National Instruments IMAQ Vision for Measurement Studio Display Results

Chapter5 MachineVision

IMAQVision for LabWindows/CVI User Manual 5-28 ni.com

UseimaqFindLCDSegments() to calculate the regions of interest around

eachdigit in an LCD or LED. To find the area of each digit, all the segments

ofthe indicator must be activated.Use imaqReadLCD() to read multiple

digits of an LCD or LED.

Use imaqReadBarcode()to read values encoded in 1D barcodes. First,

specify ar egionof interest that encloses the barcode informati on, and

specify the type of barcode. Then, read the barcode.

Display Results

You can display theresults obtained at various stages of you inspection

processon t he window that displays your inspection image. You can do

thisby overlaying information on an image. The software attaches the

information that you want to overlay to the image, but it does not modify

the image. The overlay appears every time you display the image in an

externalwindow.

Use the followingfunction s to overlaysearch regions, inspection results,

andother information, such as text and bitmaps.

•imaqOverlayPoints()—Overlayspoints on an image. Specify a

point byits x-coord inate and y-coordinate.

•imaqOverlayLine()—Overlaysa line on an image. Specify a line

byits start and end points.

•imaqOverlayRect()—Overlaysa rectangle on an image.

•imaqOverlayOval()—Overlaysan oval or a circle on the image.

•imaqOverlayArc()—Overlaysan arc on the image.

•imaqOverlayMetafile()—Overlaysa metafile on the image.

•imaqOverlayText()—Overlaystext on an image.

•imaqOverlayROI()—Overlaysan ROI on an image.

•imaqOverlayClosedContour()—Overlaysa closed contour on an

image.

•imaqOverlayOpenContour()—Overlaysan open contour on an

image.

Touse these functions, pass in the image on which you want to overlay

informationand the information that you want to overlay.You can select the

color of overlaysby using the above functions.

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