National Instruments IEEE 1394 Automobile Accessories User Manual


 
Chapter 1 Introduction to NI-IMAQ for IEEE 1394 Cameras
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Application Development Environments
This release of NI-IMAQ for IEEE 1394 Cameras supports the following
ADEs for Windows 2000/XP:
LabVIEW version 7.0 and later
LabVIEW Real-Time Module version 7.0 and later
LabWindows
/CVI
version 6.0 and later
Microsoft Visual C/C++ version 6.0 and later
Microsoft Visual Basic version 6.0 and later
Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 and later
Note Although the NI-IMAQ for IEEE 1394 Cameras software has been tested and found
to work with these ADEs, other ADEs may also work.
Configuring a IEEE 1394 Camera
Use National Instruments Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) to
configure your IEEE 1394 camera. Refer to the NI-IMAQ for IEEE 1394
Cameras Help for information about configuring your IEEE 1394 camera.
You can access the NI-IMAQ for IEEE 1394 Cameras Help from within
MAX by going to Help»Help Topics»NI-IMAQ IEEE 1394.
The camera configuration is saved in a camera file, which the NI-IMAQ for
IEEE 1394 Cameras VIs and functions use to configure a camera and
supported attributes.
Fundamentals of Building Applications with
NI-IMAQ for IEEE 1394 Cameras
Architecture
Figure 1-1 illustrates the NI-IMAQ for IEEE 1394 Cameras driver
architecture.