# Displaying Keyence Camera Livefeed in Ignition Vision **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** vision\ **Created:** [December 4, 2025, 3:54am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/displaying-keyence-camera-livefeed-in-ignition-vision/112606 "2025-12-04T03:54:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NoahChan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/47e85d/32.png) [@NoahChan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/NoahChan)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 3:54am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/displaying-keyence-camera-livefeed-in-ignition-vision/112606/1 "2025-12-04T03:54:44Z")
Hi Ignition community. This is my first time using Ignition, and currently I am struggling to learn how am I able to display another app interface inside Ignition ![Cognex in Ignition HMI](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/8/5/85e83c05ced514984a593cdedf418084ed198ab4.jpeg) As the image shows, this is Cognex vision control, showing in Ignition Vision. I tried to ask around but I am not sure how is it possible. Would be great if there are any inputs! more to add, I am asking about the Keyence Model XG-X1000. I need some guidance on what widgets to use to set this up. Thank you ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 4:06am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/displaying-keyence-camera-livefeed-in-ignition-vision/112606/2 "2025-12-04T04:06:09Z")
No longer possible in modern Ignition, IIUC. That old tech used a java-ActiveX bridge that could not be ported to newer java versions. I have a 3rd party module that is based on the CV-5k family monitor and control channels. I never got a chance to play with a CV-7k, CV-8k, CV-X, or XG models to decipher their newer channel format. If you'd like to be a guinea pig for some reverse engineering, I'd be happy to help. (Won't be simple or quick, unfortunately.) The Cognex family is better documented for integrators, fwiw. ---
**Author:** ![NoahChan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/47e85d/32.png) [@NoahChan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/NoahChan)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 4:34am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/displaying-keyence-camera-livefeed-in-ignition-vision/112606/3 "2025-12-04T04:34:54Z")
Hi sir! Thank you for replying! Okay if that is the case, is it possible to just display the camera live feed only thru IP Camera Viewer? What is needed from Ignition and Keyence to establish such a communication to show the livefeed? ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 4:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/displaying-keyence-camera-livefeed-in-ignition-vision/112606/4 "2025-12-04T04:38:15Z")
> [@NoahChan](#): > > display the camera live feed only thru IP Camera Viewer? That is precisely what my 3rd-party driver module does for the CV-5k family. The driver module would have to be extended to support the XG that you have. (Keyence changed the image channel format somehow.) > [@Automation Professionals' Image Streamer Driver Module](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automation-professionals-image-streamer-driver-module/29371): > > Automation Professionals is pleased to announce a Release Candidate for its new driver module, supporting the live Network Image transmission format of [Keyence CV-5000](https://www.keyence.com/products/vision/vision-sys/cv-5000/index.jsp) machine vision controllers, plus support for common Network Video streams via [OpenCV](https://opencv.org/). Stream metadata is exposed as OPC items, and the output streams are Motion JPEG. The IP Camera Viewer Component in Vision can consume these streams, making it possible to integrate IP Cameras that don't have MJPEG support or have poor support f… ---
**Author:** ![NoahChan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/47e85d/32.png) [@NoahChan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/NoahChan)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 6:43am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/displaying-keyence-camera-livefeed-in-ignition-vision/112606/5 "2025-12-04T06:43:10Z")
I see… thank you sir for the explanation Sir last question, does Ignition have VNC? thru VNC, Keyence XG-X1000 should be able to communicate with Ignition vision If yes, how do I use show it in the HMI? Thank you sir ---
**Author:** ![code\_skin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@code\_skin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/code_skin)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/displaying-keyence-camera-livefeed-in-ignition-vision/112606/6 "2025-12-04T14:36:20Z")
There is no native/built-in VNC support but a quick search on the forum yields some great posts. Specifically, using NoVNC and Guacamole. If you can - go with Guacamole, it’s a great solution for remote desktop’ing. > [@VNC Connection from Perspective page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/vnc-connection-from-perspective-page/34969/2): > > A couple candidates jumped right out of duckduckgo: and [https://guacamole.apache.org/](https://guacamole.apache.org/) The latter uses the Apache Software License, which is compatible with building an Ignition module, fwiw. > [@A way to get VNC in the Ignition client with Windows](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/a-way-to-get-vnc-in-the-ignition-client-with-windows/82833/10): > > You can turn a Windows desktop into web page with NoVNC. I had to struggle with it, but it did work. From there is could go into the web browser component in Vision. [https://novnc.com/info.html](https://novnc.com/info.html)[[NoVNC on Windows, Linux and MacOS | The Ultimate Tutorial | Easy] ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExBDUpEkTfk)