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  • NI Vision Assistant Help
    • Activating Your Software
    • Related Documentation
    • Getting Help in Vision Assistant
    • Using Help
      • Conventions
      • Navigating Help
      • Searching Help
      • Printing Help File Topics
    • Working in Vision Assistant
      • Acquisition Mode
      • Browsing Mode
      • Processing Mode
      • Vision Assistant Toolbar
    • Acquiring Images
      • Image Acquisition in Vision Assistant
      • Acquire Image
        • Acquire Images
        • Acquire Images in Color
        • Acquire Image Control Descriptions
        • Acquire Image FAQs
      • Acquire Image (IEEE 1394 or GigE)
        • Acquire Images with an IEEE 1394 or GigE Camera
        • Acquire Image (IEEE 1394 or GigE) Control Descriptions
        • Acquire Image (IEEE 1394 or GigE) FAQs
      • Acquire Image (USB)
        • Acquire Images with a USB device
        • Acquire Image (USB) Control Descriptions
        • Acquire Image (USB) FAQs
      • Acquire Image (Smart Camera)
        • Acquire Images with an NI Smart Camera
        • Acquire Image (Smart Camera) Control Descriptions
        • Acquire Image (Smart Camera) FAQs
        • Configuring Remote Targets
      • Acquire Image (RT)
        • How to Acquire Images on Remote Targets
        • Acquire Image (RT) Control Descriptions
        • Acquire Image (RT) FAQs
      • Simulate Acquisition
        • How to Simulate an Image Acquisition
        • Simulate Acquisition Control Descriptions
        • Simulate Acquisition FAQs
    • Managing Images
      • Open Images in Vision Assistant
      • Open AVI Files in Vision Assistant
      • Add New Images to the Image Browser
      • Browse and Remove Images in the Image Browser
      • Browse Images in the Reference Window
      • Access Images from the Reference Window
      • Add Processed Images to the Image Browser
      • Save Images
      • Print Images
      • Magnify an Image
      • Reduce the Magnification of an Image
    • Creating Scripts
      • Scripting Concepts
      • Script Window
      • Create a New Script
      • Open a Script
      • Save a Script
      • Run a Script
      • Edit a Step in a Script
      • Add a Step to a Script
      • Remove a Step from a Script
      • Step through a Script
      • Perform Batch Processing
      • Performance Meter
    • Analyzing and Processing Images
      • Image Functions
        • Histogram
          • Histogram Control Descriptions
          • Perform a Histogram
          • Histogram FAQs
        • Line Profile
          • Line Profile Control Descriptions
          • Perform a Line Profile
          • Line Profile FAQs
        • Measure
          • Measure Control Descriptions
          • Calculate ROI Measurements
          • Measure FAQs
        • 3D View
          • 3D View Control Descriptions
          • View an Image in 3D
          • 3D View FAQs
        • Brightness, Contrast, and Gamma
          • Brightness, Contrast, and Gamma Control Descriptions
          • Modify Brightness, Contrast, and Gamma
          • Brightness, Contrast, and Gamma FAQs
        • Set Coordinate System
          • Set Coordinate System Controls
          • Set a Coordinate System
          • Set Coordinate System FAQs
        • Image Mask
          • Image Mask Control Descriptions
          • Mask an Image
          • Image Mask FAQs
        • Geometry
          • Geometry Control Descriptions
          • Compute the Symmetry of an Image
          • Rotate an Image
          • Resample an Image
          • Geometry FAQs
        • Image Buffer
          • Image Buffer Control Descriptions
          • Store an Image in an Image Buffer
          • Retrieve an Image from an Image Buffer
          • Image Buffer FAQs
        • Get Image
          • Get Image Control Descriptions
          • Get a New Image
          • Get Image FAQs
        • Image Calibration
          • Image Calibration Concepts
          • Image Calibration Control Descriptions
          • Perform a Simple Calibration
          • Perform Calibration Using User-Defined Points
          • Perform a Grid Calibration
          • Image Calibration FAQs
        • Calibration from Image
          • Calibration from Image Control Descriptions
          • Apply Calibration Information from One Image to Another
          • Calibration from Image FAQs
        • Image Correction
          • Image Correction Control Descriptions
          • Correct Images
          • Image Correction FAQs
        • Overlay
          • Overlay Control Descriptions
          • Overlay Figures, Text, or Bitmaps on an Image
          • Overlay FAQs
        • Run LabVIEW VI
          • Run LabVIEW VI Control Descriptions
          • Run a LabVIEW VI from Vision Assistant
          • Run LabVIEW VI FAQs
      • Color Functions
        • Color Operators
          • Color Operators Control Descriptions
          • Use the Color Operators Function
          • Color Operators FAQs
        • Color Plane Extraction
          • Color Plane Extraction Control Descriptions
          • Extract Color Planes from an Image
          • Color Plane Extraction
        • Color Threshold
          • Color Threshold Control Descriptions
          • Threshold a Color Image
          • Color Threshold FAQs
        • Color Location
          • Color Location Control Descriptions
          • Search an Image for Colors
          • Color Location FAQs
        • Color Pattern Matching
          • Color Pattern Matching Control Descriptions
          • Use Color Pattern Matching
          • Color Pattern Matching FAQs
        • Color Matching
          • Color Matching Control Descriptions
          • Match Colors in an Image to a Template
          • Color Matching FAQs
      • Grayscale Functions
        • Lookup Table
          • Lookup Table Control Descriptions
          • Apply a Lookup Table Transformation
          • Lookup Table FAQs
        • Filters
          • Filters Control Descriptions
          • Smooth an Image with Filtering
          • Detect Edges with Filters
          • Highlight Details in an Image
          • Filter an Image with a Custom Convolution Filter
          • Filters FAQs
        • Gray Morphology
          • Gray Morphology Control Descriptions
          • Expand (Dilate) Objects in Grayscale Images
          • Reduce (Erode) Objects in Grayscale Images
          • Fill Gaps and Holes (Close) in Grayscale Images
          • Remove Small Objects (Open) from Grayscale Images
          • Smooth Object Boundaries in Grayscale Images
          • Gray Morphology FAQs
        • FFT Filter
          • FFT Filter Control Descriptions
          • Apply an FFT Filter to an Image
          • FFT Filter FAQs
        • Grayscale Threshold
          • Threshold Control Descriptions
          • Threshold a Grayscale Image
          • Grayscale Threshold FAQ
        • Watershed Segmentation
          • Watershed Segmentation Control Descriptions
          • Segment an Image Using a Watershed Transform
          • Watershed Segmentation FAQs
        • Operators
          • Operators Control Descriptions
          • Use the Operators Function
          • Operators FAQs
        • Conversion
          • Conversion Control Descriptions
          • Convert Grayscale Images
          • Conversion FAQs
        • Quantify
          • Quantify Control Descriptions
          • Quantify an ROI in an Image
          • Quantify FAQs
        • Centroid
          • Centroid Control Descriptions
          • Compute the Energy Center of an Image
          • Centroid FAQs
      • Binary Functions
        • Basic Morphology
          • Basic Morphology Control Descriptions
          • Reduce (Erode) Objects in Binary Images
          • Expand (Dilate) Objects in Binary Images
          • Remove Small Objects (Open) from Binary Images
          • Fill Gaps and Holes (Close) in Binary Images
          • Smooth Object Boundaries in Binary Images
          • Extract the Contours of a Particle
          • Fill Holes and Smooth Right Angles
          • Remove Single Pixels and Right Angles
          • Basic Morphology FAQs
        • Adv. Morphology
          • Adv. Morphology Control Descriptions
          • Remove Small Objects
          • Remove Large Objects
          • Remove Objects Touching the Image Border
          • Fill Holes
          • Compute the Convex Hull of Objects
          • Reduce Objects to Skeletons
          • Separate Objects
          • Label Objects
          • Create a Distance Map
          • Segment an Image
          • Advanced Morphology FAQs
        • Particle Filter
          • Particle Filter Control Descriptions
          • Filter Objects Based on Particle Measurements
          • Particle Filter FAQs
        • Binary Image Inversion
          • Binary Image Inversion Control Descriptions
          • Invert a Binary Image
          • Binary Image Inversion FAQs
        • Particle Analysis
          • Particle Analysis Control Descriptions
          • Perform a Particle Analysis
          • Particle Analysis FAQs
        • Shape Matching
          • Shape Matching Control Descriptions
          • Search a Binary Image for a Shape
          • Shape Matching FAQs
        • Circle Detection
          • Circle Detection Control Descriptions
          • Detect Circles
          • Circle Detection FAQs
      • Machine Vision Functions
        • Edge Detector
          • Edge Detector Control Descriptions
          • Detect Edges in Grayscale Images
          • Edge Detector FAQs
        • Straight Edge (Rake)
          • Straight Edge (Rake) Control Descriptions
          • Detect Straight Edges in Grayscale Images
          • Straight Edge (Rake) FAQs
        • Adv. Straight Edge
          • Adv. Straight Edge Control Descriptions
          • Detect a Straight Edge
          • Adv. Straight Edge FAQs
        • Circular Edge (Spoke)
          • Circular Edge (Spoke) Control Descriptions
          • Detect Circular Edges in Grayscale Images
          • Circular Edge (Spoke) FAQs
        • Clamp
          • Clamp Control Descriptions
          • Measure Distances Between Edges Using the Clamp Tool
          • Clamp FAQs
        • Pattern Matching
          • Pattern Matching Control Descriptions
          • Search for Templates Using Pattern Matching
          • Pattern Matching FAQs
        • Geometric Matching
          • Geometric Matching Control Descriptions
          • Search for Templates Using Geometric Matching
          • Geometric Matching FAQ
        • Shape Detection
          • Shape Detection Control Descriptions
          • Search for Shapes Using Shape Detection
          • Shape Detection FAQs
        • Defect Detection
          • Detect Defects Control Descriptions
          • Search for Defects Using Detect Defects
          • Detect Defects FAQs
        • Caliper
          • Caliper Control Descriptions
          • Use the Caliper Tool
          • Find the Distance Between Two Points with the Caliper Tool
          • Find the Center of Two Points with the Caliper Tool
          • Find the Perpendicular Projection of a Point on a Line
          • Find the Intersection of Two Lines
          • Find the Angle Made by Two Points with the Caliper Tool
          • Find the Angle Made by Three or Four Points with the Caliper Tool
          • Find the Center of Mass Using Three or More Points with the Caliper Tool
          • Find the Area Enclosed by Three or More Points with the Caliper Tool
          • Find the Circular Fit Using Three or More Points with the Caliper Tool
          • Caliper FAQs
      • Identification Functions
        • OCR/OCV
          • OCR/OCV Control Descriptions
          • Read and Verify Text in Images
          • OCR/OCV FAQs
        • Classification
          • Classification Control Descriptions
          • Classify Samples
          • Classification FAQs
        • Barcode Reader
          • Barcode Reader Control Descriptions
          • Read Barcodes in Images
          • Barcode Reader FAQs
        • Data Matrix Reader
          • Data Matrix Reader Control Descriptions
          • Read Data Matrix Codes in Images
          • Data Matrix Reader FAQs
        • QR Code Reader
          • QR Code Reader Control Decriptions
          • Read QR Codes in Images
          • QR Code Reader FAQs
        • PDF417 Code Reader
          • PDF417 Code Reader Control Descriptions
          • Read PDF417 Codes in Images
          • PDF417 Code Reader FAQs
      • Vision Assistant Express VI
        • Express VI Control Descriptions
        • Use the Express VI
        • Express VI FAQs
        • Express VI Image Caching
        • Express VI Coordinate Systems
    • Migrating to a Development Environment
      • Create C Code
        • Create C Code Control Descriptions
        • Create C Code
      • Create LabVIEW VIs
        • Create LabVIEW VI Control Descriptions
        • Create a LabVIEW VI
    • Using the Solution Wizard
      • Fusebox Inspection
      • Sparkplug Inspection
      • Cell Analysis
      • Culture Analysis
      • Printed Circuit Board Inspection
      • Pins Inspection
      • Bordon Pressure Tube Calibration
      • Label Inspection
      • LEGO Bricks Classification
      • Color Pencil Inspection
      • Wood Inspection
      • Blister Pack Inspection
      • Dental Floss Inspection
      • Pills Inspection
      • Tablet Discoloration Inspection
      • Foreign Tablet Inspection
    • Glossary
    • Important Information
      • Warranty
      • Copyright
      • Trademarks
      • Patents
      • Warning Regarding Use of National Instruments Products
    • Technical Support and Professional Services

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