Regarding the driver: See the taken list supported device & driver plug-in for NOR-OPC Server Please help me with this topic and a link explaining how it would be useful to connect labVIEW to PLC. Its a controller logix (Allen Bradley) L23E Compact and I find it difficult to obtain the device driver.
Update the driver to the latest version.The following suggestions may help you troubleshoot issues with your camera: LabVIEW example source code is available from Knowledge Base Article How do I program my camera in National Instruments (NI) LabVIEW? The installation process automatically registers Point Grey’s ActiveFl圜ap_v100.dll via the regsvr32 command.
To use ActiveX with LabVIEW users must install the Point Grey Fl圜apture2 SDK available from the Downloads site. To program using LabVIEW, you can either use the built-in IMAQdx library or access the camera through the ActiveX interface. Browse to Acquisition Attributes →Advanced Ethernet and ensure Firewall Traversal is enabled.įor USB3 Vision users, more information is available from Using USB3 Vision Cameras with National Instruments' Vision Acquisition Software.Click View Options and select All Attributes.Step 5-Start Acquisitionįor GigE Vision cameras, if you receive an error that the system did not receive a test packet from the camera you need to enable Firewall Traversal in NI-MAX. If so, right click the camera and select the driver prefixed by NI-IMAQdx. If your camera is using another manufacturer’s driver, the following message appears when you select the camera:.Under NI-IMAQdx Devices, select the camera.Start Menu → All Programs → National Instruments → NI-MAX Step 4-Start NI-MAX and Detect the Camera Right click on the file below and run as administrator:Ĭ:\Program Files\Point Grey Research\Fl圜apture2\src\DirectShowScriptFiles\DirectShowRegister.bat.Ensure the Direct Show filter is selected during installation. Download the Fl圜apture2 SDK from the downloads page.To install the Fl圜apture2 Direct Show filter: Step 3-Install Fl圜apture2 (USB2 cameras only)įor USB2 cameras, the Direct Show filter provided with the Fl圜apture2 SDK is required. For information, see the camera’s Getting Started Manual. Step 2-Connect the Camera to the PCĬonnect the camera to the PC. Alternatively, standalone NI-MAX software can be purchased separately here.įollow the installation instructions. It is available for download from the National Instruments website. NI-MAX is packaged in the installation of LabVIEW. The following sections provide more detail. The steps for installing and setting up depend which interface your camera uses. Technical Reference for the camera-provides information on the camera’s specifications, features and operations, as well as imaging and acquisition controls.įirmware updates-ensure you are using the most up-to-date firmware for the camera to take advantage of improvements and fixes. Getting Started Manual for the camera-provides information on installing components and software needed to run the camera.
Download PDF - GSM-NI-MAX Preparing for Useīefore you use your camera, we recommend that you are aware of the following resources available from our Downloads page: