Installing NI-IMAQdx

Before using the ISC-178x in environments other than Vision Builder AI, install the necessary drivers onto the device and the Windows development machine. Complete the following steps to install and configure NI-IMAQdx:
  1. Install NI-IMAQdx16.2 or later onto the Windows development machine connected to the ISC-178x. NI-IMAQdx is included on the NI Vision Acquisition Software DVD. You can also download NI Vision Acquisition Software from https://NI.COM/SUPPORT.
  2. Run NI MAX.
  3. Expand the Remote Systems list in the configuration tree.
  4. Select the ISC-178x in the list. By default, MAX lists devices by the model number followed by the serial number, such as NI-ISC-178x-XXXXXXXX.
  5. Configure the network settings for the ISC-178x. Refer to the Remote Systems Help in MAX. Select Help » Help Topics » Remote Systems for instructions about configuring network settings.
  6. Install a recommended software set. If you would like to install custom software instead of a recommended software set, proceed to the next step.
    1. Expand the ISC-178x under Remote Systems.
    2. Click the Software item below the ISC-178x in the configuration tree.
    3. Click Add/Remove Software on the MAX toolbar to launch the LabVIEW Real-Time Software Wizard.
    4. Enter admin as the username and leave the password field blank.
    5. Select Vision Software under the version of LabVIEW Real-Time you are using.
    6. Click Next.
    7. Select any additional add-ons you would like to install to the ISC-178x.
    8. Click Next. Review the list of software to install.
    9. Click Next to begin downloading the software to the ISC-178x. When MAX finishes downloading the software, the ISC-178x restarts.
    10. Click Finish.
  7. Install custom software. You do not need to install custom software if you installed a recommended software set.
    1. Expand the ISC-178x under Remote Systems.
    2. Click the Software item below the ISC-178x in the configuration tree.
    3. Click Add/Remove Software on the NI MAX toolbar to launch the LabVIEW Real-Time Software Wizard.
    4. Enter admin as the username and leave the password field blank.
    5. Choose Custom software installation and click Next to proceed with a custom installation.
    6. Select NI-IMAQdx, and any additional software you would like to install on the ISC-178x.
    7. Click Next. Review the list of software to install.
    8. Click Next to begin downloading the software to the ISC-178x. When NI MAX finishes downloading the software, the ISC-178x restarts.
    9. Click Finish.