Hi, can someone give me some ideas on what type/brand of usb cameras are suitable for labview? i need to use it with labview vision module and image acquisition IMAQ Cheers

[auckland]

Hi, can someone give me some ideas on what type/brand of usb cameras are suitable for labview? i need to use it with labview vision module and image acquisition IMAQCheers

[muks]

Can you give a breif description of your application?

[Kristen_K.]

Hi aukland,

IMAQdx 3.4 (Vision Acquisition Software 2009) and later will support USB devices that are DirectShow compliant.  Here is in DeveloperZone article with a bit more detail.

NI Adds USB Camera Support with 2009 Software

Here's a excerpt that you would probably be interested in: DirectShow is currently most popular method of supporting image transfer via the USB bus, and a number of USB device manufacturers use the DirectShow framework such as Lumenera, IDS, Point Grey, Logitech, and Creative.

I hope this helps!

Kristen H.

Message Edited by Kristen H. on 01-05-2010 10:08 AM

[auckland]

Thank you for your help 🙂 

Do you know what models in Logitech or Creative that have such DirectShow Framework built in? any suggestions?

Cheers 

[BlueCheese]

auckland,

If you're looking for a simple webcam rather than something industrial, I highly recommend the Logitech Webcam Pro 9000. It has great drivers (it even can make use of the UVC video drivers built into Windows or Linux, although you lose some functionality compared to Logitech's). It has a decent 2MP sensor that can be windowed to a variety of resolutions and frame rates, and a good lens for a webcam (with a true auto and manual focus controlled via software).

Eric 

[auckland]

Hi all,

i have bought the Logitech Pro 9000 and successfully installed all software and it runs perfectly fun when use in normal condition. however, when i try to use Labview to acquire image from camera, it returns me error code-1074397163, also when i use vision assistant to aquire image, it says my camera is not valid. can someone give me some advice on this issue?

Many thanks!

[BlueCheese]

auckland,

Can you give more details about what your code looks like? Perhaps a screenshot? Can you acquire from the camera in MAX? Can you run any provided examples?

Eric 

[auckland]

Hi eric,

I think now i can get it going, but i would like to know where to find more examples for my USB camera image acquisition application? please advise me.

Cheers

[BlueCheese]

auckland,

If you are using IMAQdx you can go to the Example Finder under Help and find a bunch of IMAQdx examples. Nearly all should work with your USB camera.

Eric 

[LightWorker · Accepted solution]

Hi, I am using a 1.4MP USB camera with LabView. The make is IDS - a German company.