camera file generator can snap an image, but MAX can't?

[Weiyuan]

I can snap an image using "NI Camera file generator", after I load this camera file to MAX, I can't snap an image from MAX.  Anyone have some experience with this?  Any suggestions?  Thanks.

[JeffL]

Hi Weiyuan,

Please provide some more information like what camera/board are you using, what errors pop up, what version of MAX/NI-IMAQ/Camera file generator are you using? Are you sure you're saving the camera file to the correct data folder in MAX?

[Weiyuan]

Hi Jeff,

Thanks.  Here are some details of my system,

1. Camera: PSL, T1000 Impactron XEM Camera.

2. Camera File generator: version 2.0.4, click "snap" can get an image, got an "Acquisition Timeout" error, but everytime, can get an image. Use free-running mode.

3. ACQ Board: NI PCIe-1430.

4. MAX: version  4.6.1f0, port 0 loaded with the icd file created by "Camera file generator".  After click "Snap" on Max, got an error:

Error 0xBFF60022, A timeout error occurred while waiting for the specified event.  If waiting for an image, verify that all video data is acquired within the timeout period.  If waiting for a signal, verify that the signal assertion occurs within the timeout period. 

The image part becomes all black (not an image). If I click "Grab", I got the same "BFF60022" error.

 I installed the latest LabVIEW and the "LabVIEW 2009 f2 patch (32bit)".  I made a simple LabVIEW program too, can't get an image, the error is: -1074397151, and the source is: IMAQ Snap.vi.  I guess, I have to make the MAX working, before my LabVIEW program can work?, because I am using the "interface name" specified in MAX.  BTW, when I am using MAX, or CAmera-file-generator, or LabVIEW, I closed all other programs (e.g. when using MAX, I closed labview and camera-file-generator).  Any suggestions?  Thanks so much!

Weiyuan

[Weiyuan]

Hi Jeff:

Thanks, it is working now.  I was using the wrong height and width when I was using MAX.

Weiyuan