Chapter 1
NI CVS-1450 Series Overview
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NI CVS-1450 Series User Manual
NI Vision Acquisition Software
The NI Vision Acquisition Software CD contains Measurement &
Automation Explorer (MAX) and NI-IMAQdx driver software.
Use MAX to configure the NI CVS-1450 device. You can set the IP
address, update software on the CVS-1450 device, configure triggering,
and setup the lighting features.
The NI-IMAQdx driver software ships with the NI CVS-1450 device.
NI-IMAQdx is the interface path between the application software and the
NI CVS-1450 device. NI-IMAQdx is part of the NI Vision Acquisition
software.
NI-IMAQdx includes an extensive library of VIs you can call from
LabVIEW. These VIs include routines for video configuration, continuous
and single-shot image acquisition, trigger control, and register-level camera
configuration. NI-IMAQdx also handles many of the complex issues
between the NI CVS-1450 device and the camera, such as IEEE 1394 bus
communication and camera control.
The NI-IMAQdx driver software performs all functions necessary for
acquiring and saving images but does not perform image analysis. For
image analysis functionality, refer to the
NI Vision Builder for Automated
Inspection (Vision Builder AI)
section.
NI-IMAQdx features both high-level and low-level functions. A function
that acquires images in multi-buffer, single-shot, or continuous mode is an
example of a high-level function. A function that requires advanced
understanding of the NI CVS-1450 device and image acquisition, such as
configuring an image sequence, is an example of a low-level function.
