How to stream a video form an RF wireless camera to labview ?

[Tewerz]

Hi. I am developing a robot using the lynxmotion kit. and would like to place a wireless RF camera. I was hoping someone could help me out. How to stream a video form an RF wireless camera to labview ?

Thanks

T

[Kira_T]

Hi Tewerz,

Can you provide more information about the camera that you are trying to interface with LabVIEW? What protocol is it using? And how are you currently reading it. This information should help to determine if you will be able to use the Vision Acquisition Software to acquire from your camera.

Regards,
Kira T

[tvanprooyen]

A good place to start is with NI Vision Acquisition, it should show up if its connected to your computer in some way and if you have the drivers installed

Functions: vision and motion >> vision express >> Vision Acquisition

[Tewerz]

I am using a PAL camera. I am currently trying it out with matlab and it works fine but I need to get it on labview. 

Thanks a lot

T

[Kira_T]

Hi Tewerz,

Can you provide more information about the camera? What brand and model number is it? How are you interfacing it with the computer? Did the camera come with software to read in images from the camera? More information is helpful to determine how you will need to bring it into LabVIEW. Thanks!

Regards,
Kira T

[Tewerz]

Hi

This the link to the camera I am using

http://www.amazon.com/Mini-Wieless-Color-Camera-Microphone/dp/B000YM2OIK

r

• Miniature Wireless Camera with Microphone General Features: 380-lines resolution
• 150-foot range (no obstacles) 2.450 GHz output frequency Built-in microphone
• Full motion real time color video with no delay
• Camera runs on 9-volt battery or AC adapter (battery not included)
• Composite video connections on receiver

Thank you

[Kira_T]

Hi Tewerz,

The signal coming from this receiver is an analog video signal. You will need some way to read this into LabVIEW. However, NI does not currently sell any analog framegrabbers. Does this come with an SDK or any software that you can use to read the video signal and bring it into LabVIEW that way? Another way to receive the video would be if you could find a camera with a reciever that was USB and DirectShow compliant. You could then bring it into LabVIEW using the IMAQdx drivers. Thanks!

Regards,

Kira T

[denrikkk]

are you use a frame graber or tv tuner card ?
and what kind of frame grabber or tv tuner card that you use ?

[Bob_Schor]

On the Amazon site in your link, read the Questions and Answers, which discuss various devices you can use to get the signal from the Camera's receiver into a PC.  Once you have it at least looking to the PC like a USB WebCam, then LabVIEW can "see" it (if you have the Vision Acquisition module installed).

Bob Schor