Ni-Imaq Driver Software - National Instruments IMAQ PCI-1407 User Manual

Chapter 1 Introduction

NI-IMAQ Driver Software

IMAQ PCI/PXI-1407 User Manual
complete set of functions for image analysis, processing, and interpretation.
Using IMAQ Vision for G, an imaging novice or expert can perform
graphical programming of the most basic or complicated image
applications without knowledge of any algorithm implementations.
IMAQ Vision for LabWindows/CVI is an image acquisition and analysis
library consisting of a series of routines for using the PCI/PXI-1407 with
LabWindows/CVI. IMAQ Vision for LabWindows/CVI brings the same
functionality to LabWindows/CVI as IMAQ Vision for G does for
LabVIEW and BridgeVIEW.
ComponentWorks IMAQ Vision is an image acquisition, processing, and
analysis library for use in Visual Basic, Visual C++, Borland Delphi, and
Microsoft Internet Explorer. ComponentWorks IMAQ Vision brings the
same functionality to ComponentWorks as IMAQ Vision for G does for
LabVIEW and BridgeVIEW. The ComponentWorks IMAQ hardware
interface control, an ActiveX control for controlling the PCI/PXI-1407, is
included with the NI-IMAQ software kit. The ComponentWorks IMAQ
hardware interface control is functionally equivalent to the NI-IMAQ
software.
The NI-IMAQ driver software is included at no charge with the
PCI/PXI-1407. NI-IMAQ has an extensive library of functions that you can
call from your application programming environment. These functions
include routines for video configuration, image acquisition (continuous and
single-shot), memory buffer allocation, trigger control, and board
configuration. The NI-IMAQ driver software performs all functions
required for acquiring and saving images. The NI-IMAQ software does not
perform any image analysis. For image analysis functionality, refer to the
National Instruments Application Software
NI-IMAQ has both high-level and low-level functions for maximum
flexibility and performance. Examples of high-level functions include the
functions to acquire images in single-shot or continuous mode. An example
of a low-level function is configuring an image sequence since it requires
advanced understanding of the PCI/PXI-1407 and image acquisition.
NI-IMAQ also internally resolves many of the complex issues between
the computer and the PCI/PXI-1407, such as programming interrupts and
DMA controllers. NI-IMAQ is the interface path between LabVIEW,
BridgeVIEW, LabWindows/CVI, or a conventional programming
environment and the PCI/PXI-1407.
section earlier in this chapter.
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