National Instruments NI 1450 Series user manual Contents

© National Instruments Corporation vii NI 1450 Series Compact Vision System User Manual
Contents
Chapter 1
NI 1450 Overview
About the NI 1450 Series Compact Vision System.......................................................1-1
Hardware Overview.......................................................................................................1-1
Available Camera Bandwidth........................................................................................1-3
Software Overview........................................................................................................1-4
NI-IMAQ for IEEE 1394 Cameras Driver Software.......................................1-4
National Instruments Application Software....................................................1-5
Vision Builder for Automated Inspection.........................................1-5
LabVIEW RT with the Vision Development Module......................1-5
Chapter 2
Setup and Configuration
Required Items...............................................................................................................2-1
Hardware.........................................................................................................2-1
Software...........................................................................................................2-2
Accessories....................................................................................................................2-2
Hardware.........................................................................................................2-2
Documentation...............................................................................................................2-3
Hardware Documents......................................................................................2-3
Vision Builder AI Documents.........................................................................2-3
LabVIEW Real-Time Module with the Vision Development Module
Documents....................................................................................................2-3
NI-IMAQ for IEEE 1394 Cameras Driver Software Documents.....2-3
LabVIEW Real-Time Module and Vision Development Module
Documents......................................................................................2-4
Safety Information.........................................................................................................2-4
Connection Overview....................................................................................................2-6
Before Getting Started: Connecting the NI 1450 to a Network......................2-7
Subnet Considerations.......................................................................2-8
Hardware Setup...............................................................................................2-8
Connecting a Camera and Monitor to the NI 1450...........................2-8
Wiring Power to the NI 1450............................................................2-9
Connecting the NI 1450 to the Development Computer...................2-11
Vision Builder AI: Setting up the Development Computer...........................................2-12
Installing Vision Builder AI and NI-IMAQ for IEEE 1394 Cameras.............2-13
Configuring the IP Address and Downloading Software onto the NI1450....2-13
Acquiring an Image in Vision Builder AI.......................................................2-14