Getting Started with the NI 17xx Smart Camera
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3.
Select
LabVIEW Real-Time
,
NI Vision RT
,
NI-IMAQ RT
,
NI-IMAQ Server
, and any
additional software necessary for your application, as shown in Figure 7.
Figure 7.
Selecting Software to Install in MAX
4.
Click
Next
.
5.
Verify your software installation choices, and click
Next
.
6.
When the installation is complete, click
Finish
.
Acquire an Image
Complete the following steps to acquire an image using MAX.
1.
In the Remote Systems branch of the MAX configuration tree, expand the folder for your device.
2.
Click
Channel 0: img0
.
3.
Click
Snap
to acquire a single image, or click
Grab
to acquire continuous images. Click
Grab
again to stop a continuous acquisition.
4.
Use the controls on the
Sensor
,
Triggering
,
Lighting
, and
LUT
tabs to adjust the acquisition
settings.
The NI 17
xx
is now configured and acquiring images. Use LabVIEW to create your application.
Additional Resources
Documentation for LabVIEW and the LabVIEW Real-Time Module is available from the
Help
menu
on the LabVIEW toolbar. You can access documentation for the NI Vision Development Module by
selecting
Start»All Programs»National Instruments»Vision»Documentation»NI Vision
.
Examples of image acquisitions and common machine vision inspections are installed to the
<LabVIEW>\Examples\IMAQ
and
<LabVIEW>\Examples\Vision
directories, where
<LabVIEW>
is the location where LabVIEW is installed.
Visit the NI Developer Zone at
ni.com/zone
for the latest example programs, tutorials, technical
presentations, and a community area where you can share ideas, questions, and source code with
developers around the world.
