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1. 00020 Select Solution Panel 0 0 0 0 eee eee eee Sensor Setup Panel oeie oe Aa eee Ae Preprocessing Setup Panel 0 0 0 eee eee eee iLabel Setup Panel 0 0 0 eee eee eee eee Inspection Area Setup Panel 00000005 Inspection Areas x cete Med Se eee eat ae Inspection Area Settings 0 0 0 c eee eee eee eee Reference Examples 0 0 0 0 e eee eee eee ene Barcode Setup Panel 0 0 eee eee eee OCR Setup Panel Js noe b RD D oath EMEN Learn Images Panel 0 0 0 eee eee ee eee Decision Panel ees seret nerit ne Levene ood ohne bee oes Outputs Panel sis cide aee ols gh Paget tert Rejector Setup Panel ssie srcani cc eee eee te eee Rejector FUNCION iis beles4isc re b DUE eret Conditional Output Panel 0 0 00 eee eee ee Create Edit Condition Panel eese Create Edit Output String 0 0 eee eee eee Create Edit Destination 0 0 0 eee eee eee Create Edit Equations Add New Function Free Edit Window oce bebe bete tes ee a Ready to RO iria dd Saeed eae ae Monitor Panel 422 voBis ahaa ei bes BA ey ten History Recall 0 0 eee ee eee Save or Export Solution Panel 000005 System Administration Panel 0 00 00 00 0005 Collect Panel 4 wks sons ss History Log Page econ eo Rer oni Monitor Window seeeeeeee e Rev 1450 3 May 2007 unti Eu pede is 1
2. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners DALSA IPD Email info goipd com http www goipd com IPD Headquarters 700 Technology Park Drive Billerica MA USA 01821 Tel 1 978 670 2002 Fax 1 978 670 2010 405 00011 00 iLabel User s Manual PREFACE About This Manual This manual describes the iLabel software This software is supported by the VA1x VA2x VA3x VA4x Vision Appliances and can also be installed and run with a software license key on a PC This manual documents using the software on all platforms Some features do not apply to all platforms The vertical bars are change bars and mark additions or changes from the E previous version of this manual Table of Contents The Label Application ociosos e eee bob Sb ee du eme RE SS 1 Creating an Inspection Solution 0 0 eee cece eens 1 Using Multiple Cameras 0 0 0 nee 4 Using the Exposure Control 0 0 eee 4 Using the Internal Timer 5 4 a Sek eke BEER 4 Using PreprocessIng cpu sea ek eee Ree ace TES 5 Available Preprocessors 0 0 eee cee I 6 Inspection Area and Movement Area 0 0 cee eee eee eee 8 Additional Inspection Areas leeeeee ee 9 Inspection Grid and Ignore Areas 0 0 cee eee 9 Reference Areas cones cashed baw eed ae ure ee eas 11 Stop On Conditions cessate iuui sega Stews Sab eae uS E eS 15 Using Decision Delay iii Rota a aia Ml rere eee th a 18 Adjustin
3. Recycled 0 0 Current Camera 0 Select a category Pass Recycle or Reject EG ppVar S Camera 01 20 Result Passed p Label Angle 0 000 2 Horz Label Offset 0 i Vert Label Offset 0 amp Failed Insp rea 0 900 Drag the small circle to select a Record Number to view Records are stored in Appliance memory Exit this panel and go back to the Monitor panel Display Image amp Data Data Only Nothing Pass 6 e 6 Reject e e c Recycle e e e Do Not switch the Solution ID using an external hardware switch when displaying the History Recall panel Exit this panel and go back one level History Recall NOTE When you are viewing the History records the Conditional Outputs and History Log are locked No new images or data are added to the History Log and the Conditional Outputs Proc essing does continue and Pass Recycle Reject outputs are still available unless driven by equa tions Conditional Output will repeat the last values before the History was locked 32 Rev 1450 3 May 2007 405 00011 00 iLabel User s Manual 16 Save and or Export your Solution a Click on the Save Export Solution button b Enter a Solution ID number and enter a short description c Click on the Save Solution button You should save your Solution before you try optimizing the inspection time settings Solution ID 00 automatically runs each time you open iLabel
4. Camera o e Change the tag or name of the OCR area MGE nouum Enter the string value if known Fail if the string Tag does not match this value If no value is entered pon jee report all values read and fail if unable to read pte Adjust the tolerance for character matching Rotation Sensitivity 85 Open another image in the Edit Window to train on Co 3 Cim Cm ee other character samples Edit Window E Resize the rectangle to contain a single character D R E A Edit Window zoom controls M E RY z Open a file of characters Save characters to a file Add the character enclosed in the rectangle and assign a tag or character value Clear the box if the characters are different sizes Clear the box if the character spacing is not constant or uniform j Y Auto Min Click to select or deselect characters T Sort characters edit value tag delete selected or all Number of characters trained pe Add characters to the Solution file exit this panel OCR Setup Panel Rev 1450 3 May 2007 13 iLabel User s Manual 405 00011 00 9 Learn Label Images a Click on the Learn button b Select the Percent of Acceptable Label Variation and get ready to present or show sev eral examples of good labels or products with labels to the Vision Appliance c Click on Learn Good Parts iLabel first uses the still image to build a model of how it sees your label The build process may take a couple of minut
5. On the VA21 VA31 VA 4x or a PC Solutions are stored on the hard drive usually in iNspect Solu tions iLabel You can store more Solutions in a different directory and import them 3 Set up a Solution In the Setup panel only the Sensor button is active This step must be completed before any of the other panels can be accessed If you had loaded a previously saved Solution all of the buttons would be active a Click on the Sensor button to access the Setup Sensor panel 2 Rev 1450 3 May 2007 405 00011 00 4 Set up the Sensor iLabel User s Manual Here you can set up the sensor input trigger and associated image settings If you are using a con veyer or other moving parts set up the trigger delay exposure and brightness with moving parts a Complete the Sensor Setup then click Ok With the Sensor Setup completed a check appears next to the Sensor button and the Label button is now active r Camera View 2 Single Multiple C Virtual I Not Configured Camera 01 y emo Images Locatic El Sensor Trigger C Intemal Timer 6 Inspection Trigger r Inspection Trigger Delay iv 265 ms Light Control Duration iv Offset 300 us Every 100 Select the type or number of cameras Single one monochrome camera Multiple up to 3 monochrome cameras Virtual 3 images from 1 came
6. See following page b Adjust the inside box Inspection Area to enclose the area of the label you are inspecting During the Learning process iLabel will identify two unique objects in Inspect Area 0 as land marks also called registration marks or fiducials for finding the Label position You want some clearly focused unique objects in Inspect Area 0 Not Configured Click to add additional smaller Inspection Areas for sections of closer or finer inspection ID 00 Camera O Clear the check box to disable Reference Area or Add Inspection Area leave checked to use the Reference Areas r Reference Area Select Horizontal or Vertical edges for reference I Enable C Horizontal Vertical Light gt Dark y Select for a Light Background and dark package edges Clear box for Dark Background and light package r Edge Strength i 20 Label Locator loo Use the slider to adjust the noise threshold M Enable Enable or disable the search area r Label Rotation Tolerance Clockwise Counter Clockwise Define how much the label is allowed to rotate or how much rotation causes a failure Click on the solid circle button and drag it around the outer circle You can also use the arrow keys r Maximum Label Offset Left 128 Right 128 Define how much the label is allowed to move or Up pa Down a how much movement ca
7. Click Ok The Appliance is writing its OCX and support files into your System directory A few seconds after the hourglass disappears the iLabel Application Window will open 40 Rev 1450 3 May 2007 405 00011 00 iLabel User s Manual Network Commands You can issue commands to the Appliance over the TCP IP network to select or change the run ning Solution or temporarily change the trigger mode A Solution must be running a Open a new HyperTerminal session enter your area code and click OK b In Connection Description enter a name for the session for example iLabelCMD c In Connect To enter the IP Address of the Appliance in the Host Address and enter the port number 5021 Select TCP AP Winsock for the Connect using d Type help followed by Enter or Return to display a list of the available commands Supported Commands ss change the running Solution ID The new solution must already be stored on the appliance The running Solution will not change if the new ID is not a valid Solution The displayed ID number changes in the Monitor panel and other panels but does not change on the Monitor Window opened from the Appliance home page until youclose and reopen the Monitor Window ns get the number of solutions sl get a list of the solution ID numbers in use separated by commas sdl get a list of descriptions for Solutions separated by commas sd get a description for th
8. Inspection Area all other Inspection Areas disappear temporarily The area of blue rectangles is inspected and the area of pink rectangles is ignored during learning or training and during inspecting You want to ignore areas that vary or change on your label like dates lot codes or punch outs The ignored areas must be inside the Inspection Area label Ignored areas are not applied when searching for the label Locate Search or find Rev 1450 3 May 2007 9 iLabel User s Manual 405 0001 1 00 Left Click on individual rectangles or slowly drag to select multiple rectangles in a line or a rectangle Best results may be obtained by dragging down or right Double Left Click to select the entire grid Right Click on individual rectangles or drag to de select Double Right Click to de select the entire grid f Right click on the outline of the Inspection Area Select Hide Grid in the pop up g Right click on the outline of the Inspection Area Select Settings You can change the Locator type Auto Manual change the name or tag for the Inspection Area change the acceptable change in pixel intensity and change the acceptable defect area at inspection time Click OK to accept your changes or click Cancel to cancel your changes m Locator Type Automatic C Manual Automatic iLabel software identifies two unique targets for finding the label in the search or movement area Manual you can drag the two gr
9. Learn Images Panel 14 Rev 1450 3 May 2007 405 00011 00 iLabel User s Manual e When the wavy black line in the Percent of Label Variation stops traveling above the red horizontal line you can click on Stop Learning then click Ok to exit this panel 10 Setup Decision Logic a Click on the Decision button In the Decision Setup panel you define what action to take in the event that parts are skipped as a result of insufficient time allocated to the proc essor Refer to page 4 Using the Internal Timer and page 35 Performance Tips b Click Ok to return to the Setup panel Not Configured Change camera view if multiple Action when frames are passed What to do when the target number or quota of parts are passed gnore Stop when continuous count reaches 1000 Stop when total count reaches What to do when a large number of images are failed Continuous means one after the other or failures in a row Action when frames are failed Ignore Stop when continuous count reaches 1000 Stop when total count reaches 1000 Action when frames are skipped What to do with images that are skipped C Ignore dropped or missed If images or labels are Stepwhencountreaches i005 coming faster than it takes to Search and C Pass Reject Recycle Inspect some images will be missed Decision Output 0 Reject Decision O
10. The re assigned inputs will disappear from the Application Variables App Var list Result the result of all measurements and all camera views This result is sent to the decision I O and other communications Result has three values 1 PASS 2 RECYCLE 3 REJECT Result0 the value of Result before it is output This allows equations to evaluate the result before outputing a pass recycle fail result to the various mechanisms SOLUTION load the Solution ID equal to SOLUTION at the end of the current equation eval uation For example if SOLUTION 6 Solution 06 is loaded when the equation statement is evaluated if the condition is true Global FrameCount number of frames acquired since the Solution was loaded or since the Statistics were reset Global SolutionPollRate Hz If this variable is set to a non zero value The Solution ID bits are polled at a rate equal to the value of Global SolutionPollRate in Hertz For example if Glo bal SolutionPollRate 5 the inputs are polled at 5 Hz or 200 ms Global SolutionIndex a value added to the Solution ID input bits when a change solution occurs For example if Global SolutionIndex 5 and the SLN 0 2 3 or SID 3 when a Solu tion change is triggered by ACC or SolutionPollRate Solution 08 is loaded 26 Rev 1450 3 May 2007 405 00011 00 iLabel User s Manual Create New Function In the drop list under Manage Execution Order there are two predefined functions S
11. VA31 VA4x must be running the remote server connection software You can view a window similar to the Monitor Panel with most buttons disabled You can change the data image display options Requirements a Vision Appliance VA21 VA31 VA4x with latest version of ipd iLabel software v1236 or later b one or more Solutions saved to the Appliance c a PC on the same network with either Demo or full version of the iLabel software v1236 or later The Appliances and PC must use the same version On the Vision Apppliance 1 Close the iNspect or iLabel application if running 2 Start the remote server software Start ipd Label Remote Connection Server iServer opens running Solution 00 iNspect or iLabel that was last run on the Vision Appliance 3 You can select a different Solution ID and click Change You can enable local image display and change the camera view On the remote PC 4 Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the iNspect iLabel software directory either D IPD iL abel or D MPD LabelDemo 5 Double click on iMonitor bat or iOutputLog exe 6 In the connect to pop up window enter the IP address of your Vision Appliance The iMonitor or the Output Log window opens displaying the Solution running on your Vision Appliance In the Output Log window click on Connect then click on Start Logging To close click on Stop Logging then click on Disconnect 7 Make sure you close the iMonit
12. active and running and conditional output is enabled in the Setup Outputs panel 38 Rev 1450 3 May 2007 405 00011 00 iLabel User s Manual History Log If you enabled conditional output and the Appliance is a Server you can use the History Log link on the Appliance Home page VA15 VA20 VA30 the iOutputLog application VA21 VA31 VA4x a On the Appliance home page click on History Log or double click on OutputLog exe b On the History Log page click the Connect button then click the Start Logging button c Before you close or leave this page click the Stop Logging button then click the Discon nect button Q rex y x 2 Cp JO Search S o Favortes R 3 Address http 192 168 10 112 HistoryLogEN asp y BE Links He p English Device Setup Monitor Upgrade ilabel History Log Failed Insp rea 0 Label Angle 17 04 35 0 000 Device IP 192 168 10 112 150436 0 000 17 04 36 0 000 Connection Status cos BE Disconnect r Connect to 1532 17 04 36 0 000 0 010 1533 17 04 36 0 000 0 009 1534 17 04 37 0 000 0 000 1535 17 04 37 0 000 0 003 1536 17 04 37 0 000 0 001 1537 17 04 37 0 000 0 005 1538 17 04 37 0 000 0 004 EZ Pass i Reject EA Recycle 1539 17 04 38 0 000 0 004 File Logging 1540 17 04 38 0 000 0 007 1541 17 04 38 1542 17 04 3
13. camera at a convenient working distance from the part Lighting In most cases you will need special lighting that amplifies the elements of the part that you want to inspect and attenuates elements that you don t want to inspect Proper lighting makes inspection faster and more accurate Poor or inappropriate lighting is a major cause of failure in machine vision inspection systems Rev 1450 3 May 2007 43 iLabel User s Manual 405 0001 1 00 Light Ring a ring or circle of Light Emitting Diodes or other light sources in a circle A light ring is usually placed around the camera lens to light up the camera s field of view Pixel abbreviation for picture element a single point in a digitized image Progressive Scan a non interlaced or single field camera that usually has an image size similar to the RS170 and CCIR standard Lines are scanned sequentially instead of the interlaced lines in the even odd field method of broadcast standard RS170 and CCIR cameras Rejection Delay The time between when an object is in front of the presence detector part in place sensor or trigger pickup finding the object and when the object is in front of the rejector or Kicker Also called Decision Delay Detector l Kicker direction i uou Pun ee Rejection Delay Time or Decision Delay Time ROI Region Of Interest or a smaller area inside the image area Staging Staging hold
14. not have to delete the preprocessor and its values to temporarily disable a preprocessor Enter coefficient values for 3x3 or 5x5 filters Threshold 128 Low Value 0 High Value 255 Enter new values for preprocessing parameters and click Apply to accept your changes Exit this panel and go back one level Preprocessing Setup Panel NOTE Preprocessing is performed as the image is acquired and transferred to memory All images displayed or saved will show the result of preprocessing Rev 1450 3 May 2007 5 iLabel User s Manual 405 00011 00 Available Preprocessors 3x3 general 3x3 convolution Enter 9 coefficient values Parameter Divisor All 9 pixels are multiplied by the corresponding coefficients summed then divided by Divisor The center pixel is replaced by the result 5x5 general 5x5 convolution Enter 25 coefficient values Parameter Divisor All 25 pixels are multiplied by the corresponding coefficients summed then divided by Divisor The center pixel is replaced by the result Dice Draw a grid of lines 1 pixel thick of value Value spaced Dx horizontaly and Dy vertical ly Parameters Dx Dy Value Dilate Simple thickening or 3x3 dilation Bright lines become thicker dilated Parameter Ex ecution times number of iterations performed Range 1 to 10 Erode Simple thinning or 3x3 erosion Bright lines become thinner eroded Parameter Exe cution times number of iter
15. number shown or one you enter Click Add to add your new destination to the list FPLC Destination Modbus PLC E Add Modbus PLC 4 Del You can delete a destination by clicking on the an destination and then clicking Delete 24 Y T Exit this panel and go back one level Ok Create Edit Destination Rev 1450 3 May 2007 405 00011 00 iLabel User s Manual Create Edit Equations 1 Click the Add Del button under Variable Assignment Equations j Click Ok to return to the Setup Outputs panel Click Ok to return to the Setup panel Equations allow you to communicate with PLC devices You define a PLC device then assign variables names to the register locations You use Equations to read and write to the variable names and manipulate values Variables created here can be used for Conditional Outputs Change camera view if multiple Click on a variable name then click on Insert Left or Insert Right to add the variable to the equation Or Click in a field then double click on a variable A deleted variable takes a zero value if referenced Ready to Run tEn E 20 ppVar s eH Click on the boolean and arithmetic operators to add them to the right side of your equation Type in a Constant number and click Insert to add it to the right side of your equation vui volu Select a predefined function to use in your equation Left Right Your I
16. the center of of the original trained model image The Green cross hair shows the displaced center of the current label and the blue box es is are the inspect area s The two green boxes represent unique areas identified by iLabel when building its model land mark registration fiducial These are used to find the displacement and angle Small red boxes inside the inspection area indicate defective areas in the label A yellow box is the Barcode reader area An orange box is the OCR reader area Rev 1450 3 May 2007 31 iLabel User s Manual 405 00011 00 Review History b Click on the History Recall button if it is active This button is not active if the History Log was disabled in the Setup Outputs panel We recommend disabling the history log during actual inspection The Camera view is selected in the Monitor panel The History Recall displays in the Monitor panel the measured values or data The Work Area displays the image for each part that was recorded c Click on Back to Monitor and note the Inspect Time d Click on Ok to return to the first panel Running The Camera view is not available if only one camera has been trained or configured Camera 01 Parts Skipped 362 3 6 2007 Parts Inspected 3836 Time Stamp 100 Passed 3473 14 53 03 763 o Current Camera 0 Inspect Time ox The values for each inspected label Rejected 98 236 ms Current Camera 1 0
17. track the posi tion of your package before searching for the label and measuring the displacement or angle of the label This method allows compensating for the movement of the package i Click on Vertical and drag the two rectangles to the right and left edges of your package or click on Horizontal and drag the two rectangles to the top and bottom edges of your package j Change the height and width to enclose only a straight edge Do not enclose curves angles or tapered areas Avoid the edges of the Label See the examples below k Increase the rectangles widths out to the edges of the Image Area 1 Click Ok to return to the Setup Label panel Vertical Edges camera or package at 90 degrees Reference Examples Rev 1450 3 May 2007 11 iLabel User s Manual 7 Set up Barcode Readings a Click the Barcode Setup button Click the box beside Enable Barcode Reading b Drag the box to enclose part or all of the barcode There must be white space before and after the code at least as wide as the thickest bar You do not have to enclose the full height of the barcode The barcode does not have to be inside the Inspection Area 405 0001 1 00 You can use barcode reading to verify the code is always the same and report errors only Or you can use barcode to read the value of changing codes and report every read value You can pre se lect the barcode type or let iLabel auto detect the c
18. unless an external ID switch is connected You may want to return to the Setup Sensor panel to adjust the Internal Timer If the time is set too low parts may be skipped skipped parts follow the action defined in the Decision panel Current Solution ID number Running Change the number of Solution ID input bits Not supported on the VA15 Assign an ID number to the Solution 0 1023 Solutions are saved with an index ID number for quick change over 0 7 on the VA15 Enter a Description that you will recognize a Save your solution to Appliance memory at the Eb selected Solution ID number Delete Saved Solution s e Select the current running solution any one Solution Bt l or all Solutions saved on this Appliance to Delete Curent Solution elete C Single Solution 9p y T Export Saved Solution s Select the current running solution any one Solution or all Solutions saved on this Appliance to Export C All Current Solution Save your solution to your PC or a network device You must save your solution to the Appliance Single Solution Of Progress Now Exporting Overall Y Info Ok index first before you can export On VA4x Do not export to iNspect Solutions This is the Appliance index and these files are deleted when you select Delete Saved Solutions Progress bars Exit this panel and go back
19. 0 You can delete Application Variables or assign new values to the same names in this panel Once you delete an Application Variable Failed Area Angle Offset Result you cannot un delete it This affects this panel Conditional Outputs and the output signals but does not affect the Deci sion Table and Monitor panel A group of predefined mathematical functions and string functions are available for you to insert into your equations First click in one of the three equation fields to select the field you want to add a function into Then use the Function drop list to select the desired predefined function Inputs and Outputs Expand the list if available or insert a GPI or GPO then change the index to the input or output you desire for example change GPO 0 to GPO 4 The Pass Recycle and Fail or Decision outputs are pulsed The GPO are not pulsed They are driven high or low If Then GPO 4 Camera03 Result 1 makes GPO4 low when Camera 3 Passes high when Camera 3 Recycles or Fails NOTE If field is blank GPO 4 is in the left field Click on Result under Camera03 and click Insert Right then click and then type 1 GPO3 is defined as a Ready or Running status output This may be reassigned in the equation editor Inputs may also be reassigned to Solution ID bits by the Maximum Number of Hardware Switchable Solutions in the Save Export Solution panel Not supported by the VA15
20. 0 iLabel User s Manual VD 0 NI NWN ir eesti a hay ty as 12 A std 13 ie mediates age A RS 14 Po BEART lee 15 cm 16 nieder t eae es 17 Vibia ete tps t ds 18 Vor dota uter a 21 ede ed ee eve Ong Satya 22 p ue pee sce ek 23 aec c Ru eR 24 dust gefta ts uius fes 25 Reges ste uou 27 28 SE 29 uoPisWH e e ERU 30 Pegi eere niat 32 putet ants res 33 Leto vdd ats Du 36 ae e dosis eke tuts a 37 no BEERS Ur i pelea 39 m 40 iLabel User s Manual 405 0001 1 00 vi Rev 1450 3 May 2007 405 00011 00 iLabel User s Manual THE ILABEL APPLICATION Creating an Inspection Solution 1 Launch iLabel If iLabel is not already running open the Application window now Each screen has two panels The left panel is for Control and Navigation with the Action But tons The right panel is the Work Area and displays the camera image These two panels are al ways present in the application window but most of the following figures show only one panel j Select Solution UM Setup Monitor DTE Image y Meli amp p Work Area Control Navigation 00 The iLabel Application Window The Info button at the bottom of each panel gives help information on the panel lata options You can also navigate through Help using hyperlinks the Table of Con tents Index or Search Y The Ok button at the bottom of each panel exits the panel and goes back or up one level x The Close button first panel o
21. 5022 are reserved and cannot be used You may prefer to use Ports 5050 through 5099 NOTE To view data you can set up a HyperTerminal session This is described later in this manual Refer to Viewing Data Output on page 38 Rev 1450 3 May 2007 21 iLabel User s Manual 405 0001 1 00 Create Condition b In the Conditional Output panel click on the Create Edit button to edit the current con dition or create a new condition statement You can type text in the Condition field insert variables constants and operators The Result variable takes the integer values 1 Pass 2 Recycle 3 Reject Result makes a good condition The Failed Area Label Angle and Package Angle take floating point numbers c Click OK to return to the Conditional Output panel Ready to Run Br Change camera view if multiple Camera 01 y y Click on a variable name then click on Insert Variable to add it to the Condition statement o eB yp GPI Attached to Gen GPO Attached to Ger p Camera 01 E Result Click on the boolean and arithmetic operators to iria ra add them to your Condition statement E Horz Label Offset b gt Vert Label Offset Gi Package Angle i Hor Package Oe zl EL Type in a Constant number and click Insert to mser Seed vadat sen conc add it to the Condition statement r Condition fi Your Condition Statement appears here You can also type
22. 8 1543 17 04 38 0 000 0 006 0 000 0 013 0 000 0 008 1544 17 04 39 0 000 0 003 1545 17 04 39 0 000 0 005 1546 17 04 39 0 000 0 005 I Enable Browse 1547 17 04 40 0 000 0 005 1548 17 04 40 0 000 0 010 1549 17 04 40 0 000 0 006 17 04 40 0 000 17 04 40 BEBSSEN 0 000 History Log Page Rev 1450 3 May 2007 39 iLabel User s Manual 405 00011 00 Monitoring VA15 VA20 VA30 from the Network a On the Vision Appliance Home Page in Internet Explorer click on Monitor Only one person can access the Appliance at a time whether the session is Monitor or full access The Monitor Window is not password protected Viewing History or resetting the pro duction line is not available from the Monitor window b When finished click on the x button in the top right corner to close the Monitor window Close Internet Explorer to ensure access to the Appliance is released This display shows Data Only in the image area lal x ID 03 Russ Triggered Camera 01 y Parts Inspected 45 Time Stamp Parts Skipped 0 6 29 2006 17 39 50 959 o Passed 45 10 r Inspect Time 73415 Q Rejected 0 ox Smg 9o Recycled 0 0 Image amp Data Data Only Nothing Pass c e C Reject C c C Recycle o c e Info Ready 010 432 NUM Monitor Window NOTE The first time a PC opens this Monitor page you will get a warning message about certificates and signatures
23. Decision Qutput C Immediat meee Rejector Setup Decision Sensor c Click the Rejector Setup button This will open the Rejector Setup panel Here you can adjust and test the decision delay for the Decision Outputs There is one active slider for the VA2x VA3x There are two active sliders 0 and 1 for the VA4x The decision delay is the time from the decision trigger to when the part arrives at the kicker or rejector mecha nism This is shown in the previous illustration If Inspection trigger was selected VA4x only the delay is the time from the acquisition trigger to when the part arrives at the rejector mechanism r Decision Output 0 i m Decision Output 1 il 1500 ms Test Reject Rate p Apply Part s d Set the Reject Rate for your rejector test For example if you set this to 1 every part pass ing the rejector trigger will result in the Reject output pulse Every part will be rejected Entering 2 will reject every other part Click Apply to start the decision output Adjust the Decision Delay to a value that properly rejects the parts at the rejection frequency se lected Caution When adjusting the Decision Delay allow the rejector to resynchronize with the parts by allowing at least 1 part to pass between the rejector sensor and the kicking device this is the current old decision delay Also be aware that if parts are equally spaced it is easy to make the error of adjusting t
24. F condition appears in the first field p Function Your THEN equation appears in the next 2 fields sin radians igt Click to clear the IF condition Assignment Equation icf Cl ar Click Evaluate to display the current value of the fe equation or assignment 1 TRUE 0 FALSE New Name Evaluate Clear Click to clear the right side of the equation add Equation t Click to add the equation to the list below Manage Equation Execution Order Click on New Name or type a new name Funcion Frost image Process New Del Select a function to edit Create a new function di E Your equations are evaluated in the order they 3 appear in this list Click on an equation and use Del the up and down arrows to change its position Export Import Free Edit Click on an equation then click Edit or Del to delete J Open an editing window e m Save equations to a text file open a saved file a Exit this panel and go back one level Create Edit Equations You can also use Equations to calculate additional values from Application Variables measured results You can create equations that override the Decision Table by using PASS RE CYCLE and FAIL must be all capitals This would change the output signals for Pass Re cycle and Reject at the I O Connector but the Monitor panel is still driven by the Decision table Rev 1450 3 May 2007 25 iLabel User s Manual 405 00011 0
25. IPD Vision Appliances o TM Label Software User s Manual 405 00011 00 Rev 1450 3 May 2007 OATSA iLabel Software User s Manual Document Number 405 00011 00 Revision 1450 3 May 2007 Copyright 2007 2006 DALSA Corporation Copyright 2005 2003 Coreco Imaging Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America All copyrights in this manual and the hardware and software described in it are the exclusive property of DALSA Corporation and its licen sors Claim of copyright does not imply waiver of DALSA Corporation or its licensor s other rights in the work See the following Notice of Proprietary Rights NOTICE OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS This manual and the related hardware and software are confidential trade secrets and the property of DALSA Corporation and its licensors Use examination reproduction copying transfer and or disclosure to others of all or any part of this manual and the related documentation are prohibited except with the express written consent of DALSA Corporation The information in this document is subject to change without notice DALSA Corporation makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents of this manual and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a partic ular purpose DALSA Corporation assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in this document iLabel iNspect and the DALSA logo are trademarks of DALSA Corporation
26. anel and go back one level Does not log you out System Administration Panel User name is limited to 31 characters maximum Full Name is limited to 63 characters maximum Passwords are limited to 6 characters minimum and 15 characters maximum 36 Rev 1450 3 May 2007 405 00011 00 iLabel User s Manual NOTE The default password for the Administrator account is ipdadmin It is your responsibility to change the Administrator password This is an Application password for the iNspect and iLabel applications not for Windows or the Vision System iCollect The iCollect application creates a log of system events and IP Addresses on all appliances con nected and enabled for iCollect One host PC must be running the iCollect application Not sup ported on the VA15 System events collected are successful and failed log in to iNspect or iLabel Log out Save Solution Load Solution Stop inspecting and Start inspecting Not Configured Enable logging system events M Enable Event Logging Enter the Network Name or IP Address of the system that will collect the Log Events Default is the Appliance network name p TCP IP Collect Host Address 192 158 10 Exit this panel and go back one level iCollect Panel If the network connection is lost between the host and Appliance the log will be stored locally until the connection is reestablished The Appliance will synchronize the local log with th
27. aracters to create your string The Format field defines how variables will appear in your output string e Click OK to return to the Conditional Output panel Readyto Run Change camera view if multiple Click Add to create a new string or use the drop list to select an existing string String ID Uncnd App Output Click on a variable name then click on Format to E Vo Appar T He secon change how the output value appears then click Pr sch ea Insert Selected Variable to add the variable to i Rest J your string Variable Format Decimal Integer s BE b Click on a special character and click Insert to add it to your string Insert Selected Variable Insert String The defined content of a string appears here You can type commas and spaces in this field to separate variables The value of the variables will be substituted in your output string The evaluated string value appears here The number values are substituted for the variables you inserted in your string Exit this panel and go back one level Create Edit Output String NOTE The list of application variables is empty if you have not run the inspection The list is automatically populated for trained camera views Variables for non con figured or not learned camera views take zero values Rev 1450 3 May 2007 23 iLabel User s Manual 405 00011 00 Sele
28. ations performed Range 1 to 10 HHlip Mirror or flip about the horizontal axis Parameters none VHlip Mirror or flip about the vertical axis Parameters none Invert Reverse black and white by subtracting each pixel value from 255 Parameters none Laplace Edge enhancement 3x3 filter Parameters none Median 3x3 Median filter sorts the values of 9 neighbors and replaces with the median value Parameters none Roberts Edge enhancement filter Parameters none Sharpen Edge enhancement 3x3 filter Parameters none Smooth Moving average or low pass 3x3 filter for removing noise or spurious values Parameter Execution times number of iterations performed Range 1 to 10 SobelX Vertical edge enhancement 3x3 filter Parameters none Sobel XY Horizontal and vertical edge enhancement 3x3 filter Parameters none SobelY Horizontal edge enhancement 3x3 filter Parameters none Threshold All pixels below Threshold are changed to Low Value All pixels equal to or above Threshold are changed to High Value Parameters Threshold Low Value High Value Range 0 to 255 Roughness Intensity variability enhancement Programmable filter size 3x3 to 64x64 Gain range 1 to 16 6 Rev 1450 3 May 2007 405 00011 00 iLabel User s Manual 5 Set up the Inspection a Click on the iLabel button b Place a product with a good or perfect label in front of the camera in the locat
29. ct or Define New Destinations f Click on the Add Edit button that appears beside to Destination to define new des tinations or use the drop list to select a pre defined destination You can select a pre defined destination or define your own destination Serial is the serial output port on the Vision Appliance There is only one valid serial port TCP IP is for the Ethernet Port You define the role of the Vision Appliance as a Client or Serv er Client means the appliance sends data to a network server You must enter the IP Address of your server Server means the appliance is a server and computers request data from the ap pliance Requests for data do not impact the inspection speed Port 5020 is assigned by de fault Port numbers 1024 and below 5005 5010 5015 5021 and 5022 are reserved g Click Ok to return to the Conditional Outputs panel h Click Ok to return to the Setup Outputs panel Ready to Run Camera 0 y r Serial Port Settings dolo Set the port settings for communications on the Data bits B y Parity None y Stop bits Ca Flow control None El serial port Click Apply or Restore Defaults Restore Defaults Apply TCPAP Our Role C Client Server Define output on the Ethernet connection If you choose Client enter an IP Address destination Add veve REN i If you choose Server your requesting devices should use the port
30. e However in the event that a part does get skipped the Vision Ap pliance will track it and render a result based on user criteria General guidelines for performance optimization 1 Fixture parts and orientation whenever possible 2 Keep the Movement Area as small as possible 3 Reduce the amount of information to be processed Complex objects may require more processing time 4 Turn off history recording when your inspection criteria is well defined 5 Turn off image data to the local display if it is not needed Monitor panel Display options In many applications it is a good idea to display failed images only 6 If the internal timer setting or the time between parts on the line is less than the total inspec tion time images may be dropped resulting in missed inspections The Total Inspection Time is Inspect Time plus approximately 20 ms for VA21 VA31 VA4x or 40 ms for VA15 VA 20 VA 30 plus client or network overhead The Inspect Time is displayed on the Monitor panel Rev 1450 3 May 2007 35 iLabel User s Manual 405 00011 00 System Administration and Password Protection To prevent others from changing your Solution you can enter a password for your Appliance Without the password others can only access the Monitor screen to view the Run screen only The password limit is 6 to 15 characters In the Setup panel click on the System Administration button Log in as the Administrator to make changes You
31. e Solution ID number given tm changes the trigger mode This is a manual or temporary change The saved Solution setting is not changed and if you navigate to the Sensor page the trigger setting will revert to the original Solution s setting tm 2 Internal Timer tm 3 External Sensor Trigger tm 4 Software Trigger Note In Software trigger mode the Appliance frame grabber responds to both the external trigger and software trigger If you do not have an external trigger the acquisition will wait for your software trigger If there is an external trigger present the acquisition will respond to the trigger and not wait for your software trigger gen generate a software trigger This is used after setting the temporary trigger mode to tm 4 eval statement evaluate a statement once This can change values of arguments defined in the Equation Assignments panel or create new arguments Format ONIOFF enable or disable pre formatted output on port 5022 A Solution must be running start start or restart the inspection stop stop or halt inspecting reset reset the production line with a specific number of parts between the two sensors reset Statistics reset the counters for Pass Recycle Reject Rev 1450 3 May 2007 41 iLabel User s Manual 405 0001 1 00 Using Remote Monitor VA21 VA31 VA4x Using remote monitor requires a separate PC with the ipd iLabel software installed either the Demo or the full version The VA21
32. e host when the connection is reestablished Rev 1450 3 May 2007 37 iLabel User s Manual 405 0001 1 00 Viewing Data Output If you enabled Conditional Output there are several ways to view data output This section will describe using HyperTeminal and using the History Log page HyperTerminal If you enabled conditional output and the Appliance is a Server you can use HyperTerminal You can use HyperTerminal for either Ethernet or Serial Port communication a Open a new HyperTerminal session enter your area code and click Ok b In Connection Description enter a name for the session for example iLabell1 c For Ethernet Enter the IP Address of the Appliance in the Host Address and enter the port number appliance default is 5020 Select TCP IP Winsock for the Connect using For Serial Port Select COMI or COM2 your PC serial port for the Connect using Change the Port Settings to match the values you set in the Add Edit Destinations panel Note In some versions of HyperTerminal you can enter all information in the Connect To menu In some versions you can only set the Connect using field and you will have to open the File Properties menu for the IP Address and Port Number settings d Click OK and the data should immediately start scrolling in the HyperTerminal window If not double check your port settings in HyperTerminal If there is still no data verify that a Solution is
33. e0 bmp imagel bmp etc when the solution is running If you check multiple images from all cameras are saved The image count will wrap around and start overwriting when the limit number is reached To disable Image Log to file you must return to this panel clear the Enable check box under Image Log to file and exit this panel Ok f you select more than one category select SubFolders to separate the pass recycle and fail images 16 Rev 1450 3 May 2007 405 00011 00 iLabel User s Manual 12 Set Up Rejector Timing If you are using the appliance to control the final movement of parts on your line click on Rejec tor Setup If it is not active click beside Decision Sensor then Click Rejector Setup Rejector Timing does not operate if you are in Internal Timing mode You must be using an Inspection Trigger and a Decision Sensor to use the Rejector timing This feature is not supported on the VA15 The VA15 does not support a decision sensor input The appliance stops processing whenever you enter this panel Enter a number in the Reject Rate box Enter 1 to reject every part enter 2 to reject every other part etc The default is 0 to reject no parts pass all parts Click Apply to start the decision output Use the slider to adjust the delay between the part in place for rejection sensor and the actuation of the rejector pulse Status is stopped No labels are inspected No decisions are made on labels v
34. een rectangles onto two unique targets for finding the label in the movement area r Tag Insp rea 0 r Acceptable Contrast Tolerance Teach Time Type a new name for the Inspection Area D 16GL Define how much the pixel intensity is allowed to change between images during training learn or Teach time r Percent of Acceptable Label Defects Teach Time 1 1 1 1 1 1 D 1 i 0 83 Add the sample to the learned images if the difference is above this value r Acceptable Contrast Tolerance Run Time Define how much the pixel intensity is allowed to change between images during inspection time i 32 GL r Percent of Acceptable Label Defects Run Time Li L L L i I m 1 66 Define what percent of the total Inspection Area minus the ignored area is allowed or how much unrecognized area causes a failure OK Cancel l Inspection Area Settings Accept or cancel changes to these settings 10 Rev 1450 3 May 2007 405 00011 00 iLabel User s Manual Reference Areas Setting up Reference Areas is optional h The Enable box is checked by default Clear this box if you do not have two package edges in the image area or you do not wish to use the Reference Areas Two narrow rectangles are displayed on the right and left sides of the image area Drag these rec tangles onto the outer edges of your package not the label so the Appliance can
35. es to complete depending upon the complexity of the label being inspected NOTE During this learning process the rejection mechanism should be disconnected d When the status changes to Built iLabel is ready to learn the range of acceptable labels from multiple samples Start showing more parts to the camera If you are triggering ex ternally such as from a conveyer belt start the conveyer but disable the rejection mecha nism Small red boxes appear on the label during this process These are differences Not Configured Add the sample to the learned images if the difference is above this value fee eee ass Train on the still image then on a series of good labels eee ere You must present several labels so iLabel can learn the range of acceptable variations SE Learn Good Parts This progress bar shows when Label has built the initial model of your label The text on the right changes from not built to built Label Mathematical Model Built Label Mathematical Model Not Built Percent of Label Variation This window shows the progress of learning from multiple labels The black wavy line should start out above the red solid line then settle out to below the red line Clear the Appliance memory of learned images and variations Percent of Learn Memory Used es Forget Learned Images Exit this panel and go back one level
36. g the Decision Delay 0 0 2 cece eee eee 19 Create Condition cl AA AS Re eed aces Boe 22 Select or Define New Strings 0 0 0 0 cece eee eA 23 Select or Define New Destinations 0 0 00 cece eee eA 24 Create Edit Equations llseeeeeeeeee eee eee 25 Create New Function iveco be eet nee Re yee Wee ded Ga e 27 Bree Edit um 524 252 is bea Seed LS a PPS stas 28 Displayed Colors ket dre ep pet mu wah dete ae Ade 31 Review History iri te Pert b Ped buit reser ete recs th 32 Performance TIPS pub bee eter pet vr p 35 System Administration and Password Protection 0 0 0 0 eee eee eee 36 Rev 1450 3 May 2007 111 iLabel User s Manual 405 0001 1 00 1Collect ios eee Pea oie 8 Ried AA ately re eR Ue ee ed CERIS RS 37 Viewing Data Output 0 eee een N ee ae 38 HyperTerminal 22 2 5 538 00 nerse i Bed 4 e Ee ee 38 History LOL dau lm haw teehee OMA Tn Si ipe EE pns 39 Monitoring VA15 VA20 VA30 from the Network 0 00 0 00 0008 40 Network Commands sise eonen sins a n Ee a eee cect nee eee eeae 41 Supported Commands isei siie ii mesai ie eiea ain a o a ie aii 41 Using Remote Monitor VA21 VA31 VA4x 0 0 0 0 cece eee 42 Ihr MEET 43 List of Tables VA2x amp VA3x Input Reassignments 0 0 eee cee eens 34 VA4x Input Reassignments 0 0 0 cece ee eee eens 34 iv Rev 1450 3 May 2007 405 00011 00 List of Figures The iLabel Application Window
37. ging or analysis you will need to set up the reporting method a Click the Enable radio button under Conditional Outputs and then click Setup Here you select or define strings that are output by the Vision Appliance conditions that cause strings to be output and where which port the strings are output When the Appliance is running and inspecting labels if your condition is True a string is sent output If you always want data output enter any positive integer 1 2 3 in the If Condition field always true Ready to Run If your Condition is True a string is sent Camera 0 y d ses Click Create Edit to edit a condition or to define your own Condition statement Enter an integer if you always want output h Then Send Add Edit Uncnd App Output The strings are referenced by names TaDesinatiy Select a pre defined string or click Add Edit to nl edit a string or define your own string Com port on COM1 Baud 38400 Select a pre defined destination or click Add Edit to edit a destination or define your own destination Click Add and Delete to change the list of Conditions strings and destinations in use Port 5020 is the default output see note below Exit this panel and go back one level Conditional Output Panel NOTE Port 5020 is the default with a pre defined data format Ports numbers 1024 and below 5005 5010 5015 5021 and
38. he rejector so that it is off by 1 or more parts rejecting the wrong part Rev 1450 3 May 2007 19 iLabel User s Manual 405 0001 1 00 e When you select Ok from the rejector setup panel the line must be reset To do this you must know how many parts are between the Inspection Trigger part in place sensor and the Decision Trigger part in place sensor parts 5 through 9 in the illustration These parts will be Passed The reject rate is reset to 0 when you exit this panel Caution f this value is not correct you will reject the wrong parts The safest method if pos sible is to stop the transport and remove all parts between the two sensors and leave the part count in the dialog box at 0 Reset Product Line xj How Many Parts are Between the Camera and the Rejection or Recycle part in place Sensor s Restart f Click Restart g Reconnect the Inspection Trigger input and restart the product transport The testing and rejection stops and the appliance goes back to processing if it was running or paused for programming NOTE When you click the Reset Product Line button on the Monitor panel you again tell the Appliance how many parts there are between the Inspection Trigger and the Rejection Trigger These parts are Passed 20 Rev 1450 3 May 2007 405 00011 00 iLabel User s Manual 13 Set Up Reporting If you want to output results of each inspection to another device for control log
39. in this field Click on Clear to empty the Condition statement field Evaluate Conditi Click on Evaluate Condition to see the current value of your condition to the right of this button O False 1 True The decision outputs are pulsed The General Purpose Outputs are held true or false le PEL pe Exit this panel and go back one level Create Edit Condition Panel GPI refers to the General Purpose Inputs If there is no Solution ID Switch connected to the VA4x I O connector the Change Solution input and Solution ID bits 0 4 may be used for general pur pose inputs GPI1 and GPI3 GPI7 in the conditional outputs and equations assignments The VA15 VA2x VA3x has four general purpose inputs INO IN3 GPO refers to the General Pur pose Outputs The VA15 VA2x VA3x has 4 outputs OUTO OUT3 GPO3 is the Ready status output There are 4 unused outputs available on the VA4x I O Connector GPO4 GPO7 22 Rev 1450 3 May 2007 405 00011 00 iLabel User s Manual Insert a GPI or GPO then change the index to the input or output you desire for example change GPO 0 to GPO 4 Select or Define New Strings d Click on the Add Edit button that appears beside Then Send to define new strings or use the drop list to select a pre defined string Here you can select pre defined strings or define your own strings Strings are called by their String Names Click Add then use the Variables and Special Ch
40. ing The counters should be changing You can reset the counts at any time You may not see the counts go to zero but you will see them go to a smaller number There is a small delay between clicking on the Reset Statistics button and the change in numbers Resetting Statistics does not clear the History Log In some cases updating the display with images may affect the total inspection time The Ap pliance may run faster if you disable the Image update by selecting Data Only or Nothing under Display in this panel Running An Exclaimation Point may appear if there is a problem for example with the rejector sensor Click on this to display a message ID 00 Camera 01 y Parts Inspected 3757 Time Stamp Parts Skipped 334 3 6 2007 14 53 03 975 Select camera view for Monitor and History Recall Not visible if only one camera is configured trained Current bae tia que Inspect Time 0 38 049 ms Rejected Current Camera Inspect Time displayed 20 ms client network overhead Total Inspection Time Current measured values Recycled 0 Current Camera E G9 AppVar 15 20 Camera 01 2 Result Passed E Label Angle 0000 E Horz Label Offset 0 E Vert Label Offset 0 Ep Failed Insp rea 0 0 00 Ba Y Esilad Inen ras 1 1 0 If you are using a rejector sensor this button is active and allows you to pause the Appliance and tell it how many parts are on the li
41. ion where your inspection parts will appear or a series of good parts moving past the camera c Click on Take a Picture and look at the still image You will use this image to set up your inspection and tolerances Not Configured Setup iLabel Ges iT First take a picture of the label You want a still or frozen picture of a good label or even a perfect label to set up your inspection Take a Picture Inspection Area Setup Set up the inspection area and search area for the label NL Barcode Setup Set up the barcode reader if you need to read a product barcode OCR OCR Setup Set up the character reader if needed E Learn Finally you train on several good examples of your label Exit this panel and go back one level iLabel Setup Panel Rev 1450 3 May 2007 7 iLabel User s Manual 405 0001 1 00 6 Set up the Inspection Area a Click on the Inspection Area Settings button In the Inspection Area Setup you tell the appliance what area to inspect and how much the posi tion of inspected labels vary The more labels vary in position the more time it takes to locate them before inspecting If possible minimize package movement with good fixturing Inspection Area and Movement Area Two large boxes are displayed in the middle of the image area The outside box is the Movement Area or search area The inside box is the Inspection Area or the label area
42. ision appliance d ID 00 Camera 0 y Decision Output 0 cog 454 ns Use the sliders to adjust the amount of delay after wa a signal from a sensor The sensor would indicate scu UC SEEN the part is in place to be rejected az D 8m Test p nus Enter a number then click Apply to begin rejecting Paris parts Adjust the slider so the rejector activates at the correct time The VA2x VA3x has one slider to set a single delay for all 3 decision outputs VA40 VA41 has two sliders to set delays for the two assignable Decision Outputs Ed Exit this panel and resume previous run state Info Ok Rejector Setup Panel If you have a kicker you want to make sure the kicker hits the part in the middle and cleanly moves it off the line If you have a flipper or track changer you want a change at the last instant just before the product moves onto the new track and not hit or disrupt the part If you have a Rev 1450 3 May 2007 17 iLabel User s Manual 405 0001 1 00 marker you want to get your mark in the middle of the label not partially off the edge of the label Please refer to the following discussion and instructions Using Decision Delay The Rejector is a delay mechanism controlling the Pass Recycle and Fail signal pulses output on the rear panel I O The intended purpose of the rejector is to remove defective parts from the pro duction line at the correct point in time The rejector can operate in two modes Im
43. l affect cameras 2 and 3 also Complete the Solution configuration and learning for one camera then return to the Setup panel to select another camera You are directed to the Setup Sensor panel to focus the camera The image area displays a live image when you enter the Setup Sensor panel Focus the camera and click Ok and continue configuring and learning the Solution for the camera The camera view can not be changed in every panel The selection is grayed out in some panels Using the Exposure Control The Exposure setting indicates the approximate exposure time The slider range changes to match the programmable range of the camera For fast moving parts you must have a very low exposure and a very bright light source Refer to the Appliance User s Reference Manual Ap pendix B for information on motion blur and calculating exposure NOTE The time between external triggers or the internal timer setting must be larger than the Exposure Time plus the Image Acquire Time frame time plus the Trig ger Delay The Exposure setting will override the internal timer setting if this condition is not met Trigger Rate or Internal Timer gt exposure frame time trigger delay Using the Internal Timer If you are using the internal timer and processing a complex application you may need to in crease the Sensor Trigger slider to avoid skipping parts It is sometimes a good idea to start with a slow time during setup say 100 m
44. mediate and Decision Sensor Immediate mode is intended for configurations where the outputs will be the input to another device such as a PLC Programmable Logic Controller that will schedule the rejection of the part If no PLC is to be used Decision Sensor mode allows for scheduling the rejector output to remove the defective part as shown in the following illustration Decision Delay Timer 5 Pass 6 Recycle Decision Table eser T Rejector Decision Trigger Tagged B Inspection Decision Sensor Sensor Part in Part in Place Place Sensor Sensor Inspection Processing Decision Delay Trigger Time Delay Rejector Function The illustration shows a typical rejector setup using the decision sensor If immediate mode had been selected input from the Rejector Trigger would be ignored and the outputs would activate immediately upon a decision being available The Rejection Delay is the time it takes for the part to move from the decision sensor Part in Place Sensor to the device that will kick the part off the line This time interval must be predictable and constant The time value is input to iLabel from the Rejector Setup panel accessed from the Setup Outputs panel 18 Rev 1450 3 May 2007 405 00011 00 iLabel User s Manual Adjusting the Decision Delay a Go to the Setup Outputs panel b Select the Decision Sensor radio button in the Decision Output section
45. ne Reset the counters on this panel View the History Records for inspected labels This button is not active if History Log was disabled in the Setup Outputs panel Display Image amp Data Data Only Nothing Pus o Halt inspecting processing decisions and all outputs Reject Cc Recycle O ol c Run the inspection once or manually trigger Define the contents of the Client Display Image and Data Data Only or no display update Exit this panel and go back one level Monitor Panel A display category may be inactive if you enabled Image Log to file in the Outputs panel 30 Rev 1450 3 May 2007 405 00011 00 iLabel User s Manual NOTE When you click the Reset Product Line button on the Monitor panel you must tell the Appliance how many parts there are between the Inspection Trigger and the Rejection Trigger These parts are Passed The Pass Recycle Reject lights front panel of the Appliance are latched after a decision and stay latched until the next decision is available Resetting the Statistics or Resetting the Product Line does not clear the History Log There are 2 ways to clear the History 1 go to Setup and make a change 2 load a Solution You can save the current Solution go to Select Solution and reload the current Solution Displayed Colors In the Image Display area the largest aqua box shows the search area and a blue cross hair shows the position of
46. nly closes the iLabel application The glose VA15 VA20 VA30 continues inspecting VA21 VA31 VA4x halts inspecting Rev 1450 3 May 2007 1 iLabel User s Manual 405 00011 00 2 Start a Solution a Click on the Select Solution button b Since you are defining a new Solution click the Start New Solution button If you had an existing Solution configured this action would overwrite it The software will initial ize exit the screen and go back up one level Not Configured Current Solution ID number Start creating a new Solution application and overwrite any existing Solution in the Appliance memory Initializes the software and exits this panel Start New Solution Load a Solution saved in Appliance memory at the E Leeds Ee Disco Sveti selected ID number Solutions can be saved with m S RU numbers for quick change over Disable switching while you edit a Solution pe solution as Enter an ID number to store a Solution Solutions are loaded with index numbers for quick change over Number range 0 1023 Import Solution Load a Solution previously saved from this PC or the network into Appliance memory Progress Bar q Info Initialize the appliance and exit this panel Select Solution Panel On the VA15 VA 20 up to 150 Solutions are stored in the Appliance memory On the VA30 up to 1024 Solutions The number of Solutions depends on image size and Solution complexity
47. ode type c Complete the barcode settings and click Read to test your settings d Click Ok to return to the Setup iLabel panel Not Configured Camera 0 IV Enable Barcode Reading m Parameters Effort Level pri ntation Medium Time out if 10000 0 00 Background P Light C Dark y Checksum 1 Enable Disable Vicinity 80 3 Contrast Range Min Char Computed Full Max Char 4098 Contrast Min Level d E tat 50 m Barcode Type Auto Detect Detect Barcode in Use p Read Test o Head Clear I Use Read Y Ok Click to enable the barcode reader Change to relaxed or advanced read algorithm Set the time out for degraded codes Select the background value Select the direction of the barcode on the label Drag the solid circle around the outer circle Enable or disable testing a checksum for validation Increase value to ignore artifacts or fuzzy edges If you know the type of barcode use the list box to select the correct type Use Auto Detect if you know the code but not the type This box displays the barcode type found if you used Auto Detect Click Read to test your settings The barcode value read is displayed below the button Click Clear if the value was wrong and adjust your settings Compare to the displayed code and fail if it does not match Exit this panel and go back one level Ba
48. olution Initialize executes right after a Solution loads e Post Image Process executes after inspection but before a decision output You can also create three different types of new functions Periodic executes at fixed time interval User defined executes when called by another function or statement Allows you to pass 1 2 or 3 parameters You cannot rename the parameters Delayed Event called a defined interval after a image is acquired or b end of processing Input State Change executes when a GPI changes Click the New button beside the Function drop list under Manage Execution Order to open the New Function window When finished defining a function click Add to add your function to the drop list The Del button beside New will delete your function and all the statements it contains x Periodic Function Delayed Event Function o illi Ima e Receive y Call Interval 30 milliseconds Add cuu mao Add User Function r Number of Params oO a ae Function Name 0 Input State Change Function Input Change GPIO Rising y Add Add New Function Rev 1450 3 May 2007 27 iLabel User s Manual 405 00011 00 Free Edit The Edit button under Manage Execution Order loads the highlighted statement or equation into the 3 statement fields condition name assignment equation for editing Click the Free Edit button
49. one level Save or Export Solution Panel On the VA15 VA 20 up to 150 Solutions are stored in Appliance memory depending on image size and Solution complexity On the VA30 up to 1024 Solutions On the VA21 VA31 VA4x or a PC Solutions are stored on the hard drive usually in iNspect Solutions iLabel You can store more Solutions in a different directory Rev 1450 3 May 2007 33 iLabel User s Manual 405 0001 1 00 You can Export save your Solution to your PC or to a network device Exporting a Solution allows you to distribute it across multiple Appliances Current Solution matches the Solution ID number displayed under the Label logo The index number range is 0 1023 Increasing the Number of Hardware Switchable Solutions reassigns General Purpose Inputs to be used as Solution ID input bits The inputs will disappear from the Application Variable App Var list in the Conditional Outputs and Equations panels Not supported on the VA15 The VA15 uses 3 Solution ID bits SLN 2 0 to select up to 8 Solutions 0 through 7 VA2x amp VA3x Input Reassignments Default assignment Max Hardware Reassignment operation Pin number operation Switchable Solutions INO Decision trigger 128 SLN6 4 IN3 64 SLN5 5 IN2 32 SLN4 7 INI 16 SLN3 8 SLN2 8 SLN2 12 SLNI 8 SLNI 11 SLNO 8 SLNO 10 ACC Change solution 13 TRIG Sensor trigger 2 NOTE VA4x Input Reassignments Reassigning inputs to su
50. or or Output Log window on the PC before closing the iServer window on the Vision Appliance 42 Rev 1450 3 May 2007 405 00011 00 iLabel User s Manual GLOSSARY Camera The camera contains a sensor that converts the pattern of light from the part into elec trical signals that are sent to the Vision Appliance The signals are digitized into an array of val ues called pixels and processed to perform the inspection Current Solution The saved solution that matches the Solution ID displayed under the iLabel logo in the Control panel Decision Delay Please see Rejection Delay Field of View The area that is seen by the camera Hirose The name of a company that manufactures connectors A round 4 pin 6 pin or 12 pin connector used on many cameras Inspection Trigger Delay the time between when an object is in front of the presence detector part in place sensor or trigger pickup finding the object and when the object is in front of the camera Detector LI Camera direction d d 5D of motion SS EE 3 r Inspection Trigger Delay Time ilz E LED A Light Emitting Diode lights up when current passes through it LEDs are often used as indicator lights power on etc or as a light source for inspection Lens The lens gathers the light from the part being inspected and forms an image on the cam era s sensor The proper lens allows you to see the field of view you want and to place the
51. pport 128 Solutions compromises the Decision Trigger Default assignment Max Hardware Reassignment operation Pin number operation Switchable Solutions GPI2 Decision trigger 64 SLN5 3 GPI7 SLN4 32 SLN4 18 GPI6 SLN3 32 SLN3 5 GPI5 SLN2 32 SLN2 17 GPI4SLN1 32 SLNI 4 GPI3SLNO 32 SLNO 16 GPI1 Change solution 15 GPIO Sensor trigger 2 NOTE 17 Close the Application Window Reassigning inputs to support 64 Solutions compromises the Decision Trigger If you are satisfied with your Solution and have saved it you can return to the first panel and Click on Close to exit the iLabel application window The VA15 VA20 VA30 Appliance continues in specting when you close the remote or Client window Network connection The VA21 VA31 VA4x Appliance stops inspecting parts when you close the application window from a keyboard and mouse attached to the VA21 VA31 VA4x Appliance unless the Remote Server is running 34 Rev 1450 3 May 2007 405 00011 00 iLabel User s Manual Performance Tips Your Vision Appliance is optimized for performance but for very high speed applications it may be necessary to minimize inspection overheads to prevent part skipping This can happen if the inspection queue is full when a new part to inspect is detected In most cases this would not be a problem given that the Vision Appliance can capture new images as it processes and renders a result on a previous imag
52. ra Select the current or active camera if multiple Select what causes the Appliance to snap an image Internal Timer the slider sets the Appliance clock and the time between images Inspection Trigger an external signal from a photosensor or a relay lick the box to enable the slider to set a delay C between when the object is under the trigger sensor and when the object is under the camera Define the duration width of a pulse and offset delay after a trigger input for controlling a light If you have a monitor connected directly to the VA15 VA20 VA30 select how often the display is updated use Continuous for focusing None for fastest operation You can adjust the sensor settings to get the best image Invert reverses black and white or makes the image a negative Select optional image pre processing Click OK when you are finished to exit this panel Sensor Setup Panel Once you have clicked on a slider you can also use your keyboard s arrow keys to step the slider up or down The Vision Appliance supports programmable Exposure Brightness and Contrast Not all cam eras support these features Rev 1450 3 May 2007 iLabel User s Manual 405 0001 1 00 Using Multiple Cameras NOTE If you are using multiple cameras in your inspection it is important to under stand that the sensor settings are common to all 3 camera inputs As a result changing the exposure for example on camera 1 wil
53. rcode Setup Panel If the barcode is applied separate from the label you will have to enclose a larger area to allow for movement of the code similar to the movement area of the label 12 Rev 1450 3 May 2007 405 00011 00 iLabel User s Manual 8 Set up Character Reading OCR a Click on the OCR Setup button b Click Add OCR Area to create a rectangle in the Image Area Drag and resize the rec tangle to enclose a line of characters horizontal or vertical The contents appear in the Edit Window in the OCR Setup panel You can zoom in on this Edit Window c Resize the rectangle in the Edit Window to enclose a single character Click Add Char acter and enter the name or value of the character Click OK and the character and value appear in the Character Window in the OCR Setup panel d Increasing sensitivity score will reject more near or close matches e If all characters are the same size drag the rectangle in the Edit Window to the next char acter and click Add Character again If the characters are different sizes clear the box beside Fixed size characters to resize and drag the rectangle in the Edit Window f The characters are added to the Solution file when you click OK to exit this panel Click on Add OCR Area to enable this panel Then move the rectangle in the Image Area to enclose the characters you wish to read Not Configured
54. s and then optimize it when the application is complete First save your Solution with the internal timer set to the longer inspection time then go back and try adjusting the time to a smaller interval Notice the Parts Skipped counter on the Monitor panel 4 Rev 1450 3 May 2007 405 00011 00 iLabel User s Manual Using Preprocessing Preprocessing is optional not a requirement Preprocessing changes the image to enhance ob jects for example edge or contrast enhancement You can enable up to five preprocessors for each camera view With multiple cameras there is one common enable but each camera has its own preprocessing setup You can configure differ ent preprocessors on each camera view You can enable proprocessing for all cameras but you do not have to select and configure preprocessors on each camera You can leave one or more camer as with no preprocessors selected a Click Ok to exit this panel when you have finished configuring preprocessing Not Configured Shows the active camera Go back to the Sensor Setup panel to change the camera view ID 00 Camera 0 Enable Disable preprocessing on all camera views Use the list boxes to select preprocessing operations Click ROI to create a rectangle to appliy processing to Enable Click Parameters to display or change values Not all preprocessors have values you can change Clear a box to disable a single preprocessor You do
55. s the part to be inspected at a precise location in front of the Appliance s camera so it can see the part Putting the part in a set and known location allows the Appliance to quickly find and inspect the part You may need a Part in Place sensor that tells the Appliance when the part is in its place in front of the camera Strobe A light that gives an extremely short extremely bright flash Strobe Lights were first developed to freeze fast moving objects for still photography on film Photo electric Sensor A light sensitive device that responds to a change in light usually re flected light but sometimes direct light These can be visible light or infrared light 44 Rev 1450 3 May 2007
56. should change the default Administrator password Click the Enable checkbox if you wish to enable user accounts and requre a password each time Internet Explorer tries to access the Appliance Clear the checkbox if you do not want to require logins Anyone can view the Monitor panel with out logging in Running Enter the Administrator password and click Log In The button changes to Log Out Automatically log out administrator if idle for this long Click this checkbox if you wish to enable user accounts and logging in Clear the check box to disable M Auto LogOft After pintes ide Enable User Accounts Create a new User Account User Name Full Name Administrator Administrator First Shift First Shift Operator Delete the selected User Account Change a user account password Import User Accounts information Export User Accounts information a x a FS p Privileges for Selected User Allow System Adminstration IT Allow Network Configuration IT Allow Upgrading V Allow Sensor Setup V Allow Output Setup V Allow Decision Setup Y Allow Application Setup Select or Clear options for the selected User Y Allow Solution Save Delete and Import V Allow Solution Load and Export V Allow Changes to the Running State Collect Setup Collect a log of system events Not supported on the VA 15 Exit this p
57. to open a text edit window All statements under the current function appear in this window Right click in the window to get cut copy paste and insert functions variables operators Your New Functions or User Functions will appear at the bottom of the list You can also use right click in the 3 statement fields Click Cancel to discard any changes you made in this window Edit Function Post Image Process xj Insert Function gt Insert Variable Insert Operator gt Undo Copy Cut Delete Paste Cancel Free Edit Window 28 Rev 1450 3 May 2007 405 00011 00 iLabel User s Manual 14 Ready to Start Processing a Click on Ready to Run Hit to Start to start inspecting parts The Appliance begins in specting parts immediately and the button text changes Also notice that the top of the panel turns Green meaning the Appliance is processing or inspecting Any other color means the Appliance is in a stop or pause state b Click Ok to return to the first panel Ready to Run Setup Camera 01 Change camera view if multiple Y Sensor y E iLabel j Decision Outputs The text on this button changes with the state of the F Hitto Start Appliance and Solution dicto o dm d Y Info Ok Ready to Run Rev 1450 3 May 2007 29 iLabel User s Manual 405 0001 1 00 15 Monitor Inspection Results a Click on the Monitor button to see the results of inspect
58. uses a failure Reject the label if the movement or offset is larger than the number of pixels entered Exit this panel and go back one level Inspection Area Setup Panel 8 Rev 1450 3 May 2007 405 00011 00 iLabel User s Manual Movement Area outside box pomemad Inspection Area blueberry inside box Reference Area 2 Reference Area 1 Inspection Areas c Adjust the outside box Movement Area to enclose the area where the label is allowed to appear The Movement Area must be at least 8 pixels wider and taller on each side of the Inspection Area A variable speed line or an inaccurate trigger can create a large variation in the label position Additional Inspection Areas Additional Inspection Areas are optional d Click on Add Inspection Areas to add additional smaller inspection areas inside the Movement Area These additional inspections may be smaller and will use a smaller grid or a finer inspection The Locate or Search process is related to Inspection Area 0 only The additional inspection areas do not add additional Locate time Additional Inspection Areas can be deleted Inspection Area 0 the first area cannot be deleted Overlapping areas will be inspected by both Inspection Areas and both grids Inspection Grid and Ignore Areas e Right click on the outline of the Inspection Area Select Show Grid in the pop up A blue grid appears in the Inspection Area When you Show Grid for one
59. utput 1 Rede El Assign the two VA40 VA41 Decision Outputs Not available on the VA1x VA2x VA3x a Exit this panel and go back one level Decision Panel Stop On Conditions The Appliance stops immediately when the Stop On count is reached A Remote or Client dis play may show 1 or 2 less than the stop count because the Appliance stopped before the Client was updated The Local or Server display attached to the Appliance shows the correct count Rev 1450 3 May 2007 15 iLabel User s Manual 405 00011 00 11 Set Up Outputs a Click on the Outputs button In this panel you can Enable or Disable saving images and data in the Appliance memory Histo ry Log or images to the hard drive Image Log to file You can set the pulse duration of the Pass Recycle and Reject signals and you can set a delay between the end of processing and the output of these pulses Enable Conditional Outputs to send data strings to the Serial Port or Ethernet Ready to Run Enable or disable saving history logs to the appliance memory for each category Pass Reject Camera m 7 Recycle Number of records depends on image size History Log Image Lag to file Ug M Reject Graphics z rLogTo Recycle 7 MuliCam c cient C Server Pass 7 SubFolders Image nn BMP y DNIPD History Bl Decision Output Enable or disable saving a number of camera images to the hard dri
60. ve Select SubFolders if you select more than one category Pass Recycle Reject Define if the output signals occur immediately or after a signal from a sensor Use the Rejector Setup r button to adjust the delay The button is not active e a A if the decision output is immediate Not supported on the VA15 Pulse Widh 30 Apply C Immediate Conditional Outputs Disable Enable Define the duration pulse width of the decision output signals Use the arrows and changes take effect immediately Or type a number and click Apply to accept your change Variable Assignment Equations PLC Connections Modbus PLC Enable Conditional Outputs to define and enable output to the Serial Port or Ethernet The Setup button is not active if Disable is selected Add Modbus PLC Click above button to add PLC destination Add variables attached to PLC registers with specified offset Add Variable Assignment Equation to read or write toRLC registers via attached variables Add an equation or an expression for communicating with a defined PLC or external logic device Add and configure a PLC or external logic device Exit this panel and go back one level Outputs Panel Image Log to file will create a directory if it does not exist and will save camera images not results or graphics for the active or selected camera to file names using sequential numbers imag

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