Use Kappa Camera with LabVIEW

Hi everybody, has anyone controled a digital camera (Kappa DX 2N) with LabVIEW?
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. 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

Jotthape,
unfortunately there is no information about this camera in our various support resources so NI can't be of much help here. Just one suggestion: Post this question to the Machine Vision forum instead of the LabVIEW forum. This forum is monitored by some very good machine vision experts so your chances to get an answer will increase.
You should also provide more information about the camera (link to a datasheet, PC interface type,...).
Best regards,
Jochen Klier
National Instruments Germany

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Crosspost: Has anyone used a Redlake camera with LabView/Imaq?

"I can't seem to find any drivers or utilities for the Redlake camera i'm using in my project.
Only this: http://www.imagemill-tech.com/Redlake/ Fr_Redlake.htm
But there's no info on how to get that VI (I've e-mailed them, of course).
Any additional information on using the camera with LabView/Imaq would be much appereciated"

"Kasper B. Dall" wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> "I can't seem to find any drivers or utilities for the Redlake camera
> i'm using in my project.
>
> Only this: http://www.imagemill-tech.com/Redlake/ Fr_Redlake.htm
>
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> But there's no info on how to get that VI (I've e-mailed them, of
> course).
>
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> Any additional information on using the camera with LabView/Imaq would
> be much appereciated"
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computer to control the
MotionScope system from a remote location through the serial port.
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9400-0014 for detai
ls of the Serial1 program and how to control the
MotionScope system from a
remote computer using a standard communications program.
So you need to find the serial command (for RS232) in manual addendum
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throughly, but you may have it if you own the camera. And these
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> http://www.geocities.com/irene_he/IVision.html

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