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© National Instruments Corporation 4-1 NI-IMAQ for IEEE 1394 Cameras User Manual
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Using NI-IMAQ for IEEE 1394
Cameras in LabVIEW
This chapter describes how to use NI-IMAQ for IEEE 1394 Cameras VIs
in LabVIEW.
Introduction
The NI-IMAQ for IEEE 1394 Cameras VI library—part of the NI-IMAQ
for IEEE 1394 Cameras software—is a group of virtual instruments (VIs)
that enable you to use LabVIEW with an IEEE 1394 camera.
IMAQ Vision for LabVIEW is the National Instruments image processing
and analysis library, which consists of more than 400 VIs. Some of the
basic IMAQ Vision VIs are shared with NI-IMAQ for IEEE 1394 Cameras.
If you do not have IMAQ Vision, you can use the IMAQ Vision VIs
included with NI-IMAQ for IEEE 1394 Cameras to create an image
acquisition application. When you use these basic VIs, you can upgrade
your application later to use additional IMAQ Vision VIs without making
changes to your initial image acquisition application.
NI-IMAQ for IEEE 1394 Cameras adds a subpalette of VIs to the Vision
Functions palette and an Image Display control to the Controls palette.
Create NI-IMAQ for IEEE 1394 Cameras applications as you would any
other LabVIEW or LabVIEW Real-Time (RT) application. Drop icons
onto the block diagram to create the program, and use the front panel to
design the user interface. Click Run to compile and run the application.
Before you start building an image acquisition application, familiarize
yourself with the basic knowledge and concepts contained in the following
sections.