Is vision development module in labview 8.6. sufficient for real-time image acquisition and analysis using a webcam

[Prathiksha]

Hi, 

I'm new to labview and trying to develop an eye-tracker using labview 8.6. It has the vision development module and i was wondering if this was sufficient for real-time image acquisition and processing or would i be needing any other software tools.

[Klemen]

Hello, certainly it is possible and sufficient for real-time tracking!

About eye tracking - if you need an example, you can find the code here:

https://decibel.ni.com/content/blogs/kl3m3n/2013/10/08/real-time-face-and-eye-detection-in-labview-u...

The code uses OpenCV functionalities along with the LabView UI (and some other functions like overlay).

Hope this helps a bit.

Best regards,

K

[Prathiksha]

Thank you

I read at some sites that they also used vision acquisition softwares like NI-IMAQ to capture images from the webcam ........is this necessary?

[Klemen · Accepted solution]

Yes, to acquire images from a webcam you would need imaq-dx drivers.

Take a look at this link:

http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/0564022DAFF513D2862579490057D42E

Best regards,

K

[Prathiksha]

Thank you, it really helped.......

[Prathiksha]

Hi,

I' ve tried to install Labview 8.6 on my laptop but it's sounding an error and people are telling me that it's a problem with my OS and it's not supporting . I'm using a Windows7 64-bit system.......can anyone help me with this....?

[Klemen]

Hello,

I have 32-bit LabView (2013) installed on 64-bit Windows 7 operating system. Everything works without any problem. I also had LV 2011 and 2012 installed on 64-bit operating system.

The release notes for LV 8.6 show that it works on Vista, so it should work on Win 7 also. Try copying the entire contents of the disk(s) on your PC an install from there.

Best regards,

K

[Prathiksha]

Hey Thank you. I finally got it installed althoughi  had to do it manually.....took me almost the entire day but was worth it.