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Chapter 2
Software Overview
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National Instruments Corporation
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NI 177x Smart Camera User Manual
Documentation for the NI-IMAQdx driver software is available by
selecting
Start»All Programs»National Instruments»Vision»
Documentation»NI-IMAQdx
.
4.
NI Vision Development Module
—Refer to the
NI Vision
Development Module Readme
on the NI Vision Development Module
installation media for system requirements and installation
instructions.
Documentation for the NI Vision Development Module is available by
selecting
Start»All Programs»National Instruments»Vision»
Documentation»NI Vision
.
Configure the IP Address
Complete the following steps to configure IP address settings for the
NI 177x Smart Camera in MAX:
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. To uniquely identify multiple
unconfigured devices, connect and configure one device at a time.
If the NI 177x Smart Camera does not appear in the list of targets,
verify that the device has power and is connected to an Ethernet port
on the same subnet as the development computer. Refer to Chapter 7,
for information about LED status messages.
3.
In the
Name
field, enter a name for the device. Use the
Comment
field
to enter any additional information or a brief description of the device.
4.
Device names are limited to 31 characters with no spaces or special
characters, except hyphens. The first and last characters must be
alphanumeric.
5.
Verify the IP address configuration.
•
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
.
Note
If the IP address is
169.254.x.x
or
0.0.0.0
, the device is only accessible from
the local subnet. To access the device from a remote subnet, configure the device to obtain
an IP address from a DHCP server or manually assign a static IP address.