The NI Vision Development Module is for engineers and scientists who develop machine vision and image processing applications with programming languages, such as NI LabVIEW and Microsoft C++, Visual Basic, and .NET. Along with programming libraries, the Vision Development Module includes NI Vision Assistant and NI Vision Acquisition software. The NI Vision Assistant is a vision application prototyping environment that automatically generates ready-to-run LabVIEW diagrams or C/C++, or Visual Basic code. NI Vision Acquisition software is a set of drivers and utilities that acquire, display, save, and monitor images from any NI frame grabber, GigE Vision camera or IEEE 1394 camera.
The Vision Development Module includes one year of membership in the Standard Service Program (SSP) to help you make the most of your software investment. With an SSP membership, you can capitalize on the latest technology improvements through automatic software updates and maintenance releases and reduce your application development time with direct access to technical support from NI applications engineers via phone and e-mail. You also have access to special online, on-demand software training modules to learn more about features, application uses, and development best practices.
For users looking to develop applications for real-time targets including the NI Compact Vision System and NI Smart Camera, you have the option of purchasing the Vision RT Development Bundle. This bundle includes the NI Vision Development Module, the LabVIEW Real-Time Module, and the Application Builder for LabVIEW.
In addition, you can purchase the Vision Development Module through NI Developer Suite, a modular product offering with which you can select software components based on your application needs. With an NI Developer Suite subscription, you receive a new set of CDs with the most recent software version for each product in the suite four times a year as well as direct access to technical support from NI applications engineers via phone and e-mail.
Requirements for Vision Development Module
Windows
Minimum
Recommended
Processor
233 MHz Pentium or equivalent
Pentium 4/M or equivalent
Memory
256 MB RAM
512 MB RAM
PDisplay
1,024 x 768 resolution video adapter with a 16-bit display
1,024 x 768 resolution video adapter with a 24- or 32-bit display
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