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© National Instruments Corporation 1-1 IMAQ Vision for Visual Basic User Manual
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Introduction to IMAQ Vision
This chapter describes the IMAQ Vision for Visual Basic software and
associated software products, discusses the documentation and examples
available, outlines the IMAQ Vision for Visual Basic architecture, and lists
the steps for creating a machine vision application.
Note For information about the system requirements and installation procedure for
IMAQ Vision for Visual Basic, refer to the Vision Development Module Release Notes that
came with the software.
About IMAQ Vision
IMAQ Vision for Visual Basic is a collection of ActiveX controls that you
can use to develop machine vision and scientific imaging applications. The
Vision Development Module also includes the same imaging functions for
LabWindows
™ /CVI ™ and other C development environments, as well as
VIs for LabVIEW. Vision Assistant, another Vision Development Module
software product, enables you to prototype your application strategy
quickly without having to do any programming. Additionally, NI offers
Vision Builder for Automated Inspection: configurable machine vision
software that you can use to prototype, benchmark, and deploy
applications.
Documentation and Examples
This manual assumes that you are familiar with Visual Basic and can use
ActiveX controls in Visual Basic. The following are good sources of
information about Visual Basic and ActiveX controls:
• msdn.microsoft.com
• Documentation that accompanies Microsoft Visual Studio