Continuous Screen Capture in LabVIEW

[M.Kuznetsov]

Overview

This VI captures the region of the screen and displays it on the front panel continuously which can be used to develop remote desktop applications.

Description

This code demonstrates how to utilize .NET functions in LabVIEW to continuously capture the region of the screen. It is not a simple print screen algorithm, but a high-performance implementation using the low level .NET functions in LabVIEW.

Requirements

• LabVIEW 2013 (or compatible).

Steps to Implement or Execute Code

1. Put in the desired Height and Width of the screen that you wish to capture.
2. Run the program.
3. Move your cursor and notice the change in the captured image.
   
   

Additional Information or References 

Front Panel

 

**This document has been updated to meet the current required format for the NI Code Exchange.**

[Orbital]

Nice!

[lexanilagan]

This is a good project. We can use it in our project. I wonder if this can be use to extend the display to a second screen like what certain devices can do (e.g. USB-to-VGA connector). We want to send the captured image to an FPGA board and transfer that image from the board to a screen in a VGA based signal.

[reedamanda]

I think you just saved my project!! THANKYOU!!! I used to capture screenshot with Acethinker Screen grabber, free and works fairly well. Share it here as an alternative method.

[DorMeron]

The Vi works great expect for a small memory leak.

I used it in a loop and got my memory full after a couple of hours.

the problem was that the references needed to be closed after disposing their content.