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Chapter1 Introductionto IMAQ Vision

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Table1-1. IMAQVision Function Types

FunctionType Description

Image

Management

Functionsthat create space in memory for images and perform basic image

manipulation.

Memory

Management

A function that returns memory you no longer need to the operating system.

Error

Management

Functionsthat set the current error, return the name of the function in which the

lasterror occurred, return the error code of the last error, and clear any pending

errors.

Acquisition Functions that acquire images through an IMAQhardware device.

Display Functionsthat cover all aspects of image visualization and image window

management.

Overlay Functionst hat create and manipulate overlays.

Regionsof

Interest

Functions that create and manipulate regions of interest.

File I/O Functionsthat read and write images to and from files.

Calibration Functions that learn calibration information and correct distorted images.

ImageAnalysis Functions that compute the centroid of an image, profile of a line of pixels,

and the mean line profile. This type also includes functions that calculate the

pixel distribution and statistical parameters of an image.

Grayscale

Processing

Functions for grayscale image processing and analysis.

Binary

Processing

Functions for binary image processing and analysis.

Color

Processing

Functions for color image processing and analysis.

Pattern

Matching

Functionsthat learn patterns and search for patterns in images.

Caliper Functions designed for gauging, measurement, and inspection applications.

Operators Functions that perform arithmetic, logic, and comparison operations with

twoimag esor w ith an image and a constant value.

Analytic

Geometry

Functions that perform basic geometric calculations on an image.

Contents

Main IMAQ Page Important Information Warranty Copyright Trademarks WARNINGREGARDING USE OF NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS Conventions Contents Chapter 1 Introduction to IMAQ Vision Chapter 2 Getting Measurement-Ready Images Chapter 3 Grayscale and Color Measurements Chapter 4 Blob Analysis Chapter 5 Machine Vision Page Introduction to IMAQ Vision About IMAQ Vision Documentation and Examples Application Development Environments IMAQ Vision Function Tree Page IMAQ Machine Vision Function Tree Creating IMAQ Vision Applications Chapter1 Introductionto IMAQ Vision Figure1-2. InspectionSteps for Building a Vision Application IMAQVision for LabWindows/CVI User Manual 1-6 ni.com Getting Measurement-Ready Images Set Up Your Imaging System Calibrate Your Imaging System Create an Image Page Source and Destination Images AcquireorReadanImage Acquiring an Image Reading a File Converting an Array to an Image Display an Image Attach Calibration Information Analyze an Image Improve an Image Lookup Tables Filters Convolution Filter Nth Order Filter Grayscale Morphology FFT Page Complex Image Operations Grayscale and Color Measurements Define Regions of Interest Interactively Defining Regions Page Page Page Page Programmatically Defining Regions Defining Regions with Masks Measure Grayscale Statistics Measure Color Statistics Figure3-4. Primary Components of a Color Image Comparing Colors Learning Color Information Choosing the Right Color Information Specifying the Color Information to Learn Using the Entire Image Using a Region in the Image Using Multiple Regions in the Image Choosing a Color Representation Sensitivity Ignoring Learned Colors Blob Analysis Correct Image Distortion Create a Binary Image Improve the Binary Image Removing Unwanted Blobs Separating TouchingBlobs Improving Blob Shapes Make Particle Measurements Page Page Convert Pixel Coordinates to Real-World Coordinates Machine Vision Locate Objects to Inspect UsingEdgeDetectiontoBuildaCoordinateTransform Page Using Pattern Matching to Build a Coordinate Transform Page Chapter5 MachineVision NationalInstruments Corporation 5-7 IMAQVision for LabWindows/CVI User Manual ChoosingaMethodtoBuildtheCoordinateTransform Figure5-4. Buildinga Coordinate Transform Set Search Areas Interactively Defining Regions Programmatically Defining Regions Find Measurement Points Finding Features Using Edge Detection Finding Lines or Circles Figure5-5. Findinga Straight Feature Finding Edge Points Along One Search Contour Finding Edge Points Along Multiple Search Contours Finding Points Using Pattern Matching Defining and Create Good TemplateImages Symmetry Feature detail Positional information Background information Trainingthe Pattern Matching Algorithm Defining a Search Area Setting Matching Parameters and Tolerances Match Mode Minimum Contrast Rotation Angle Ranges Testingthe Search Algorithm on Test Images Using a Ranking Method to Verify Results Finding Points Using Color Pattern Matching Defining and Creating Good Color TemplateImages Color Information Symmetry Feature Detail Positional Information Trainingthe Color Pattern Matching Algorithm Defining a Search Area Setting Matching Parameters and Tolerances Color Sensitivity Search Strategy Color Score Weight Minimum Contrast Rotation Angle Ranges Testingthe Search Algorithm on Test Images Finding Points Using Color Location Convert Pixel Coordinates to Real-World Coordinates Make Measurements Distance Measurements Analytic Geometry Measurements Instrument Reader Measurements Display Results Page Calibration Perspective and Nonlinear Distortion Calibration Defining a Calibration Template Defining a Reference Coordinate System Page Page Learning Calibration Information Specifying Scaling Factors Choosing a Region of Interest Choosing a Learning Algorithm Using the Learning Score Learning the Error Map Learning the Correction Table Setting the Scaling Method Calibration Invalidation Simple Calibration Save Calibration Information Attach Calibration Information A Technical Support Resources Web Support NI Developer Zone Customer Education System Integration Worldwide Support Glossary Numbers/Symbols A B C Page D E F G H I Page J K L M N O P Page Q R S T Page Index A B C D E F G H I Page Page L M N O P R S T V W Z