National Instruments NI CVS-1450 Series User Manual

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Chapter 1
NI CVS-1450 Series Overview
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National Instruments Application Software
This section describes National Instruments application software packages 
you can use to analyze and process the images you acquire with the 
CVS-1450 device.
Vision Builder for Automated Inspection
NI Vision Builder for Automated Inspection (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.
Vision Builder AI 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.
LabVIEW Real-Time Module with the Vision 
Development Module
The LabVIEW Real-Time Module combines LabVIEW graphical 
programming with the power of Real-Time (RT) Series hardware, such as 
the CVS-1450 Series, enabling you to build deterministic, real-time 
systems. You develop VIs in LabVIEW and embed the VIs on RT targets. 
The RT target runs VIs without a user interface and offers a stable platform 
for real-time VIs.
For more information about the LabVIEW Real-Time Module, refer to the 
LabVIEW Help
The Vision Development Module is an image acquisition, processing, and 
analysis library of more than 270 functions for the following common 
machine vision tasks:
Pattern matching
Particle analysis
Gauging
Taking measurements
Grayscale, color, and binary image display