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Getting Started with the NI EVS-1464RT
Acquire an Image
Complete the following steps to acquire an image using Vision Builder AI:
1.
On the Vision Builder AI Welcome screen select the NI EVS-1464RT in the
Execution Target
list.
2.
Click
Configure Inspection
to open the Vision Builder AI Configuration Interface.
3.
In the Inspection Steps palette, select the
Acquire Images
tab.
4.
Click the
Acquire Image (1394, GigE, or USB)
step. The property page for the step opens.
5.
Click
Acquire Single Image
to acquire an image from the NI EVS-1464RT.
6.
Click
OK
to add the step to the inspection.
The device is now configured and acquiring images. Use Vision Builder AI to add and configure
additional inspection steps to create your application. Refer to the
section for a
list of resources to help you set up and use the NI EVS-1464RT in an application.
Configuring the NI EVS-1464RT with MAX
If you choose LabVIEW as your application development environment, you must use MAX to configure
the NI EVS-1464RT. Complete the steps in the following sections to configure the NI EVS-1464RT in
MAX.
Configure the IP Address
Complete the following steps to configure an IP address for the NI EVS-1464RT:
1.
Launch MAX by double-clicking the Measurement & Automation icon on the desktop, or selecting
Start»All Programs»National Instruments»Measurement & Automation
.
2.
Expand the
Remote Systems
branch of the configuration tree, and select the device you want to
configure.
Refer to Appendix D,
Common Questions
, of the
NI EVS-1464 Series User Manual
to troubleshoot
network configuration issues.
3.
In the
Name
field, enter a name for the device. Device names are limited to 31 characters with no
spaces or special characters, except hyphens. The first and last characters must be alphanumeric.
4.
Verify the IP address configuration. The IP address is either a network address, an automatic private
IP address (
169.254.x.x
), or
0.0.0.0
, depending on how the network is configured to issue
network addresses.
Note
If the IP address is
169.254.x.x
or
0.0.0.0
, the NI EVS-1464RT is only accessible from
the local subnet. To access the NI EVS-1464RT from a remote subnet, configure the device to obtain
an IP address from a DHCP server or manually assign a static IP address.
•
If the network is configured to issue IP addresses using DHCP, select
Obtain IP address
from DHCP server
.
•
Otherwise, configure the IP address manually. Select
Edit the IP settings
, click
Suggest
Values
, and click
OK
.
5.
If you want to prevent other users from resetting the device, 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.
6.
Click
Apply
on the MAX toolbar.
7.
When prompted, click
Yes
to restart the device. The initialization process may take several
minutes.
