Chapter 1 IntroductionNI PCI-1405 User Manual 1-4 ni.comNI Vision Assistant is included with the Vision Development Module.Vision Assistant is an interactive prototyping tool for machine vision andscientific imaging developers. With Vision Assistant, you can prototypevision applications quickly and test how various vision image processingfunctions work.Vision Assistant generates a Builder file, which is a text descriptioncontaining a recipe of the machine vision and image processing functions.This Builder file provides a guide you can use for developing applicationsin any ADE, such as LabWindows/CVI or Visual Basic, using theVision Assistant machine vision and image processing libraries. Using theLabVIEW VI creation wizard, Vision Assistant can create LabVIEW VIblock diagrams that perform the prototype you created in Vision Assistant.You can then use LabVIEW to add functionality to the generated VI.Integration with DAQ and Motion ControlPlatforms that support NI-IMAQ also support NI-DAQ and a variety ofNational Instruments DAQ devices. This allows for integration betweenimage acquisition devices and DAQ devices.Use National Instruments high-performance stepper and servo motioncontrol products with pattern matching software in inspection and guidanceapplications, such as locating alignment markers on semiconductor wafers,guiding robotic arms, inspecting the quality of manufactured parts, andlocating cells.