Installing NI-IMAQdx
Before using the ISC-178x in environments other than Vision Builder AI, install the necessary
drivers onto the device and the Windows development machine. Complete the following steps
to install and configure NI-IMAQdx:
1.
Install NI-IMAQdx 16.2 or later onto the Windows development machine connected to
the ISC-178x. NI-IMAQdx is included on the NI Vision Acquisition Software DVD. You
can also download NI Vision Acquisition Software from
2.
Run NI MAX.
3.
Expand the
Remote Systems
list in the configuration tree.
4.
Select the ISC-178x in the list. By default, MAX lists devices by the model number
followed by the serial number, such as NI-ISC-178x-XXXXXXXX.
5.
Configure the network settings for the ISC-178x. Refer to the
Remote Systems Help
in
MAX. Select
Help
»
Help Topics
»
Remote Systems
for instructions about configuring
network settings.
6.
Install a recommended software set. If you would like to install custom software instead
of a recommended software set, proceed to the next step.
a)
Expand the ISC-178x under
Remote Systems
.
b)
Click the
Software
item below the ISC-178x in the configuration tree.
c)
Click
Add/Remove Software
on the MAX toolbar to launch the LabVIEW Real-
Time Software Wizard.
d)
Enter
admin
as the username and leave the password field blank.
e)
Select Vision Software under the version of LabVIEW Real-Time you are using.
f)
Click
Next
.
g)
Select any additional add-ons you would like to install to the ISC-178x.
h)
Click
Next
. Review the list of software to install.
i)
Click
Next
to begin downloading the software to the ISC-178x. When MAX finishes
downloading the software, the ISC-178x restarts.
j)
Click
Finish
.
7.
Install custom software. You do not need to install custom software if you installed a
recommended software set.
a)
Expand the ISC-178x under
Remote Systems
.
b)
Click the
Software
item below the ISC-178x in the configuration tree.
c)
Click
Add/Remove Software
on the NI MAX toolbar to launch the LabVIEW Real-
Time Software Wizard.
d)
Enter
admin
as the username and leave the password field blank.
e)
Choose
Custom software installation
and click
Next
to proceed with a custom
installation.
f)
Select NI-IMAQdx, and any additional software you would like to install on the
ISC-178x.
g)
Click
Next
. Review the list of software to install.
h)
Click
Next
to begin downloading the software to the ISC-178x. When NI MAX
finishes downloading the software, the ISC-178x restarts.
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