Configure LabVIEW and Vision Builder AI to migrate inspections between them.

You can migrate an inspection from Vision Builder AI to LabVIEW under the following conditions:

  • You have installed the required version of LabVIEW and the Vision Development Module as listed in the Vision Builder for Automated Inspection Readme.
  • You launched LabVIEW at least once.
  • If your Vision Builder AI inspection uses a step that requires a driver, you must download and install a version of the driver that supports the LabVIEW version that you are migrating to.

Follow these steps for the migration:

  1. Select Tools » Migrate Inspection to LabVIEW. Vision Builder AI opens the LabVIEW VI Creation dialog box.
  2. Select which versions of LabVIEW and Vision to use to create the VI.
  3. Select a folder to save the VI.
  4. Click OK to migrate the inspection to LabVIEW.
Note If your inspection contains steps that use additional files, such as the Match Pattern or Detect Defects steps, you must copy the Configuration Files folder to each computer or remote target where you want to run the inspection.

Refer to the Vision Builder for Automated Inspection Readme for a list of steps that require additional software to migrate to LabVIEW.

Note NI-IMAQ, NI-IMAQdx, and NI-IMAQ I/O are available on the Vision Acquisition Software CD included with Vision Builder AI.

FAQs

Q: To which version of LabVIEW can I migrate my Vision Builder AI inspection?

Refer to the Vision Builder for Automated Inspection Readme for the latest LabVIEW version that Vision Builder AI migrates to.

If your Vision Builder AI inspection uses a step that requires a driver, you must download and install a version of the driver that supports the LabVIEW version that you are migrating to.

Q: Can I migrate Vision Builder AI inspections to the current version of LabVIEW?

No. You must migrate Vision Builder AI inspections to a LabVIEW version from the previous year. For example, a Vision Builder AI 2013 inspection migrates to LabVIEW 2012, and a Vision Builder AI 2012 Inspection migrates to LabVIEW 2011.

Q: Why did I lose LabVIEW support when I upgraded my inspection to a new version of Vision Builder AI?

If your Vision Builder AI inspection uses a Read/Write I/O (NI-DAQmx) step, you must download and install a version of NI-DAQmx that supports the required version of LabVIEW.

Q: How do I migrate an OPC UA step to LabVIEW if the OPC UA server requires a password?

  1. Copy the OPC UA certificates folder from the Vision Builder AI folder to the destination folder.
  2. Specify the correct password in the System Config.ini in the Configuration Files folder in the destination folder.

Q: Why is the generated code broken when migrating to LabVIEW on a Windows Industrial Smart Camera?

The generated code is expecting a conditional disable symbol to be set, but it is not set by default on Windows.