National Instruments NI CVS-1450 Series User Manual

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Complete the following steps to acquire an image in Vision Builder AI.

1.

Launch Vision Builder AI on the development computer.

2.

In the Vision Builder AI Welcome screen, expand the Execution 
Target drop-down listbox and click Select Network Target.

3.

Select the CVS-1450 device you configured and click OK.

4.

In the Vision Builder AI Welcome screen, click Configure 
Inspection.

5.

From the Acquire Images palette, click Acquire Image (IEEE 1394).

6.

Click the Snap button to acquire a single image, or click the Grab 
button to acquire continuous images.

7.

When you have configured your acquisition, click OK to add the step. 
You can now add inspection steps as documented in the NI Vision 
Builder for Automated Inspection Tutorial.

This section describes the sequence for installing the application and driver 
software on the development computer, obtaining an IP address, installing 
software on the CVS-1450 device, and configuring the CVS-1450 device 
to acquire an image using the LabVIEW Real-Time Module.

This section applies only to LabVIEW Real-Time Module users. If you are using the 

Vision Builder AI software, refer to the 

 section.

The following items are necessary for setting up the development 
computer.

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LabVIEW and LabVIEW Real-Time Module software

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Vision Development Module software

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NI-IMAQ for IEEE 1394 Cameras driver software