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Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Camera Selection
3. Multicore Image Processing
4. Rugged Industrial Design
5. Industrial Communications and Onboard Digital I/O
6. Software: Configure or Program Your Inspection
7. Related Links
1. Introduction
NI Embedded Vision Systems are rugged automation controllers that combine industrial camera connectivity with open communication and multicore performance. They are designed to acquire
and process images from multiple cameras and offer options for connecting to IEEE 1394, GigE Vision, Base-configuration Camera Link, and DirectShow-compliant USB cameras. The systems
are ideal for complex, high-speed machine vision applications such as high-speed sorting, assembly verification, and packaging inspection, with the Camera Link option also being suitable for
line-scan imaging applications such as web and surface inspection.
2. Camera Selection
The EVS-1464 and EVS-1464RT work with any IIDC-compliant IEEE 1394 camera and any GigE Vision-compliant Ethernet camera. The EVS-1463 and EVS-1463RT can acquire from multiple
GigE Vision cameras as well as one Base-configuration Camera Link camera. The camera connectivity makes it possible for you to use of a variety of image sensor types, including infrared
(thermal), line scan, color, area scan, and 3D laser triangulation.
National Instruments has developed the first real-time driver software for communicating, configuring, and acquiring images from both IEEE 1394 and GigE Vision cameras, the latter of which even
enables the use of GigE Vision line-scan sensors.
Multicamera Support
NI Embedded Vision Systems provide a low-cost way to simultaneously acquire and process images from several cameras to inspect parts from multiple angles, increase overall system resolution,
and use several specialty cameras at the same time (color, monochrome, infrared, line scan, and so on). With two IEEE 1394b ports (EVS-1464 and EVS-1464RT only) and a second Gigabit
Ethernet port, you can use hubs to connect several IEEE 1394a/b and GigE Vision cameras to a single port, limited only by the bandwidth requirements of your application.
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with external devices, such as reading from a quadrature encoder, generating strobe pulses, triggering, and writing/reading from digital lines. Using these signals, you can dynamically control your
lighting or cameras, synchronize with a conveyor belt, or integrate NI Embedded Vision Systems with PLCs.
In addition, the system can send commands and data to other devices, such as PLCs and operator interfaces, using industrial protocols such as EtherNet/IP, RS232, Modbus serial, and
Modbus/TCP. With enterprise connectivity, you can also monitor the inspection results, view images, or store data in databases for statistical process control.
Real-time NI Embedded Vision Systems are now also EtherCAT master devices, offering a simple way to integrate single-point I/O, including motion drives and I/O expansion devices. In addition,
MXI-Express connectivity on all NI Embedded Vision Systems provides deterministic integration for waveform data and supports a variety of I/O in high-channel-count systems.
Software Scalability
National Instruments uses the same configuration software (Vision Builder AI) and programming software (Vision Development Module) across the entire NI vision hardware portfolio. So after
learning just one set of vision software, you can easily reduce time and cost to maintain your systems or build new applications while enjoying the freedom to choose the suitable hardware for each
application, be it a PC, an NI Embedded Vision System, or an NI Smart Camera. All NI vision software comes with NI Vision Acquisition Software, a collection of drivers for IEEE 1394 and GigE
Vision cameras that scales to support a larger range of camera types for use with other NI vision hardware.
7. Related Links
Purchase the NI EVS-1464RT Real-Time Embedded Vision System for GigE Vision, IEEE 1394 Cameras
Purchase the NI EVS-1463RT Real-Time Embedded Vision System for GigE Vision, Camera Link Cameras
Purchase the NI EVS-1464 Embedded Vision System for GigE Vision, IEEE 1394 Cameras
Purchase the NI EVS-1463 Embedded Vision System for GigE Vision, Camera Link Cameras
FAQ: Answers to 20 Frequently Asked Questions About Real-Time NI Embedded Vision Systems
Webcast: NI EVS-1464RT Real-Time Embedded Vision System Guided Tour
How-To Tutorial: Getting Started with the Real-Time Embedded Vision System
How-To Tutorial: Getting Started With the Windows-Based NI Embedded Vision System
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