LabView(NI MAX) and Nikon DS-Fi1, DS-U2 - error 0xBFF6901B Timeout

Hello,
I have similar problem with Timeout OxBFF6901B error.
I am using LabView 2013 and Nikon DS-Fi1 camera and its controller. Controler is connected to PC with USB connection. Firewall probably isn't cause of my problems.
Links to camera and controller:
http://www.nikoninstruments.com/Products/Cameras/Digital-Cameras/DS-Fi1
http://www.nikoninstruments.com/Products/Cameras/Controllers/DS-U2-Controller
Our goal is to connect camera to LabView to simultaneously acquire all data we need.
Thanks for help in advance!
Best regards,
Nejc

Hi Nejc,
There are several ways to connect 3rd party hardware to LabVIEW.
One way is to use the drivers and API of your device by calling library functions (functions in the .dll-s of the driver for your device). This works with any kind of specialty hardware, but it does require some knowledge specific to the API and hardware operation of your 3rd party device.
I did take a look at the links in your initial post, and I saw no standard industrial vision connections on your device. From the links, it seems that you have a special camera with a custom interface connected to custom control electronics that uses the USB bus to communicate with the "NIS-Elements Imaging Software" from Nikon. I am assuming that the drivers for the USB control electronics install as part of this software package.
In order to use your device from LabVIEW, you have to find a properly documented interface to it. My first recommendation would be to find a way to either programmatically connect to the high-level factory software suite for it, or if documentation is available, then go one level lower, and use the driver functions by calling them from LabVIEW.
A third, the least probable option would be to check the connection between the camera and the control electronics. If it is an industry standard connection, then you might be able to replace the electronics with NI Vision Acquisition hardware.
Good luck!
Best Regards,
T Simon
National Instruments
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