National Instruments Image Acqusition Software NI-IMAQdx User Manuals

Table of Contents

• NI-IMAQdx User Manual

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• Support

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  • Worldwide Technical Support and Product Information

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  • National Instruments Corporate Headquarters

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  • Worldwide Offices

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• Important Information

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  • Warranty

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  • Copyright

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  • Trademarks

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  • Patents

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  • WARNING REGARDING USE OF NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS

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• Contents

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• Chapter 1 Introduction to NI-IMAQdx

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  • About the NI-IMAQdx Software

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    • Application Development Environments

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    • Configuring Your Camera

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  • Fundamentals of Building Applications with NI-IMAQdx

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    • Architecture

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      • Figure 1-1. NI-IMAQdx Architecture

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    • NI-IMAQdx Libraries

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    • Example Programs

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• Chapter 2 Basic Acquisition with NI-IMAQdx

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  • Introduction

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  • Acquisition Flow

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    • Opening a Camera

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      • Camera Name

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      • Table 2-1. Camera Naming Convention

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      • Figure 2-1. Relationship Between Cameras, Interface Files, and Camera Files

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      • Camera Control Mode

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    • Configure the Acquisition

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      • One-Shot/Continuous Acquisition

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      • Number of Buffers

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      • Region of Interest

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      • Pixel Format

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    • Acquisition

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      • User Buffer

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      • Buffer Number Mode

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      • Buffer Number

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      • Overwrite Mode

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      • Timeouts

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      • Decoding

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      • Table 2-2. Decoder Inputs and Corresponding Outputs

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  • Programming Examples

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    • High-Level Function Examples

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      • Snap

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      • Figure 2-2. High-Level Snap Flowchart

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      • Grab

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      • Figure 2-3. High-Level Grab Flowchart

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      • Sequence

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      • Figure 2-4. High-Level Sequence Flowchart

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    • Low-Level Function Examples

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      • Snap

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      • Figure 2-5. Low-Level Snap Flowchart

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      • Grab

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      • Figure 2-6. Low-Level Grab Flowchart

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      • Sequence

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      • Figure 2-7. Low-Level Sequence Flowchart

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• Chapter 3 Advanced Programming with NI-IMAQdx

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  • Camera Attributes

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    • Attribute Name

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    • Attribute Type

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      • Table 3-1. Attribute Types and Descriptions

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    • Attribute Value

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      • Table 3-2. Value Types and Descriptions

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      • Table 3-3. Attribute Types and Compatible Value Types

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    • Attribute Access

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    • Attribute Range

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      • Table 3-4. Attribute Types and Compatible Range

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  • Broadcasting

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    • Figure 3-1. One Camera Broadcasting to Multiple Host Computers

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    • Implementation

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  • Scalable Image Size

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    • Figure 3-2. Partial Image Size Format (Scalable)

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  • Trigger Modes

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    • Trigger Modes for IIDC Cameras

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      • Trigger Mode 0

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      • Figure 3-3. Timing Diagram for Trigger Mode 0

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      • Trigger Mode 1

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      • Figure 3-4. Timing Diagram for Trigger Mode 1

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      • Trigger Mode 2

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      • Figure 3-5. Timing Diagram for Trigger Mode 2

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      • Trigger Mode 3

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      • Figure 3-6. Timing Diagram for Trigger Mode 3

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      • Trigger Mode 4

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      • Figure 3-7. Timing Diagram for Trigger Mode 4

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      • Trigger Mode 5

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      • Figure 3-8. Timing Diagram for Trigger Mode 5

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    • Trigger Modes for GigE Vision Cameras

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• Chapter 4 Using NI-IMAQdx in LabVIEW

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  • Introduction

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  • Location of the NI-IMAQdx VIs

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  • Common VI Parameters

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    • IMAQdx Session

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    • Image Buffer

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  • Acquisition VIs

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    • High-Level

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    • Low-Level

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  • Buffer Management

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    • Figure 4-1. IMAQ Create

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    • Figure 4-2. IMAQ Dispose

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  • Acquisition Types

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    • Snap

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      • Figure 4-3. Acquiring an Image Using Snap

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    • Grab

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      • Figure 4-4. Acquiring Images Using Grab

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    • Sequence

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      • Figure 4-5. Acquiring Images Using Sequence

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  • Image Display

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    • Figure 4-6. Displaying an Image Using an Image Control

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    • Figure 4-7. Displaying an Image Using IMAQ WindDraw

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    • Figure 4-8. Displaying an Image Using RT Video Out

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  • Camera Attributes

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    • Figure 4-9. Setting Camera Attributes with Property Nodes

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  • Error Handling

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    • Figure 4-10. Error Clusters

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    • Figure 4-11. Error Checking Using the Simple Error Handler VI

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• Chapter 5 Using NI-IMAQdx in C and .NET

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  • Using NI-IMAQdx for C

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  • Using NI-IMAQdx for Microsoft Visual Studio .NET

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    • Creating a New .NET Application

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• Appendix A Register-Level Programming

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  • Figure A-1. Explanation of Split Transactions

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• Appendix B Technical Support and Professional Services

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• Glossary

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  • A-C

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  • D-G

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  • H-L

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  • M-Q

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  • R-T

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  • U-Y

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• Index

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  • A-E

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  • F-N

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  • O-U

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  • V-Y

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