Chapter 2 software overview, Introduction, Generic functions – National Instruments NI-IMAQ User Manual

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NI-IMAQ for IEEE-1394 Cameras User Manual

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Software Overview

This chapter describes the classes of NI-IMAQ for 1394 functions and
briefly describes each function.

Introduction

NI-IMAQ functions are grouped according to the following classes:

Generic functions

High-level functions

Snap functions

Grab functions

Sequence functions

Trigger functions

Low-level functions

Acquisition functions

Attribute functions

Utility functions

The generic and high-level functions appear within each function class in
the logical order you might need to use them. The low-level functions
appear within each function class in alphabetical order.

Generic Functions

Use generic functions in both high-level and low-level applications.

imaq1394CameraOpen

Opens a session on a camera by
name.

imaq1394Close

Closes a session and unlocks and
releases all buffers.

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