Text-Based Language Examples for NI Vision Software and Driver

Solution

Vision examples can be found in the following locations depending on what type of example you are looking for.

**Vision C API for LabWindows/CVI™**
	Examples Location	Documentation Location
NI-IMAQ	C:\Users\Public\Documents\National Instruments\CVI\samples\IMAQ	C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\NI-IMAQ\Help\NIIMAQFunctionReference.chm
NI-IMAQdx	C:\Users\Public\Documents\National Instruments\CVI\samples\IMAQdx	C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\NI-IMAQdx\Help\NIIMAQdx_Function_Reference.chm

**Vision C API for MSVC**
	Examples Location	Documentation Location
NI-IMAQ	C:\Users\Public\Documents\National Instruments\NI-IMAQ\Examples\MSVC	C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\NI-IMAQ\Help\NIIMAQFunctionReference.chm
NI-IMAQdx	C:\Users\Public\Documents\National Instruments\NI-IMAQdx\Examples\MSVC	C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\NI-IMAQdx\Help\NIIMAQdx_Function_Reference.chm
NI-IMAQ I/O	C:\Users\Public\Documents\National Instruments\NI-IMAQIO\Examples\MSVC	C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\NI-IMAQ IO\Help\IMAQ IO C Ref.chm
NI Vision	C:\Users\Public\Documents\National Instruments\Vision\Examples\MSVC	C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\Vision\Help\NIVisionCSupport.chm

**Vision .NET API**
	Examples Location	Documentation Location
NI-IMAQ	C:\Users\Public\Documents\National Instruments\NI-IMAQ\Examples\dotNet	C:\Program Files(x86)\National Instruments\MeasurementStudioVS2008\Help\NINETIMAQ.HxS
NI-IMAQdx	C:\Users\Public\Documents\National Instruments\NI-IMAQdx\Examples\dotNet	C:\Program Files(x86)\National Instruments\MeasurementStudioVS2008\Help\NINETIMAQdx.HxS
NI-IMAQ I/O	C:\Users\Public\Documents\National Instruments\NI-IMAQ IO\Examples\ActiveX MSVB.NET	C:\Program Files(x86)\National Instruments\NI-IMAQ IO\Help\IMAQ IO VB Ref.chm
NI Vision	C:\Users\Public\Documents\National Instruments\Vision\Examples\dotNET	C:\Program Files(x86)\National Instruments\MeasurementStudioVS2008\Help\NINETVision.HxS and C:\Program Files(x86)\National Instruments\MeasurementStudioVS2008\Help\NINETVisionAnalysis.HxS
NI Vision Visual Basic API	C:\Users\Public\Documents\National Instruments\Vision\Examples\Legacy MSVB 6.0	C:\Program File(x86)\National Instruments\Vision\Help\cwimaq.chm

Notes:

If you are doing .NET programming, make sure that you are using Visual Studios 2005 or 2008, which actively support NI Vision and will include descriptions of the Vision libraries.
If you are trying to do .NET programming in a version starting after VDM 2018 SP1, it should be noted that the API no longer includes .NET Support. See more regarding this in this article on Newer NI Vision Software Does Not Include .NET Support.
If you intent to do C/C++ development for NI Linux Real-Time, NI recommends a modern toolchain, which is easy to learn and utilize. Documentation for this toolchain provides information on typical steps, like building, deploying, and debugging a shared library. For more information, visit Getting Started with C/C++ Development for NI Linux Real-Time.
If you are still using the deprecated Eclipse toolchain for C/C++ Cross compiling NI-IMAQdx on NI Linux RT, you will find a help file located at the following page: C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\Vision\Help\NIVisionEclipseDevTools.chm
For the .HxS files, if you are using a version of Visual Studio later than 2008, you will need to install Help Explorer to view the .NET documentation.
NI recommends using Vision Assistant to prototype and then generate the code in C or .NET.