Connect to a Wireless IP camera to take pictures

[jrc579]

I recently bought a Foscam FI9821W Wireless IP Camera to work along side my image comparison VI. 

Is it possible to connect to this Camera through the VI by changing the "Select Camera" funtion or something close to that?

Any help would be appreciated,

Confused LabVIEWer

[Poolean]

To connect to an IP camera with LabVIEW using NI drivers, you'll need the IMAQdx driver, which comes as part of NI Vision Acquisition Software. You can download the latest version of the driver here: http://www.ni.com/download/ni-vision-acquisition-software-2014.02/4584/en/ and find more information here: http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/12892

This software ships with several LabVIEW examples, which you can work off of to acquire from an IP camera. You can find them by opening LabVIEW and going to Help>> Find Examples...>>Hardware Input and Output>>Vision Acquisition>>NI-IMAQdx. At first, I recommend using a High-Level Snap VI to make sure you can acquire from the camera. You can advance to more complex VIs from there.

Mike

[jrc579]

Thank you for the advice!  Unfortunately, I got in contact with tech support at Foscam and they said their products can not be used in conjunction with LabVIEW at all.  Looks like I have to find a new Wireless Camera.  Is there a known affordable camera (around $100) that might work for this application?

[Poolean]

NI doesn't sell any IP or GigE cameras in that price range, but I suggest searching around to try to find something within your budget.

Mike