User's Manual

Contents
NI-IMAQdx User Manual vi ni.com
Chapter 3
Advanced Programming with NI-IMAQdx
Camera Attributes.......................................................................................................... 3-1
Attribute Name................................................................................................ 3-1
Attribute Type ................................................................................................. 3-2
Attribute Value................................................................................................ 3-2
Attribute Access.............................................................................................. 3-3
Attribute Range ............................................................................................... 3-3
Broadcasting .................................................................................................................. 3-4
Implementation ............................................................................................... 3-5
Scalable Image Size....................................................................................................... 3-6
Trigger Modes ............................................................................................................... 3-7
Trigger Modes for IIDC Cameras................................................................... 3-7
Trigger Mode 0................................................................................. 3-8
Trigger Mode 1................................................................................. 3-8
Trigger Mode 2................................................................................. 3-9
Trigger Mode 3................................................................................. 3-9
Trigger Mode 4................................................................................. 3-10
Trigger Mode 5................................................................................. 3-10
Trigger Modes for GigE Vision Cameras ....................................................... 3-11
Chapter 4
Using NI-IMAQdx in LabVIEW
Introduction ................................................................................................................... 4-1
Location of the NI-IMAQdx VIs................................................................................... 4-1
Common VI Parameters ................................................................................................ 4-2
IMAQdx Session............................................................................................. 4-2
Image Buffer ................................................................................................... 4-2
Acquisition VIs.............................................................................................................. 4-3
High-Level ...................................................................................................... 4-3
Low-Level....................................................................................................... 4-3
Buffer Management....................................................................................................... 4-4
Acquisition Types.......................................................................................................... 4-5
Snap................................................................................................................. 4-5
Grab................................................................................................................. 4-5
Sequence ......................................................................................................... 4-6
Image Display................................................................................................................ 4-7
Camera Attributes.......................................................................................................... 4-8
Error Handling............................................................................................................... 4-9