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3. A Sort sensor type that can recognize and sort up to ten different patterns within the same inspection Each reference pattern is taught during setup and stored in one of ten pattern memory locations A reference pattern might include alphanumeric characters logos or any other shapes and the pass criteria can be set for any or all of the patterns Some example application include Identify and sort parts on a production line Ensure that several different parts are present in a package 2 2 5 Selecting a Sensor Type When you exit Demo Mode the sensor reboots with a single inspection with a Match sensor type by default To change the Sensor Type 1 Go to Main Menu gt Inspection gt Properties gt Sensor Type This displays the Sensor Type menu options LI Mba Blemish Sart 2 Select either Area Blemish Match or Sort 3 Click the Home Screen icon in the upper left corner of the screen to return to the Home screen 154721 rev C www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 5 Vu Plus Quick Start Guide www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 154721 rev C Vu Plus Quick Start Guide 2 3 Multiple Inspections The Vu Plus supports multiple inspections that facilitate storing and controlling up to 30 inspections of different Sensor Types 2 3 1 Adding a New Inspection To Add a new stored inspection 1 Go Main Menu gt Inspection gt Stored Inspections and click Add New Select sen
4. Pattern_2 Pass condition any time the sensor matches Pattern_2 gt o Use the Manual Trigger located in the lower right corner of the screen to test good and bad parts Adjust settings as necessary and retest 154721 rev C www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 19
5. and bar is moved green highlighted areas indicate objects the sensor finds and counts The the best bad part fails objects colored yellow are found but filtered out that is not counted because the objects fall outside of the Area Range The Area Range is used to set the size limits of a feature of interest Use the slider bar at the bottom of the display to select the range Areas are measured by counting pixels For example a rectangular feature that is 100 pixels wide by 200 pixels tall will have an area of roughly 20 000 pixels 4 The Minimum Pass Count is the minimum number of parts labels or features expected to fall within the specified criteria the Maximum Pass Count is the maximum number expected to fall within the specified criteria These settings are used to determine the pass or fail result of the inspection ro Ko Use the Manual Trigger located in the lower right corner of the screen to test good and bad parts Adjust settings as necessary and retest 154721 rev C www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 15 Vu Plus Quick Start Guide 4 2 3 Configuring a Blemish Sensor The flow chart at left provides an overview of the steps to setting up an inspection on the Vu Plus TG sensor as a Blemish sensor 1 Make sure you have a good part to use for the inspection setup Normally the part being inspected is centered in the field of view with the feature of interest surrounded by the Re gion of Inte
6. 4721 rev C Quick Start Overview This guide is designed to provide the necessary information to get the Vu Plus TG sensor up and running quickly It provides an overview of the sensor and illustrates how to set up the sensor to inspect a label part or packaging The flow chart at left provides an overview of the process Related Information The following documentation is available on the Product CD e Datasheets Vu Plus for Use with Remote Display Vu Series Remote Display Other Vu Plus Software Reference Vu Plus Communications Guide Vu Plus User s Manual In addition there is integrated Help built into the sensor itself WARNING Not To Be Used for Personnel Protection Never use this product as a sensing device for personnel protection Doing so could lead to seri ous injury or death This product does NOT include the self checking redundant circuitry necessary to allow its use in personnel safety applications A sensor failure or malfunction can cause either an ener gized or de energized sensor output condition CAUTION Electrostatic Discharge Avoid the damage that electrostatic discharge ESD can cause to the Sensor Always use a proven method for preventing electrostatic discharge when installing a lens or attaching a cable www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 3 Vu Plus Quick Start Guide 2 Major Features 2 1 Demo Mode The first time you power up the Vu Plus TG se
7. a vial is properly capped Inspections of blister packs 2 2 2 Blemish Sensor A Blemish type sensor can be used to find flaws on a part for example scratches on a disc or it can be used to make sure a feature exists on a part Although verifying a feature is present on a part is more commonly an application for an Area sensor a Blemish sensor may be a better option when dealing with variable materials or uneven lighting Some example applications include Inspections that check for scratches on a part and reject parts where the scratches are too numerous or larger than acceptable 4 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 154721 rev C Vu Plus Quick Start Guide Inspections that check for the presence of some label or marking on a part that may vary in color 2 2 3 Match Sensor A Match type sensor is used to verify that a pattern shape or part in any orientation matches a reference pattern The reference pattern is taught during setup reference pattern might include alphanumeric characters logos or any other shapes During an inspection the sensor checks that each part or package being inspected matches the reference pattern Additionally if there is more than one of the identified pattern the number expected can be set Some example applications include Date Lot code inspections e Label inspections e Part etching inspections Part orientation inspections Part shape inspections 2 2 4 Sort Sensor
8. ength Range and indicates the value with a small colored bar at the bottom of the page If with in the range brackets the bar is green otherwise it is yellow _J Use the Manual Trigger located in the lower right corner of the screen to test good and bad parts Adjust settings as necessary and retest 16 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 154721 rev C Vu Plus Quick Start Guide 4 2 4 Configuring a Match Sensor The flow chart at left provides an overview of the steps to setting up an inspection on the Vu Plus TG sensor as a Match sensor 1 Make sure you use a good part for the inspection setup Normally the part will be centered in the field of view with the feature of interest surrounded by the Region of Interest ROI a blue rectangle The ROI can be rotated and resized The ROI turns red when selected for adjustment 2 Select the ROI by clicking inside it Move it resize it and rotate it by dragging the ROI or its corners Once the feature of interest is within the ROI click the Teach button The feature will be highlighted in green NOTE When running a Match inspection the sensor will look for any possible patterns to match anywhere within the field of view 3 Configure the following parameters The Percent Match setting adjusts how closely the inspected part or label needs to match the reference part or label The Percent Match scale is from 0 to 100 where 0 is the most tolerant and 100
9. ensor is set to Internal To maintain control over triggering before configuring any of the Sensor Types change this setting to External Main Menu gt Imager gt Trigger Then use the Manual Trigger in the lower right corner of the sreen to trigger the sensor while configuring the sensor 14 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 154721 rev C Vu Plus Quick Start Guide 4 2 2 Configuring an Area Sensor The flow chart at left provides an overview of the steps to setting up an inspection on the Vu Plus TG sensor as an Area sensor 1 Make sure you have a good part to use for the inspection setup Normally the part being in spected is centered in the field of view with the feature of interest surrounded by the Region of Interest ROI the blue rectangle The ROI can be rotated and resized and is red when selec ted for adjustment 2 Adjust the ROI so that the part is within the ROI The pattern will be highlighted in green Es NOTE When running an rea inspection the sensor will only find objects within the ROI 3 Set the following parameters Intensity Range is the range of gray scale values the sensor should look for To set the NOTE Make sure you test a Intensity Range use the eye dropper on the left of the screen to select the target feature range of samples checking that then use the slider bar at the bottom of the display to fine tune the selection As the slider the worst good part passes
10. figuring a Sort Sensor The flow chart at left provides an overview of the steps to set up and inspection on the Vu Plus TG sensor as a Sort sensor 1 Make sure you use good parts for the inspection setup Normally each part will be centered in the field of view with the feature of interest surrounded by the Region of Interest ROI a blue rectangle The ROI can be rotated and resized and is red when selected for adjust ment For the first part select the ROI by clicking inside it Move it resize it and rotate it by drag ging the ROI or its corners Once the feature of interest is within the ROI click the Teach button The feature will be highlighted in green ur Tip Use the short cut menu in the upper right of the screen to select an ROl type For better results make sure that the ROI bounds the image of the pattern as tightly as possible ROI Type Percent Match Rotation Range Es NOTE When running a Sort inspection the sensor will look for any possible patterns to match anywhere within the field of view NOTE Under normal operation any parameter modifications take 2 Click the Save button to save the pattern to the first empty pattern storage slot effect on the next trigger 3 Set match criteria The Percent Match setting adjusts how closely the inspected part or label needs to match any of the ten stored patterns The Percent Match scale is from 0 to 100 where 0 is the most tolerant and 100 is the
11. ion channel that allows the user to control the sensor and access sensor results using Ethernet IP Modbus TCP or PCCC protocol Data Export used to export selected inspection data to a remote device Image Export used to export inspection images to a remote device Data export and command channel can be configured for either Ethernet or Serial VO but not both image export is only available over Ethernet The table below briefly summarizes valid communication channel configuration options 154721 rev C www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 9 Vu Plus Quick Start Guide 3 Installing and Connecting the Sensor The Vu Plus TG sensor requires a bracket for mounting Three brackets are available from Banner The brackets allow the sensor to be mounted either perpendicular to the part or at an adjustable angle SMBIVURAL Thread three M4 x 4mm screws through the bracket into the mounting holes in the bottom of the sensor Tighten all three screws 10 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 154721 rev C Vu Plus Quick Start Guide 3 1 Vu Plus Cable Connections 3 1 1 Vu Plus with Integrated Display The cable connections on the Vu Plus with integrated display are shown below and power I O connections C are defined in the Power I O Connections table below USB Connector MN Ethernet Connector Power I O Connector NOTE Microlens model shown C Mount model connections are identical
12. is the least tolerant Move the slider to the left or to the right to adjust the setting For the best results use a value from 50 to 90 NOTE Under normal operation Es NOTE When running a Match inspection the sensor will any parameter modifications take highlight in green any pattern matches that are within the effect on the next trigger specified Rotation Range and meet or exceed the value specified for Percent Match Patterns that are within the specified Rotation Range and within approximately 20 be low the specified value for Percent Match will be colored yellow The Rotation Range sets the expected rotation of parts or labels during an inspection For example a value of 45 means that the part may rotate 45 degrees in either direction from the reference part and still pass Move the slider from 0 to 180 degrees Note that the smaller the rotation range the faster the inspection will run The Minimum Pass Count is the minimum number of parts labels or features expected to fall within the specified criteria the Maximum Pass Count is the maximum number expected to fall within the specified criteria These settings are used to determine the pass or fail result of the inspection Use the Manual Trigger located in the lower right corner of the screen to test good and bad parts Adjust settings as necessary and retest 154721 rev C www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 17 Vu Plus Quick Start Guide 4 2 5 Con
13. least tolerant Move the slider to the left or to the right to adjust the setting For the best results use a value from 50 to 90 18 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 154721 rev C Vu Plus Quick Start Guide Es NOTE When running a Sort inspection the sensor will highlight in green any pattern matches that are within the specified Rotation Range and meet or exceed the value specified for Percent Match Patterns that are within the specified Rotation Range and within approximately 20 be low the specified value for Percent Match will be colored yellow The Rotation Range sets the expected rotation of parts or labels during an inspection For example a value of 45 means that the part may rotate 45 degrees in either direction from the reference part and still pass Move the slider from 0 to 180 degrees Note that the smaller the rotation range the faster the inspection will run 4 Repeat these steps for subsequent patterns and store each pattern in an empty pattern stor age slot 5 Set the Pass Criteria assuming only two stored patterns Any Saved Pattern Pass condition if the sensor matches either Pattern_1 Pattern_2 or both All Saved Patterns Pass condition if the sensor matches both Pattern_1 AND Pat tern_2 Single Saved Pattern Pass condition if the sensor matches either Pattern_1 OR Pat tern_2 but NOT both Specific Save Pattern Must also select the saved pattern to match for example select
14. nsor it starts in Demo Mode Demo Mode uses stored images and inspection parameters that demonstrate how the sensor is set up without having to worry about focus lighting or triggers In this mode you can learn how to make adjustments working with the four sensor types while observing how the adjustments affect the sensor results To exit Demo Mode go to Main Menu gt System gt Sensor Mode and select Live from the drop down list When you exit Demo Mode the sensor reboots into its normal operating mode with default settings Es NOTE You may return to Demo Mode any time by going to Main Menu gt System gt Sensor Mode and se lecting Demo 2 2 Sensor Types The Vu Plus TG sensor includes four Sensor Types 2 2 1 Area Sensor An Area type sensor is used to ensure that a feature or some features are present on a part When setting up the sensor for an Area inspection a feature such as a drilled hole is identified as well as the size area expected If there is more than one of the identified features on a part the number expected can be set as well During the inspection the sensor will verify that each part or package in cludes the specified number of features Some example applications include Inspections that check for drilled holes on a part Inspections that check for correctly stamped parts Inspections that ensure proper packaging for example check that a packing slip exists in or on a box test whether
15. rest ROI the blue rectangle The ROI can be rotated and resized and is red when selected for adjustment 2 Adjust the ROI so that the part is within the ROI The pattern will be highlighted in green Es NOTE When running a Blemish inspection the sensor will only find edges within the ROI 3 Configure the following parameters Sensitivity Sensitivity is used to fine tune how sensitive the sensor is to finding blem ishes or other edges within the ROI The Sensitivity value helps account for light varia tions that might affect how well the sensor detects edges The Sensitivity scale is from 0 to 100 where 0 means least sensitive and 100 means most sensitive If set near 0 the sensor will find very sharp edges with strong contrast if set near 100 the sensor will find very dim or blurry edges and may be unstable NOTE Make sure you test a range of samples checking that the worst good part passes and the best bad part fails The Edge Length Range The sensor counts all the edge pixels it detects in the ROI The bar at the bottom of the Edge Length Range screen shows all the different contigu ous edge segments found Edge segments within the two brackets are highlighted in green and those outside the brackets are ignored and colored yellow You can move each bracket to add or remove more of the edge segments from consideration Pass Count The sensor aggregates all the edge pixels that fall within the Edge L
16. sor Type Area Blemish Match Cort Tip Name and Sensor Type can he modified under Properties within the Inspection menu Dione 3 Click Done 154721 rev C www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 Vu Plus Quick Start Guide 2 3 2 Changing Running Inspections To change the running inspection 1 From the Home screen click the Yellow button in the top center of the screen that displays the currently running inspection to display all the stored inspections 8 www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 154721 rev C Vu Plus Quick Start Guide 2 4 Vu Plus Communications The Vu Plus provides for communicating with other devices via Ethernet or a UART serial communications port RS 232 In order to establish an Ethernet connection to the sensor the external device must be configured with the correct IP address and correct TCP port to communicate If planning to use the serial communications connection port settings for baud rate data bits parity and stop bits must be configured on the Vu Plus to match the settings of the external device 2 4 1 Communication Channels The Vu Plus TG supports up to four communications channels To access the channels go to Command Channel a bi directional communication protocol that currently supports ASCII and enables other devices to remotely control the iVu Plus sensor and access sensor results Industrial Ethernet a bi directional communicat
17. uto Exposure routine a second time or adjust Gain and Exposure manually Main Menu gt Imager gt Gain e Main Menu gt Imager gt Exposure 4 Goto Main Menu gt Imager gt Focus to adjust the focus while monitoring the Focus Number For Micro lens Models Only 1 Use the supplied 1 16 hex key to loosen the Focusing Window locking screw D then adjust focus on the Vu Series sensor using the clear Focusing Window B 2 Adjust focus while monitoring the focus number To ensure the best image adjust the focus until the Focus Number peaks Es NOTE Turning the Focusing Window counter clockwise focuses on closer objects while turning the Focusing Window clockwise focuses on more distant objects 3 Once the best image has been acquired lock the focusing window MRC TS MEC Filter Cap optional Filter optional NOTE Filter Kits are available separately 154721 rev C www bannerengineering com tel 763 544 3164 13 Vu Plus Quick Start Guide For C Mount Models Only 1 Remove the Lens Enclosure 2 Adjust focus while monitoring the focus number To ensure the best image adjust the focus until the Focus Number peaks 3 Replace the Lens Enclosure on the camera EN E Retainer Ring optional MM Filter optional Filter Retainer Ring Tool NOTE Filter Kits are available separately 4 2 Configuring A Sensor Type 4 2 1 Setting External Trigger Mode By default the Trigger on the Vu Plus TG s
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