© National Instruments Corporation v NI 17xx Smart Camera User Manual
ContentsAbout This Manual
Conventions...................................................................................................................ix
Related Documentation..................................................................................................x
Hardware Documents......................................................................................x
NI Vision Builder for Automated Inspection Documents...............................x
LabVIEW and NI Vision Development Module Documents..........................xi
NI Vision Acquisition Software Documents...................................................xi
Chapter 1
NI Smart Camera Overview
Hardware Overview.......................................................................................................1-1
Software Overview........................................................................................................1-4
NI Vision Builder for Automated Inspection..................................................1-4
LabVIEW........................................................................................................1-5
LabVIEW Real-Time Module ..........................................................1-5
NI Vision Development Module.......................................................1-5
NI Vision Acquisition Software........................................................1-6
Chapter 2
Power and I/O
POWER-I/O Connector.................................................................................................2-1
NI Smart Camera Power Requirements.........................................................................2-2
Isolated Inputs................................................................................................................2-3
Isolated Outputs.............................................................................................................2-4
Protecting Against Inductive Loads................................................................2-6
Connecting to Serial Devices.........................................................................................2-6
Communicating with the Console...................................................................2-6
Connecting to a Quadrature Encoder.............................................................................2-7
Chapter 3
NI Smart Camera Image Sensor
Field of View.................................................................................................................3-1
Image Sensor Spectral Response...................................................................................3-3
Partial Scan Mode..........................................................................................................3-3
Binning...........................................................................................................................3-4
Gain................................................................................................................................3-4
Hardware Binarization...................................................................................................3-5