National Instruments NI 1450 Series - Manual (Page 31)

Chapter 2 Setup and Configuration
© National Instruments Corporation 2-17 NI 1450 Series Compact Vision System User Manual
Downloading Software onto the NI 1450
1. In the MAX configuration window, click the Software tab. This
window displays the status of the software on the NI 1450.
2. Click the Install Software button.
3. Select the software to download. For initial installation, make sure all
checkboxes are selected.
4. Click OK.
5. When prompted, click Yes to reboot the NI 1450. This process takes
several seconds.
Acquiring an Image Using LabVIEW Real-Time
To acquire an image using LabVIEW Real-Time, complete the following
steps:
1. Launch LabVIEW by navigating to Start»Programs»National
Instruments LabVIEW 7.0.
2. Expand the Execution Target pull-down listbox and click Select
Target with Options.
3. Enter the new IP address in the Machine Name/IP field and click OK.
4. Click the Open button.
5. Navigate to Program Files\National Instruments\
LabVIEW 7.0\examples\IMAQ .
6. Double-click IMAQ1394 examples.llb and select Grab.vi .
7. Click the Run button to begin acquiring images.
Now that you are acquiring images in LabVIEW, you can use the Vision
Development Module and the installed NI 1450 drivers to process images
and to control inputs and outputs.