Chapter 2
Software Overview
NI 177x Smart Camera User Manual
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6.
If you want to prevent other users from resetting the NI 177x Smart
Camera, click the
Lock
button on the MAX toolbar to set up password
protection. To require users to enter the password before restarting the
device, enable the
Password-protect Resets
checkbox.
7.
Click
Apply
on the MAX toolbar.
8.
When prompted, click
Yes
to restart the NI 177x Smart Camera.
The initialization process may take several minutes.
Install Software on the NI Smart Camera
Complete the following steps to install software from the development
computer to the NI 177x Smart Camera.
1.
In the Remote Systems branch of the MAX configuration tree, expand
the folder for your device and select
Software
.
2.
Click
Add/Remove Software
on the MAX toolbar to launch the
LabVIEW Real-Time Software Wizard.
3.
Select
NI Vision RT
and
NI-IMAQdx RT
. The software wizard will
automatically select any other required software.
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
cam0:NI
177x
, where
177x
is replaced by the actual model
number of your NI 177x Smart Camera.
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
,
Color
,
Triggering
,
Lighting
, and
Camera Attributes
tabs to adjust the acquisition settings.
The NI Smart Camera is now configured and acquiring images. Use
LabVIEW to create your application. Refer to the
section in the introduction to this manual for a list of documentation and
other resources to help you set up and use the NI 177x Smart Camera in an
application.
