What Is NI Vision?
National Instruments provides hardware and software tools for image acquisition and processing to address applications such as quality and process control, automated testing for semiconductor, automotive and electronics, intelligent monitoring, and medical imaging.
Product Family Overview
Product Family Overview
With the NI machine vision approach, you can choose configuration software or programming libraries to build your imaging applications. NI vision software packages work across the entire hardware portfolio so you can more easily manage and maintain multiple hardware systems, choose proper hardware for new applications, and even switch between both software options with minimal effort.
Software
NI offers two distinct software packages tailored to the needs of programmers and manufacturing line operators, which include world-class image processing algorithms and image acquisition functions. With both options, you can make complex pass/fail decisions, customize user interfaces, and integrate with automation devices.
NI Vision Builder for Automated Inspection (AI)
Configure, benchmark, and deploy complete systems that address vision applications such as classification, code reading, presence detection, metrology, and precision alignment. Vision Builder AI simplifies the development and maintenance process by replacing the complexities of programming with an interactive menu-driven development environment, without sacrificing performance or range of functionality.
NI Vision Development Module
The NI Vision Development Module is a comprehensive library with hundreds of scientific imaging and machine vision functions that you can program using NI LabVIEW software and several text-based languages. Use other LabVIEW modules and toolkits with this option to create more customized applications, and prototype your algorithms and generate code using the included NI Vision Assistant.
Smart Cameras
NI Smart Cameras are industrial, high-quality image sensors combined with powerful processors designed to serve as small, cost-effective, and rugged all-in-one solutions for machine vision applications. You can use NI Smart Cameras with NI Vision Builder for Automated Inspection (included) or with NI LabVIEW software and the NI Vision Development Module.
Low-Cost and Best-Value Smart Cameras
NI Smart Cameras provide the best value for cost and come with a PowerPC processor. Choose from monochrome options from VGA to 1.3 MP resolutions and take advantage of integrated lighting control, digital I/O, and industrial communications capabilities.
High-Performance NI Smart Cameras
The NI 177x Smart Cameras feature monochrome and color sensor options from VGA to 5 MP and a powerful Intel Atom 1.6 GHz processor. The rugged mechanical design, including IP67 housing, M12 connectors, and lens cover, make it suitable for industrial environments. Take advantage of integrated lighting control, digital I/O, industrial communications capabilities, and video output.
Vision Systems
NI vision systems combine industrial camera connectivity and open communication in rugged, fanless designs, which are ideal for manufacturing environments and embedded solutions.
Embedded Vision Systems
Take advantage of dual-core processing performance in both Windows and real-time OS options. Acquire and process images from multiple cameras and integrate with automation devices using serial and Ethernet protocols, reconfigurable digital I/O, and C Series expansion options. The systems are ideal for line scan, 3D, and thermal cameras and support GigE Vision, IEEE 1394b, Camera Link base, and DirectShow-compliant USB cameras.
NI CompactRIO and NI Single-Board RIO
CompactRIO and NI Single-BoardRIO are also options for applications that require vision and a variety of mixed I/O. The platforms support IP cameras from Basler and Axis and analog cameras through third-party C Series modules. The high-performance multicore CompactRIO system provides full GigE Vision support with a dual-core processor to handle more demanding imaging and mixed-I/O requirements.
Explore vision capabilities on CompactRIO and NI Single-BoardRIO
Cameras
To complete your system, NI offers a range of area scan and line scan cameras from Basler, a leading camera manufacturer. Choose from GigE Vision, IEEE 1394, Camera Link, and network IP camera options. NI Vision Acquisition Software provides high-performance optimized image acquisition drivers and is included with your NI vision software and Embedded Vision Systems purchase.
PC and PXI Systems
PC- and PXI-based systems offer the flexibility to choose the latest and highest performance processors to integrate mixed-signal measurements with image acquisition and processing. NI offers a range of plug-in frame grabbers for PXI and PCs, including frame grabbers with onboard image processing capabilities. You can also connect cameras with consumer interfaces directly to these systems.
Plug-In Boards and Frame Grabbers
NI frame grabbers acquire from various standard camera interfaces including GigE Vision, Camera Link, IEEE 1394, and parallel digital. Some include onboard digital I/O and reconfigurable I/O (RIO) for custom triggering and synchronization. They are ideal for building high-performance systems with the latest PC processor technologies, and benefit from unequalled synchronization with DAQ, motion, and other specialty measurements.
FPGA Image-Processing Boards
With the NI LabVIEW FPGA Module and vision RIO hardware, perform high-speed inline image processing for applications with high-speed control or onboard image preprocessing. LabVIEW FPGA offers reconfigurable access to code, and you can create custom algorithms and implement existing VHDL. NI 1483 offers Camera Link connectivity to NI FlexRIO FPGA boards. Also use PCI Express versions for PC-based deployment systems.
Cameras
Purchase area scan and line scan cameras tested and validated to work with your NI systems with NI’s range of GigE Vision, IEEE 1394, Camera Link, and network IP cameras from Basler, a leading camera manufacturer. NI Vision Acquisition Software, included with your frame grabber and NI vision software purchase, offers high-performance optimized drivers for acquiring images on your PC and PXI system.
Software Deployments
NI offers cost-competitive deployment software licenses for your large PC-based deployments.
Learn about the Vision Development Module Run-Time License | Learn about the Vision Builder AI Run-Time License
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