FQ2-CH1 -M Optical Character Recognition Sensor Quick Start
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1. 3 Adjust the judgement The PC Tool can be used instead of the Touch Finder If you register as a member you can download the free PC Tool as a special service to purchasers Refer to the Member Registration Sheet for member registration procedures and the download procedure for special member software Connects the Sensor to the Touch Finder or computer Connects the switching hub to the Touch Finder or computer STP shielded twisted pair cable category 5e or 6 impedance 100 Q Connects the Sensor to the power supply and external devices Testing 1 Checking and Adjusting Measurement Status 2 Saving Settings Operation 3 I O Settings 1 2 Mounting 7 Check the mounting position Use the optical charts in the User s Manual and check the installation distance to be sure it is suitable for the field of view to be measured Horizontal field of view Vertical field of view Installation distance L The horizontal field of view is given in the optical chart The vertical field of view depends on the model of the Sensor as follows e FQ2 CHi100000 M Approx 60 of the horizontal field of view Example FQ2 CH100000 M For a 30 mm field of view the Sensor must be installed at an installation distance of 115 mm Installation distance L mm a Imaging range 130 115 mm 50 0 20 40 60 Horizontal field 30 mm of view mm2. 2 Attach the Mounting Bracket to the Sensor and mount the Sensor at the correct position Installing the PC Tool To use the PC Tool register as a member download the PC Tool and install the PC Tool on your computer Use the following network settings on your computer if you connect the computer directly to the Sensor If you connect the computer and Sensor through a hub using a DHCP server the following IP address does not need to be set e IP address 10 5 5 101 e Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 1 3 Starting the Sensor 7 Power ON the Sensor 2 Power ON the Touch Finder Turn ON the power switch on the side of the Touch Finder too To use the PC Tool click Program OMRON FQ PC tool for FQ from the Windows Start Menu Select the language to display on the Touch Finder Language If more than one Sensor is connected a display will appear to select the Sensor to be set Select the Sensor The following initial display will appear when the Sensor is selected setup Setup 1 Installation 1 1 Connections and Wiring 7 Connect the Sensor to the Touch Finder or Computer via the FQ WNOLIL Ethernet Cable Sensor Touch Finder Ethernet connector FQ WNO Ethernet connector Ethernet Cable 2 Connect the I O Cable to the Sensor The I O Cable includes lines for the power supply and I O Connect the required lines Brown Power supply
3. FQ2 CH100000 M Optical Character Recognition Sensor Quick Start Guide Box Contents FQ XL Mounting Bracket FQ XF1 Polarizing Filter Attachment Sensor Instruction Manual System Overview When one unit is connected control by parallel input output Touch Finder or PC Tool setup software FQ Ethernet Cable I O Cable Multiple Connections Touch Finder or FQ2 32 max PC Tool setup software Switching hub Uj FQ Ethernet Cable Standard RJ45 Registration Sheet Standard RJ45 Ethernet Cable Quick Startup Guide Member this document Warning Label Trigger Sensor alate 24 VDC J power supply When one unit is connected control by Ethernet Touch Finder or PC Tool setup software Standard RJ45 Ethernet Cable Switching hub 24 VDC Ethernet Cable Connect the trigger sensor PLC and power supply to each Sensor Product Model number Remarks Sensor FQ2 cCH100000 M This is the Vision Sensor Touch Finder FQ2 DL_IL This is a setup console PC Tool FQ Ethernet Cable Standard RJ45 Ethernet Cable FQ WNOL IL I O Cable FQ WDOL IL Flow of Operation Installation Settings parameters The following steps are required to prepare the Sensor for operation 1 Image Setup 2 Measurement Settings 1 Select the inspection items 2 Register the measurement references
4. Judgement In Out Tab Page Make settings to output measurement results I O setting Test Tab Page Test and adjust the set inspections Continuous test Run Mode The inspections that were set on the Setup Mode are used to perform measurements
5. Auto Reads a character string from an image and registers it in the master data e Manual Registers a character string that is entered directly in the master data e Item ref Specified to use the immediately preceding read result as the verification character string Refer to the User s Manual for details on the verification conditions 2 3 I O Settings The data that is output to external devices and the input signal assignments can be changed Changes are not normally required For example the following can be input or output e Judgements for individual inspection items can be output e Commands to register models can be input from an external device e If you want to output data externally Refer to the User s Manual for details 3 Testing Tests are made with some samples to see if correct measurements are possible When Test Mode is entered images are measured continuously A trigger input is not required Measurement results are only displayed They are not output to an external device 7 Perform tests Press Test Then press Continous test All processing item is executed continuously a Setup Mode Inspection items are set and adjusted Image Tab Page Adjust images to the best input status Trigger setup Image adjustment Inspect Tab Page Select the inspection items and register the reference image and standard values Inspection Items
6. 24 VDC Load Black OUTO OR Orange OUT1 BUSY 24 VDC Light blue OUT2 ERROR Blue GND 0 V I O Signal Function Inputs TRIG Measurement trigger input single INO to IN5 Command input Outputs OUTO OR Overall judgement output OUT1 BUSY Indicates that processing is in progress OUT2 ERROR Indicates an error has occurred 2 Settings 2 1 Image Setup Make sure the image is stable and adjust the brightness and image input timing 7 Focus the image Press Camera setup The higher the value the better the focus Use the focus adjustment screw on the top of the Sensor to focus the image Focus adjustment screw Adjust the shutter speed so that the Sensor can capture images of the measurement object at a suitable brightness If the display is still dark increase the gain Press lt Q and then Shutter speed Image gt Camera setup Image mode Shutter speed 2269304 7A Example 1 Here measurements are performed when the trigger signal is input and the overall judgement is output Brown Power su 24 VDC Blue GND 0 V Indicates that processing Orange OUT1 BUSY is in progress Black _OUTO OR Overall judgement output Pink TRIG Measurement trigger input single The TRIG signal is not received while the BUSY signal is ON Turn ON the TRIG signal while the BUSY signal is OFF 1 ms min l _ mie Top BUSY OUT1 or _ Pro
7. Back to end teaching 3 Adjust the judgement parameters Make the settings to check whether the characters that were read from the workpiece were recognized correctly Press Judgement Adjust the judgement parameters while inputting images of several sample objects Press the judgement condition parameter to adjust and set the upper and lower limits for an OK judgement Press the EMEN parameter to set Judgement Smarty stability There are six types of displays that can be used as shown below Press the Sm Button and then press Select display to display the following selections Displaying the Most Recent Measurement Values Displaying Measurement Values Over Time Graphics Histogram Run 64970ms Variations in Measurement Values Frequency Graphics Details Trend Monitor Judgement Similarity Stability Measurement values All Results Region Statistical Data Measurement values since power was turned ON ota e To return to the Setup Display press the S m Button and then press Sensor settings ae e To switch to another Sensor press the Sm Button and then press Switch sensor 4 Set the verification conditions You can set these parameters to verify that the character string that was read matches a specific character string in the master data You can register up to 32 character strings in the master data with the following menu commands e
8. atically set the best judgement parameters Input a sample of a good object and press OK Teach Input a sample of a bad object and press NG Teach Repeat these steps for at least two samples each Place the object that is to be used as the measurement reference in front of the camera Move the rectangle so that the characteristic part for position compensation is inside it Model region 0 Search p comp eeu oot 810 474 Drag the rect angle to move it Drag a corner to size the rectangle Check the area press the OK Button and then press the TEACH Button The characteristic part and reference position for position compensation will be registered Press OK You can add filter items to adjust the image to make it easier to measure Refer to the User s Manual for details 2 2 Measurement Settings Select items for the desired measurement and register an image as the reference for the measurement 7 Select the inspection items Example Registering Optical Character Recogni tion as the Measurement Method Press Inspect Inspection press an unused item number and then press Add item OCR 4dd item 2 Register the measurement reference Specify the format of the characters to read number of characters alphanumeric characters or symbols etc and specify the measurement region Detailed parameters to recognize the characters will be set automatically P
9. cessing OR OUTO Overall judgement e When brightness correction mode is ON the brightness is stable but a delay of 25 ms occurs Refer to the User s Manual for details FQ2 CH100000 M e Use a no contact output device e g SSR or PLC transistor output for the TRIG signal If a contact e g relay is used contact bound may cause the trigger to be input again during execution of a measurement Example 2 Here a process switching signal is input from an external device to switch the scene Brown _ Power supply 24 VDC L Blue GND 0 V Indicates that processing Orange OUT1 BUSY is in progress Gra INO Green IN1 Scene number Red IN2 input White __IN3 Purple _IN4 Yellow _IN5 Command execution input INO to IN4 gt Scene number 5 ms min INS ore i ms min BUSY OUT opr Processing 3 Connect a power supply to the Touch Finder If a Touch Finder with an AC DC battery power supply is used an FQ AC AC Adapter sold separately or FQ BAT1 Battery sold separately can also be used Adjust the shutter speed with the slider at the bottom of the display Bright Press OK e Turning ON the HDR function improves the image quality for shiny objects Refer to the User s Manual for details e Attach the enclosed Polarizing Filter if the image is blurred by reflections Lighting Polarizing Filter Attachment enclosed 3 Adjust the image input timing Adju
10. ress TEACH Place the object that is to be used as the measurement reference in front of the camera Move the rectangle to the location to be measured and then press the OK Button Insp region 0 0CR edt SMIS ESE LRD Drag the rectangle to move it Drag a corner to size the Cance rectangle Auto adjustment Sim lar ity Stability Press Back The best judgement parameters will be set automatically 4 Operation 7 Switch to the Run Mode display Press Run Then press Switch to Run mode switch to Run mode 2 Save the settings Press Yes switch to Run mode All data will be saved before switch to Run ae 3 Execute measurements Measurements will be executed according to the trigger signal input And the result of measurement will be output to an external device Run 649 70ms Judgement Similarity Stability Leet L The characters that were read with the initial parameters and the character format will be displayed at the top of the display If necessary change the character format Refer to the User s Manual for details on the character format After you have confirmed the character format press the OK Button Then press the TEACH Button The detailed parameters for character recogni tion will be set automatically according to the specified character format Press Yes to register the read result in the master data Press
11. st the delay from when the trigger is input until the image is input Press Trigger setup Trigger delay adjust Camera setup Inspect ro Triaver setus Press Trigger delay Image Trigger adjust Trigger delay Be u After the TRIG signal is input images will be continuously input Trigger delay Input the TRIG signal Select the image that was taken with the best timing Press OK 4 Adjust the image Adjust the image that is taken by the Sensor to make it easy to measure Here the position is corrected by searching to enable measurements even if the position of the measurement object is not consistent Press Image adjustment Setting position compensation and filter Press an unused number and then press Add pos comp on the menu Press Search position comp Add pos comp me Shape pos comp Press Teach 0 Search p comp Details Press Graphics Details Continuous test ll results region Continuous measurements will be performed Input images of some samples to see if the judgements are correct Judgement Similarity Stability 2 If correct judgements are not made adjust the judgement parameters Press lt q Press Adjust judgement Judgement Insp region Similarity Stability a ol Press lt q Press Auto judgement Judgement Judgement SLL ar ity stability You can use prepared samples to autom
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