Third party camera software development

[swades1981]

I have sony ethernet based HD IP camera and I have Labview 2012 and have no vision tools of labview . Can I developed the GUI in Labview for that.

[Bob_Schor]

It depends on how many years of experience you have doing low-level (C/C++) programming and how much you know about the hardware of your camera.  If your camera adheres to the GenICam specifications, it will definitely be faster and less expensive to upgrade to LabVIEW 2018 and also purchase the Vision Development Module and Vision Acquisition Software licenses.

Bob Schor

[proland1121]

Some manufacturers provide DLLs for interfacing their camera with third party software.  Check with them to see if this is an option.