Documentation and Examples

This topic assumes that you are familiar with Visual Basic and can use ActiveX controls in Visual Basic. The following are good sources of information about Visual Basic and ActiveX controls:

• Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) at www.msdn.microsoft.com
• Documentation that accompanies Microsoft Visual Studio

Several additional documentation resources are available to help you create your vision application:

• NI Vision Concepts Manual—If you are new to machine vision and imaging, read this manual to understand the concepts behind NI Vision.
• NI Vision for Visual Basic Reference Help—If you need information about individual methods, properties, or objects, refer to this help file.
• Example programs—If you want examples of how to create specific applications, go to the <Vision>\Examples\MSVB directory or the <Vision>\Examples\MSVB.NET directory, where <Vision> is the location to which you installed Vision.
• CWMachineVision source code—If you want to see the source code for the CWMachineVision control, go to the <Vision>\Source\MSVB\MachineVision directory.
• Application Notes—If you want to know more about advanced NI Vision concepts and applications, refer to the Application Notes located on the National Instruments Web site at ni.com/appnotes.nsf.
• NI Developer Zone (NIDZ)—If you want even more information about developing a vision application, visit the NI Developer Zone at ni.com/zone. The NI Developer Zone contains example programs, tutorials, technical presentations, the Instrument Driver Network, a measurement glossary, an online magazine, a product advisor, and a community area where you can share ideas, questions, and source code with vision developers around the world.