National Instruments NI-IMAQ

Glossary

NI-IMAQfor IEEE-1394 Cameras User Manual G-8 ni.com

V Volts.

VI VirtualInstrument. (1) A combination of hardware and/or software

elements,t ypicallyused with a PC, that has the functionality of a classic

stand-alone instrument (2) A LabVIEW software module (VI), which

consists of a front panel user interface and a block diagram program.

YUV A representation of a color image used for the coding of NTSC or PAL

video signals. The luma information is called Y,while the chroma

information is represented bytwo component s, U and V representing the

coordinates in a color plane.

Contents

Main Page Important Information Warranty Copyright Trademarks WARNINGREGARDING USE OF NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS Conventions Contents Chapter 1 Introduction to NI-IMAQ for IEEE-1394 Cameras Chapter 2 Software Overview Chapter 3 Programming with NI-IMAQ for 1394 Chapter 4 Programming with NI-IMAQ for 1394 VIs Appendix A Technical Support Resources Glossary Index Introduction to NI-IMAQ for IEEE-1394 Cameras About the NI-IMAQ Software Application Development Environments Configuring YourIEEE-1394 Camera Fundamentals of Building Applications with NI-IMAQ for 1394 Architecture The NI-IMAQ Libraries Creating an Application Sample Programs Software Overview Generic Functions High-Level Functions Snap Functions Grab Functions Sequence Functions TriggerFunctions Low-Level Functions Acquisition Functions Attribute Functions Utility Functions Programming with NI-IMAQ for 1394 High-Level Functions Low-Level Functions Establishing Interface Connections Camera Functions Camera Attributes Scalable Image Size Introductory Programming Examples High-Level Snap Functions High-Level Grab Functions Page High-Level Sequence Functions Advanced Programming Examples Performing a Snap Using Low-Level Functions Performing a Grab Using Low-Level Functions Performing a Sequence Acquisition Using Low-Level Functions Performing an Asynchronous Snap Using Low-Level Functions Performing an Asynchronous Grab using Low-Level Functions Programming with NI-IMAQ for 1394 VIs Page Common NI-IMAQ for 1394 VI Parameters Buffer Management NI-IMAQ for 1394 Acquisition Types Snap Grab Sequence Acquisition VIs High-Level Low-Level Triggering Image Display Page Page Camera Attributes Error Handling Error Code Format Page A Technical Support Resources Web Support NI Developer Zone Customer Education System Integration Worldwide Support Glossary A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P R S T U Page Index A B C E L M N P S