National Instruments NI 17 xx, Getting Started

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Getting Started with the NI 17xx Smart Camera 10 ni.com
Software Options
National Instruments provides two options for developing applications for the NI 17 xx .
• NI Vision Builder for Automated Inspection (Vision Builder AI)—Interactive, menu-driven
configuration software for developing, benchmarking and deploying machine vision applications.
The latest version of Vision Builder AI is included with the NI 17
xx .
To use Vision Builder AI to configure the NI 17 xx and develop your application, complete the
instructions in the Configuring the NI 17xx with Vision Builder AI section of this document.
• NI LabVIEW —Graphical programming environment for developing flexible and scalable
applications. The following add-on modules are required for developing machine vision
applications:
– LabVIEW Real-Time Module —Programming library for developing distributed,
deterministic applications.
– NI Vision Development Module —Programming library for developing machine vision and
scientific imaging applications.
– NI Vision Acquisition Software —Includes NI-IMAQ driver software for acquiring images
and controlling I/O using the NI 17 xx smart camera. The latest version of NI Vision
Acquisition software is included with the NI 17 xx .
To use LabVIEW to configure the NI 17 xx and develop your application, complete the instructions
in the Configuring the NI 17xx with LabVIEW section of this document.
Note The installation and configuration process for each development environment is different.
Complete only the instructions for your chosen development environment.
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