Basics - Matrix Vision mvHYPERION-Series Technical Manual

1.2 How to get started?

1.2.2 Basics

1.2.2.1 Driver concept
The driver supplied with the MATRIX VISION product represents the port between the programmer and the
hardware. The driver concept of MATRIX VISION provides a standardized programming interface to all image
processing products (excluding mvBlueLYNX) made by MATRIX VISION GmbH.
The advantage of this concept for the programmer is that a developed application runs without the need for any
major modifications to the various image processing products made by MATRIX VISION GmbH. You can also
incorporate new driver versions, which are available for download free of charge on our website.
The following diagram shows a schematic structure of the driver concept:
• 1 Part of any mvIMPACT Acquire driver installation package (Windows).
• 2 Separately available for 32 bit and 64 bit. Requires at least one installed driver package.
• 3 See 2, but requires an installed version of the mvBlueFOX driver.
• 4 Part of the NeuroCheck installer but requires at least one installed frame grabber driver.
• 5 Part of the mvIMPACT SDK installation. However, new designs should use the .NET libs that are now part
of mvIMPACT Acquire (
"mv.impact.acquire.dll"
as contained in the namespace
the latter one should only be used for backward compatibility but NOT when developing a new application.
• 6 Part of Micro-Manager.
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Figure 1: Driver concept
"mv.impact.acquire.dll"
provides a more natural and more efficient access to the same features
"mvIMPACT_NET.acquire"
). The namespace "mv.impact.acquire"
of "mvIMPACT_NET.dll"
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