Example Code

Overlay Objects on a Image using the NI Vision Development Module

Products and Environment

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    Software

  • Vision Development Module
  • LabVIEW

Code and Documents

Attachment

Overview

This VI demonstrates how to overlay and remove different objects on a image using the NI Vision Development Module.

 

Description

This VI shows the most commonly used IMAQ Overlay VIs. Clicking on any of the overlay controls to add and remove overlays.

 

Requirements

 Software

  • LabVIEW Base Development System 2012 (or compatible)
  • NI Vision Development Module 2012 (or compatible)
  • If running in a Real-Time context, you will need the LabVIEW Real-Time Module 2012 (or compatible)

 Hardware

  • No hardware is necessary to use this example VI

 

 Steps to Implement or Execute Code

  1. Download and open the attached ZIP-file
  2. Open the VI and follow the instructions inside

 

Additional Information or References

 
 Overlay Objects LV2012 NIVerified.vi - Front Panel.png

 

Overlay Objects LV2012 NIVerified.vi - Block Diagram.png

 

 **The code for this example has been edited to meet the new Community Example Style Guidelines. The edited copy is marked with the text ‘NIVerified’. Read here for more information about the new Example Guidelines and Community Platform.**

--Michelle

National Instruments

Example code from the Example Code Exchange in the NI Community is licensed with the MIT license.

Comments
Todd S.
NI Employee (retired)
on

Thanks for posting! Could you please rename your attachment to include the LabVIEW version? "_lvXX.vi" would be fine.

Todd S.
LabVIEW Community Manager
National Instruments