National Instruments NI Vision NI 17xx - Manual (Page 15)

© National Instruments Corporation 15 Getting Started with the NI 17xx Smart Camera
Where to Go from Here
The following documents and resources contain information you may find helpful as you set up and use
the NI Smart Camera in an application.
Refer to the NI 17xx Smart Camera User Manual for detailed information about:
• Power and I/O requirements
• The image sensor and scan modes
• Exposure time and field of view
• The Direct Drive Lighting Controller and external lighting controllers
• Acquiring images with the smart camera and calculating the maximum frame rate
• Understanding the LED indicators and configuring the DIP switches
• Ethernet connections
• Smart camera specifications
• Troubleshooting network, firewall, software, and power issues
Additional Resources for Vision Builder for Automated Inspection Users
Refer to the NI Vision Builder for Automated Inspection Tutorial to learn how to perform basic machine
vision techniques using Vision Builder AI. You can access the NI Vision Builder for Automated
Inspection Tutorial and other documentation by selecting Start»All Programs»National
Instruments»Vision Builder AI»Documentation. You can also access context help within Vision
Builder AI by clicking the Show Context Help button on the Vision Builder AI toolbar.
Examples of common Vision Builder AI inspections are installed to the \
Examples directory.
Visit the NI Developer Zone at ni.com/zone for the latest example programs, tutorials, technical
presentations, and a community area where you can share ideas, questions, and source code with
developers around the world.
Additional Resources for LabVIEW Users
Documentation for LabVIEW and the LabVIEW Real-Time Module is available from the Help menu
on the LabVIEW toolbar. You can access documentation for the NI Vision Development Module by
selecting Start»All Programs»National Instruments»Vision»Documentation»NI Vision.
Documentation for the NI-IMAQ driver software is available by selecting Start»All Programs»
National Instruments»Vision»Documentation»NI-IMAQ.
Documentation for the MAX configuration software is available from the Help menu on the MAX
toolbar. Specific information about using MAX with NI Vision hardware is available by selecting
Help»Help Topics»NI Vision»NI-IMAQ.
Examples of image acquisitions and common machine vision inspections are installed to the
\Examples\IMAQ and \Examples\Vision directories, where
is the location where LabVIEW is installed.
Visit the NI Developer Zone at ni.com/zone for the latest example programs, tutorials, technical
presentations, and a community area where you can share ideas, questions, and source code with
developers around the world.