National Instruments NI Vision NI 17xx - Manual (Page 12)

Getting Started with the NI 17xx Smart Camera 12 ni.com
4. Click Configure. The Remote Target Configuration Wizard launches in a new window.
5. In the Name field, enter a name for the device. Use the Description field to enter any additional
information or a brief description of the device.
Device names are limited to 31 characters with no spaces or special characters, except hyphens.
The first and last characters must be alphanumeric.
6. Click Next.
7. If the network is configured to issue IP addresses using DHCP, select Obtain IP address from
DHCP server. Otherwise, configure the IP address manually by selecting Edit the IP settings and
clicking Suggest Values.
8. If you want to prevent other users from configuring the smart camera, select Enable Password and
click Set Password to set up password protection for the smart camera.
9. Click Next.
Install Software on the NI Smart Camera
Complete the following steps to install software from the development computer to the NI Smart
Camera.
1. In the Remote Target Configuration Wizard, enable the Update Target Software checkbox.
2. Click the Browse button next to the Software Image to Install on the Target control.
3. Navigate to the Vision Builder AI software image you want to use, and click OK. Software images
provided by National Instruments are installed to the
<Vision Builder AI>\RT Images
directory, where <Vision Builder AI> is the location where Vision Builder AI is installed.
4. Click OK to apply the IP configuration settings and download software to the smart camera.
5. Click OK to close the Remote Target Configuration Successful dialog box.
Acquire an Image
Complete the following steps to acquire an image using Vision Builder AI.
1. In the Select Remote Target dialog box, select your configured NI Smart Camera, and click OK.
2. On the Vision Builder AI Welcome screen, click Configure Inspection.
3. In the Inspection Steps palette, select the Acquire Images tab.
4. Click the Acquire Image (Smart Camera) step. The property page for the step opens.
5. Click Acquire Single Image to acquire an image from the smart camera.
6. Use the controls on the Main, Trigger, Lighting, and Advanced tabs to configure any additional
settings necessary for your application.
7. Click OK to add the step to the inspection.
The smart camera is now configured and acquiring images. Use Vision Builder AI to add and configure
additional inspection steps to create your application. Refer to the
Where to Go from Here section for a
list of documentation and other resources to help you set up and use the smart camera in an application.