National Instruments NI 17xx Chapter 4 Lighting, Chapter 5 Image Acquisition, Chapter 6 LEDs and DIP Switches

Contents
NI 17xx Smart Camera User Manual vi ni.com
Chapter 4
Lighting
Lighting Connector........................................................................................................4-1
Direct Drive Lighting Controller...................................................................................4-2
Lighting Files..................................................................................................4-4
Selecting a Light.............................................................................................4-5
Connecting a Light to the Direct Drive Lighting Controller ..........................4-6
External Lighting Controllers........................................................................................4-7
Connecting an External Lighting Controller to the NI Smart Camera ...........4-8
Chapter 5
Image Acquisition
Exposure........................................................................................................................5-1
Acquiring Images..........................................................................................................5-2
Internal Timing...............................................................................................5-2
External Trigger..............................................................................................5-3
Maximum Frame Rate...................................................................................................5-6
Determining the Maximum Frame Rate......................................................... 5-7
Determining the Scan Mode........................................................................... 5-7
Determining the Exposure Time..................................................................... 5-8
Determining the Lighting Mode..................................................................... 5-8
Determining the Trigger Delay.......................................................................5-9
Calculating the Minimum Frame Period.........................................................5-9
Chapter 6
LEDs and DIP Switches
Understanding the LED Indicators................................................................................6-1
Device Initialization........................................................................................6-2
POWER LED..................................................................................................6-2
STATUS LED.................................................................................................6-2
IMG ACQ LED...............................................................................................6-4
PASS LED......................................................................................................6-4
FAIL LED.......................................................................................................6-4
Configuring DIP Switches.............................................................................................6-4
SAFE MODE Switch......................................................................................6-5
IP RESET Switch............................................................................................6-5
NOAPP Switch ..............................................................................................6-6
CONSOLE Switch..........................................................................................6-6