National Instruments NI Vision NI 17xx User Manual

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Chapter 1 NI Smart Camera OverviewNI 17xx Smart Camera User Manual 1-4 ni.comSoftware OverviewDeveloping applications with the NI Smart Camera requires one of thefollowing software options:The installation and configuration process for each developmentenvironment is different. Refer to Getting Started with the NI 17xx SmartCamera for installation and configuration instructions.The following sections describe the software options. For detailedinformation about individual software packages, refer to the documentationspecific to the package.Note Vision Builder for Automated Inspection and NI Vision Acquisition Software areincluded with the smart camera. LabVIEW, the LabVIEW Real-Time Module, and theNI Vision Development Module are sold separately.NI Vision Builder for Automated InspectionVision Builder for Automated Inspection (Vision Builder AI) isconfigurable machine vision software you can use to configure theNI Smart Camera and prototype, benchmark, and deploy machine visionapplications.Creating applications in Vision Builder AI does not require programming.Vision Builder AI allows you to easily configure and benchmark asequence of visual inspection steps, as well as deploy the visual inspectionsystem for automated inspection. With Vision Builder AI, you can performpowerful visual inspection tasks and make decisions based on the resultsof individual tasks. You can also migrate your configured inspection toLabVIEW, extending the capabilities of your applications if necessary.Vision BuilderforAutomated InspectionLabVIEWLabVIEW Real-Time ModuleNI Vision Development ModuleNI Vision Acquisition Softwareor