"><tbody><tr><th class="confluenceTh">Board #</th><th class="confluenceTh">Purpose</th><th class="confluenceTh">Req/Opt</th><th colspan="1" class="confluenceTh">Options</th></tr><tr><td class="confluenceTd">1</td><td class="confluenceTd">Y Galvo control</td><td class="confluenceTd">Required</td><td colspan="1" class="confluenceTd"><a href="http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/207405" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">PXIe-6341</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" class="confluenceTd">2</td><td colspan="1" class="confluenceTd">Pockels control</td><td colspan="1" class="confluenceTd">Optional</td><td colspan="1" class="confluenceTd"><a href="http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/207405" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">PCIe-6321</a> or <a href="http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/207405" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">PXIe-6341</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" class="confluenceTd">3</td><td colspan="1" class="confluenceTd">Piezo/FastZ control</td><td colspan="1" class="confluenceTd">Optional</td><td colspan="1" class="confluenceTd"><a href="http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/207405" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">PCIe-6321</a> or <a href="http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/207405" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">PXIe-6341</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p><img class="emoticon emoticon-tick" src="/s/-42bkgb/9012/1t6dj0k/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg" data-emoticon-name="tick" alt="(tick)" data-emoji-short-name=":tick:" /><span> For boards 2 &amp;3, the PXIe option is moderately more expensive, but this 1) reduces wiring complexity between boards and 2) reduces the number of PCIe slots required in the computer (or makes more available) </span></p><h2 id="ScanImage5Info-ScanImage2015GalvoScanningHardware">ScanImage 2015 Galvo Scanning Hardware </h2><p>ScanImage 2015 will support various galvo scanning modes, including galvo-only and galvo-plus-resonant combinations. </p><p>This section lists hardware support for the SI5-Flex galvo scanning features to be provided by the SFN 2014 early-access release date.</p><h4 id="ScanImage5Info-DigitizerHardware">Digitizer Hardware</h4><p>ScanImage 2015 will support the following input digitizer options:</p><div class="table-wrap"><table class="confluenceTable"><tbody><tr><th class="confluenceTh">Family</th><th class="confluenceTh">Model Number(s)</th><th class="confluenceTh">Comments</th></tr><tr><td class="confluenceTd">PCIe X Series</td><td class="confluenceTd"><a href="http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/207409" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">PCIe-6351</a>, <a href="http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/207410" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">PCIe-6353</a></td><td class="confluenceTd">PCIe-6351/6353 recommended for no-Pockels/Pockels cases, respectively</td></tr><tr><td class="confluenceTd">PXIe X Series</td><td class="confluenceTd"><a href="http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/209215" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">PXIe-6356</a>, <a href="http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/209216" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">PXIe-6358</a></td><td class="confluenceTd">PXIe boards fit into <a href="http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/207401" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">chassis</a> used for resonant scanning (if applicable). PXIe-6356/6358 recommended for no-Pockels/Pockels cases, respectively.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" class="confluenceTd">S Series</td><td colspan="1" class="confluenceTd"><a href="http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/11888" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">PCI-6110</a></td><td colspan="1" class="confluenceTd">Not recommended for new systems, but will remain supported. A PCI slot and full-size computer case is required to house this board.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table class="diff-macro"><thead><tr><th class="diff-macro-title">htmlcomment</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td class="diff-macro-properties"><table><tr><th>hidden</th><td>true</td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody><tbody><tr><td class="diff-macro-body"><pre>&lt;div class="table-wrap">&lt;table class="confluenceTable">&lt;tbody>&lt;tr>&lt;td colspan="1" class="confluenceTd">USB X Series&lt;/td>&lt;td colspan="1" class="confluenceTd">&lt;a href="http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/209071" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">USB-6351&lt;/a>, &lt;a href="http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/209072" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">USB-6353&lt;/a>,&lt;br/>&lt;a href="http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/209077" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">USB-6356&lt;/a>&lt;/td>&lt;td colspan="1" class="confluenceTd">USB-6351/6353 recommended for no-Pockels/Pockels cases, respectively&lt;/td>&lt;/tr>&lt;/tbody>&lt;/table>&lt;/div></pre></td></tr></tbody></table><ul><li><h4 id="ScanImage5Info-ScannerHardware">Scanner Hardware</h4></li></ul><p>An X/Y analog-controlled galvo scanner pair is required.  Cambridge Technologies <a href="http://camtech.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=90&amp;Itemid=74" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">6210</a> or <a href="http://camtech.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=90&amp;Itemid=74" class="external-link" rel="nofollow">6215</a> galvo system (typ. with 3-6mm mirrors) is typical. Galvo system characteristics impact attainable line speed and performance of future scan modes.</p>