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1. C dontoptimise verify if my current settings do not conflict Calculate naw The software will calculate the minimum marker ON time for the given distance and modify the other parameters accordingly It is possible that K Assist will reduce your cycle frequency acquisition frequency below the frequency you ideally would like to see in that case check the checkbox Lock beside the current cycle settings K Assist will reduce the distance untill the required Marker ON period for optimal accuracy no longer conflicts with the cycle frequency Should K Assist not be able to resolve conflicts the lock will be reset and the optimal parameters are calculated anyway The user will be warned of this in the message window below Attention Should you also have locked the Marker ON period see next chapter K Assist will try to respect this lock as well even though the other checkbox is not accessible In case of unresolvable conflicts the Marker ON period lock will be reset before the cycle settings lock Krypton Electronic Engineering n v Research Park Z1 Interleuvenlaan 86 B 3001 LEUVEN Tel 32 0 16 400 410 e Fax 32 0 16 400 386 e info krypton be www krypton be ROBOT METROLOGY TEST amp MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS ON LINE INSPECTION SYSTEMS CONSULTING USER MANUAL K ASSIST 7 10 KRY PION 3 1 2 OPTIMIZE SETTINGS FOR HIGHEST ACQ FREQUENCY Select the highest acquisition frequency radio button and click Cal2. changes are applied Save defaults saves the current parameter values as the standard values by which to Initialise the application next time If you want to revert to the default program settings delete the CONFIG DAT file in the working directory of the program Krypton Electronic Engineering n v Research Park Z1 Interleuvenlaan 86 B 3001 LEUVEN Tel 32 0 16 400 410 e Fax 32 0 16 400 386 e info krypton be www krypton be ROBOT METROLOGY TEST amp MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS ON LINE INSPECTION SYSTEMS CONSULTING KRY PION 4 CONFIGURING HARDWARE SETTINGS USER MANUAL K ASSIST 9 10 This chapter helps you in making the correct settings for the hardware as this information might not be clear at first glance 4 1 LED TYPE Currently 2 types of led s are supported Ceramic led s dark square core with golden cross K Led golden core with little square and 2 circular links Sometimes the golden core is painted black A K Led can also be recognised as is the only Krypton led that emits a weak visible red light when activated 4 2 STROBER TYPE Always select 1 5 Amperes 4 3 CAMERA TYPE The camera type can be derived from the camera serial number Serial no K6C 11130 2 5 MHz K6C 11131 serial no K6C 12101 K6C 12101 serial no 10 MHz In individual cases camera s with a certain serial number can be upgraded to a faster camera In order to find out if this is the case for your c
3. KRY PION VAN D Title USER MANUAL on K Assist 1 7 Date September 2003 Krypton Electronic Engineering n v Research Park Z1 Interleuvenlaan 86 B 3001 LEUVEN Tel 32 0 16 400 410 Fax 32 0 16 400 386 e mio krypton be www krypton be 210 109 MM N10 OLED A TEST amp MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS ON LINE INSPECTION SYSTEMS CONSULTING USER MANUAL K ASSIST 1 10 KRY PION CH E AERE ee ee eee ee Aa 3 2 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE sabinus nan annie nina amen 4 LUANG THE SOFTWARE acidi tace de qam tou me nae UMOR RM ERR 5 3 1 CALCULATING PARAMETERS 1 01211 5 3 1 1 OPTIMIZE SETTINGS FOR HIGHEST ACCURAQCY 6 3 1 2 OPTIMIZE SETTINGS FOR HIGHEST ACQ FREQUENCY 7 3 1 3 CHECK FOR CONFLICTS esee 7 3 1 4 DEFAULT PARAMETERS esee 7 3 2 ALTERING THE SETTINGS coire rone gege EES 8 4 CONFIGURING HARDWARE SETTINGS eese 9 ACEDO TYF 9 s MIN elc TYPE ec acetate AA AA ene asancen foeaeveceesdeee 9 B3 CAMERA TYPE m G 9 Ada Hao MODE nA 10 Krypton Electronic Engineering n v Research Park Z1 Interleuvenlaan 86 B 3001 LEUVEN Tel 32 0 16 400 410 Fax 32 0 16 400 386 info krypton be www krypton be ROBOT METROLOGY TEST amp MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS ON LINE INSPECTION SYSTEMS CONSULTING KRYPTON USER MANUAL K ASSIST 2 10 P RO D U C T P ROTE CTII ION N
4. T amp MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS ON LINE INSPECTION SYSTEMS CONSULTING KRY PION 3 1 ROBOT METROLOGY USER MANUAL K ASSIST USING THE SOFTWARE 3 1 CALCULATING PARAMETERS 5 10 locate K Assist exe on your hard drive an double click on it to start the software The K Assist user interface appears er Krypton Led timing settings assistant 1 LO x Settings About KRY PION INDUSTRIAL METROLOGY LED Type K LED Btrober Type 1 5 Amperes Camera Type 2 5 MHz Distance 3 00 m Set D I C mode C Of fe On Humber af markers H Cycle frequency 10 00 Hz lt gt 100000 us Lock Marker period 400 00 Hz gt 2500 HS Marker ON period 2400 us T Lock What do you want to optimize for 7 C highest accuracy C highest acquisition frequency C dont optimise restore default parameters v dont aptimise verify if my current settings do not conflict Calculate now 20031908 4123 19 K ASSIs11 7 initialised 20031918 4 13 49 Distance setto 3 00 m 2 00 3 801 8 4139 Cycle Period set to 100000 psec 200 3 88 4 13 8 Cycle frequency setto 10 00 Hz 2 00 3 851 8 4 13 83 Marker Period setto 2500 psec First make sure the physical parameters match your setup LED type strober type camera type distance between camera and leds and wether Dark Image Compensation D I C is switched on off When in doubt check chapter 4 Next enter the number LED s you w
5. amera calculate the parameters for highest frequency and try these in K Check if you do not get a software error message your camera was upgraded Krypton Electronic Engineering n v Research Park Z1 Interleuvenlaan 86 B 3001 LEUVEN Tel 32 0 16 400 410 Fax 32 0 16 400 386 e info g krypton be www krypton be ROBOT METROLOGY TEST amp MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS ON LINE INSPECTION SYSTEMS CONSULTING USER MANUAL K ASSIST 10 10 KRY PION 4 4 D I C MODE The D I C mode is a mode that depends on the software package you use This mode applies only to Kx00 camera s CMM 5 0 5 7 K CMM 5 8 and higher Krypton Electronic Engineering n v Research Park Z1 Interleuvenlaan 86 B 3001 LEUVEN Tel 32 0 16 400 410 Fax 32 0 16 400 386 e info g krypton be www krypton be ROBOT METROLOGY TEST amp MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS ON LINE INSPECTION SYSTEMS CONSULTING
6. ant to be measuring with Next select an option for which you want to calculate the LED timing settings or you can manually change settings Krypton Electronic Engineering n v Research Park Z1 Interleuvenlaan 86 B 3001 LEUVEN Tel 32 0 16 400 410 Fax 32 0 16 400 386 e info g krypton be www krypton be TEST amp MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS ON LINE INSPECTION SYSTEMS CONSULTING USER MANUAL K ASSIST 6 10 KRY PION Notes if an automatic calculation of parameters takes place timing parameters and the distance number of led s are affected the other physical parameters remain unchanged and should be changed manually When manually altering a timing parameter there will be an immediate check on wether this parameter is within a valid range e g the marker period for a 5 MHz camera must be at least 900 us entering O us will automatically set the marker period to 900 us This might require a peculiar way of entering data The check is limited to the scope of this parameter When clicking one of the buttons all the parameters are checked with respect to each other The checs extend to the scope of the whole measurement system 3 1 1 OPTIMIZE SETTINGS FOR HIGHEST ACCURACY Select the highest accuracy radio button and click Calculate Now to get an idea of the optimal marker ON period What do you want to optimize for 7 C highest acquisition frequency C dont optimise restore default parameters
7. culate Now to get an idea of the maximal acquiition frequency for a given number of led s What do you want to optimize for 7 QE uS c dont optimise restare default aaah C dont optimise verify if my current settings do not conflict Calculate now Please note that the marker ON time might become too little to give a sufficient intensity Should the Marker ON period become too small to be visible or to yield accurate results to judge using the accuracy optimization you can enter the minimal Marker ON period for your application and check the Lock checkbox next to the Marker ON period text box This will lock the marker ON period for further estimates Should the cycle settings lock be active but disabled too and the software detects a settings conflict the number of leds will be reduced until a consistent set of parameters is found If it is impossible to find a cycle frequency that does not violate a locked Marker ON period the cycle lock is removed the original number of led s is restored and parameters are calculated accordingly The user will be warned of this in the message window below 3 1 3 CHECK FOR CONFLICTS In case you couldn t calculate settings that match your application automatically you can manually alter some of the settings Select the Don t optimise verify if my current settings do not conflict radio button and click Calculate Now to see if there is a conflict in y
8. o copies of this manual or of parts of it may be made in any form or by any means without the written permission of KRYPTON N V Copyright 2003 KRYPTON N V The software and hardware described in these KRYPTON Help Pages are furnished under a license agreement and may be used only in accordance with the terms of this agreement The contents of the KRYPTON Help Pages is strictly confidential and the material described is strict intellectual and industrial property of KRYPTON N V Divulgation of any kind of information described in this manual is strictly forbidden No warranty is given on damages including but not limited to loss of profit and special incidental consequential or other similar claims RODYM BugDB and SPACE PROBE are registered trademarks of KRYPTON N V RoboHELP is a registered trademark of Blue Sky Software Corporation Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Krypton Electronic Engineering n v Research Park Z1 Interleuvenlaan 86 B 3001 LEUVEN Tel 32 0 16 400 410 Fax 32 0 16 400 386 e info g krypton be www krypton be ROBOT METROLOGY TEST amp MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS ON LINE INSPECTION SYSTEMS CONSULTING KRY PION USER MANUAL K ASSIST 3 10 1 START HERE This document describes the installation usage and maintenance of the Krypton led timing calculation tool K Assist This application allows you to calculate the divers led timing settings based on optimizations fo
9. our changes What do you want to optimize for C highest accuracy C highest acquisition frequency dont Qu restare default Bo Calculate now 3 1 4 DEFAULT PARAMETERS If you want to revert to the default system settings CMM settings select the Don t optimise restore default parameters radio button and click Calculate Now to reset all parameters to their default values including number of led s distance and D I C mode Krypton Electronic Engineering n v Research Park Z1 Interleuvenlaan 86 B 3001 LEUVEN Tel 32 0 16 400 410 Fax 32 0 16 400 386 e info g krypton be www krypton be ROBOT METROLOGY TEST amp MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS ON LINE INSPECTION SYSTEMS CONSULTING KRY PION What do you want to optimize for USER MANUAL K ASSIST 8 10 C highest accuracy Sa allie NG c uU aR verify Mala eligo di not conflict Calculate naw 3 2 ALTERING THE SETTINGS When you click Settings in the main menu you can set three permanent settings mem ms O RS Leen H AF l Gees About Gel f ta nt Save window size m AM Save defaults AID Exit Alt Set font choose the font type and size in which you want the application to be shown You must restart the program before the changes are applied Save window size saves the current window size of the application This might be necessary if you work with an extremely big font You must restart the program before the
10. r visibility thus accuracy or acquisition speed The calculations are based on hardware choices camera type led type distance and on wether the user wants to optimize for visibility which results in the best accuracy or acquisition speed the highest attainable measurement frequencies oince we always have to make compromises the user can manually modify his settings and verify if there is a violation in the settings be it physical measuring at 1 m distance technical measurement frequency too high marker period too small or thermal burn baby burn Default settings can be saved to disk for later use Font sizes can be changed so they can be read from large distance if necessary A message window logs all changes should there be a need to report via e mail certain problem cases Krypton Electronic Engineering n v Research Park Z1 Interleuvenlaan 86 B 3001 LEUVEN Tel 32 0 16 400 410 Fax 32 0 16 400 386 e info g krypton be www krypton be ROBOT METROLOGY TEST amp MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS ON LINE INSPECTION SYSTEMS CONSULTING KRY PION USER MANUAL K ASSIST 4 10 2 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE K Assist is a single executable that fits on a floppy so you can just copy it together with this manual in PDF format Krypton Electronic Engineering n v Research Park Z1 Interleuvenlaan 86 B 3001 LEUVEN Tel 32 0 16 400 410 e Fax 32 0 16 400 386 e info krypton be www krypton be ROBOT METROLOGY TES
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