Vision License

[linu95k]

I have a software application for system in which the control hardware and test hardware are in two different rooms. The Test Hardware is monitored using a Web camera. We are trying to integrate this functionality as part of our LabVIEW code. I want to understand the Tools and Licenses that will be required. Since we are not performing any image processing and only capturing and storing videos, I believe the Vision Acqiuistion Toolkit is sufficient for development and there is no separate run-time license for VAS.

If am using only VAS Toolkit is VDM DDL Vision Development Module Debug & Deployment License still required or can we create an deploy an exe without it?  

[Bob_Schor]

My understanding (from a dozen or so years ago) was the following:

     When you purchased the VDM, it included the VAS so that you could write code for doing vision stuff and then test the code on a camera of your choice.  

     If you then build an Application, you can give that application to a Customer.  When it runs on the Customer's machine, it will look for the VAS (which it won't find), and will not work.  So each Customer needs to purchase a Run-Time License (VAS) from NI (unless you purchase it, and "bundle" this into the cost of your product).  [We ran into this one ...].

[I just re-read your post.  It sounds like your license is for your "single use" only.  I'd ask NI about this -- since it is for your own use, it might be allowable ...].

Bob Schor

[softball]

Hi

NI has this page on the subject :

https://www.ni.com/en/support/documentation/supplemental/18/licensing-national-instruments-vision-so...

VAS is free to use but not the NI-IMAQdx option which is part of VAS.

But it is a little murky. I have a LabVIEW license and a VDM license. So I can have NI-IMAQdx licensed.

Looking in the License Manager, NI-IMAQdx is licensed ( the green sprayed area ), but the License SN is that of my LabVIEW license. Not the VDM license :

Regards