01-10-2009 09:20 AM
Hi I understand that NI had not supported multiple USB cameras as of 2008. Is this still the case? Is there any way I can get two webcams to work on Labview simultaneously? This is a stereo vision project.
I would appreciate any guidance.
Thanks
Puya
01-11-2009 04:36 AM
Hi Puya,
if you work on a Windows platform, then you can use the Windows driver to use two or more webcams at the same time.
For more information about it, see this search results please.
Mike
01-11-2009 09:30 PM
Thanks for your response Mike. I had a look at the posts you listed and also downloaded McArthurs program. It worked for one camera. i still dont understand how I can make it see two cams. There seems to be no provision in the VI to select a particular camera when you have more than one attached.
Thanks.
Puya
01-12-2009 01:07 AM
Hi Puya,
you can call the entire process two times. Select the other camera before calling it the second time. You can use the SendMessage function to show a dialoag, where you can select the other camera.
Mike
01-12-2009 05:35 PM
THanks Mike. I'll give that a go and see what happens. It would be best to programmatically select the camera rather than have a pop up prompting the user but at this stage ill be happy with anything that works! Thanks again.
Puya
01-26-2009 09:05 AM
Hi everyone,
I tried to get more then one video from diferents webcams, with the program of kangkang, but i dont know how to program that part to select the source webcam. I just know that this has to do after choose "windows WDM image capture", cos this webcams drivers work with this WDM.
Somebody has the solution of this problem?
my regards..01-26-2009 09:33 AM
Hi Marzero0,
i can later post an example.
Mike
01-26-2009 09:41 AM
Hi MikeS81,
Thanx a lot, ill been waiting for that example!
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01-26-2009 01:48 PM
Hi Marzero0,
attached you will find the example. Start the WebCam.example03.vi. The first dialog to select the webcam will be forced, the second comes automatically.
Hope it helps.
Mike
01-28-2009 07:35 AM
Hi MikeS81,
Thanx a lot for the example, it works gr8!! but i had to put the choose webcam option to the second process, otherwise appears a black window.
Now im trying to use the "web server" tool with this example, to use it in a remote way (first try -> doesnt work). If anybody can help it will be great! Thanx again MikeS81.
Marzero0