Chapter 1
NI CVS-1450 Series Overview
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NI CVS-1450 Series User Manual
NI Vision Builder for Automated Inspection (Vision Builder AI)
Vision Builder AI is configurable machine vision software that you can use
to prototype, benchmark, and deploy machine vision applications. Creating
applications in Vision Builder AI does not require programming. However,
Vision Builder AI applications are scalable to the LabVIEW Real-Time
Module. It also allows you to easily configure and benchmark a sequence
of visual inspection steps, as well as deploy the visual inspection system for
automated inspection. With Vision Builder AI, you can perform powerful
visual inspection tasks and make decisions based on the results of
individual tasks. You can also migrate your configured inspection to
LabVIEW, extending the capabilities of your applications if necessary.
Vision Builder AI allows you to remotely configure and control the device.
To use a NI CVS-1450 device with Vision Builder AI, you must install one
of the following options for driver software.
•
Vision Builder AI 3.0 or later
—No additional software is needed.
Vision Builder AI is configurable software for building,
benchmarking, and deploying machine vision applications. Vision
Builder AI does not require programming. A built-in deployment
interface is included so you can quickly deploy your inspection,
guidance, and identification applications. Vision Builder AI also
includes the ability to set up complex pass/fail decisions to control
digital I/O devices and communicate with Ethernet devices such as
PLCs, PACs, and HMIs.
•
Vision Builder AI 2.0 through 3.0
—Install one of the following
driver software applications to configure your NI CVS-1450 device
to acquire images with Vision Builder AI:
–
NI-IMAQ for IEEE 1394 Cameras 2.0 or later
–
NI-IMAQdx 3.0 or later with Legacy NI-IMAQ for IEEE 1394
Cameras Support enabled
Note
If you are using Vision Builder AI with a CVS-1450 device, you must install the
driver software after you install Vision Builder AI. For more information, refer to
Getting
Started with the NI CVS-1450 Series Compact Vision System
, included with every
CVS-1450 device.
LabVIEW
LabVIEW is a graphical programming environment for developing flexible
and scalable applications. To develop machine vision applications with
the NI CVS-1450 and LabVIEW, you must have the following add-on
