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Cameras and Optics Provided by National Instruments

National Instruments offers both color and monochrome IEEE 1394 and GigE Vision cameras with resolutions ranging from VGA to 2 megapixels.  These cameras offer easy and cost-effective integration into your machine vision systems with the use of standard cables connecting to standard ports.  The cameras are manufactured by Basler Vision Technologies and are compatible with NI vision hardware and NI vision software.

 

National Instruments also offers standard C-mout lenses manufactured by Computar. These lenses work with any of the cameras available from NI, including the NI Smart Cameras and Basler cameras for IEEE 1394 and GigE Vision mentioned above.

Complete Vision Component Providers

Below are several companies that are experts in machine vision and image processing. They specialize in accurately specifying and selling all of the components necessary to complete even the most challenging vision applications.

Worldwide
Edmund Industrial Optics – (www.edmundoptics.com) From UV windows to fully integrated electronic imaging systems, Edmund Optics is the single source for optical products and services. Edmund Optics offers more than the average vision component catalog. They augment their broad selection and deep inventories with express shipping options, OEM quantity discounts, and the ability to provide custom design and manufacturing services.
 
North America
Graftek Imaging – (www.graftek.com) Graftek provides all the components of a machine vision system, including lighting optimized to an application, quality optical components, high-resolution and high-speed cameras, image acquisition hardware and image analysis software for Windows or real-time operating systems.
 
France
Alliance Vision – (www.alliancevision.com) Alliance Vision is one of the leading imaging product providers in France for machine vision and image analysis.
 
Central Europe
Qualimatest – (www.qmt.ch) Qualimatest is a supplier of material solutions for industrial vision, which supplements its product range with those of other suppliers to offer customers the full gamut of components necessary for the realization of their systems.

 

Selected Camera Providers


Find a list of all cameras supported by NI at ni.com/cameras.



IEEE 1394 and GigE Vision Cameras


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Selected Optics and Lighting Providers


 

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