Use Kappa Camera with LabVIEW

[jotthape]

Hi everybody,
has anyone controled a digital camera (Kappa DX 2N) with LabVIEW? This Camera uses a serial interface for communication (RS422), the pictures are RAW formatted, but they can be converted to bmp.

There is a development kit avaylable with control functions written in C. I know it is possible to convert c-Funcions in LabVIEW VIs. But there are so many functions to be converted. Also the function parameters are not typical for LabVIEW konversation (for example: function(&class.content[0].&content).)If anyone has experiences with that kind of camera (probably converted the functions) and knows which functions are needed for single specifications I would be very happy.

Best regards jotthape

[BBergman]

Jotthape,

Did you find any help somewhere else? I'm having the same problem, try to use my Kappa DX10-1394A (http://www.kappa.de/index.php?id=00000340&article_id=00000780) through firewire in labview. I know there is a devlopment kid with C routine's but rather get something that works right away.

Thanks for your help,

Bastiaan.

[jotthape]

Hi,

I have tried to get support from Kappa but there was only the development kit. This kit includes parameters LabVIEW doesn't understand.

So to use your camera with VIs, you have to construct a "wrapper dll" in c that gives suitable parameters to LabVIEW. But unfortunately I have not created this DLL on my own. So the idea with wrapping parameters in a self constructed dll is just an advice for you. I have not found any other way to solve the problem.

best regards

jotthape