USER GUIDE
NI-IMAQ for USB Cameras
The NI-IMAQ for USB Cameras User Guide contains information you
need to get started with NI-IMAQ for USB Cameras.
This guide presents the basics of image acquisition, provides an overview
of the software, and briefly describes application development with
NI-IMAQ for USB Cameras.
Contents
Contents .................................................................................................. 1
Conventions ............................................................................................ 1
About NI-IMAQ for USB Cameras ........................................................ 2
Application Development Environments......................................... 2
Building Applications with NI-IMAQ for USB Cameras ...................... 3
Architecture ..................................................................................... 3
NI-IMAQ for USB Cameras VI Location ....................................... 3
Example Programs........................................................................... 5
Buffer Management ................................................................................ 5
Acquisition Types ................................................................................... 6
Snap ................................................................................................. 6
Grab ................................................................................................. 6
NI-IMAQ for USB Cameras and NI Vision Assistant............................ 7
Error Codes ............................................................................................. 9
Conventions
The following conventions are used in this manual:
» The » symbol leads you through nested menu items and dialog box options
to a final action. The sequence File»Page Setup»Options directs you to
pull down the File menu, select the Page Setup item, and select Options
from the last dialog box.
This icon denotes a note, which alerts you to important information.
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