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IMAQ Vision for Visual Basic User Manual
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NI Vision Builder for Automated Inspection: Inspection Help
—If you
need information about how to run an automated vision inspection
system using NI Vision Builder AI, refer to this help file.
Other Documentation
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NI OCR Training Interface Help
—If you need information about the
OCR Training Interface, refer to this help file.
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National Instruments IMAQ device user manual—If you need
installation instructions and device-specific information, refer to your
device user manual.
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Getting Started With Your IMAQ System
—If you need instructions for
installing the NI-IMAQ software and your IMAQ hardware,
connecting your camera, running Measurement & Automation
Explorer (MAX) and the NI-IMAQ Diagnostics, selecting a camera
file, and acquiring an image, refer to this getting started document.
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NI-IMAQ User Manual
—If you need information about how to use
NI-IMAQ and IMAQ image acquisition devices to capture images for
processing, refer to this manual.
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NI-IMAQ VI or function reference guides—If you need information
about the features, functions, and operation of the NI-IMAQ image
acquisition VIs or functions, refer to these help files.
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IMAQ Vision Deployment Engine Note to Users
—If you need
information about how to deploy your custom IMAQ Vision
applications on target computers, read this CD insert.
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Example programs—If you want examples of how to create specific
applications in Visual Basic, go to
Vision\Examples\MSVB
. If you
want examples of how to create specific applications in Microsoft
Visual Basic .NET, go to
Vision\Examples\MSVB.NET
.
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Application Notes—If you want to know more about advanced
IMAQ Vision concepts and applications, refer to the Application
Notes located on the National Instruments Web site at
ni.com/
appnotes.nsf
.
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NI Developer Zone (NIDZ)—If you want even more information
about developing your vision application, visit the NI Developer Zone
at
ni.com/zone
. The NI Developer Zone contains example
programs, tutorials, technical presentations, the Instrument Driver
Network, a measurement glossary, an online magazine, a product
advisor, and a community area where you can share ideas, questions,
and source code with vision developers around the world.
