Graphical icons help speed system design

Linking a series of graphical image-processing operators improves the development of image-processing and machine-vision systems.

In the past, software packages were offered as a series of C-callable libraries that system integrators used to construct machine-vision applications. While many frame-grabber and camera vendors still offer these libraries, others have chosen to offer graphical imaging blocks that can be linked together to more rapidly build customized software. While this can speed the development of end-user systems, the developer still must understand the nature of the image-processing task to be performed and the building blocks that are required to accomplish the task.

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