National Instruments NI 1450 Series Manuel D’Utilisation

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NI 1450 Series Compact Vision System User Manual

Contents

Chapter 1
NI 1450 Overview

About the NI 1450 Series Compact Vision System.......................................................1-1
Hardware Overview .......................................................................................................1-1
Available Camera Bandwidth ........................................................................................1-3
Software Overview ........................................................................................................1-4

NI-IMAQ for IEEE 1394 Cameras Driver Software.......................................1-4
National Instruments Application Software ....................................................1-5

Vision Builder for Automated Inspection .........................................1-5
LabVIEW RT with the Vision Development Module ......................1-5

Chapter 2
Setup and Configuration

Required Items ...............................................................................................................2-1

Hardware .........................................................................................................2-1
Software...........................................................................................................2-2

Accessories ....................................................................................................................2-2

Hardware .........................................................................................................2-2

Documentation...............................................................................................................2-3

Hardware Documents ......................................................................................2-3
Vision Builder AI Documents .........................................................................2-3
LabVIEW Real-Time Module with the Vision Development Module

Documents ....................................................................................................2-3

NI-IMAQ for IEEE 1394 Cameras Driver Software Documents .....2-3
LabVIEW Real-Time Module and Vision Development Module

Documents......................................................................................2-4

Safety Information .........................................................................................................2-4
Connection Overview ....................................................................................................2-6

Before Getting Started: Connecting the NI 1450 to a Network ......................2-7

Subnet Considerations.......................................................................2-8

Hardware Setup ...............................................................................................2-8

Connecting a Camera and Monitor to the NI 1450 ...........................2-8
Wiring Power to the NI 1450 ............................................................2-9
Connecting the NI 1450 to the Development Computer...................2-11

Vision Builder AI: Setting up the Development Computer...........................................2-12

Installing Vision Builder AI and NI-IMAQ for IEEE 1394 Cameras.............2-13
Configuring the IP Address and Downloading Software onto the NI 1450....2-13
Acquiring an Image in Vision Builder AI .......................................................2-14