National Instruments IMAQ Vision for LabWindows TM /CVI - Manual (Page 11)

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Introduction to IMAQ Vision
This chapter describes the IMAQ Vision for LabWindows/CVI software,
outlines the IMAQ Vision function organization, and lists the steps for
making a machine vision application.
Note Refer to the Vision Development Module Release Notes that came with your
software for information about the system requirements and installation procedure for
IMAQ Vision for LabWindows/CVI.
About IMAQ Vision
IMAQ Vision for LabWindows/CVI—a part of the Vision Development
Module—is a library of C functions that you can use to develop machine
vision and scientific imaging applications. The Vision Development
Module also includes the same imaging functions for LabVIEW,
and ActiveX controls for Microsoft Visual Basic. 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.
Application Development Environments
This release of IMAQ Vision for LabWindows/CVI supports the
following Application Development Environments (ADEs) for
Windows 2000/NT/XP.
• LabWindows/CVI version 6.0 and later
• Microsoft Visual C/C++ version 6.0 and later
Note IMAQ Vision has been tested and found to work with these ADEs, although other
ADEs may also work.