Mitsubishi Electric Vision Sensor Basic Course Owner's Manual

Mitsubishi Programmable Controllers

Training Manual

Vision Sensor Basic

Course

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

(Always read these instructions before using the products.)

When designing the system, always read the relevant manuals and give sufficient consideration to safety.

During the exercise, pay full attention to the following points and handle the product correctly.

[EXERCISE PRECAUTIONS]

WARNING

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Do not touch the terminals while the power is on to prevent electric shock.

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Before opening the safety cover, turn off the power or ensure the safety.

CAUTION

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Follow the instructor's direction during the exercise.

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Do not remove the module of the demonstration machine or change wirings without permission.

Doing so may cause failures, malfunctions, personal injuries and/or a fire.

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Turn off the power before mounting or removing the module.

Failure to do so may result in malfunctions of the module or electric shock.

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When the demonstration machine (such as X/Y table) emits abnormal odor/sound, press the "Power switch" or "Emergency switch" to turn off.

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When a problem occurs, notify the instructor as soon as possible.

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REVISIONS

*The manual number is given on the bottom left of the back cover.

Revision date

August 2020

*Manual number

SH(NA)-082348ENG-A

Description

First edition

This manual confers no industrial property rights or any rights of any other kind, nor does it confer any patent licenses. Mitsubishi Electric Corporation cannot be held responsible for any problems involving industrial property rights which may occur as a result of using the contents noted in this manual.

 2020 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION

TRADEMARKS

The following are registered trademarks of Cognex Corporation:

Cognex, 2DMAX, Advantage, AlignPlus, Assemblyplus, Check it with Checker, Checker, Cognex Vision for Industry, Cognex

VSOC, CVL, DataMan, DisplayInspect, DVT, EasyBuilder, Hotbars, IDMax, In-Sight, Laser Killer, MVS-8000, OmniView,

PatFind, PatFlex, PatInspect, PatMax, PatQuick, SensorView, SmartView, SmartAdvisor, SmartLearn, UltraLight, Vision

Solutions, VisionPro, VisionView

The following are registered trademarks of Cognex Corporation:

The Cognex logo, 1DMax, 3D-Locate, 3DMax, BGAII, CheckPoint, Cognex VSoC, CVC-1000, FFD, iLearn, In-Sight(design insignia with cross-hairs), In-Sight 2000, InspectEdge, Inspection Designer, MVS, NotchMax, OCRMax, PatMax RedLine,

ProofRead, SmartSync, ProfilePlus, SmartDisplay, SmartSystem, SMD4, VisiFlex, Xpand

Ethernet is a registered trademark of Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. in Japan.

The company names, system names and product names mentioned in this manual are either registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies.

In some cases, trademark symbols such as '



' or '



' are not specified in this manual.

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CONTENTS

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

REVISIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

TRADEMARKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

RELEVANT MANUALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

TERMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

CHAPTER 1 VISION SENSORS

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

8

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Image Definition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

About the Lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Working distance and field of view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Color Lighting and Filters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

CHAPTER 2 DEMONSTRATION MACHINE

2.1

2.2

2.3

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System Configuration of Demonstration Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Workpiece type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Wiring of Demonstration Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Vision sensor connection and wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Settings Before Exercise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

CHAPTER 3 OVERVIEW OF In-Sight Explorer

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

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In-Sight Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

EasyBuilder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Get Connected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Set Up Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Importing an image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Set Up Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Configuring a tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Locate part. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Inspect part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Filmstrip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

CHAPTER 4 TRAINING 1 CONFIGURING In-Sight Explorer

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

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Connection with the Vision Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Set Up Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Importing an image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Configuring Location Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Configuring Inspection Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Presence/absence tool (brightness) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Measurement tool (distance). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Training 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Configuring In-Sight Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Result verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Training 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Configuring In-Sight Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

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Result verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Training 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Configuring In-Sight Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Result verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

CHAPTER 5 TRAINING 2 COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN A PROGRAMMABLE

CONTROLLER AND VISION SENSOR

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.5

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Basic Operations for an SLMP Scanner Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Basic operation process for an SLMP scanner connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Basic operations for an SLMP scanner connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Data block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Timing chart of SLMP scanner connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Changing a Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

SLMP Scanner Communication Settings of Vision Sensor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Setting a Programmable Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Registering a profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Creating a project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Sequence program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Specifying the connection destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Writing program to the CPU module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Checking Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Placing the vision sensor online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Enabling a trigger on the vision sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Checking inspection results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Changing a recognition parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Changing (loading) jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Controlling the vision sensor by using native mode commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

APPENDICES 132

Appendix 1 iQ Sensor Solution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Appendix 2 Input/Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Appendix 3 Setting and Connection of Emulator Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

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INTRODUCTION

Functions and specifications of a hardware and software used in the system (to help users acquire the knowledge required for inspection, measurement, and identification using a vision sensor)

RELEVANT MANUALS

Manual name [manual number]

Vision Sensor VS70 User's Manual

[SH-081889ENG]

Vision Sensor Connection Guide

[BCN-P5999-0861]

Vision Sensor VS Series Setting Guide

[BCN-P5999-1065]

Description

Functions, installation methods, system configuration, and required hardware components of the vision sensor VS70

Procedures for connecting a vision sensor to a MELSEC programmable controller to control a vision system through a CC-Link IE Field Network Basic connection, an SLMP connection, or an I/O connection

Installation, connection methods, and setting procedure of In-Sight Explorer

Available form e-Manual

PDF e-Manual

PDF e-Manual

PDF e-Manual refers to the Mitsubishi Electric FA electronic book manuals that can be browsed using a dedicated tool.

e-Manual has the following features:

• Required information can be cross-searched in multiple manuals.

• Other manuals can be accessed from the links in the manual.

• The hardware specifications of each part can be found from the product figures.

• Pages that users often browse can be bookmarked.

• Sample programs can be copied to an engineering tool.

TERMS

Unless otherwise specified, this manual uses the following terms.

Term

Engineering tool

Exposure time

FTP

Future (target object)

GX Works3

In-Sight Explorer

Job

OCRMax



PatMax RedLine



PatMax



ReadIDMax



SLMP

Vision sensor VA70

Description

A tool for setting, programming, debugging, and maintaining programmable controllers. A generic term for the GX

Works2, GX Works3, and MELSOFT Navigator

In photographing by a camera, the time that imager type being exposed to the light through the lens after the shutter is opened.

An abbreviation for File Transfer Protocol. This protocol is used to transfer data files over a network.

A target object in an image

The product name of the software package, SWnDNC-GXW3, for the MELSEC programmable controllers (n indicates the version.)

A configuration tool for a vision sensor manufactured by Cognex Corporation.

A program controlling vision created with the configuration tool for the vision sensor.

A high performance OCR (Optical Character Recognition) tool which provides high text-reading ability and high-speed processing capability. OCRMax is available to recognize or verify the unrecognizable characters in other OCR technologies (such as character variations, text skew, and proportional fonts).

A location tool for high-speed pattern matching, which has been improved based on PatMax technology, to locate parts and features. PatMax RedLine is designed to detect a target object in runs 10 times faster than PatMax, with no loss of search accuracy on high-resolution images.

A feature location tool (patented technology authorized by the United States) which Cognex Corporation developed by utilizing advanced geometric pattern matching technology. Objects can be found reliably and accurately despite changes in angle, size, and shading.

A tool to read barcodes with high-accuracy. By using 1DMax



and 2DMax



, up to 128 barcodes can be read at one time regardless of the position of the barcodes in the screen. 1DMax: A 1-D barcode reading algorithm optimized for omnidirectional barcode reading. 2DMax: A 2-D code reading algorithm that provides reliable code reading despite code quality, printing method, or the surface that the codes are marked on.

An abbreviation for Seamless Message Protocol. This protocol is used to access an SLMP-compatible device or a programmable controller connected to an SLMP-compatible device from an external device.

A generic term for the VS70M-600-E, VS70M-600-ER, VS70M-800-E, VS70M-800-ER, VS70M-802-E, and VS70M-802-

ER

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VISION SENSORS

Vision sensors are hardware with applications that convert, recognize, and measure image information.

Developed for applications such as inspection, measurement, identification at production sites, they are small and can be operated via network connection or on a stand-alone basis.

1.1

Features

Integrated

These standalone vision sensors integrate a CPU with personal computer level performance and image processing tools in a compact camera.

High flexibility

The lighting and lens configuration can be changed freely to meet the requirements of the application.

iQSS support

The total cost of design, start-up, operation, and maintenance can be reduced by automatic detection of connected devices and tool interaction functions.

Linkage with a programmable controller

Vision sensors support SLMP and CC-Link IE Field Network Basic. A vision sensor can be started and the state of the vision sensor can be monitored by assigning devices to control and monitor the vision sensor and turning the devices on or off. The parameters of vision sensors can also be changed using the same method.

FTP support

Vision sensor inspection images can be transferred to GOTs and host systems to enable traceability combining recognition results and recognition images.

Simple setup on a personal computer

In-Sight Explorer (vision sensor configuration tool) is an interface in which images play a central role and enables easy configuration of the vision sensor.

Furthermore, inspection configuration is program-free, and target characteristics in images can be selected by pointing and clicking, allowing configuration to be completed quickly.

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1.1 Features

1.2

Image Definition

An image defined by a vision sensor is the digitization of light information into data of 256 levels of fixed size.

Images are classified into binary images, grayscale images, and color images according to the type of display color and gradation.

Each image is two-dimensional, but the digital amount of pixels that structure the image and their properties vary.

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Image height (vertical)

Brightness

(gray value)

Pixel

Name

Pixel

Brightness (gray value)

Gradation

Image width (horizontal)

Description

Any of the smallest discrete elements that collectively constitute an image.

The size of an image is expressed as the number of horizontal pixels  the number of vertical pixels, for example 512 pixels (H)  480 pixels (V).

The brightness of a pixel in a grayscale image. Also called the gray value.

In digital images, a numerical value that indicates the degree of shading of each pixel.

When inputting an image from a sensor, for black and white input, the brightness of each pixel is 8 bits (256 levels), and for R, G, B (red, green, blue) color input, each component is A/D converted into an 8-bit value.

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1.2 Image Definition

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1.3

About the Lens

Working distance and field of view

The distance from the lens tip to the inspection target is called the working distance, and the area that the vision sensor can see at that distance is called the field of view.

The greater the working distance, the larger the field of view.

Working distance

Field of view

The following shows the horizontal field of view when an S-mount/M12 lens accessory is attached to a vision sensor of the

VS70 series.

• VS70M-600-E, VS70M-600-ER, VS70M-800-E, VS70M-800-ER

Horizontal field of view (640 × 480)

Working distance

(mm)

100

6mm

8mm

12mm

16mm

25mm

100 200 300 400 600 700 800

Field of view (width) (mm)

900

• VS70M-600-E, VS70M-600-ER, VS70M-800-E, VS70M-800-ER

Horizontal field of view (800 × 600)

Working distance

(mm)

100

100 200 300 400 600 700 800

Field of view (width) (mm)

900

6mm

8mm

12mm

16mm

25mm

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1.3 About the Lens

• VS70M-802-E, VS70M-802-ER

Horizontal field of view (1600 × 1200)

Working distance

(mm)

6mm

8mm

12mm

16mm

25mm

100 200 300 400 600 700 800

Field of view (width) (mm)

900

The horizontal field of view is completely mapped on the image sensor.

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1.3 About the Lens

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1.4

Color Lighting and Filters

When a monochrome camera is used, the object to be measured can be imaged more clearly by highlighting the characteristics of the inspection target or removing unnecessary colors through the use of color lighting and color filters according to the inspection target.

Red light

Blue inspection object

Red background

When the target object is illuminated with complementary light in the hue circle, the object appears dark, and when the same color or a similar color to that of the target object is applied, the object appears bright. For example, when the target is illuminated with red light, red workpieces appear bright, and green workpieces appear dark.

Orange

Red Purple

Blue

Actual color White light

Yellow Green

Red light Green light Blue light

Hue circle

The table below shows the advantages and general applications of the lighting colors used.

Lighting color Advantage

White

Red

Blue

Visualization of all wavelengths except black

Low cost and high brightness

High scattering rate and enables visualization of small objects

General application

For determining colors with a color camera

All-round general use

For detecting small defects

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DEMONSTRATION MACHINE

2.1

System Configuration of Demonstration Machine

This section describes the system configuration of the demonstration machine.

(1)

2

Ethernet

USB cable

Ethernet cable

Ethernet

(192.168.3.2)

HUB

(2)

(4)

(192.168.3.3)

Device/software

(1) Programmable controller system

(3)

Ethernet

(192.168.3.1)

Ethernet cable for the vision sensor

Breakout cable

(2)

(3)

Industrial switching hub

Vision sensor

Main base unit

Power supply module

CPU module

Vision sensor VS70

Autofocus module

Light cover with LED ring light

(4) Personal computer

Engineering tool GX Works3

Vision sensor configuration tool In-Sight Explorer

*1 The software version used for the training is "5.6.2".

24VDC power supply

Model name/description

R35B

R61P

R08CPU

NZ2EHG-T8N

VS70M-802

ISAF-7000-8MM-ME

ISLM-7000-WHI-ME

• Microsoft

• Microsoft





Windows

• Microsoft



Windows

Windows





10 Professional (64-bit)

7 Professional, Service Pack 1 (64-bit)



Server 2016

SWnDND-GXW3

(n indicates the version.)

Version 5.6.2

*1

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Workpiece type

There are two types of workpieces used in the training, "SN:B806MD43W" and " SN:B806ME 43W each workpiece differs partially.

", and the processing of

In " 

Page 41 TRAINING 1 CONFIGURING In-Sight Explorer", check how these differences are detected.

SN:B806MD43W

Front Rear Side

SN:B806ME 43W

Front Rear Side

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2.2

Wiring of Demonstration Machine

This section describes the wiring of the demonstration machine.

1.

Connect the following devices to a hub using Ethernet cables.

• CPU module

• Personal computer

CPU module

Ethernet cable

HUB

Personal computer

2.

Next, connect the vision sensor and the hub with the dedicated Ethernet cable of the vision sensor.

HUB

Ethernet cable for the vision sensor

24VDC power supply

3.

Finally, connect the CPU module and personal computer with a USB cable.

USB cable

HUB

24VDC power supply

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2

Vision sensor connection and wiring

This section describes the procedure for connecting and wiring the vision sensor.

Operating procedure

1.

Check that the 24VDC power supply switch is turned off.

2.

Connect the I/O or serial wires to an appropriate device (for example, a programmable controller).

3.

Connect 24VDC (red wire) and GND (black wire) of the breakout cable to the corresponding terminals of the power supply.

4.

Connect the M12 connector of the breakout cable to the power and I/O connector of the vision sensor.

5.

Turn on the 24VDC power switch.

Precautions

• When connecting the vision sensor and the programmable controller, power on the vision sensor and the programmable controller at the same time or first power on the programmable controller.

• Unused wires should be disconnected or protected with insulation. Be careful not to cause a short-circuit with the 24VDC wire.

• The cable is designed to fit the keyway of the connector of the vision sensor. It may be damaged if forcible connection is attempted.

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2.3

Settings Before Exercise

Set the TCP/IP setting as described in " 

Page 13 System Configuration of Demonstration Machine".

Operating procedure

1.

From the Windows



start menu, click

[Windows System]  [Control Panel].

2

Click!

2.

The "Control Panel" dialog box appears. Click

"Network and Internet".

Click!

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Click!

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2.3 Settings Before Exercise

Click!

3.

Click "Ethernet".

4.

Click the [Properties] button.

Select!

5.

Select "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/

IPv4)".

6.

Click the [Properties] button.

2

Click!

Set!

7.

Select "Use the following IP address" and set the following.

[Setting details]

IP address: 192.168.3.3

Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

8.

Click the [OK] button.

Click!

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9.

Click the [Close] button.

Click!

10.

Click the [Close] button.

Click!

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(3)

(1)

(2)

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OVERVIEW OF In-Sight Explorer

In-Sight Explorer (vision sensor configuration tool) is an interface in which images play a central role and enables easy configuration of the vision sensor.

3.1

In-Sight Explorer

EasyBuilder

EasyBuilder is the name of the development environment for In-Sight Explorer.

The EasyBuilder graphical user interface (GUI) is mainly consisted of images.

It is designed to allow vision applications to be configured simply by making settings according to "Application Steps".

The EasyBuilder GUI consists of the following six components.

(5)

3

(6)

(4)

(1) Menu bar

(2) Tool bars (Standard, EasyBuilder, Explorer)

(3) Application Steps

(4) Settings pane

(5) EasyBuilder View

(6) Palette

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Function list

The main functions of the vision sensor set in In-Sight Explorer are displayed.

Function name Description

Application Steps

1. Start

Get Connected

Set Up Image

The settings required to use the vision sensor are displayed in the setting order to allow easy setting. 

Page 23 Definition of Application Steps

Selects the vision sensor to be set, and specifies the image for setting the judgment conditions.

Selects the vision sensor to be set and connects it.

Specifies the image to be used to set the judgment conditions. Import the image to be shown on the vision sensor or specify an image file saved on the personal computer.

Sets the judgment conditions for the images captured by the vision sensor.

Sets for judging whether there is a location that matches the set features.

2. Set Up Tools

Locate Part

Location Tools

Inspect Part

3. Configure Results

4. Finish

Inputs/Outputs

Communication

Filmstrip

Save Job

Run job

Presence/Absence Tools

Measurement Tools

Counting Tools

Identification Tools

Geometry Tools

Math & Logic Tools

Plot Tools

Image Filter Tools

Defect Detection Tools

Calibration Tools iQ Sensor Solution functions

Sets the features.

Sets for judging whether the set features are satisfied.

The shape and quantity of products can be inspected.

Sets for judging the presence or absence of features.

Sets for measuring the distance, diameter, angle, and dimensions of a feature.

Sets for counting the number of features.

Sets for identifying and verifying a feature and color.

Sets for creating a geometrical figure.

Performs arithmetic operations, statistical processing, tool grouping using multiple tool results.

Sets for creating and placing conditionally enabled graphics.

Sets for enhancing an image or image region for image analysis.

Sets for detecting defects in an inspection target.

Sets for creating a calibration that can be shared among jobs.

Sets an output method for the judgment results of the images that were acquired.

Sets the input and output data.

Sets for communications between a vision sensor and an external device such as a programmable controller according to the specified method.

Saves the settings and checks the operations.

Allows the operator to check the images saved in the personal computer, the images saved in the vision sensor, and the results of capture.

Saves the settings to a vision sensor.

The vision sensor operates based on the settings in prior steps. The operation can also be checked.

The iQ Sensor Solution function can be performed using an engineering tool.

For details on the iQ Sensor Solution functions, refer to the following manual.

 iQ Sensor Solution Reference Manual

Automatic detection of connected devices A function for detecting connected vision sensors

Linkage with dedicated tools (association with properties) A function for starting In-Sight Explorer from an engineering tool

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Definition of Application Steps

[Application Steps] is an interface designed to complete the settings for one job by making settings in order from step 1 to step

4.

After a job is configured, these steps can be re-accessed in any order, allowing the operator to change or fine-tune the job parameters until the desired results are achieved.

From the [Application Steps] pane, any step of EasyBuilder can be easily accessed with one click.

1.

Get Connected

Set the vision sensor network setting and connect with In-Sight Explorer.



Page 41 Connection with the Vision Sensor

2.

Set Up Image

Set the trigger type settings and image import settings, and then run calibration.



Page 45 Importing an image



Page 47 Calibration

3.

Locate Part

Add and set tools to locate the part.



Page 50 Configuring Location Tools

4.

Inspect Part

Add and set tools for inspection.



Page 54 Configuring Inspection Tools

5.

Input/Output settings

Set the I/O module connection settings and the input/output operation settings.



Page 134 Input/Output

6.

Communication settings

Set communication settings for connecting to a programmable controller.



Page 95 TRAINING 2 COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN A PROGRAMMABLE

CONTROLLER AND VISION SENSOR

7.

Other settings

Set filmstrips, jobs to be loaded at startup, and online mode.



Page 39 Filmstrip



Page 105 Saving the job

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Tool list

The following table shows the details of tools that can be set in In-Sight Explorer.

Tool

Location Tools

Presence/Absence Tools

Measurement Tools

Setting

PatMaxRedLine



Pattern

PatMax



Pattern

Pattern

PatMax RedLineRedLine



Patterns (1-10)

PatMax



Patterns (1-10)

Patterns (1-10)

Edge

Edge Intersection

Blob

Blobs (1-10)

Circle

Compute Fixture

Brightness

Contrast

PatMaxRedLine



Pattern

PatMax



Pattern

Pattern

Pixel Count

Blob

Edge

Circle

Sharpness

Distance

Angle

Blob Area

Blob Areas (1-10)

Circle Diameter

Circle Concentricity

Measure Radius

Min/Max Points

Description

Locates a single pattern using the PatMax RedLine algorithms, and displays the XY coordinates, angle, and score of the pattern.

Locates a single pattern using the PatMax algorithms, and displays the XY coordinates, angle, and score of the pattern.

Locates a single pattern, and displays the XY coordinates, angle, and score of the pattern.

Locates up to 10 patterns using the PatMax RedLine algorithms, and displays the XY coordinates, angle, and score of the patterns.

Locates up to 10 patterns using the PatMax algorithms, and displays the XY coordinates, angle, and score of the patterns.

Locates up to 10 patterns, and displays the XY coordinates, angle, and score of the patterns.

Locates linear edges.

The XY coordinates of the mid-point of the detected edge, and its angular orientation are returned.

Creates a fixture from the intersection point of two edges, and returns the XY coordinates of the crossing point and the bisect angle.

Locates a blob (a single group of dark or light-colored connected pixels), and returns the

XY coordinates of the centroid of the found blob.

Locates up to 10 blobs (groups of dark or light-colored connected pixels), and returns the XY coordinates of the centroid of the found blobs.

Locates a circular edge feature, and returns the diameter and XY coordinates of the center of the circle.

Calculates a fixture location based on mathematical expressions, and returns the XY coordinates and the angle of the fixture.

It is required for location tools or inspection tools as inputs.

Determines whether or not a feature is present based on an average grayscale

(brightness) value.

Determines whether or not a feature is present based on the contrast between features.

Determines whether or not a pattern is present using the PatMax RedLine algorithm.

Determines whether or not a pattern is present using the PatMax algorithm.

Determines whether or not a pattern is present.

Determines whether or not a feature is present based on the number of dark or lightcolored pixels in a region.

Determines whether or not blobs (groups of dark or light-colored connected pixels) are present.

Determines whether or not a linear edge is present.

Determines whether or not a circular feature is present.

Defines the relative focus of images acquired by In-Sight Explorer by measuring the degree to which the region includes the smallest resolvable features in a scene.

Measures the distance between any two features (edges, circles, patterns, and/or blobs), and returns the distance in pixels.

Calculates the distance between two linear edge features, and returns the angle between the two edges.

Calculates the surface area of a blob (a single group of dark or light-colored connected pixels), and displays the surface area in pixels.

Measures the surface area of up to 10 blobs (groups of dark or light-colored connected pixels), and displays the surface area in pixels.

Detects a circular feature, and returns the diameter in pixels.

Detects two circular features, and returns the distance between the centers of two circles in pixels.

Defines a curved edge feature, and returns the radius of the curve.

Measures the position of edges, and determines the edge points that are closest and furthest from either the edge or the region.

Creates a best-fit line or circle of the edge feature, and returns the edge points that are closest and furthest from the best-fit line or circle.

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Tool

Counting Tools

Identification Tools

Geometry Tools

Setting

Blobs

Edge

Edge Pairs

PatMaxRedLine



Pattern

PatMax



Pattern

Pattern

Read 1D Code

Read 1D Codes (1-20)

Read 2D Code

Read 2D Codes (1-20)

Read Postal Code

Read Text (OCRMAX)

PatMax RedLineRedLine



Patterns (1-10)

PatMax



Patterns (1-10)

Patterns (1-10)

Point-to-Point: Line

Point-to-Point: Mid-Point

Point-to-Point: Distance

Perpendicular Line

Line Intersection

Bisect Angle

Line From N Points

Circle From N Points

Circle-Line Intersection

User-Defined Point

User-Defined Line

Circle Fit

Line Fit

Description

Counts the number of blobs (groups of dark or light-colored connected pixels), and returns this number.

Counts the number of linear edges, and returns this number.

Counts the number of linear edge pairs, and returns this number.

Counts the number of registered patterns in the image using the PatMax RedLine algorithm, and returns this number.

Counts the number of registered patterns in the image using the PatMax algorithm, and returns this number.

Counts the number of registered patterns, and returns this number.

Reads and verifies information contained in a single 1D code using ReadIDMax, and displays the decoded information.

Reads and verifies information contained in up to 20 bar codes using ReadIDMax, and displays the decoded information.

Reads and verifies information contained in a single 2D code using ReadIDMax, and displays the decoded information.

Reads and verifies information contained in up to 20 2D codes using ReadIDMax, and displays the decoded information.

Reads and verifies information contained in a single postal code using ReadIDMax, and displays the decoded information.

Reads and verifies the text within a region after registering and creating user-defined character fonts.

Using the OCRMax algorithm, optical character recognition (OCR) is performed through a process of segmentation and classification against a registered font database tool.

Determines from a library of registered patterns which pattern best matches the pattern in the image using the PatMax RedLine algorithm, and returns the name of the pattern and its score.

Determines from a library of registered patterns which pattern best matches the pattern in the image, using the PatMax algorithm, and returns the name of the pattern and its score.

Determines from a library of registered patterns which pattern best matches the pattern in the image, and returns the name of the pattern and its score.

Creates a reference line between any two input features, and returns the XY coordinates of the end-points of the created line.

Creates a reference line between two input features, and calculates the mid-point between the features.

The XY coordinates of the mid-point and its angular orientation are returned.

Creates two reference lines between two input features and a reference edge or line, and returns the distance between the mid-points of the two created reference lines.

Creates a reference line perpendicular to another line or edge, and returns the XY coordinates of the end-points of the perpendicular line.

Creates a point where two lines or edges intersection, and returns the XY coordinates of the intersection point.

Creates a reference line that defines the bisection angle between two edges or lines, and returns the XY coordinates of the end-points of the line and the bisection angle.

Creates a best fit reference line using three to ten input features, and returns the XY coordinates of the end-points of the line.

Creates a best fit circle using three to ten input features, and returns the diameter of the circle.

Creates two points where a line intersects a circle, and returns the XY coordinates of the two points.

Positions a reference point within an image, and returns the XY coordinates of the point.

Creates a reference line within an image, and returns the XY coordinates of the endpoints of the line.

Creates a best fit circle, and returns the radius of the circle and its center point.

Creates a best fit line, and returns the start and end points of the line segment.

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Tool

Math & Logic Tools

Plot Tools

Image Filter Tools

Defect Detection Tools

Calibration Tools

Setting

Math

Logic

Trend

Statistics

Group

Sequence

Compute Point

Variables

Arc

Circle

Cross

Line

Point

Region

String

Filter

Transform

Compare

Surface Flaw

Edge

Edge Pairs

Edge Width

Bead Finder

Bead Tracker

N Point

Sequential N Point

For details on each location tool, refer to the following.

 EasyBuilder Help

Description

Creates a mathematical formula to process tool and job data using standard mathematical functions, operations, logic, statistics, and trigonometry, with the use of the

[Expression] editor.

Creates a logical formula of tool PASS and FAIL signals using the [Expression] editor.

Returns maximum, minimum, average, sample, and standard deviation statistics for location tools or inspection tools, over a defined number of samples.

Returns maximum, minimum, average, sample, and standard deviation statistics for location tools or inspection tools.

Combines a location tool and an inspection tool into a group.

Defines the number of steps for a job requiring multiple image acquisitions or stages in the assembly process.

Calculates the position of a point on an image based on mathematical expressions.

Defines integer, floating point, or string values that can be input to a job from an external device.

Plots an arc graphic on an image based on mathematical expressions.

Plots a circle graphic on an image based on mathematical expressions.

Plots a cross graphic on an image based on mathematical expressions.

Plots a line graphic on an image based on mathematical expressions.

Plots a point graphic on an image based on mathematical expressions.

Plots a region graphic on an image based on mathematical expressions.

Plots a text graphic on an image based on mathematical expressions.

Filters an image region with a pixel-by-pixel image-enhancement technique (such as thresholding, inverting, equalization, shrinking, expanding, filling, smoothing, or edge enhancement), and outputs a tool image.

Filters liner, non-liner, and/or lens distortion from an image region, and applies the transformation from a grid calibration to the image.

Filters an image region against a template to represent the normalized difference between the two.

Detects the presence of small flaws based on pixel intensity variations.

Creates a best fit line or circle, and determines whether or not there are deviations, such as defects or gaps.

Creates a pair of best-fit line or circle, and determines whether or not there are deviations, such as defects or gaps.

Measures and verifies that the thickness of a pair of edge is within tolerance.

Detects a bead feature (defined by a pair of edges), regardless of shape, by detecting the center of the bead and creating a region that can be used to inspect the width of the bead.

Inspects the location, shape, and width of a beard feature, and determines if the bead is in the correct position, based on a user-defined edge model of a bead feature (defined by a pair of edges).

Creates a calibration that can be exported to share among jobs, using 2 to 16 point pairs.

Creates a calibration that can be exported to share among jobs, using 2 to 16 point pairs and images that are sequentially captured.

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3.2

Get Connected

Select an In-Sight Sensor or Emulator

The available In-Sight sensors and local emulators are displayed.

■

Emulator function

In-Sight Explorer has an emulator function.

The emulator allows the addition of tools to jobs and the editing of parameters even when the VS series vision sensor is not on hand.

Images of inspection targets captured with a vision sensor or other cameras and saved to a personal computer can be imported, and the parameters of the location tools and inspection tools can be adjusted, added, and deleted.

Job files created using the emulator can be run on an actual vision sensor by loading the files on a vision sensor.

Load Job

A new job can be created or a saved job can be opened while the sensor is offline.

Sensor Information

Information about the connected sensor and the name of the open job is displayed. If a new job is being created, nothing is displayed in "Current Job" until the job is saved under a new name.

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3.3

Set Up Image

In the Set Up Image step, " 

Page 28 Acquire/Load Image", "



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

Page 30

Calibration" are possible.

Importing an image

Set the trigger type settings and image import settings.

Acquire/Load Image

Item

Trigger

Live Video

Load Images from PC

Description

An image is imported from the vision sensor.

Sets the vision sensor to live display.

The live display is used to adjust lens focus, lens aperture, field of view, and light brightness.



Page 29 Image adjustment tips

Opens the record playback options.

Images saved to a personal computer can be loaded into PC Filmstrip for inspection.

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Edit Acquisition Settings

The image import settings can be used to set online trigger settings exposure time, focus control (when an autofocus lens is used), and lighting settings (with built-in lighting or when external lighting is connected to the vision sensor).

3

Item

Trigger Camera

Continuous

External

Manual

Network

Industrial Ethernet

Trigger Delay

Trigger Interval

Exposure

Start Row

Number Of Rows

Gain

Focus Region

Focus Controls

Autofocus

Focus Position

Save Focus Position with Job

Light Settings

Description

Uses the trigger input of the vision sensor.

Performs continuous capture at specified intervals or at the fastest speed.

Uses general-purpose input for I/O connection.

Presses the trigger button of In-Sight Explorer or the F5 key to capture the image.

When multiple In-Sight cameras are used, images are captured according to the instructions from the first master camera.

To use this option, the settings must be adjusted in the spreadsheet view.

Uses industrial Ethernet protocol (such as SLMP Scanner or CC-Link IE Field Basic).

The delay time from when the camera receives the trigger until the In-Sight vision system starts capturing images can be specified in milliseconds.

When this setting is set to "Continuous", the image capture interval can be specified in milliseconds.

Set the camera exposure time.

Defines the first line transferred from the image sensor to the memory of the In-Sight vision system.

Defines the number of lines transferred to the memory of the In-Sight vision system.

Controls the gain of the amplification stage preceding the analog-to-digital converter.

Used to specify the region of an image.

Used to calculate the image focus, which is one of the focus metrics displayed in live mode.

Specifies whether to enable focus control.

Focus control can be used only when the vision system is offline.

Automatically focuses the lens and maximizes image sharpness within a region.

Moves the lens to a specific focus position to capture a new image.

Specifies whether to save the focus position in the job and apply it to the lens when the job is reloaded.

By default, the [Save Focus Position with Job] checkbox is selected.

Sets this item when using integrated lights or external lights connected to the vision sensor.

Image adjustment tips

Sets the vision sensor in Live Video mode, then adjust the focus of the lens, the field of view, and the light brightness.

The VS70 has an autofocus function that automatically adjusts the focus when the [Autofocus] button in the EasyBuilder view is pressed. The focus position can also be adjusted manually by moving it by hand.

To adjust the camera brightness, change the exposure time and gain of the camera. Increasing the exposure time brightens the captured image, but makes it more susceptible to ambient light.

Basically, the exposure time is set to the default, but if the inspection object is moving at the time of capture, shorten the exposure time until the image is not blurred. When the exposure time cannot be adjusted, adjust the brightness of the lighting.

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Calibration

Calibration is a function to transform the dimensions that correspond to the measurement surface from pixel units to actual units.

There are two types of calibration: one in which actual workpieces or items with determined dimensions are arranged at the same height as the measurement surface, and one in which patterns defined in advance are arranged on the measurement surface.

Only the latter type can handle lens radial distortion and perspective distortion.

Example of lens radial distortion Example of perspective distortion

Cause

As the focal length becomes shorter, the radial distortion becomes stronger.

With some high performance lenses, this distortion is small.

Cause

Perspective distortion occurs when the camera is set diagonally to the inspection surface.

Calibration types

■

Types of calibration

Scale calibration converts pixel coordinates to real-world coordinates. It is useful for inspecting parts and objects by providing real-world measurement results for those inspection targets. However, this method does not correct for distortion.

Grid calibration corrects for radial, barrel, and perspective distortions caused by the lens and mounting method.

It is useful for measurement where higher accuracy results are required and robot guide applications.

Import calibration imports the calibration file created with the N point calibration tool or sequence N point calibration tool, and automatically calibrates the job.

Type

Scale calibration

Grid calibration

Import calibration

X/Y scale

Edge

X/Y edge

Circle

9-point

Grid

Description

Different settings can be made in the horizontal and vertical directions.

Can be used when the distance between edges is known.

Performs different horizontal and vertical measurements using the detected edges.

It is used when the diameter is known.

It is based on nine equally spaced circle targets.

Generates a map of the image region by importing a grid pattern image using a dot or square checkerboard.

Calibrates according to the content set with the N point calibration tool or sequence N point calibration tool.

For details on the N point calibration tool and sequence N point calibration tool, refer to the following.

 Page 24 Tool list

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3.3 Set Up Image

3.4

Set Up Tools

This section describes the location tools and inspection tools.

Configuring a tool

Overview of the tool setting pane

The tool setting pane basically has a [General] tab and a [Settings] tab. Depending on the tool, there are tabs to set other advanced parameters.

■

[General] tab

This tab is provided for all tools, and it is used to set tool names, whether a tool is active, and whether to include it in the overall judgment.

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Name

Tool Name

Tool Fixture

Tool Enabled

Include In Job Pass

Execution Time (ms)

Description

Defines the name of the configuration tool. The number at the end is incremented as tools are added.

Change the name of the tool to an appropriate name according to the purpose of the tool.

Defines fixtures for tools.

Only available if another tool for defining fixtures has already been added.

Defines whether the inspection tool can be executed.

Defines whether to include PASS/FAIL of the tool in the job overall PASS/FAIL status.

Displays the time taken to execute the inspection in milliseconds. The execution time varies greatly depending on various factors (scene complexity, feature appearance position, allowable range setting).

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[Settings] tab

The content differs depending on the tool. In some cases, a special tab may be displayed for each tool such as edge or defect instead of the [Settings] tab. There is also a tool that displays a dialog box to make detailed settings.

Example: Location tool: PatMax Pattern

Name

Accept Threshold

Contrast Threshold

Rotation Tolerance

Scale Tolerance

Find Mode

Strict Scoring

Ignore Polarity

Horizontal Offset

Vertical Offset

Timeout

Description

Defines the degree to which the detection pattern must be similar to the model pattern, as a value between 0 and 100.

If a similarity equal to or greater than the setting value is obtained at the time of detection, a match is determined.

Increasing the setting value can shorten the execution time of the tool, but the detection pattern requires correspondingly higher similarity to the model pattern. Reducing the setting value may result in incorrect results being returned, such as erroneous detection of a pattern different from the model.

Specifies the minimum contrast value that must be present in the detection pattern.

To be considered valid, the contrast of the detected pattern must be higher than [Contrast Threshold]. A low contrast threshold is used for low contrast images, and a high contrast threshold is used for high contrast images.

Specifies the allowable angle (0 to  180 degrees) for which recognition is possible even if the detection pattern is rotated.

Specifies whether to allow detection pattern scale change (within  10%) based on the size of the model pattern.

Specifies the search mode used for registering and recognizing patterns. Either PatMax or PatQuick can be selected.

*1

Defines whether missing or occluded features in the detected pattern should be considered in the score compared to the model pattern.

Specifies whether to include the color-converted match features for the model pattern in the detection pattern.

Specifies the horizontal offset in pixels relative to the center coordinates of the detection pattern.

Specifies the vertical offset in pixels relative to the center coordinates of the detection pattern.

Defines in milliseconds the time that the tool searches for patterns.

If the lapsed time exceeds the set time, the search ends and the tool returns FAIL.

*1 For accuracy, PatMax > PatQuick, and for speed, PatMax < PatQuick.

Accept Threshold

The position coordinates of patterns that show a higher score than the setting value are enabled.

0 80 100

Invalid match Valid match

Accept Threshold

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Region configuration

Depending on the tool, the search region and model region may be set. The important features that are always present in passing products are set in the model region. The search region defines the region where features may appear. Regions that have not been set are displayed in magenta.

Regions are set when a tool is added, but they can be set and changed again later.

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Rectangle region

Regions include rectangle, circle, and annulus regions, but the most commonly used regions are rectangle regions.

• Rectangle region legend

(2)

(1)

3

(3)

(4)

(1) Resizable endpoint boundary: Defines the four corners of the rectangle region. Click on an end-point boundary to resize the region from one of its corners.

(2) Scan direction indicator: Defines which direction the rectangle region will be scanned in for features.

(3) Bend handle: Allows the rectangle region to be bent into an arc or circular shape.

(4) Rotation handle: Allows the region to be rotated 360 degrees.

• Rectangle region mouse operations

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

(1) Move: By placing the mouse cursor inside the region, the mouse cursor icon will automatically transform, allowing one to drag the region anywhere within the image.

(2) Bend: By placing the cursor on the bend handle, the mouse cursor icon will automatically transform, allowing one to reshape the rectangular region into a fan shape.

(3) Resize: By placing the mouse cursor over any of the four endpoint boundaries, or along any of the four sides, the mouse cursor icon will automatically transform, allowing one to drag the region to resize it.

(4) Rotate: By placing the mouse cursor on the rotation handle, the mouse cursor icon will automatically transform, allowing one to rotate the region 360 degrees from its current orientation.

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• Rectangle region scan direction

(1)

(2)

(1) Top: Indicates the scan direction in the horizontal direction.

(2) Side: Indicates the scan direction in the vertical direction.

• Rectangle region color codes

(1) (2) (3)

(4) (5)

(1) Yellow-green: A newly added, unselected region

(2) Magenta: A selected but not yet set region

(3) Yellow-green: A selected, set and passing region

(4) Green: An unselected, set, and passing region

(5) Red: A selected, set and failing region

(6) Brown: An unselected, set, and failing region

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[Model] and [Search] tabs

For tools that require model registration such as PatMax patterns, each region can be set in the [Model] tab or [Search] tab.

• [Model] tab

By clicking the [Model Region] button, the model region can be edited.

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• [Search] tab

Various search region items can be edited, including "Shape" and "Operation", and sub-regions can be inserted by click operations.

Use "Shape" and "Operation" when adding changes to a selected region.

Tool linking

By setting the location of a workpiece with the location tool, the inspection region set by the inspection tool follows the workpiece.

If the inspection tool does not follow the expected location tool, select the location tool to follow on the [General] tab  "Tool

Fixture" of the inspection tool. Which location tool is being used by the selected tool can also be checked from the [Results] tab of the palette.

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Locate part

Location tools specify the locations of the features included in the image and outputs their coordinates.

The inspection region can be followed even if the target rotates or moves in the field of view (fixturing).

Fixturing is performed by acquiring information such as the position (x, y) and rotation of the part.

The coordinates can be transmitted and used for robot position control.

Selecting a location tool

Carefully observe the inspection target to determine what type of features are suitable for the inspection purpose and specifications.

In this training, location is performed using a PatMax pattern.

For details on other types of location tool, refer to the following.

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Location using PatMax pattern

The PatMax pattern tool performs pattern location using the PatMax algorithm based on registered models. The PatMax pattern tool is used for a single pattern location.

Pattern location tools include the PatMax pattern, the PatMax RedLine pattern, and the Pattern tool, all of which are the most accurate inspection tools for detecting registered model patterns.

The use of a registered model is a common feature, but use the PatMax pattern and PatMax RedLine pattern when high accuracy and reliability are required, such as in the cases listed below.

• When it is difficult to control reflections or changes in lighting

• When the pattern to be inspected is similar or shadowed compared with the background pattern

• When patterns overlap or are partially hidden

• When high accuracy is required

• When operating environment conditions require very high levels of stability and reliability

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Inspect part

Inspection tools are a group of essential tools for the vision sensor.

EasyBuilder has an interface that makes it easy to set complex inspections.

Types of inspection tool

Inspection tools are grouped by inspection type.

Tool

Presence/Absence Tools

Measurement Tools

Counting Tools

Identification Tools

Geometry Tools

Math & Logic Tools

Plot Tools

Image Filter Tools

Defect Detection Tools

Calibration Tools

Description

Determines whether or not features are present in the image.

Measures the distance, diameter, angle and surface area of features in an image.

Counts the features included in the image.

This tool is also used to check whether the required number is set.

Identifies predefined features, such as characters included in the inspection region, barcodes, and 2D codes.

Creates geometric components (such as lines and arcs) in the image and measure the distance between elements.

Creates multiple conditions and perform calculations based on PASS/FAIL results.

Displays figures (such as circles, lines, and points) and character strings on the window.

Emphasizes or remove features as preprocessing for image analysis.

Determines whether the inspection target or object has defects such as cracks, wrinkles, pits, gaps, or scratches.

Creates a calibration that can be shared among jobs.

Generally, these tools are used to create jobs for calibration.

The following describes the main inspection tools. For details on other inspection tools, refer to the following.

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Presence/Absence Tools

This tool is used to return presence/absence results about features in an image.

Tools include brightness, contrast, patterns, blobs, and edges, and a PASS/FAIL judgment is made based on the presence of features that satisfy the specified conditions. In this training, inspection will be performed using the brightness and edge tools.

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Brightness

This tool judges whether the average value of the brightness in the region is within the specified range.

This easy-to-use tool processes quickly, and judgment conditions are easy to determine. However, an environment with stable lighting is necessary because the lighting conditions greatly affect the inspection results.

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Edge

This tool determines whether or not a linear edge is present.

Measurement Tools

This tool is used to measure the distance, diameter, angle and surface area of features in an image.

For distance and surface area, the image can be output in actual dimensions instead of pixel units by running calibration. In this training, inspection will be performed using the distance tool.

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Distance

This tool is used to measure the distance between features such as edges and circles, patterns and blobs.

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Identification Tools

This tool is used to identify and verify barcodes, 2D codes, symbols, alphanumeric strings, pattern features, and colors in images. In this training, inspection will be performed using the read 2D code identification tool.

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Read 2D code

Use ReadIDMax



to read QR codes and data matrix symbols to recognize and verify information contained in a single 2D code and display the decoded information.

Math & Logic

This tool is used to perform calculation processing and statistical processing using output values (such as coordinates, brightness, presence/absence judgment results) of location tools and other inspection tools. In this training, inspection will be performed using the Logic tool.

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Logic

This tool is used to create formulas that process PASS/FAIL data using standard boolean logic operators (AND, OR, NOT).

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3.5

Filmstrip

This tool is used to display captured images using an interface that mimics photographic film, or to display images that are sequentially buffered under specified conditions.

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There are two types of filmstrip: PC filmstrip and sensor filmstrip, with the following functions for each.

Name

PC Filmstrip

Sensor Filmstrip

Description

The images in the folder specified on the "Record/Playback options" window can be displayed in list form so that jobs can be verified while switching images.

This function temporarily saves images taken while online in the memory inside the vision sensor according to the queue condition. Select the queue condition from "Disabled", "Pass Results", "Fail Results", and "Separate Pass and

Fail Results".

The images stored in the queue (image buffer) of the vision sensor under the specified conditions can be displayed in list form so that jobs can be verified while switching images.

Because images are stored in the sensor memory, the queue size is limited (from 1 to 20; the maximum number of items that can be saved is limited by the job size).

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The following shows the "Filmstrip" window.

When a filmstrip image is clicked, this image is loaded, and the job is run.

(4)

(1)

(2)

(3)

No.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Description

This icon switches between PC filmstrip and sensor filmstrip.

This icon switches the displayed image by clicking the image on filmstrip.

The name of the image file is displayed.

When the image is switched, PASS/FAIL is judged according to the job.

Click the image feed button to switch the displayed image.

(5)

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4.1

Connection with the Vision Sensor

Set the vision sensor used in In-Sight Explorer.

Operating procedure

1.

From "Application Steps", click the [

Connected] button.

Click!

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2.

Click the [Add] button.

Click!

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Set!

Click!

Click!

3.

On the "Add Sensor/Device to Network" window, select the vision sensor to be connected and set the following.

[Setting details]

Use The Following Network Settings: Selected

IP address: 192.168.3.1

Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

If the personal computer and the vision sensor cannot communicate with each other, such as when the subnet of the IP address is different from the subnet of the local personal computer, a warning mark is displayed on the right side of the IP address. In that case, correct the IP address to an appropriate one.

4.

Click the [Apply] button.

5.

Click the [OK] button.

6.

Click the [OK] button.

Click!

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7.

Click the [Close] button.

Click!

Click!

8.

Select the vision sensor to be connected, and then click the [Connect] button.

4

9.

An In-Sight Explorer image appears in the background of the icon of the connected vision sensor.

For the emulator, an In-Sight Explorer image appears in the monitor of the personal computer icon.

Icon changes by the status of the connection to the vision sensor or emulator in In-Sight Explorer

Connection target

Vision sensor (shape may differ by model)

Not connected Connected

Emulator

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• When the target vision sensor is not displayed in the "Add Sensor/Device to Network" window even though the vision sensor is connected to the network and the power is on, select "Show All".

Select!

• To change the network settings of a connected vision sensor, open the "Network Settings" window from

[Network Settings] under the [Sensor] menu and make the changes.

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4.2

Set Up Image

Importing an image

Import an image.

Operating procedure

Click!

1.

From "Application Steps", click the [Set Up

Image] button.

4

Set!

Click!

Set!

2.

Click the [Trigger] button and set the image capture settings as follows.

[Setting details]

Trigger: Manual

Exposure: 0.25

Start Row: 0

Number Of Rows: 1200

Gain: 0

Focus Position: 115

3.

Click [Light Settings].

4.

Set the lighting setting as follows.

[Setting details]

Integrated: Selected

Intensity: 50.00

Exposure: 0.25

5.

Click the [OK] button.

Click!

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6.

Set the "SN:B806MD43W" workpiece.

7.

Click the [Live Video] button to set the vision sensor to live display, and check the image to be captured. Click the [Live Video] button again to capture the image.

Calibration

The pixel values are displayed as actual measurement values using the edges of the scale calibration.

Since radial distortion and perspective distortion are not taken into account, accuracy is highest when the measurement surface is parallel with the image sensor.

Operating procedure

1.

For example, the distance between the edges of the captured workpiece indicated by frames

A and B is 45mm.

A

B

4

Click!

2.

From "Application Steps", click the [Set Up

Image] button.

3.

For "Calibration Type" in the settings pane, select "Edge to Edge".

Select!

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Select!

Confirm!

Click!

Input!

4.

Check the unit and enter 45 for "Dimension".

5.

Click the [Select Edges] button.

Select!

6.

Click (magnification) on the job display toolbar to magnify the image, and select the edges to be used for calibration.

• Smart features are displayed in light blue on the edges and circles detected by EasyBuilder. Clicking one of the features changes its color to magenta.

• If the edges used for calibration are not detected as smart features, the region in which an arbitrary edge is to be detected can be arranged by clearing the

"Smart Features" checkbox.

7.

Select one of the edges detected by a smart feature and then select the other edge to confirm.

The color of edges that have been selected and entered changes to green.

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8.

Click the [Calibrate] button.

Click!

9.

When calibration is completed, an image like the one shown on the left appears.

If measurement is performed with the distance measurement tool ( 

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Measurement tool (distance)), the

measurement results are displayed in actual units.

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4.3

Configuring Location Tools

Set the location tool pattern.

Operating procedure

1.

From "Application Steps", click the [Locate

Part] button.

Click!

Click!

Select!

2.

From "Add Tool", select "PatMax



Patterns".

3.

Click the [Add] button.

4.

Click (magnification) on the job display toolbar to magnify the image, and select the model region and the search region.

Set the model region to "EXP" and set the search region to a region that can accommodate the workpiece even if the orientation of the workpiece changes.

• For the model pattern, select a unique feature that always exists in the inspection target.

• When setting the model region and the search region, the shape can be selected.

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5.

Click the [OK] button.

Click!

Model region configuration tips

• Select a shape with few common changes in any lot of the inspection target.

• When the pattern of background and workpiece surface areas are erroneously registered as shapes, set a subtraction region to exclude it.

• In a model subject to detection, for example for a cylinder shaped workpiece, the orientation may be determined incorrectly.

Set the model region so that the proportion of the special region becomes larger within the registered model.

For details on region settings, refer to the following.

 Page 33 Region configuration

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[General] tab

[Settings] tab

6.

Set the parameters as follows.

[General] tab

Tool Name: Pattern_1

Tool Fixture: None

Include In Job Pass: Selected

[Settings] tab

Accept Threshold: 80

Contrast Threshold: 10

Rotation Tolerance: 15

Scale Tolerance: 0

Find Mode: PatMax

Strict Scoring: Not selected

Ignore Polarity: Not selected

Horizontal Offset: 0.000

Vertical Offset: 0.000

Timeout: 5000

For the settings of each tab, refer to the following.

 Page 31 Overview of the tool setting pane

7.

Set the workpiece "SN:B806MD43W" diagonally and click (Repeating trigger).

The model pattern is recognized according to the set PatMax pattern.

Move the workpiece and check if the model pattern is recognized.

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[PASS]

[FAIL]

8.

The location result is displayed on the [Results] tab of the palette.

If the pattern is recognized, the result is PASS.

9.

If the orientation of the workpiece

"SN:B806MD43W" is reversed, the pattern will not be recognized because it exceeds the allowable rotation value set in the parameters of the PatMax pattern.

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10.

The location result is displayed on the [Results] tab of the palette.

If the pattern is not recognized, the result is

FAIL.

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4.4

Configuring Inspection Tools

Set the presence/absence tool and the measurement tools.

Presence/absence tool (brightness)

Operating procedure

1.

Set the workpiece "SN:B806MD43W" and click the [Live Video] button to check the image to be captured. Click the [Live Video] button again to capture the image.

2.

From "Application Steps", click the [Inspect

Part] button.

Click!

Click!

Select!

3.

From "Add Tool", select [Presence/Absence

Tools]  [Brightness].

4.

Click the [Add] button.

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5.

Click (magnification) on the job display toolbar to magnify the image, and set the region to be inspected.

To calculate the mean value of the brightness of the entire region, set only the necessary range to be measured as the region.

Select!

Click!

6.

Click the [OK] button.

7.

If the region is entered, the maximum and minimum of the restricted range are set automatically based on the average value of the brightness in this region.

• The PASS judgment state results when a tool is added.

• Adjust the restricted range according to the conditions of the inspection section.

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[PASS]

Tool fixtures of a location tool added ahead of time will be automatically set for all the other location tools and inspection tools added subsequently.

When multiple location tools are being used, set tool fixtures so that intended fixtures are followed.

8.

The inspection result indicating PASS is displayed on the [Results] tab of the palette.

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[FAIL]

9.

Set the workpiece "SN:B806MD43W" tilted over and click (Repeating trigger).

Move the workpiece and check the brightness result.

10.

If the brightness value in the region is lower than the maximum/minimum value of the restricted range, a FAIL occurs.

The inspection result indicating FAIL is displayed on the [Results] tab of the palette.

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Measurement tool (distance)

The width of the "SN:B806MD43W" workpiece to be used differs from that of " SN:B806ME 43W ".

Therefore, the difference can be checked by the inspection result of the measurement tool (distance).

SN:B806MD43W SN:B806ME 43W

About 45mm About 48mm

Operating procedure

1.

Set the workpiece "SN:B806MD43W" straight and click the [Live Video] button to check the image to be captured. Click the [Live Video] button again to capture the image.

2.

From "Application Steps", click the [Inspect

Part] button.

Click!

Select!

Click!

3.

From "Add Tool", select [Measurement Tools]

 [Distance].

4.

Click the [Add] button.

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Select!

5.

Click (magnification) on the job display toolbar to magnify the image, and select a feature from the smart features.

Select!

Smart features are displayed in light blue on the edges and circles detected by EasyBuilder.

6.

Select the second feature from the smart features.

4

Set!

Check!

7.

If a second smart feature is selected, two edge tools (presence/absence tools) are created, and a distance tool to measure the interval of these edge tools is added.

8.

From the [Settings] tab in the tool editing window of Distance_1, Select "Mid-point to

Line".

When "Mid-point to Line" is selected, the perpendicular distance between the midpoint of the first selected edge and the line of the edge selected next is measured.

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[PASS]

Set!

9.

From the [Range Limits] tab, set the range in which the inspection would result in PASS.

When the calibration is performed, the results and range limits are displayed in units determined by calibration.

10.

The inspection result indicating PASS is displayed on the [Results] tab of the palette.

11.

Set the workpiece " SN:B806ME 43W " and click (Repeating trigger). Move the workpiece and when the position is confirmed, click the Repeating trigger again.

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Widen!

12.

Since the inspection region of the edge tool is not detected because it is off the edge, expand the inspection region.

13.

The width of the " SN:B806ME 43W " workpiece is larger than that of "SN:B806MD43W" and exceeds the range for inspection PASS set on the [Range Limits] tab, resulting in FAIL.

The FAIL inspection result is displayed on the

[Results] tab of the palette.

Click!

14.

From the menu, click [File]  [Save Job As] and save the job to vision sensor with the following name.

File name: 1School_Vision.job

The saved job is used in " 

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TRAINING 2 COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN

A PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLER AND

VISION SENSOR".

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4.5

Training 1

Provide training 1 with the following procedure.

1.

Create a new job from the In-Sight Explorer menu.

2.

In [Set Up Image] in "Application Steps", capture the side of the "SN:B806MD43W" workpiece, and then perform edge calibration.

3.

In [Locate Part] in "Application Steps", set the pattern region.

4.

In [Inspect Part] in "Application Steps", add the edge for the presence/absence tool and the distance for the measurement tool.

5.

Check the results of the presence/absence tool and measurement tool.

Item

Get Connected

Set Up Image

Locate Part

Inspect Part

Training 1 settings

Vision sensor

Acquire/load image: Trigger(workpiece direction/side)

Calibration: Edge

PatMax



Pattern

Edge, Distance

Workpiece differences

The "SN:B806MD43W" workpiece to be used and " SN:B806ME 43W

• Presence/absence of edge

" differ in the following items.

• Thickness of workpiece

Therefore, the difference can be checked by the inspection results of the presence/absence tool (edge) and the measurement tool (distance).

SN:B806MD43W SN:B806ME 43W

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Configuring In-Sight Explorer

Create a new job

This section describes how to create a new job.

Operating procedure

Click!

1.

From the In-Sight Explorer menu, click [File] 

[New Job].

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2.

Click the [Yes] button.

Click!

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Importing an image

With the same operation as " 

Page 45 Set Up Image", capture the side of the "SN:B806MD43W" workpiece.

Operating procedure

1.

From "Application Steps", click the [Set Up

Image] button.

Click!

2.

From "Application Steps", click the [Live Video] button to check the image to be captured.

Click!

3.

Click the [Live Video] button again to capture the image.

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Calibration

With the same operation as " 

Page 47 Calibration", set edge calibration for the captured image.

Operating procedure

Click!

1.

For Calibration Type, select "Edge to Edge".

2.

Check the unit and enter 22 for "Dimension".

3.

Click the [Select Edges] button.

Select!

Input!

4

4.

Click (magnification) on the job display toolbar to magnify the image, and select the edges to be used for calibration.

Select!

Select!

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5.

Select one of the edges detected by a smart feature and then select the other edge to confirm.

Confirm!

Click!

6.

Click the [Calibrate] button.

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Configuring location tools

With the same operation as " 

Page 50 Configuring Location Tools", set the pattern for the captured image.

Operating procedure

1.

From Application Steps, click the [Locate Part] button.

Click!

4

Select!

Click!

2.

From "Add Tool", select "PatMax



Pattern".

3.

Click the [Add] button.

4.

Click (magnification) to magnify the image, and change the model region and the search region according to the image.

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5.

Click the [OK] button.

[General] tab

Click!

[Settings] tab

6.

Set the parameters as follows.

[General] tab

Tool Name: Pattern_1

Tool Fixture: None

Tool Enabled: ON

Include In Job Pass: Selected

[Settings] tab

Accept Threshold: 80

Contrast Threshold: 10

Rotation Tolerance: 15

Scale Tolerance: 0

Find Mode: PatMax

Strict Scoring: Not selected

Ignore Polarity: Not selected

Horizontal Offset: 0.000

Vertical Offset: 0.000

Timeout: 5000

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Configuring inspection tools

Set the edge for the presence/absence tool and the distance for the measurement tool.

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Presence/absence tool (edge)

Operating procedure

1.

From "Application Steps", click the [Inspect

Part] button.

4

Click!

Click!

Select!

2.

From "Add Tool", select [Presence/Absence

Tools]  [Edge].

3.

Click the [Add] button.

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Click!

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Set!

4.

Click (magnification) on the job display toolbar to magnify the image, and set the straight line as shown in the image on the left.

5.

Click the [OK] button.

[General] tab

[Settings] tab

[PASS]

6.

Set the parameters as follows.

[General] tab

Tool Name: Edge_1

Tool Fixture: Pattern_1.Fixture

Tool Enabled: ON

Include In Job Pass: Selected

[Settings] tab

Edge Contrast: 25

Edge Transition: Both

Edge Width: 3

Find By: Best Score

Angle Range: 10

Invert: Selected

If no edge is found, the result is

FAIL, but if the "Invert" check box is selected, the result is PASS.

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7.

The inspection result indicating PASS is displayed on the [Results] tab of the palette.

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Measurement tool (distance)

Operating procedure

Click!

1.

From "Application Steps", click the [Inspect

Part] button.

Click!

Select!

2.

From "Add Tool", select [Measurement Tools]

 [Distance].

3.

Click the [Add] button.

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Select!

Select!

4.

Click (magnification) on the job display toolbar to magnify the image, and select the left and right edges from the smart features.

4

5.

If a second smart feature is selected, two edge tools (presence/absence tools) are created, and a distance tool to measure the interval of these edge tools is added.

Select!

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[PASS]

Select!

6.

From the [Settings] tab in the tool editing window of Distance_1, Select "Mid-point to

Line".

7.

From the [Range Limits] tab, set the range in which the inspection would result in PASS.

Set!

8.

The inspection result indicating PASS is displayed on the [Results] tab of the palette.

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Result verification

Check the result after the configuration is completed.

Inspection results

Check the judgment results of the set tools.

Operating procedure

1.

Click (Repeating trigger) on the job display toolbar.

2.

Set the side of the " SN:B806ME 43W workpiece.

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[FAIL]

3.

The FAIL inspection result is displayed in the palette.

For the " SN:B806ME 43W " workpiece, the judgment result is FAIL because an edge is detected on the straight line for which the presence/absence tool (edge) was set.

Moreover, even within the range for which the distance for the measurement tool was set, the judgment result is FAIL because the distance is short.

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4.6

Training 2

Provide training 2 with the following procedure.

1.

Create a new job from the In-Sight Explorer menu.

2.

In [Set Up Image] in "Application Steps", capture the surface (2D code printing surface) of the "SN:B806MD43W" workpiece.

3.

In [Inspect Part] in "Application Steps", add the read 2D code identification tool.

4.

Check the results of the identification tools.

Item

Get Connected

Set Up Image

Locate Part

Inspect Part

Training 2 settings

Vision sensor

Acquire/load image: Trigger (workpiece direction/front)

Calibration: None

None

Read 2D code

Workpiece differences

The 2D code of the "SN:B806MD43W" workpiece to be used and " SN:B806ME 43W " differ.

Therefore, the difference can be checked by the inspection result of the identification tool (read 2D code).

SN:B806MD43W SN:B806ME 43W

Configuring In-Sight Explorer

Create a new job

With the same operation as " 

Page 63 Create a new job", create a new job.

Importing an image

With the same operation as " 

Page 45 Set Up Image", capture the surface (2D code printing surface) of the

"SN:B806MD43W" workpiece.

No calibration is provided in this training.

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Configuring inspection tools

Set the read 2D code identification tool.

Operating procedure

Click!

1.

From "Application Steps", click the [Inspect

Part] button.

4

Click!

Select!

2.

From "Add Tool", select [Identification Tools] 

[Read 2D Code].

3.

Click the [Add] button.

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Click!

4.

Click (maximize) on the region of the job display toolbar to magnify the image, and set the inspection region.

5.

Click the [OK] button.

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[General] tab

[Settings] tab

6.

Set the parameters as follows.

[General] tab

Tool Name: ID Code_1

Tool Fixture: None

Tool Enabled: ON

Include In Job Pass: Selected

[Settings] tab

Symbology Group: Data Matrix

Perspective: No perspective

Mode: Match String

Match String: ABC123

Output Mode: Translate all non-printable ASCII characters (0-31, 127-255)

Timeout: 5000

4

[PASS]

7.

The read QR code "ABC123" is displayed in ID code_1 on the [Results] tab of the palette, and the result is PASS.

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Result verification

Check the result after the configuration is completed.

Inspection results

Check the judgment results of the set tools.

Operating procedure

1.

Click (Repeating trigger) on the job display toolbar.

2.

Set the surface (2D code printing surface) of the " SN:B806ME 43W " workpiece.

3.

The read QR code "ABA122" is displayed in ID code_1 on the [Results] tab of the palette.

The result is FAIL because it does not match the match string set in the parameters.

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Training 3

Provide training 3 with the following procedure.

1.

Create a new job from the In-Sight Explorer menu.

2.

From the In-Sight Explorer menu, display a filmstrip.

3.

In [Set Up Image] in "Application Steps", load an image with perspective distortion and perform grid calibration.

4.

In [Set Up Image] in "Application Steps", load an image of the workpiece taken at an angle, and in [Inspect Part] in

"Application Steps", add the transformation for the image filter tool.

5.

In [Locate Part] in "Application Steps", set the pattern region again.

6.

In [Inspect Part] in "Application Steps", add the brightness for the presence/absence tool, add the distance for the measurement tool, and add the logic for the operation & logic tool.

7.

Check if the perspective distortion of the loaded image was corrected by the image filter tool, and check the results of the operation & logic tool.

Item

Get Connected

Set Up Image

Locate Part

Inspect Part

Training 3 setting

Vision sensor

Acquire/load image: Load images from PC (workpiece direction/rear)

Calibration: Grid

PatMax



Pattern

Brightness, Distance, Logic, Transform

Configuring In-Sight Explorer

Create a new job

With the same operation as " 

Page 63 Create a new job", create a new job.

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Displaying a filmstrip

This section describes how to display a filmstrip.

For details on the filmstrip, refer to the following.



Page 39 Filmstrip

Operating procedure

1.

From the In-Sight Explorer menu, click [View]

 [Filmstrip].

Click!

2.

A filmstrip appears in the Easy Builder view.

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Load image (Grid Graphic)

Load a prepared image. In this training, we will use a grid graphic that has already been captured.

Operating procedure

1.

From "Application Steps", click the [Set Up

Image] button.

Click!

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2.

From "Application Steps", click the [Load

Images from PC] button.

Click!

3.

Specify the target folder that contains the grid.bmp files, and then click the [OK] button.

Click!

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4.

The images in the folder are displayed in the filmstrip.

For details on the filmstrip, refer to the following.

 Page 39 Filmstrip

Grid calibration

Calibration using a grid is done by presenting a defined grid graphic to the camera and performing calibration to achieve nonlinear calibration of radial distortion and perspective distortion.

The grid graphic used for calibration can be printed from In-Sight Explorer, but if it is to be used for location that requires high accuracy, prepare a calibration plate.

In this section, the procedure is described on the assumption that an image file of a grid graphic that has already been captured will be used.

Operating procedure

Click!

1.

For "Calibration Type", select "Grid".

2.

Click the [Calibrate] button.

Select!

3.

Set the grid settings and lens model as follows.

[Setting details]

Grid Type:

Checkerboard, with fiducial

Grid Spacing: 10.0000

Grid Unis: Millimeters

Lens Model: Projection

Set!

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4.

Select "Pose".

5.

Click the [Calibrate] button.

Select!

Click!

6.

The total number of detected feature points, the average error, and the maximum error are displayed, and the calibration state is displayed in the scale ranging from "Excellent" to "Very

Poor".

The average error is the average value of the pixel distance from the location in which the feature point was expected to be to the coordinates at which the feature point was actually detected.

7.

Click the [OK] button.

Click!

Loading an image (workpiece)

With the same operation as " 

Page 83 Load image (Grid Graphic)", load a prepared image.

In this training, we will use an image (work.bmp) of the workpiece captured diagonally.

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Transform

When grid calibration has been performed, it is necessary to perform [Transform] in the image filter tool.

From a captured image, an image in which radial distortion and perspective distortion have been eliminated can be generated.

This function can be utilized for inspection that depends on the shapes subject to inspection, such as identification tools and presence/absence tools.

Operating procedure

Click!

1.

From "Application Steps", click the [Inspect

Part] button.

2.

From "Add Tool", select [Image Filter Tools] 

[Transform].

3.

Click the [Add] button.

Select!

4.

Select the range in which the workpiece will fit, and click the [OK] button.

By setting a grid, the transformed image can be checked according to the calibration results.

Click!

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Check that calibration has been applied.

 Page 93 Result verification

If transform is used, the workpiece may not fit within the display region.

In that case, set a number less than 1 to "Image Scale" in the [Settings] tab of [Transform] so that the workpiece fits in the frame.

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Configuring location tools

With the same operation as " 

Page 50 Configuring Location Tools", set the pattern for the captured image.

Operating procedure

1.

From "Application Steps", click the [Locate

Part] button.

Click!

Select!

Click!

2.

From "Add Tool", select "PatMax



Pattern".

3.

Click the [Add] button.

4.

Select "Transform_1.Image" for the tool image.

Select!

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Change the model region and the search region according to the image.

Set the model region to "EXP" and the search region to a region that can accommodate the workpiece.

4

6.

Click the [OK] button.

Click!

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[General] tab

[Settings] tab

7.

Set the parameters as follows.

[General] tab

Tool Name: Pattern_1

Tool Image: Transform_1.Image

Tool Fixture: None

Tool Enabled: ON

Include In Job Pass: Selected

[Settings] tab

Access Threshold: 80

Contrast Threshold: 10

Rotation Tolerance: 15

Scale Tolerance: 0

Find Mode: PatMax

Strict Scoring: Not selected

Ignore Polarity: Not selected

Horizontal Offset: 0.000

Vertical Offset: 0.000

Timeout: 5000

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Configuring inspection tools

Set the transformation for the image filter tool and the logic for the operation & logic tool. With the same operation as " 

Page 54 Configuring Inspection Tools", set the brightness for the presence/absence tool and the distance for the

measurement tool, and add an inspection tool that gives a PASS result when both inspection results are PASS.

Operating procedure

1.

With the same operation as " 

Page 54

Configuring Inspection Tools", set the

brightness for the presence/absence tool and the distance for the measurement tools. While setting, select "Transform_1.Image" for the tool image.

2.

From "Application Steps", click the [Inspect

Part] button.

Click!

4

Click!

Select!

3.

From "Add Tool", select [Math & Logic Tools] 

[Logic].

4.

Click the [Add] button.

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Select!

Click!

5.

Select "Pass" for the brightness of the presence/absence tool, and then click the

[Insert] button.

6.

Click the [AND] button.

Click!

Select!

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Click!

7.

Select "Pass" for the distance of the measurement tool, and then click the [Insert] button.

Result verification

Check the result after the configuration is completed.

Grid calibration

Check that the skewed image has been corrected.

[Before conversion] [After conversion]

Inspection results

Check the judgment results of the set tools.

Operating procedure

[PASS]

1.

The PASS inspection result is displayed in the palette.

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2.

Save the "WorkFAIL.bmp" in the folder where work.bmp is saved.

3.

Switch to the "WorkFAIL.bmp" image in the filmstrip.

[FAIL]

Click!

4.

The FAIL inspection result is displayed in the palette.

The brightness of the "WorkFAIL.bmp" exceeds the range for inspection PASS set on the [Range Limits] tab, so the result for

Brightness is FAIL. As a result, the result for

"Distance" is PASS, but since the result for

"Brightness" is FAIL, the result for "Logic" is

False.

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TRAINING 2 COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN A

PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLER AND VISION

SENSOR

This chapter describes the procedure for connecting vision sensor VS70 to a programmable controller and controlling the vision sensor with the SLMP scanner connection.

By connecting the vision sensor to devices such as a programmable controller, server, or personal computer, the parameters of the vision sensor can be changed and detailed information on inspection results can be sent.

5.1

Basic Operations for an SLMP Scanner

Connection

Basic operation process for an SLMP scanner connection

Vision sensor

Programmable controller

Reading data in the control area

Polling interval set

Reading data in the control area

Trigger is on.

Reading data in the control area

Reading data in the CPU device

Reading data in the CPU device

Turning on a trigger command bit in the CPU device using the program.

Reading data in the control area using the vision sensor and accepting the trigger

Writing status

"While the trigger is on, communications between data import and the completion of inspection is performed regardless of the polling interval."

Import

Inspection

Writing status

Writing inspection results

Reading data in the control area

Updating the status bit block and output word block

Updating the status bit block and output word block

Updating the status bit block and output word block

The vision sensor sends the inspection results, and then the "Inspection Completed" status and the "Results Valid" status.

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Basic operations for an SLMP scanner connection

In an SLMP scanner connection, a vision sensor reads the control bit block from a programmable controller in the polling interval set with In-Sight Explorer, and processing according to the change of the bit information in the control bit block is performed.

The status of the processing is written to the corresponding bit in the status bit block.

To control a vision sensor in this way, a programmable controller device is assigned to each defined data block (such as the control bit block), and control is performed using those devices.

Data block

Control bit block

Status bit block

Input word block

Output word block

String command word block

String command result word block

Description

This block is used to execute control commands (such as trigger) to a vision sensor, using bit information. The vision sensor is controlled by turning on and off the devices set to the control bit block by a programmable controller.

This block indicates the status of a vision sensor, which can be checked in bit information.

This block is used to input application data (including parameters for inspection) from a programmable controller, using word information.

This block is used by a vision sensor to output application data (including inspection results) to a programmable controller, using word information.

This block is used to set commands (string commands) to control a vision sensor, using word information.

This block is used to output the results controlled by commands, using word information.

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Data block

The following shows the details of six data blocks defined to control a vision sensor.

• Control bit block

Bit 7

Set Offline

Bit 6

Reserved

Bit 5 Bit 4

Execute

Command

Bit 3

Inspection

Results Ack

Bit 2

Buffer Results

Enable

Bit 14 Bit 13 Bit 12 Bit 11 Bit 10 Bit 15

Reserved

Bit 23

Reserved

Bit 31

Soft Event 7

Bit 22

Bit 30

Soft Event 6

Bit 21

Bit 29

Soft Event 5

Bit 20

Bit 28

Soft Event 4

Bit 19

Clear Exposure

Complete

Bit 27

Soft Event 3

Bit 18

Clear Error

Bit 26

Soft Event 2

Bit 1

Trigger

Bit 9

Bit 17

Initiate String

Command

Bit 25

Soft Event 1

Bit 0

Trigger Enable

Bit 8

Bit 16

Set User Data

Bit 24

Soft Event 0

• Status bit block

Bit 7

Online

Bit 15

Error

Bit 23

Reserved

Bit 6

Offline Reason

Bit 5

Bit 14 Bit 13

Command Failed Command

Completed

Bit 22 Bit 21

Bit 4

Bit 12

Command

Executing

Bit 20

Job Pass

Bit 3

Missed Ack

Bit 11

Results Valid

Bit 19

Exposure

Complete

Bit 2

Reserved

Bit 10

Results Buffer

Overrun

Bit 18

String Command

Error

Bit 1

Trigger Ack

Bit 9

Inspection

Completed

Bit 17

String Command

Ack

Bit 0

Trigger Ready

Bit 8

System Busy

Bit 16

Set User Data

Ack

Bit 31 Bit 30 Bit 29 Bit 28 Bit 27 Bit 26 Bit 25 Bit 24

Soft Event Ack 7 Soft Event Ack 6 Soft Event Ack 5 Soft Event Ack 4 Soft Event Ack 3 Soft Event Ack 2 Soft Event Ack 1 Soft Event Ack 0

• Input word block

Word 0

Command

• Output word block

Word 0

Current Job ID

Word 1

Error Code

• String command word block

Word 0

String Command Length

• String command result word block

Word 0

Result Code

Word 1

Reserved

Word 2

Acquisition ID

Word 3

Inspection ID

Word 1..

String Command

Word 1

String Command Result Length

Word 2..

User Data

Word 4 Word 5..

Inspection Result Code Inspection Results

Word 2..

String Command Result

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Timing chart of SLMP scanner connection

A timing chart when the "Trigger" control bit block is turned on by using a programmable controller is shown below.

To enable the trigger from a programmable controller, turn on "Trigger Enable" of the control bit block.

After "Trigger Ready" of the status bit block has been turned on by turning on "Trigger Enable", when "Trigger" of the control bit block is turned on from the programmable controller, the status of the vision sensor is output to "Trigger Ack" and

"Inspection Completed" in the status bit block.

The status of 'Inspection Completed' is inverted (toggled) at the completion of an inspection.

Trigger Enable

Turn on or off with the programmable controller (program).

Trigger

Turn on or off the vision sensor automatically.

Trigger Ready

Trigger Ack

Read image processing

Inspection

Processing

Inspection

Completed

Processing

Processing

Processing

Processing

When the inspection is completed, the on/off state is inverted.

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5.2

Changing a Job

Open "1School_Vision.job" created in " 

Page 41 TRAINING 1 CONFIGURING In-Sight Explorer" and change some of the

settings.

Operating procedure

1.

From "Application Steps", click the [Get

Connected] button.

Click!

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2.

Click the [Open Job] button to open

"1School_Vision.job".

Click!

3.

Click the [Yes] button.

Click!

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Select!

4.

From "Application Steps", click the [Set Up

Image] button.

5.

Set the image capture settings as follows.

[Setting details]

Trigger: Industrial Ethernet

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5.3

SLMP Scanner Communication Settings of Vision

Sensor

This section describes how to connect to the iQ-R series programmable controller using the SLMP scanner communication function.

Operating procedure

1.

From "Application Steps", click the

[Communication] button.

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Click!

2.

Click the [Add Tool] button under

"Communications".

Click!

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Set!

3.

Set the device setting as follows.

[Setting details]

Device: PLC/Motion Controller manufacturer: Mitsubishi

Protocol: SLMP Scanner

4.

Click the [OK] button.

Click!

5.

When the "Protocol Service Change Required" window is displayed, click the [OK] button.

Click!

6.

Select the [Settings] tab and make the following settings.

[Setting details]

Controller Type: iQ-R/Q/L Series (3E Frame)

IP Address: 192.168.3.2

Host Port: 12288

Timeout (ms): 1000

Poll Interval (ms): 100

Set!

7.

At this stage, since the IP address of the programmable controller has not been set, a message indicating that communication with the programmable controller is not possible is displayed.

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• SLMP response from a programmable controller may be delayed due to online operation to the programmable controller, connections are disconnected in some cases. Therefore, ensure a sufficient margin for the timeout time.

• Shortening the polling interval also shortens the interval to monitor the programmable controller status.

Assigning devices

Assign the programmable controller devices to " 

Page 97 Data block" of the vision sensor.

1.

Select the [Device Addressing] tab.

2.

Set a selected device, offset, and the number of devices to each of the six data blocks.

Set!

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Device address specification

Name

Control

Status

Input Block

Output Block

Command

Command Result

Selected device

D-Data Register

D-Data Register

None

D-Data Register

None

None

Offset

0

0

1000

1002

0

1010

Number of devices

2

8

2

2

1

1

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Outputting to the programmable controller

1.

Select the [Format Output Data] tab.

2.

Click the [Add] button.

Click!

Set!

3.

While pressing the [Ctrl] key on the keyboard, select "Pattern_1.Inspection result (Pass or

Fail)" and "Job.Inspection_Count".

4.

Click the [OK] button.

Set!

Click!

Set!

5.

Use the [Up] and [Down] buttons to set the device addresses as follows.

D01015: pattern_1.Pass

D01016: Pattern_1.Fail

D01017: Job.Inspection

6.

Message size (words): 3

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Saving the job

1.

From "Application Steps", click the [Save Job] button.

2.

Click the [Save As] button.

Click!

Click!

Click!

3.

Enter "2School_Vision.job" and click the [Save] button.

• For the file location to be used as the save destination, select the vision sensor set for In-Sight sensor.

• The running job can be changed

(loaded) by prefixing a numeric value to a file name.

 Page

125 Changing (loading) jobs

Click!

4.

Set the file name saved in Step

3.

in "Job" in

"Startup Options".

5.

Select the "Start the Sensor in Online Mode" check box.

6.

Click the [Save] button.

Select!

Set!

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Restarting the vision sensor

Restart the vision sensor.

1.

From the In-Sight Explorer menu, select

[Sensor]  [Restart].

Click!

Click!

2.

Click the [Yes] button.

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5.4

Setting a Programmable Controller

Set the parameters of a programmable controller in GX Works3.

Registering a profile

Register the profile of a vision sensor in GX Works3.

Profiles need to be registered while the GX Works3 project is closed.

Operating procedure

1.

From the GX Works3 menu, select [Tool] 

[Profile Management]  [Register].

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Select!

Click!

2.

Select a profile.

To download a vision sensor profile, please consult your local Mitsubishi representative.

3.

Click the [Register] button.

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Creating a project

Create a project.

Operating procedure

Click!

1.

Open GX Works3 and create a new project.

2.

A new window is displayed, so set the CPU model, operation mode, and programming language as follows.

[Setting details]

Series: RCPU

Type: R08

Program Language: Ladder

3.

Click the [OK] button.

Click!

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4.

In the "Navigation" window, double-click

[Module Parameter] located under [Parameter]

 [R08CPU].

Set!

Double-click!

Double-click!

5.

Set the setting items as follows.

[Setting details]

IP Address: 192.168.3.2

Enable/Disable Online Change:

Enable All (SLMP)

Communication Data Code: Binary

6.

Double-click [External Device Configuration].

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Click!

Check!

7.

Click the [Detect Now] button.

8.

Click the [OK] button.

9.

The connected vision sensor is displayed.

Check that the "IP Address" of "Sensor/Device" is set as follows.

[Setting details]

192.168.3.1

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Click!

10.

Click the [Close with Reflecting the Setting] button.

For details on the automatic detection of connected device function, refer to " 

Page

132 iQ Sensor Solution".

11.

Click the [Apply] button.

5

Click!

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Sequence program

This program captures images by enabling the trigger of the vision sensor.

Devices to be used

Signal

D1002.0

Signal name

Trigger Ready

D1002.1

D1002.7

D1002.9

D1000.0

D1000.1

M0

M1

Trigger Ack

Online

Inspection Completed

Trigger enable

Trigger

Online command

Trigger command

Description

The reception status of "Trigger enable" (D1000.0) is stored.

• On: Trigger is enabled.

• Off: Trigger is disabled

The reception status of "Trigger" (D1000.1) is stored.

• On: With trigger

• Off: Without trigger

The online status of a vision sensor is stored.

• On: Online

• Off: Offline

This signal is inverted (toggled) at the completion of an inspection of a vision sensor.

"Trigger" (D1000.1) is enabled while this signal is on.

By turning this signal off and on, an image capture is started.

"Trigger enable" (D1000.0) turns on to set a vision sensor to online while this signal is on.

By turning this signal off and on, "Trigger" (D1000.1) is turned on, and an image capture is started.

Program example

1

2

3

1

M0

(0)

M1

(3)

(8)

D1002.1

2

D1002.7

D1002.0

D1002.9

D1002.9

4

3 4

D1002.1

D1000.1

5 (16)

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

D1000.0

SET

RST

RST

D1000.1

D1000.1

M1

END

(0): Set the vision sensor to online.

(3): Trigger the request to start the image capture to the vision sensor.

(8): The process when image capture processing of the vision sensor is completed

Precautions

• To check "Inspection Completed" (D1002.9), perform an interlock with "Trigger Ack" (D1002.1).

• This training does not include programming. When writing a program to a CPU module, write the pre-programmed project

"School_Vision.gx3".

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Specifying the connection destination

Specify the connection destination.

Operating procedure

1.

From the menu of the engineering tool, select

[Online]  [Current Connection Destination].

Click!

Click!

2.

Click the [CPU Module Direct Coupled Setting] button on the "Specify Connection Destination

Connection" window.

The "CPU Module Direct Coupled Setting" dialog box appears.

5

3.

Select a direct communication method with a

CPU module, and click the [Yes] button.

Click!

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Click!

Click!

4.

Click "No Specification" in the other station setting.

5.

Click the [Connection Test] button.

6.

Check that the connection to the CPU module has been successfully established.

7.

Click the [OK] button.

Click!

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Writing program to the CPU module

In the project "School_Vision.gx3", the parameter settings and programming have been already completed to meet this exercise.

Write "School_Vision.gx3" to the CPU module.

1.

From the menu of the engineering tool, select

[Online]  [Write to PLC].

Click!

Click!

2.

When the online data operation dialog is displayed, click the [Select All] button.

3.

Click the [Execute] button.

5

Click!

4.

The "Write to PLC" dialog box appears.

When writing the parameters is completed,

"Writing Completed" is displayed. Click the

[Close] button.

5.

Reset the programmable controller to RUN.

Click!

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5.5

Checking Operations

Check the operation by controlling the vision sensor using the programmable controller.

Placing the vision sensor online

Place the vision sensor online and start the communication with the programmable controller.

Operating procedure

1.

Check that the status is online.

Check!

2.

From "Application Steps", click the

[Communication] button.

Click!

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Click!

Check!

3.

Click "SLMP Scanner".

4.

Check that "Connected" is displayed.

5

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Enabling a trigger on the vision sensor

Using a sequence program, enable a trigger on the vision sensor to acquire the inspection results.

Program operation

Operating procedure

1.

From the menu of the engineering tool, select

[Online]  [Monitor]  [Device/Buffer Memory

Batch Monitor].

Input!

Click!

Click!

2.

Enter "M0" for the device name.

3.

Click the [Start Monitoring] button.

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4.

Turn "M0" ON to turn "Trigger enable"

(D1000.0) ON.

On!

5.

Turn "M1" ON to turn "Trigger" (D1000.1) ON.

5

On!

Checking inspection results

Check the inspection results.

Operating procedure

Input!

Click!

1.

Enter "D1000" for "Device Name".

2.

Click the [Start Monitoring] button.

3.

Check that the status of "Inspection

Completed" (D1002.9) is inverted (toggled).

Check!

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Check!

4.

Check the following.

"Job PASS" (D1015.0):

This signal is turned on when the set target object exists in the captured image.

"Job FAIL" (D1016.0):

This signal is turned on when the set target object does not exist in the captured image.

"Job.Inspection"(D1017):

The number of triggers is stored.

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Changing a recognition parameter

Change the rotation tolerance of the location tool pattern to  90°.

Operating procedure

1.

From the menu, select [Sensor]  [Online] and switch the vision sensor offline.

2.

Click the [Yes] button.

Click!

5

3.

From "Application Steps", click the

[Communication] button.

Click!

Select!

Set!

4.

Click "SLMP Scanner" under

"Communications".

5.

Set the device of "Input Device" on the [Device

Addressing] tab as follows.

[Setting details]

Selected Device: D-Data Register

Offset: 2000

Number if Devices: 3

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Click!

6.

Select the [Format Input Data] tab, and click the [Add] button.

7.

From the "Select Input Data" window, select

"Pattern_1.Rotation_Tolerance".

8.

Click the [OK] button.

Click!

Click!

Click!

9.

From "Application Steps", click the [Save Job] button.

10.

Click the [Save] button.

11.

Set the vision sensor to online.

Click!

To change parameter values, parameter items need to be added to the list in the [Format Input Data] tab in advance.

More than one parameter item can be selected.

Set the number of devices of "Input Block" according to the number (size) of parameters.

When the number of devices is small, a warning mark is displayed next to "Message size (words)".

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Input!

Click!

12.

Enter "D2000" for the device name of the device/buffer memory batch monitor of GX

Works3.

13.

Click the [Start Monitoring] button.

Input!

On!

Input!

14.

Enter "90" as the current value of "User Data"

(D2002) in the input word block.

5

15.

Enter "D1000" for the device name.

16.

Turn on "Set User Data" (D1001.0) in the control bit block.

Check!

17.

When the settings are completed, "Set User

Data Ack" (D1003.0) of the status bit block is turned on.

After "Set User Data Ack" (D1003.0) turns on, turn "Set User Data" (D1001.0) off.

18.

Turn on "Trigger" (D1000.1) of the control bit block.

On!

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Check!

19.

Check that the value of "Rotation Tolerance" on the [Settings] tab has been changed.

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Changing (loading) jobs

This section describes how to load the job file "3School_Vision.job".

The number "3" prefixed to the file name is the ID number. By setting this ID number to "Command" (D2000) of the input word block, the job ("3School_Vision") can be loaded.

Operating procedure

1.

Enter "D2000" for the device name of the device/buffer memory batch monitor of GX

Works3.

2.

Click the [Start Monitoring] button.

Input!

Click!

5

3.

Enter "3" as the current value of D2000.

Input!

On!

Input!

4.

Enter "D1000" for the device name.

5.

Turn on "Set Offline" (D1000.7) of the control bit block to set the vision sensor to offline.

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Check!

6.

Check that the online/offline status of In-Sight

Explorer is as shown on the left.

If "Comms Online?" is displayed, the

In-Sight vision system has been set to online mode by the EasyBuilder user interface, but the vision system remains offline due to the communication protocol (such as

ProfiNET, EtherNet/IP, native mode).

7.

Turn on "Execute Command" (D1000.4) of the control bit block to load a job.

On!

8.

When loading of the job is completed,

"Command Completed" (D1002.D) of the status bit block is turned on.

9.

When "Command Completed" (D1002.D) turns on, turn off "Execute Command" (D1000.4) and

"Set Offline" (D1000.7).

On!

To load a job, the file name of the job must begin with an ID number.

When loading a job, set the vision sensor to offline.

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Controlling the vision sensor by using native mode commands

The vision sensor can be controlled by using native mode commands.

As an example, send the native mode command "GF (Get File)" using a sequence program to acquire the file name of the job in use.

Setting the vision sensor

Operating procedure

1.

Set the vision sensor to offline with In-Sight

Explorer.

5

Click!

2.

From "Application Steps", click the

[Communication] button.

Click!

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Select!

Set!

3.

Click "SLMP Scanner" under

"Communications".

4.

Set the device of "Command" on the [Device

Addressing] tab as follows.

[Setting details]

Selected Device: D-Data Register

Offset: 3000

Number of Devices: 20

5.

Set the device of "Command Result" as follows.

[Setting details]

Selected Device: D-Data Register

Offset: 3050

Number of Devices: 50

6.

From "Application Steps", click the [Save Job] button.

7.

Click the [Save] button.

Click!

Click!

8.

From "Application Steps", click the [Run Job] button.

9.

Click the [Online] button to switch to online.

Click!

Click!

10.

Click the [Yes] button.

Click!

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Set the number of devices of "Command" according to the length (size) of the character string of the command.

Set the number of devices of "Command Result" according to the size of the data to be acquired.

3

4

Sequence program

This program stores native commands in data blocks.

■

Devices to be used

Signal

D3000

D3001

D100

SM400

Signal name Description

String command length

String command

The length of the native mode command is stored.

The native mode commands processed by the vision system is stored.

Newline code temporary storage area Sets the newline code (CRLF).

Always on The status is always on.

■

Program example

1

SM400

2

1 (0)

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

MOV

11

H0A0D

2 $+ D100

12

D100

D3001 "GF"

LEN D3001

(11)

D3000

END

(0): The native mode command and its character string length are stored on the device.

5

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Program operation

Send the native mode command "GF" to acquire a file name.

Operating procedure

1.

From the menu of the engineering tool, select

[Online]  [Monitor]  [Device/Buffer Memory

Batch Monitor].

Click!

Click!

Click!

2.

Enter "D3000" for the device name.

3.

Click the [Start Monitoring] button.

4.

Check that the settings are as follows.

[Setting details]

D3000: 4 (character string length)

D3001: "GF" (native mode command)

D3002: 2573 (newline code CRLF)

Click!

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Check!

Input!

On!

On!

Input!

5.

Enter "D1000" for the device name.

6.

Turn on "Initiate String Command" (D1001.1) of the control bit block.

7.

"String Command Ack" (D1003.1) of the status bit block is turned on. Once "String Command

Ack" (D1003.1) turns on, turn off "Initiate String

Command" (D1001.1).

5

8.

Enter "D3050" for the device name.

9.

The following information of the character string command result word block can be obtained.

[Content]

"Result Code" (D3050): "1" (normal execution)

"String Command Result Length" (D3051): 18

(length of file name character string)

"String Command Result" (D3052 to D3060):

"3School_Vision.job" (file name)

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APPENDICES

Appendix 1

iQ Sensor Solution

iQ Sensor Solution is a solution that manages both partner product devices and programmable controllers with an engineering tool.

By sharing design information such as system design and programming for the entire control system, the efficiency of system design and programming can be improved, and the total cost of design, start-up, operation, and maintenance can be reduced.

By performing the functions of an engineering tool supporting iQ Sensor Solution, iQ Sensor Solution can save and restore the information of devices supporting iQSS connected to each network.

Unified management with engineering tool

Devices supporting iQSS

Automatic detection of connected devices

A system configuration diagram can be automatically generated on an engineering tool through detection of devices supporting iQSS in the actual system configuration.

This reduces the man-hours required for the creation of a system configuration diagram at system start-up.

Display the system configuration diagram automatically detected by the engineering tool

Devices supporting iQSS

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Monitoring of sensors and devices

The status of devices supporting iQSS connected in the actual system configuration can be monitored on a single window.

The status and details of the devices supporting iQSS can be checked in the monitoring information window.

Compare created system configuration with actual system configuration

Devices supporting iQSS

iQ Sensor Solution functions of vision sensor

The following lists the vision sensors supporting iQSS that can be used on the Ethernet and the iQ Sensor Solution functions.

The iQ Sensor Solution functions are specified by the following.

Type Model

Vision sensor iQ Sensor Solution function

   

    VS20M-11F310, VS20M-12F410, VS20M-13F410, VS20C-

12F410, VS20C-13F410, VS70M-600-E, VS70M-600-ER,

VS70M-800-E, VS70M-800-ER, VS70M-802-E, VS70M-802-ER,

VS80M-100-E, VS80M-200-E, VS80M-200-ER, VS80M-202-E,

VS80M-202-ER, VS80M-400-E, VS80M-400-ER, VS80M-402-E,

VS80M-402-ER





















Automatic detection of connected device

Verification of connected devices and configurations

Reflection of the communication setting

Sensor parameter read/write

Sensor/device monitor

Data backup/restoration

A

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Appendix 2

Input/Output

This setting is used when inputting signals to control the camera or outputting a PASS/FAIL or execution completion signal for a job.

When the I/O function is used, refer to the following because the hardware configuration differs depending on the model.

 EasyBuilder Help Input/Outputs

Operating procedure

1.

Click the [Inputs/Outputs] button in "Application

Steps" to open the "Discrete I/O" setting window.

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2.

When connecting an I/O module, connect the module and the vision sensor, and select the I/

O module with the I/O module powered on.

3.

When the I/O module is connected, the

"Discrete I/O" setting window is displayed.

The items to be set differ depending on the signal type.

A

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Appendix 3

Setting and Connection of Emulator

Function

Locating and inspection can be performed using only the emulator function without using a vision sensor. Set for using the emulator function and perform key registration for offline programming.

Operating procedure

1.

From the In-Sight Explorer menu, select

[System]  [Options].

Click!

Select!

Set!

Check!

2.

In the "Options" window, select [Emulation].

3.

Check that "Use Emulator" is selected.

4.

Set "Model" to "VS70M-802R".

5.

Copy "Offline Programming Reference".

Copy!

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Input!

6.

Access the following site from an Internet browser.

"support.cognex.com/en/InsightEmulatorKey"

7.

The "IN-SIHGT KEY GENERATOR" page opens. Enter the company name in "Company" under "An Emulator Key will be registered to the following:", and paste the number copied in the procedure

5.

into "Offline Programming

Reference".

8.

Click the [GET KEY] button.

Click!

Copy!

Click!

9.

Copy the offline programming key that is displayed.

Paste!

10.

Paste the number copied in the procedure

9.

into "Offline Programming Key:".

11.

Click the [Apply] button.

12.

In-Sight Explorer restarts.

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Select!

Click!

13.

From "Application Steps", click the [Get

Connected] button.

Click!

14.

Select an emulator and click the [Connect] button.

15.

The image of In-Sight Explorer is displayed in the monitor part of the personal computer icon.

Precautions

If In-Sight Explorer is started before the offline programming key has been entered, Error 6001 or Error 6047 may be displayed.

The acquisition of offline programming keys is possible only with a personal computer that can connect to the Internet.

When executing a job on the emulator, the execution time of the job displayed in In-Sight Explorer is different from the execution time of the job on the actual device.

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MODEL

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