labview and THz camera

[bikekowal]

Hi,

I want to communicate with THz ThruVision TS4 camera using LabView.

http://www.thruvision.com/Products/TS4_Sub_Pages/TS4_Product_Page.htm

The problem is that this camera is not a Gige Camera. How to connect this camera with labview, how to get images?

regards,

M.

[Silver_Shaper]

What kind of interface it has. The supported labview cam interface can be found here http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/tut/p/id/5386

[bikekowal]

it is ethernet camera, but not GIGE camera.

[Silver_Shaper]

OK. Is it a smart camera?

[bikekowal]

No, it is not. It is measurement camera working in THz range. This camera has two vision outputs (two cameras) - standard monochrome visible and THz. When I plug it to labview (MAX) I can see the image from visible camera (typical Axis camera) but cannot see the image from THz camera. Both of this cameras work on the same ethernet cable, but with different IP addresses.

[PrimaryKey]

Dear bikekowal,

I have a few questions:

- what version of IMAQdx do you have?

- did you try connecting the THz camera without the second one?

- are you sure, that there isn't any IP conflict and that the subnets are properly configured?

- does the THz camera show in MAX?

Best regards,

[bikekowal]

Raven Black thank you for your help, here are the answers:

- I use LV 2011, so IMAQ dx is the newest version

- I cannot connect thz camera without second one because both cameras are built as one device and are connecting using one ethernet cable

- I am sure, because i test it with an application delivered with this camera and it works properly

- No, THz camera doesn't show in MAX

regards

[stockson]

Hi bikekowal,

I was trying to gather some information on the THz TS4 camera, but with no success. I am not even sure it is a "regular" IP camera. Do you maybe have access to a manual in a PDF form?

I would also advise you to contact the ThruVision support team as my resources are very limited at this point (in the specification file they are writing about an SDK for TS4 but do not give any further details). The documentation on the product website is scarce and I have no access to this hardware.

Using an IP camera is very easy in LabVIEW, and involves very little effort - if you see one camera, but don't see the second it might mean that the fault is on the cameras side.

Best regards,

[bikekowal]

Hi Mateusz,

I don't really have a manual of this camera. The only thing I have is an SDK in C#. Maybe this is the way I can use this camera - using .net libraries in LabView. Anyway, I will contact their programists and ask for some help. I am obligated to use LabView to acquire and process image from TS4 camera. I hope it is impossible 🙂 What do you think about using .net toolboxes to communicate with this camera?

Marcin

[stockson]

Dear Marcin,

I'm quite sure it is possible, one way or another. But you need some more information form the ThruVision support. Maybe you will need to implement some other way of communication, or like you mentioned - .NET assemblies. Either way, you need confirmation from the manufacturer.

Please let us know what you found out.

Regards,