ActiveX or IMAQdx

[jkssbh]

Hi,
I developed a system with Axis camera and ActiveX. Now I need change the camera to improve my system.
My new camera is a firewire FireFly/PTGrey. I run some examples that use IMAQdx and those run so fine in LabView 8.5,
but I tried write a sample with FireFly and ActiveX, but it isn´t work.
I have some question:
1)    What´s better rewrite my code with IMAQdx or adapt my new camera with ActiveX?
2)    Anyone has a sample that use ActiveX with FireWire camera?
Thanks

[Schneiater]

Hi jkssbh,

I recommend you to change your code to use IMAQdx because with this driver you can recognize the camera in MAX, you have a pallete with lots of function to help you doing your image acquisition. It is the better way to work with image in LabVIEW.

I did a fast search in the PTGrey web site and I didn't find activeX support for controlling the IEEE 1394a camera (firewire).

But even if there is activeX support, working with activeX in LabVIEW for image acquisition is not better than working with the IMAQdx driver.

The ActiveX is a general purpose tool. The IMAQdx is dedicated to image acquisition.

I hope this information is useful.

If you have other doubts, feel free to ask help.

Regards,

[jkssbh · Accepted solution]

Rodrigo,

Thanks to anwered my questions.

I will work with IMAQdx.

John