How do I capture and save a continuos sequence of images using NI 1422 LVDS capture card, through Measurement & Automation Explorer?

[James S. - DRS]

Is it possible to capture and save a sequence of imagery with an NI 1422 LVDS capture card using the Measurement & Automation Explorer?  Everything is installed properly and up and running, and I am able to use the "Snap" command to save one image, as well as the "Grab" command, but it seems that you must stop the grab command before you can save anything, and it only allows you to save the last image.  Is there a way to save a sequence as it is being grabbed, or do I need to use LabVIEW or some other additional software to achieve this?

Regards,

James S. 

[Vivek_N · Accepted solution]

Hello James,

You will need LabVIEW or another development environment in order to save a sequence of images. If you have LabVIEW and the Vision Acquisition Software, you will be able to grab and save images to an AVI file. There are examples that are shipped with the Vision Acquisition Software that can do this.

I hope this helps. 

[James S. - DRS]

Vivek,

Thank you for the reply!  Are there any other easy available options to use along with Vision other than LabView?  Or is LabView the necessary development environment that needs to be used?  I know LabView is NI's product, but do you have any suggestions as far as other compatible products are concerned, just so I can compare?  This is for the company I work for, so we may already have something compatible with IMAQ Vision.  Thanks again for the help!

Regards,

James S. 

[Vivek_N]

Hello James,

The Vision Development Module also supports Visual Studio and LabWindows/CVI as a development environment. I would definitely recommend LabVIEW as it makes it much easier and we also have more examples available which are programmed in LabVIEW.