Which mainboards do the frame grabbers FG1 or FG2 run on?
 
  INTEQ® exclusively applies mainboards by ASUS and MSI. Mainboards by these companies with the following chip sets have been tested positively:
- for Intel Pentium™ processors: intel 440 BX, i815, i845, i865 and derived chip sets
- for AMD Athlon™ processors: VIA KT133A, KT266A, KT333 and KT400
Beyond these mainboards, there are not any incompatibilities with mainboards of other manufacturer in production from 2000 on known to us.
   
Is it possible to integrate several frame grabbers FG1 or FG2 into one system?
 
  No. This question is of rather theoretical nature. Among all IQ EasyMeasure® customers, there are not any customers who have more than 3 (of max. 4 possible) cameras per workstation.
A workstation including one microscope, one stereo microscope and a macro station - thus, totally 3 cameras and image acquisition opportunities - is considered to be a maximum equipment for the interactive image analysis.
   
Why does IQ EasyMeasure® require Direct Draw™ compatibility of the graphics card?
 
  An essential advantage of IQ EasyMeasure® regarding the interactive image analysis is the opportunity to directly measure and count within the LIVE image mode using TV cameras or adequate digital cameras respectively. The Direct Draw™ compatibility is an indispensable prerequisite in order to use this opportunity.
As far as we know, all modern AGP graphics cards fulfill this requirement. The Matrox graphics cards, that are preferred by INTEQ® because of the good signal quality, are Direct Draw™ compatible from the model G200 of year 1999 on.
   
Is it possible to operate a frame grabber FG1 or FG2 and a FW1-adaptor at one system?
 
  Yes. This possibility exists since Release 1.0.32. Thus, you can operate up to 7 cameras at one system by a mixture of FG2 and FW1. But you have to completely switch between FG and FW1 in the TV Settings in IQ EasyMeasure®.
After all, this technical opportunity will possibly be very rarely used (see above).