Getting Started with the Verification Monitoring Interface
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1. Minutes SS Seconds mmm Milliseconds Lot Number This can be any text that you wish but you must have Supervisor access or higher in order to modify it This value will be logged for each cycle whenever data logging is enabled Click the icon shown below to edit the text and press the enter key when you are done with your edits o Options Dialog You must have Engineer access in order for this button to be enabled Clicking it will open the Runtime Options dialog Refer to the Runtime Options section fora description of this dialog Getting Started with VMI 4 5 A fe gt 95 Oe c 0 2 O T2 5 aa Chapter Runtime and Job Monitoring History Panel This panel is intended to provide some historical perspective on your inspection performance Two tabs are provided Graph and Queue Graph The graph tab shows you a real time graph of the last 100 grades 100 is the default but this can be increased or decreased by going to the Runtime Options dialog and adjusting the X Scale Max parameter The contents of the graph will be cleared whenever you clear the counters The X and Y graph ranges are X Graph Max 100 2 000 Y Graph Max 1 0 4 0 Queue The queue tab allows you to look at a queue of the last 10 images and their grades as well as the unique ID assigned to each Note If the PC is unable to upload the image due to the trigger rate the grade and unique ID will be displayed wit2. Settings Tab The Settings tab provides a high level view of the most common parameters that you are likely to adjust in your Verification inspection It allows you to adjust the inspection tolerances as well as to setup the trend analysis and optional match string check Settings mem Tolerances Grade Tolerance Good Fair 4 3 2 TOE 4 3 2 1 fos Height Tolerance Enable Height Check Trend Analysis Option Check for X fails in Y cycles Only alow 20 fails wil last 100 Ww cycles Match String 3 8 Getting Started with VMI Edit the Job Tolerances The Tolerances section is used to control the pass fail state of your verification inspection The Grade Tolerance control is used to set the limit on what grades will be considered Good what grades will be considered Fair and what grades will be considered Poor In the example above grades of 1 0 and above are good 0 5 1 0 are fair and grades below 0 5 are poor The sliders can be grabbed and dragged in 0 1 increments in order to adjust the tolerances The Height Tolerance area allows you to enable a check on the height of the symbol This check is turned off by default so click the Enable Height Check button if you wish to enable this functionality The text box in the lower right corner can then be used to set the measured height of the symbol in inches Symbols that have a measured height below the user defined tolerance will be rejected
3. General Details Inspection Failed and Trending Alarm signals are supplied as 24 volt DIO signals These signals can be used to activate a diverter mechanism send a notification stop the line or a variety of other functions a CONTINUOUS WIRE SIGNAL NAME COLOR 1 TRIGGER WHT 2 POWER BRN ATTENTION 3 DEFAULT GRN 4 INPUT 1 YEL COMPONENTS SHOWN IN RED ARE SUPPLIED BY 5 OUTPUT 1 GRY MICROSCAN SYSTEMS INC 6 QUTPUT 3 PNK gt COMI AR gt SPINS aT ALL OTHER COMPONENTS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY SlINPUT COMMON RED OF THE CUSTOMER AND OR INTEGRATOR 9 HOST_RXD 1O HOST TxD vio ATTENTION 12 DUTPUT COMMON RED BLU ALL UNUSED CONDUCTORS FROM THE CAMERA AND ILLUMINATOR CABLES MUST BE INDIVIDUALLY ELECTRICALLY ISOLATED CAMERA POWER amp SIGNAL CABLE 61 000167 02 CONNECTOR PIN CAMERA FLYING LEAD WIRE SIGNAL NAME COLOR apt Paty DC GROUND NEUTRAL TRIGGER Sap S DIM GRY 24VDC Loire CHASSIS GND i 24VDC LINE MERA ofrof 4 ILLUMINATOR POWER amp SIGNAL CABLE 61 000186 01 a ONNECTOR IN lor So DC GROUND TO CHASSIS GND TO PANEL PC 1 4 Getting Started with VMI Application Tips Application Tips If your application includes low contrast printed barcodes the minimum edge contrast parameter may be below the required threshold This will result in failing grades reported by VMI Microscan recommends th
4. Important You must calibrate the Verification Tool in order for Height Check to work If the Verification Tool is not calibrated the height value will be logged as 0 Tolerances Grade Tolerance Good 4 3 7 m a a ee 0 5 4 Height Tolerance Enable Height Check Getting Started with VMI 3 9 OO gt oy U Chapter Starting VMI and Creating Your First Job Trend Analysis The Trend Analysis section can be used to configure VMI to check for simple trends in Verification grading Trend Analysis Option Check for X fails in Y cycles Only allow DP fails walt last g cycles If the selected trend is detected the job can be configured so that a digital output on the smart camera will turn ON This can be configured by going to the Tools tab selecting the Inspection Outputs tool and looking at the Digital Output selections JL output 1 AIL Output JL output 3 Inspection Failed 3 GE Verification TrendStatus lt Not Connected gt Pulse Width 100 ms Mode Pulsed State Active High 3 10 Getting Started with VMI Edit the Job OO Three Trend Analysis options are provided 1 Check for X Fails in Y Cycles Default Optian gt O Sa S T Check for X fails in Y cycles s Oniyallow 20 tais itt last 100 wv cycles In the above example the trend status output will turn on if there are ever 20 failures in the last 10
5. 1 Con i Con 1 Con 1 Con 1 Con 1 Con 1 Con i Con 1i Con 1 Con 1 505 28 5 6 251_145011_559 9 8 2014 2 50PM 1 50 95070000 1 Con 1 Con 1 Con 1 Con 1 Con 1 Con 1 Con i Con 1 Con 1 Con 1 571 29 5 7 251_145024 996 9 8 2014 2 50PM 1 50 00123456 1 Con 1 Con 1 Con 1 Con 1 Con 1 Con 1 Con i Con 1i Con 1 Con 0 924 40 5 8 251_145026_939 9 8 2014 2 50PM 1 50 00123456 1 Con 1 Con 1 Con 1 Con 1 Con i Con 1 Con i Con 1 Con 1 Con 0 916 415 9 251 145030 419 9 8 2014 2 50PM 1 50 00123456 1 Con ifCon iiCon iiCon iiCon iiCon ifCon 1 Con ifCon 1 Con 0 944 40 5 4 4 gt gt VerificationLog_251_144947 4J i Ready IE U The active state of data logging is indicated at the bottom of the Run view Active Getting Started with VMI lt Not Logging Data gt Inactive 4 9 A fe O D D x O T O O Chapter Runtime and Job Monitoring Image Logging Details If image logging is enabled VMI will attempt to save either all images or just failed images depending on what you selected in the options dialog When an image is saved the file name will be set to the unique ID that is displayed at the top of the Run view If logging data this ID is also saved to the log file for each cycle This makes it possible to correlate data in the log file with specific images Just as with data logging the images are saved to a separate folder for each day of t
6. 1 6GHZ Dual Core or Greater e RAM 4 GB or More Wireless Network Adapter e One USB and Two 100 BaseT Network Connections Resolution 1024 x 768 e Hard Drive 250 GB or More e Operating System Windows 7 Professional 32 bit SP1 e 4 0 Windows Experience Index Recommended Windows Settings e Disable Windows Updates e Disable screen savers e Disable Sleep Hibernation found in Power Settings e Set the Network Adapter and camera to the same Subnet Auto hide the taskbar Recommended Accessories e Uninterruptable Power Supply UPS The UPS provides a safety factor that protects your vision inspection system from power outages and brownouts Data Archiving The VMI system can be configured to store images and data on the hard drive Microscan suggests that you follow your own configuration management standard operating procedures to maintain hard drive space and to archive VMI results For optimum performance use a PC with a Windows Experience Index of 4 0 or higher At higher production line rates i e higher parts per minute data and images may be dropped from the collected results if the PC is too busy processing or displaying graphics Getting Started with VMI Modifications Required when Using VMI with a Panel PC Modifications Required when Using VMI with a Panel PC The following items may be required when using VMI with a Panel PC Please review the list and complete all required modifications before
7. 3 15 Chapter Starting VMI and Creating Your First Job Calibration Setup Go to VMI s Edit view click the Tools tab and select the Verification tool e Click on the Calibration button in the Verification menu and enter the nominal Rmin Rmax Symbol 1 width and Symbol 2 width listed on the card MICROSCAN CALIBRATION CARD Dimensions and Reflectance E L Dark Cell Blank Cell MEASUREMENT NOMINAL ACTUAL MEASURED Reflectance Min 4 A Reflectance Max 82 Symbol 1 Width X 0 240 IN Symbol 2 Width X 0 480 IN Y Symbol 1 Standards AIM DPM ISO IEC 15415 ISO IEC 15416 x Symbol 2 Calib alibration is only traceable to NIST standards when serial number and measured values are included SERIAL NUMBER MICROSCAN PIN 10 000522 01 This is the standard Calibration Card that is included with all verification kits Note that is does not include a serial number or measured reflectance data A NIST Traceable version of the Calibration Card which includes a serial number measured reflectance data and a Measurement Certificate is available for purchase Contact Microscan to purchase the NIST Traceable Calibration Card with Measurement Certificate NIST Traceable serial numbers and measured values are not required for verification unless your particular industry requires them Position the calibration card symbol in the center of the Verification ROI as shown in the image below This symbol should be centered
8. Administrator l Engineer Supervisor This simple dialog provides a button for the four access levels The highlighted button shows the current access level In the example above the current access level is Operator If you wish to switch to any of the other 3 modes click that button and you will be asked for the corresponding password So if you wanted to switch to Engineer you would click the Engineer button and Enter the password for Engineer access Enter the password click OK and if the password is correct the access level is changed If incorrect an error message is displayed and the access level remains unchanged 2 8 Getting Started with VMI User Access Levels The default passwords for the various access levels are as follows Default Password Administrator administrator Engineer engineer Supervisor supervisor Operator there is no password required tor operator access Note that once you have entered the password for a particular level you don t need to enter a password to reduce your access level For instance if you currently have Administrator access you can simply click on the Engineer or Supervisor buttons and your access level will be reduced instantly without the need to enter a password You only enter a password when you are increasing your access level Important If the system is inactive for five minutes the access level will revert to Operator Ch
9. Chapter Hardware and Software Installation VMI Installation Important VMI is a plug in module that is based on Microscan s AutoVISION software AutoVISION must be installed before VMI is installed Each release of VMI is tied to a particular version of AutoVISION The VMI installer contains logic to ensure that the correct version of AutoVISION is installed using the following table AutoVISION Version VMI Installer Action Required Version Installs VMI Any Other Version Notifies the user to install the correct version of AutoVISION e If the correct version of AutoVISION is not installed on your PC the following message will appear prompting you to install the correct version of AutoVISION Verification Monitoring Interface InstallShield Wizard j The Verification Monitoring Interface requires Auto VISION 3 0 we Please install the correct version before continuing with this installation Note that the version of AutoVISION shown here is only an example Each subsequent version of VMI will be tied to a subsequent version of AutoVISION e When you have installed the correct version of AutoVISION and VMI you will see the VMI launch icon on your desktop 1 8 Getting Started with VMI Launching VMI Launching VMI When you launch VMI the software will look for your Vision HAWK on the VMI network MICROSCAN Waiting for Visionscape Devices C Q G c2 o
10. Measurement Certificate included with purchase of NIST Traceable Calibration Card 18 98 000265 02 Calibration Card included in all verification kits Note Components shown in red are supplied by Microscan Components shown in black must be supplied by the integrator or end user 9 pE Getting Started with VMI USB SUGGESTED FO 8 ETHERNET CABLE 6 0 3 KEYBOARD amp MOUSE R CONVENIENCE NDT REQUIRED ETHERNET SWITCH 1 000163 02 10 DEDICATED PC ATTENTION COMPONENTS SHOWN IN RED ARE SUPPLIED BY MICROSCAN SYSTEMS INC ALL OTHER COMPONENTS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CUSTOMER AND OR INTEGRATOR r ELECTRICAL ENCLOSURE CONNECTIONS TO AC POWER PART SENSOR AND OTHER I D NOT SHOWN SEE ENCLOSURE SCHEMATIC ON SHEET 2 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Va CAMERA POWER amp SIGNAL CABLE 61 000167 02 ORE ETHERNET CABLE i ILLUMINATOR POWER amp SIGNAL CABLE 61 000186 0 Vaso NER 011660301G Chapter Hardware and Software Installation Hardware Wiring The following diagram shows the pin assignments of the camera illuminator and power supply and shows how to wire the devices for VMI operation The part sensor is not shown The wiring will vary depending on whether the sensor is configured NPN or PNP Please see chapter two of the Vision HAWK User Manual for information on connecting a part sensor
11. O 4 J v 15015416 Verification1 1 Grade 0 6 20 640 45 Ae late tata bility Value Sen ints System Inspl Snapsnotl 15416 10 Quiet Zone Start Value dim double System 11 Snapshotl 15416 10 Quiet anme Stop me dim puble Syste spl Snapshot QZscone2 Atii Rmin a double Svstemi i Rmax 0 double System I x sesh mil ints Syvstemi Inspl Snapshotl 1 416To X dimension mm double Systemi Irspi SnapshotL 15416ToolL KdinhM eat x phlei pixel double Systemi Reject Reason ints Systemi Inrspl Srap Reject Bepe strin g System Good Grade Count imt32 Systeml Inspil Srapshoti 15416T oo Fair Grade Count ints Systemi Inspl Snapshotl i5416To Poor Grade Count imt32 Systeml Inspl Srapshoti 15416T oo Trend Status boolean Systemi SASS Getting Started with VMI 3 21 Chapter Starting VMI and Creating Your First Job Reject Codes Many of the outputs are self explanatory For example the good inspections counters are named Good Grade Count and are integers In the case of rejects there is a reject code integer and a reject message string The reject codes are defined as follows 0 Pass 1 Improper Verification Tool setup all the required inputs are not connected 2 Verification Tool did not run 3 No Read 4 Bad Grade 5 Height Fail 6 Match Fail Ranked Order of Reject Precedence 1 Improper Verification Tool se
12. S V oc gt T cS te e N Cancel Once communications are established between the Vision HAWK and the network the following display will show the camera s identifying information Ys ppLauncher MICROSCAN VisionHAWK142C8B MI SM3CWUXGA DEV Cancel If you have previously run VMI and the Visionscape Backplane did not close the following message will appear MICROSCAN Visionscape Backplane is already running If you see this message and you need to close the Backplane right click the Backplane icon and select Close and Exit AvpBackplane Note however that closing the Backplane is not required and that VMI will start even if you leave the Backplane open This example is for information only mese Display AvpBackplane Display Debug Window Getting Started with VMI 1 9 Chapter Hardware and Software Installation 1 10 Getting Started with VMI N oO T es r gt Q lt H cHapten2 Ihe VMI Interface This section describes the features of the VMI user interface Getting Started with VMI 2 1 Chapter The VMI Interface The VMI User Interface The Verification Monitoring System s user interface is very similar to that of AutoVISION especially AutoVISION s Verification functionality AUtoVISION is Microscan s standard machine vision interface for jobs of moderate complexity To learn more about AutoVISION refer to the Auto
13. UI Region Feature Minimum Access Level Connect View Device Selection View Change jobin Flash Supervisor Modify Device Settings Application Wide Options job Load Options dialog Exitthe application Flash job onthe camera Access the Data Navigator VMI Run View UI Region Feature Minimum Access Level Run View Runtime settings dialog Clear countsand graph button Change Lot Number Force Trigger button Getting Started with VMI 2 11 Chapter The VMI Interface 2 12 Getting Started with VMI OO gt oy S N cuapters otarting VMI and Creating Your First Job This section describes how to start VMI and create your first job Getting Started with VMI 3 1 Chapter Starting VMI and Creating Your First Job Starting VMI for the First Time VMI will always try to automatically connect to the last device that you had selected When you run VMI for the very first time however you will need to select a device manually This is done by going to the Connect view just as in standard AutoVISION Note however that VMI will always startup with an access level of Operator which means you are locked out of the Connect view So change your access level to Engineer first refer to the previous section on Security Settings for the default Engineer password Select a Device Select a smart camera from the dropdown list in the upper left corner of the UI W VisionHawk119 Running Note
14. can use it to request a license for AutoVISION VMI Getting Started with VMI 3 3 Chapter Starting VMI and Creating Your First Job Create a New Job Once you have selected a licensed device you are presented with the standard options in the Connect view Microscan VMI AutoVISION VisionHawkPack lt No Job Loaded gt File Hep Y a AA G No Job Loaded for VisionHawkPack Connect i VisionHawkPac O ty No Job Loaded x Engineer Connected MICROSCAN 4 No Job Loaded amp VisionHawkPack No job is loaded License Options Q Create a New Job 10 20 1 240 V Ana m Load a Job ID Job Name 5 Jobi A RA Click the Create a New Job button and a new Verification inspection will be created for you This is not a blank job as in standard AutoVISION but is instead a fully configured Verification job The new job is configured as follows e A Verification Tool is inserted The Good grade tolerance is set to 1 0 The Fair grade tolerance is set to 0 5 Logic is added to the Verification Tool so that it may also perform the following checks A height measurement of the symbol A match string comparison against the decoded data in the symbol Separate counts are maintained of how many symbols were graded as good fair and poor Trend analysis logic The Digital Outputs are automatically set up as follows Output 1 is assigned to the
15. that your smart camera must have an AutoVISION VMI license in order for it to be selected in VMI VisionHAWK11794A2 No Job Loaded VisionHAWK113EC5 q Running VisionHawk1266 72 L Running 3 2 Getting Started with VMI Select a Device OO Devices that don t have a license for VMI will be displayed with the shield icon Licensed gt oy N File Help 9 Pa 4 D This Device is not licensed to run AutoVISION VMI You must purchase a license in order to enter the Run View O Comnet Image Edit P o p p go Engineer Connected MICROSCAN w e VisionHawk128672 Running License Options Camera requires a license for this product Click here to request one 10 20 1 201 v Details Note the error message in the message bar You will be locked into this screen you cannot create jobs or enter the Run view You are presented with a link that you can click on if you wish to request a license upgrade for your camera Clicking the link will present you with the following dialog You can upgrade this Device to one of the following features Select your upgrade feature Then generate your request here Features AutoVISION VMI Email Request Now Create p File TIl E mail it later Already have the license key Flease enter it below Send License to Device This is the standard license upgrade dialog from AutoVISION but in this case you
16. 0 inspections 2 Consecutive Failures Optian Consecutive Failures Max Consecutive Failures 20 Gs In the above example the trend status output will turn on if you receive 20 consecutive rejects 3 Average Grade over X Cycles Option Average grade over X cycles Average last 100 oO cycles Avg Grade must be 3 000 O oe higher In the above example an average grade will be maintained over the last 100 cycles and if it should ever fall below 3 0 then the trend status output will turn on Note that you must perform at least 100 inspections before the average will begin to be checked Note A failed Matchcode attempt will fail the overall inspection but has no effect on the grade of the symbol being inspected Getting Started with VMI 3 11 Chapter Starting VMI and Creating Your First Job Tools Tab Switch to the Tools tab to see the list of tools that make up your job This view gives you more granular control over the tool parameters in your inspection Note that if you have Engineer access and you switch to the Tools tab the parameters will become visible on the right side of the view and the Toolbox will become visible above the image as well You can now insert tools into your job if necessary and adjust all parameters When the Tools tab is selected you have the same capabilities as you do in the Edit view of standard AutoVISION Additional details about available t
17. 053 Getting Started with VMI 4 11 A fe gt 95 Oe cE 9 2 O t gt 5 aa Chapter Runtime and Job Monitoring Match Failure In this example the symbol s decoded data fails to match the user defined Match String VME Microscan VMI AutoVISION VisionHawk1 44416 C Microscan Vscape Jobs ITF 14 avp ca em File Help OER GSG Q Connect Image Edit amp VisionHawk1 O y Running X Operator MICROSCAN 4 0 Total 1 4 0 20 640 90 95070000000292 Scan Data AONE 950700000002903 Graph Queues 15 Grade Counts keg Image Logging Enabled lwe Vata Logging Ena ging Enabled Process 166 Graphics 3 Idle 153509 PC Parse 54 Data Refresh 2 Log 10 GC 0 Total 68 JL VisionHawki44416 192 168 0 10 Vision HAWK CWUXGA WAP 2012 1082 TD 4 12 Getting Started with VMI Oe Operator VMI Runtime 4 Ko O No Read J In this example the software is unable to produce a decode because the field of view is empty G O MM Microscan VMI AutoVISION VisionHawk144416 C Microscan Vscape Jobs ITF 14 avp o e se e3 File Help GO py Re Ready To Run re Connect Image Edit Y R gt S ad enna Running MICROSCAN Total 1 0 0 20 640 90 lt no read gt Scan Data Graph Queue Image gging Enabled Process 143 Graphics 3 Idle 6074 PC Parse
18. 39 Data Refresh 2 Log 10 GC 0 Total 52 JL VisionHawk144416 192 168 0 10 Vision HAWK CWUXGA 185 1376 1053 Getting Started with VMI 4 13 Chapter Runtime and Job Monitoring Example VMI Startup Process VMI Startup The software user interface is an integral part of the VMI solution The Vision HAWK Smart Camera will only go online after the PC has booted and the software interface has connected to the camera PLC Communications This example shows the communications logic of a PLC starting up and preparing to communicate with a Vision HAWK Smart Camera e PLC to wait for Vision HAWK ONLINE EIP Input Camera Status bit 0 e When ONLINE True PLC write match string to string 101 e Wait for trigger can monitor INSP BUSY EIP Input Camera Status bit 8 if desired e PLC monitor DATA VALID received EIP Input Camera Status bit 11 e PLC retrieve results Verification grade Inspection Status Barcode data etc e PLC turn ON RESET DATA VALID EIP Output Camera Status bit 11 to clear DATA VALID e PLC turn OFF RESET DATA VALID EIP Output Camera Status bit 11 to clear DATA VALID e Wait for next trigger etc 4 14 Getting Started with VMI
19. MICROSCAN Getting Started with the Verification Monitoring Interface VMI v1 0 2 March 2015 84 9111022 02 Rev C Copyright 2015 Microscan Systems Inc Tel 1 425 226 5700 800 762 1149 Fax 1 425 226 8250 All rights reserved The information contained herein is proprietary and is provided solely for the purpose of allowing customers to operate and or service Microscan manufactured equipment and is not to be released reproduced or used for any other purpose without written permission of Microscan Throughout this manual trademarked names might be used We state herein that we are using the names to the benefit of the trademark owner with no intention of infringement Disclaimer The information and specifications described in this manual are subject to change without notice Latest Manual Version For the latest version of this manual see the Download Center on our web site at www microscan com Technical Support For technical support e mail helpdesk microscan com Warranty For current warranty information see www microscan com warranty Microscan Systems Inc United States Corporate Headquarters 1 425 226 5700 800 762 1149 United States Northeast Technology Center 1 603 598 8400 800 468 9503 European Headquarters 31 172 423360 Asia Pacific Headquarters 65 6846 1214 PREFACE CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 Contents Welcome v Purpose of this Guide v Wha
20. Max _ Getting Started with VMI 4 7 Chapter Runtime and Job Monitoring Data Logging Details When data logging is enabled data from each inspection cycle will be saved to a csv file This comma separated values file can be opened directly in Microsoft Excel The file will be named with a time stamp that is generated when the file is first created The format of the file name is as follows VerificationLog DDD_HHMMSS csv DDD Day of the Year 1 365 HH Hours MM Minutes SS Seconds Log files are saved in separate folders for each day of the year The format of the sub folders is as follows M_DD M Month DD Day of the Month For example if you have chosen to log your data to the folder C Data and the date today is January 29th then a subfolder named 1_ 29 will be created under C Data and the log file will be saved there Ez Z Win 64 GC 77 Name Date modified Type di content di Customers di cygwin di Data di 129 Ly VerificationLog_029 155827 csv 1 29 2014 3 58 PM Microsoft Office 4 8 Getting Started with VMI VMI Runtime The data saved for each cycle is as follows Data Unique ID The time stamp ID that identifies this inspection cycle Description Date Time The date of the cycle The time of the cycle Lot The text you enter in the Lot field of the Run view Grade The numeric grade for the cycle Aperture The aperture contained in the data
21. ON you start with a fully functioning default verification inspection This job can be modified from its defaults but the user does not have to understand how to build a verification inspection it is created automatically Load Job Validation VMI requires valid verification jobs When loading a job in VMI the job will be scanned to ensure that it is based on the VMI job template A standard AutoVISION job will be rejected even if it has a verification tool in it Settings Page A special settings page is added to the Edit view to encapsulate all of the major Verification settings in once place Refer to the Settings Page area for more information Getting Started with VMI marter Hardware and Software Installation This section describes how to install VMI Software and the hardware required for VMI applications Getting Started with VMI 1 1 C Q D c o S V oc gt T E te e N Chapter Hardware and Software Installation What s in the Box VMI P N SLN 0000018 is intended for use with a modified version of Microscan s Large Linear Verification Kit P N SLN 0000006 an example of which is shown below For detailed mounting instructions refer to the Large Linear Verification Kit Quick Start Guide entitled Using the Large Linear Verification Kit The guide is located in the Download Center at www microscan com Bracket assembly instructions can also be found in the Microscan Download Center T
22. VISION Software User Manual which can be found in the Download Center on the Microscan website Similarities between VMI and AutoVISION Setup The AutoVISION user interface is very similar to the VMI user interface The primary difference is that AutoVISION features multiple tools while VMI is designed solely for Verification and print quality trending The Connect and Image tabs are the same between AutoVISION and VMI Refer to the Auto VISION Software User Manual to learn more about connecting to different devices or adjusting camera settings The following AutoVISION installation and configuration processes demonstrate the similarity between VMI and AutoVISION 2 2 Getting Started with VMI 2 Similarities between VMI and AutoVISION Setup Q O Select a Device AutoVISION s Connect view allows you to select your device and configure its settings and to create a new job Camera Vision HAWK C Mount Emulator The software emulator allows you to work from saved images without hardware nme L z The Connect menu i provides a listof __ iy available devices gos See Hover the mouse over a device to see its details Once a device is selected you can Create a New Job Load a Job from a saved avp file on your PC or Upload Current Job From Device your camera e Job A completed program including image acquisition tools and reporting e Tool A self contained set of steps used to perfo
23. and to select the outputs in those tools to be linked gt oy S 7 B x 1088 Pixels bit Grayscale 15015416 Verification1 Grade 0 6 20 640 45 Inspection Outputs Getting Started with VMI 3 19 Chapter Starting VMI and Creating Your First Job ISO 15416 Outputs Data Navigator 8015 416 Verificationl l Grade 0 6 20 640 45 a ee True boolean System Inspl Snapshotl 15416Tooll Statu Report Grade 0 6 20 640 45 string System Inspl Snapshot 15416Tooll Repirace Overall Grane Average Final arak 0 600 double Systemi Insoi Snapshotl 15416Tooll Overall Grade on 9 000 Piri Systemi Irspi Snapshot 154 Good Status boolean SystemlInspt Fair Status boolean SystemlInsp1 Poor Status boolean Systemi Inspl Vernet Standard eml Inspl Snapshotl 154 False True False ISO IEC 15416 symbology Type a 12 5 aCcaicr neo 5 p j mmli DL SSO TL tol ae ded mr eS ee eee ae 00123456789050 aerial Status EE E E A Calibrated 2014 03 20 17 52 49 verone Edge Determination Gra 4 000 double Systemi Insol Snapshoti 1416Tooll Average Decode Grade 4 000 double Sistemi Insoi Snapshotl 1 416Too Average Contrast Grade 1 000 double Sistemi 8 3 3 8 8 8 3 38 8 8 3 8 average Minimum Beera G rade 4 000 double Systemi Irspl 5 ti 15416Ton 3 20 Getting Started with VMI OO Edit the Job ISO 15416 Outputs Continued Data Navigator gt
24. anging Passwords In order to change the password for any access level you must be an administrator If you change your access level to Administrator the Change Password button at the bottom of the dialog will become enabled Select your Security Access Level Administrator Engineer Supervisor Operator Change Password oK Getting Started with VMI 2 9 N oO T Q r gt Q lt H Chapter The VMI Interface Clicking Change Password brings up this dialog Change Access Level Passwords Reset all to Default Click the button that corresponds to the access level whose password you wish to modify and the standard change password dialog will be presented Click the Reset all to Default button and all passwords will be reverted to the factory defaults as documented above 2 10 Getting Started with VMI N User Access Levels Minimum Access Levels The VMI plug in defines what the minimum access level will be for the various regions and features of the AutoVISION user interface as well as for several of the VMl specific features Following is a list of the securable areas within AutoVISION and what the minimum access level is for each oO i p es Bar gt Q Ka H Edit View UI Region Feature Minimum Access Level Edit View Parameter Page Engineer Delete Tool button Toolbox ability to Add a Tool Engineer Image View
25. as closely as possible to be verified as reliably as possible If the field of view is greater than 4 inches use Symbol 2 the larger of the two symbols If less than 4 inches use Symbol 1 Be sure not to have both symbols in the ROI If both are within the red ROI box find a small piece of white paper to cover the unneeded symbol Click the Calibrate button Microscan strongly recommends that you develop a mechanical assembly or jig that allows accurate repeatable calibration If a mechanical assembly to hold the calibration card is not available it can be helpful to have two people assist in calibration One person can position the calibration card accurately and the second person can execute the calibration process in VMI Getting Started with VMI Edit the Job Once the camera is calibrated the Calibration dialog will show the date and time that the calibration was performed VMI Microscan VMI AutoVISION VisionHawk144416 C Microscan Vscape VJobs cal_test3 avp fem File Hp 9 SEA Connect Image o Engineer MICROSCAN VisionHawk1 Edit mode v y r at i woz ANDOR GS1 De Aperture Autd Signal Compensation Lighting Wav A Calibrated 2014 09 0 16 17 54 Rmin 4 Symbol 1 Width 0 24 Maximum Exposure 2000 A 4 m gt VisionHawk144416 192 168 0 10 Vision HAWK CWUXGA If calibratio
26. at you follow GS1 s solutions for failed minimum edge contrast Cc Q D c2 o S V oS gt T cS te e N e Variations in ink weight in different parts of a symbol non uniformity of ink spread and ink viscosity Adjust press settings to ensure even inking e Show through of contents Use more opaque packaging material or print a white underlay prior to printing the symbol Fluctuations in background reflectance areas of darker material in recycled corrugated substrates for example Use a more consistent substrate or one with higher reflectance e Excessive ink spread Apply correct bar width reduction BWR when originating the symbol It may also be necessary to mount Microscan s MAX Illuminator NER 011660301G closer to the target barcode and to use continuous illumination to optimize lighting uniformity Continuous illumination requires a special cable Microscan s QX Cordset Smart Series Illuminator to QX 1 Continuous Power 61 000204 071 Getting Started with VMI 1 5 Chapter Hardware and Software Installation PC Requirements and Settings Minimum PC Requirements e CPU Intel ATOM N2600 1 6GHZ Dual Core or Greater Minimum RAM 2 GB e Minimum One USB and One 100 BaseT Network Connection Display Resolution 1024 x 768 e Hard Drive 250 GB or More e Operating System Windows 7 Professional 32 bit SP1 e 3 0 Windows Experience Index Recommended PC Requirements e CPU Intel ATOM N2600
27. fault and cannot be disabled whereas Auto VISION makes password protection optional Password protection ensures that vision jobs and settings cannot be changed by unqualified personnel The four levels of access are oO T Q pre gt Q lt H Operator Can only monitor the Run view of VMI Cannot access other screens or change settings Supervisor Can switch to Edit mode and adjust ROI region of interest positions re train tools change the selected device save the current job or load a different job The Supervisor cannot modify the parameters of the current job or add or remove tools Engineer An Engineer has full access to all settings They are only restricted from changing passwords Administrator The Administrator has full access to all settings including the ability to change the passwords for the various access levels Changing the Access Level VMI will always start up with the access level set to Operator which means you are locked out of configuration settings in the user interface You can change your access level by clicking the icon highlighted here File Help n Boh Access Level is now Operator Operator MICROSCAN Getting Started with VMI 2 7 Chapter The VMI Interface Note that your current access level is always displayed below the key button Click this button to display the following dialog ass Level Select your Security Ac p h
28. h VMI 3 23 Chapter Starting VMI and Creating Your First Job Save the Job Once you have created and edited a job select Save or Save As from the File menu to save the job The default job location is C Microscan Vscape Jobs SF Save Job To Disk pepee ASA m Microscan Vscape gt Jobs gt v 44 Search Jobs Organize v New folder di Microscan M AutoVision di InstallInfo di Vscape J 70036 J Assembly Contours J DM eT d Documentation l di Drivers di Firmware J Jobs db Contours P Fonts d Perlmod File name ki Save as type AVP Job Files avp hg a Hide Folders You will also be prompted to save your current job if you attempt to close VMI or open another job without first saving the current job Save Job Q Do you want to save the current job 3 24 Getting Started with VMI OO Open a Job Open a Job To open a job when VMI is already open navigate to the File menu and select Open The job file will be retrieved from the default job location C Microscan Vscape Jobs gt O lt ap J v G di Microscan Vscape Jobs Organize New folder 4 di Microscan gt AutoVision gt Installlnfo a m Vscape gt 700_36 gt Assembly Contours Ji DM Ferlmod di Documentation gt di Drivers mae gt di Firmware K a Jobs dJi Contours Ji Fonts di Perlmod gt Tutorials And Sam _ verification av
29. he year Please refer to the previous section on Data Logging for a description of how this works The current state of image logging is indicated at the bottom of the Run view Active Inactive Trend Alarms at Runtime If your selected Trend Analysis condition should occur at runtime an alarm banner will appear Reset Alarm Queue Click the Reset Alarm button to clear the banner and to reset the trend counts on the camera Output 2 will turn on when the alarm is triggered pressing Reset Alarm will not clear Output 2 immediately but it will clear on the next inspection cycle The inspection will continue to run even if the trend alarm has been triggered Data Archiving Before you begin to use VMI on a consistent and frequent basis you should develop standard operating procedures to maintain adequate hard drive space so you can archive your VMI results 4 10 Getting Started with VMI VMI Runtime Runtime Scenarios Bad Height In this example the software determines that the code height is too short ME Microscan VMI AutoVISION VisionHawk144416 C Microscan Vscape Jobs test2_height avp File Help p FR F Reset Pressed Connect Image B EA l i aa Og Operator nning v TA 40 Total 1 4 0 14 640 90 95070000000292 Scan Data MICROSCAN Graph Queue J Enabled Process 148 Graphics 3 Idle 94465 PC Parse 59 Data Refresh 3 Log 18 GC 0 Total 81 184 1218 1
30. hout an image Graph Queue 09 029_155844_565 09 029_155843_508 09 029_155842_676 09 029_155841_145 09 029155840 Runtime Options The runtime options are only available if you have Engineer access or higher Open the dialog by clicking the icon in the upper right corner of the Run view Runtime Options a Log Settings Graph Settings C Image Logging Enabled W Log Poor Failed Images Only Image Log Path CAMicroscan Vscape Jobs Data Logging Enabled Data Log Path D dev Utils ok Cancer 4 6 Getting Started with VMI VMI Runtime A Log Settings The options in this tab control the logging behavior of VMI Both Data Logging and Image Logging are disabled by default Image Logging Enabled Check this box if you wish to save images to disk O T O O Log Poor Failed Images Only Check this box if you only want to save images for failed inspections fe O o D aa Image Log Path Select the folder where images will be saved Data Logging Enabled Check this box if you want to log data for each inspection cycle to a csv file Data Log Path Select the folder where your data logs should be saved Graph Settings These options control the display of the graph in the Run view Log Settings Graph Settings K Scale Max Y Scale Max X Tick Increment 3 10 xK Y Scale Max X Tick Increment X Scale
31. ing Started with VMI VMI Runtime VMI Runtime The runtime view provided by VMI is completely different than that provided by standard AutoVISION The VMI Runtime is intended to provide feedback and logging capabilities that are specific to a Verification application O O O fe O D D x File Hp gt SR G Connect image Edit P ow i VisionHawkPac Ei Operator ome i 2 y MICROSCAN 2 6 3 5 pixels 640 90 9780672331015 Scan Data oy aw amp wN H 10 Report Graph Queue Grade Counts Getting Started with VMI 4 3 Chapter Runtime and Job Monitoring Data Panel The Data Panel on the left side of the Run view provides real time verification data for each inspected part The Verification Tool analyzes 10 separate scans to arrive at the final grade The Scan Data section of the Data Panel provides details about which parameter had the lowest grade for each scan If you hover your mouse pointer over an abbreviation in the scan data rows a popup will appear with the full name of that parameter Refer to the Auto VISION Software User Manual for comprehensive information about how Symbol Quality Verification works Grade 2 6 3 5 pixels 640 90 ISO Grade 9780672331015 Decoded Text Scan Data l gt 3 Mod Verification Parameter Abbreviations I I I 3 Mod e ED Edge Determina
32. inspection failed signal Output 2 is assigned to the Trend Analysis alarm output All data required at runtime is selected for upload 3 4 Getting Started with VMI Go Adjust the Image Adjust the Image When the job creation is complete you will be taken to the Image view The VMI Image view is the same as that in AutoVISION Use this view to adjust your lighting and camera focus gain and exposure settings gt O S ap Pa v Fie Help 9 a BAS Connect i D i Engineer MICROSCAN Image Size _ 2 id Auto Calibration 3 Exposure 10000 000 usec 2 oe LI Gain 0 510 a a Lighting Mode T iaa i i i i H t i d i 7 E i ra r 4 fo ae at f sie 4 Te TA T hr M i p JF VPA J FA Jf ss See the next page for Image Adjustment Guidelines icine p L P Getting Started with VMI 3 5 Chapter Starting VMI and Creating Your First Job Image Adjustment Guidelines Use the following notes as guidance when focusing the camera lens e Position a box with a printed barcode in the trigger position in front of the Vision HAWK e Go to VMI s Image view and turn on live video mode e Adjust the lens focus to provide the sharpest focus It is suggested that the MAX 300 light power be disconnected while you perform the focus adjustment With the light off the F stop will need to be fully opened 1 4 and the exposure wi
33. ll need to be set between 8 000 and 50 000 Set the exposure high enough that you can see the barcode and focus the camera lens After adjusting focus lock the focus using the locking screws thumb screw Reconnect the power cable to the MAX 300 light e Turn off live video mode e Adjust the lens F stop to the dot between 4 and 8 on the lens and tighten the lock screw e Set the gain and exposure so that the image is not blurred when capturing an image of a moving part The barcode should be easily seen in the image e Take a new picture to update the image 3 6 Getting Started with VMI Edit the Job 3 Edit the Job gt Move to the Edit view and you will see the following 2 Microscan VMI AutoVISION VisionHawkPack lt Current Job Has Not Been Saved gt ala 2 File Help Y SERA 2 Connect Image EV e ra Ey e DP A 2 MICROSCAN us Settings Tools Tolerances Grade Tolerance Good Fair Height Tolerance gt Enable Height Check Trend Analysis Option Check for X fails in Y cycles Only allow 20 fails in last 100 o cycles Match String VisionHawkPack 10 20 1 240 Vision HAWK CSXGA Note that the access level is set to Engineer at this point and note the Settings and Tools tabs at the left of the user interface Getting Started with VMI Chapter Starting VMI and Creating Your First Job
34. log is the size of the aperture measured in 1 10th of a pixel For example an aperture value of 45 in the data log would equal 4 5 pixels Decoded Text The decoded symbol data Scan 1 Scan 10 The worst grade for each scan and the verification parameter ID in parentheses that produced that grade Height The measured height of the symbol in inches If the Verification Tool is not calibrated the height value is 0 Bar Width The Narrow Bar Width value expressed in mils 1 mil 0 001 inch Reject Message If the cycle fails this is the message that identifies the reason for the failure A sample data log i Wd J amp VerificationLog_251_144947 csv Microsoft Excel _ x Home Insert Page Layout Formulas Data Review View ox Al C fs 1D A B G D E F G H l J K L M N o P Q R s T u i 1 ID Date Time Lot Grade Aperture Decoded Scan 1 Scan 2 Scan 3 Scan 4 Scan 5 Scan 6 Scan 7 Scan 8 Scan 9 Scan 10 Height BarWidth Reject Msg 2 251_145001_982 9 8 2014 2 50PM 1 50 95070000 1 Con i Con 1 Con i Con 1 Con i Con 1 Con i Con 1 Con 1 Con 1 513 28 5 3 251_145005_230 9 8 2014 2 50PM 1 50 95070000 1 Con 1 Con 1 Con 1 Con 1 Con 1 Con 1 Con 1 Con 1 Con 1 Con 1 513 28 5 4 251_145007_258 9 8 2014 2 50PM 1 50 95070000 1 Con i Con 1i Con i Con 1 Con i Con 1 Con i Con 1 Con 1 Con 1 501 28 5 5 251_145008_666 9 8 2014 2 50 PM 1 50 95070000
35. n fails check the following items e Check that the camera is in sharp focus e Adjust the F stop on the camera lens to make the white area of the calibration card appear light gray as seen in the Calibration window e Ensure that verification symbol is contained within the verification tool s region of interest when calibrating e Do not have both calibration symbols in the verification tool s region of interest e If the camera field of view is greater than 4 inches use the larger calibration symbol for calibration Configuration and use of AutoVISION verification is covered in detail in the Symbol Quality Verification Tool chapter of the Auto VISION Software User Manual autovisionmanual pdf located in C Microscan Vscape Documentation after AutoVISION installation and also in AutoVISION Help which can be accessed from the File menu in AutoVISION Getting Started with VMI 3 17 OO gt O Pa V Chapter Starting VMI and Creating Your First Job Inspection Outputs Settings Tools aire 5416 5 2s cle 2 A The Inspection Outputs tool is used to communicate the results of your inspection to the outside world You can output results via Digital I O or as string data sent via the serial port or the Ethernet port via TCP IP Digital Outputs are commonly used to e Indicate the Inspection Passed or Failed to be used with the reject station e Indicate that a Trending condition has occ
36. o achieve the most uniform lighting possible in an image the light should be as far away from the region of interest as possible while maintaining a 45 degree angle and achieving adequate illumination For large 1D symbols this may require the light to be on the shorter extrusion and the camera on the longer extrusion as shown in Configuration 2 of the Large Linear Verification Kit Quick Start Guide entitled Using the Large Linear Verification Kit Note If you already have the necessary hardware and do not need to order the SLN 0000018 kit you will need to purchase an AutoVISION Verification and VMI License Upgrade P N 98 00021 7 05 Required Hardware Part Number Qty Description Vision HAWK C Mount Smart Camera WUXGA Mono See AutoVISION Visionscape Verification OCV VMI NER 011660301G 1 NERLITE Smart Series MAX 300 Red Wide M12 connector 97 000006 01 1 DSP100 24 Power Supply 61 000163 02 1 Ethernet Cable 61 000167 02 1 Camera Power Signal Cable 61 000186 01 1 Illuminator Power Signal Cable User Supplied 1 Dedicated PC User Supplied 1 Ethernet Switch User Supplied 1 USB Keyboard User Supplied 1 USB Mouse User Supplied 1 Ethernet Cable PC to Ethernet Switch User Supplied 1 Power Cable PC to DSP100 24 Power Supply User Supplied 1 Object Detector Trigger 98 000259 01 1 Lens 98 000218 01 1 Lens Protection Housing 98 000268 01 1 Bracket Calibrati
37. on Card with NIST Traceable Serial Number and Reflectance Data not 98 000265 01 1 included in SLN 0000018 kits but available for purchase Measurement Certificate included with purchase of NIST Traceable Calibration Card 98 000265 02 1 Calibration Card included in all verification kits 1 2 Getting Started with VMI Mounting and Installing Hardware 2 os Mounting and Installing Hardware S lt p Hardware Configuration So Item Part Number Description E D Vision HAWK C Mount Smart Camera WUXGA Mono AutoVISION 1 GMV 6800 1038G6 s Visionscape Verification OCV VMI S 2 NER 011660301G NERLITE Smart Series MAX 300 Red Wide M12 connector Ir A m 3 97 000006 01 DSP100 24 Power Supply e 4 61 000163 02 Ethernet Cable 5 61 000167 02 Camera Power Signal Cable 6 61 000186 01 Illuminator Power Signal Cable 7 User Supplied Dedicated PC 8 User Supplied Ethernet Switch 9 User Supplied USB Keyboard 10 User Supplied USB Mouse 11 User Supplied Ethernet Cable PC to Ethernet Switch 12 User Supplied Power Cable PC to DSP100 24 Power Supply 13 User Supplied Object Detector Trigger required for application but not shown below 14 98 000259 01 Lens 15 98 000218 01 Lens Protection Housing 16 98 000268 01 Bracket Calibration Card with NIST Traceable Serial Number and Reflectance Data not 17 98 000265 01 included in SLN 0000018 kits but available for purchase
38. on monitoring An example use case would be the monitoring of print quality to detect a potential clog in a print head This leads to cost savings for the user because instead of purging the print heads every several print runs the print heads can be purged only when needed When a barcode has a grade below a minimum specified value VMI also provides an output that can be used as a reject signal Getting Started with VMI V Preface How Is VMI Different from Standard AutoVISION vi The VMI plug in will modify the standard look and behavior of AutoVISION in the following ways Security Adds four user access levels with password protection to the interface A password must be entered to exit the run screen and to enter edit mode load jobs modify parameters etc The security features in VMI are enabled by default and cannot be disabled whereas they are optional in AutoVISION Refer to the Security Settings section for more information Startup Behavior VMI will always automatically connect to the device that you selected the last time you ran the software It will also automatically load the last job that you were using and download it to the camera and then put the camera into run mode Verification Specific Run View Replaces the standard Run view with a screen that provides Verification specific feedback and logging capabilities New Job When creating a new job in VMI you don t start with a blank job as in standard AutoVISI
39. ools can be found in the Edit chapter of the AutoV SION Software User Manual autovisionmanual pdf located in C Microscan Vscape Documentation after AutoVISION installation and also in AutoVISION Help which can be accessed from the File menu in AutoVISION 3 12 Getting Started with VMI Edit the Job OO Camera Allows you to configure camera parameters relating to image capture including Exposure Gain Trigger and Lighting Mode Important Changing camera parameters will override any calibration that may have been performed Re calibrate after changing camera parameters if calibration is required for your application Acquisition Params Exposure 1147 000 Gain 0 500 Trigger Trigger 1 gt O S ap Pa v Trigger Polarity Low gt High Lighting Mode Off Verification Tool 15015416 Grade r Getting Started with VMI 3 13 Chapter Starting VMI and Creating Your First Job Verification Settings The Verification Tool has settings for Aperture Wavelength and Angle that must be defined by the user The aperture is set to 50 of the cell size by default Verification Settings Aperture Auto Fil 50 g Signal Compensation Lighting Wave Length 640 angle 90 GP Setup Notes go Aperture Wavelength and Angle You must modify the aperture wavelength and angle manually before running a verification job The wavelength of the illumination p
40. p File name Getting Started with VMI 3 25 Chapter Starting VMI and Creating Your First Job 3 26 Getting Started with VMI Aa Q e 2 D O c cT oO go EG T2 a cartera Runtime and Job Monitoring This section describes the features of the VMI runtime interface Getting Started with VMI 4 1 Chapter Runtime and Job Monitoring VMI Startup Options Each time you start VMI the device to which you were last connected will be selected by default and the last job you loaded will be reloaded by default Assuming that the device is selected and that the job is downloaded successfully VMI will automatically enter the Run view The security access level will be set to Operator by default and you will be locked into the Run view until you change the access level Auto Connect behavior can be disabled from the Engineer or Administrator access levels by selecting Options from the File menu and disabling the Auto Connect to Device option by unchecking the box indicated below After Auto Connect to Device has been disabled a user with an access level of Supervisor or higher can select the desired camera Auto Connect to Device y lt g Select Device for Auto Connect VisionHawkt1 Running Auto Load Last Job x Go To Run Mode Important Be sure that the camera is not configured to run in Continuous Mode successful VMI operation requires the camera to be triggered 4 2 Gett
41. rm a specific task Note When selecting the Emulator there is no option to upload a job No job is loaded Q Create a New Job m Load a Job T Upload Current Job from Device Getting Started with VMI 2 3 Chapter The VMI Interface Adjust Camera Settings Once you have selected your camera or the Emulator and created a new job you will move to the Image view This view allows you to Auto Calibrate the camera and to manually adjust the camera s Exposure Gain and Focus and also to set the Lighting Mode On Off or Strobe Note If you load a job from your PC or upload a job from the camera you will automatically move to the Edit view a Microscan AutoVISION VisionHAWK F Users eleweren Desktop job avp File Help 9 F A New Job Creation Successful MICROSCAN Image Size 752 x 480 Excellent Histogram Auto Calibration eD Exposure 500 psec oe 9 Gain 2 m gT Focus g 400 in 100 2 ch Lighting Mode Strobe 2 4 Getting Started with VMI 2 Similarities between VMI and AutoVISION Setup Q O You can return to the Connect view and click the Modify button to adjust additional camera settings such as TCP IP settings RS 232 settings Ethernet settings Industrial Q Protocol and AutoVISION button settings You can also rename your camera alphanumeric characters only 0 9 a z and A Z Click the Apply button when yo
42. rovided by the MAX 300 is 625 nm This value along with the lighting angle of 45 degrees should be included in any formal grading report and should be entered into the Symbol Quality Verification Tool in VMI After calibration select the required aperture based on the symbol to be graded The table below provides a guideline for correct aperture settings for verification to the ISO 15416 standard X Dimension mil Aperture Diameter mil Aperture Diameter mm Warowearmat ne ne assexe7g E Note The Aperture Diameter mil refers to the measuring aperture diameter in thousandths of an inch 3 14 Getting Started with VMI Edit the Job Go An example of how to configure the verification settings for a 30 mil ITF 14 symbol is shown here Verification Settings Aperture auto O 20 mi Signal Compensation gt O S ap J v Lighting Wave Length 525 Angle 45 g9 Setup Notes g Calibration As part of the calibration process the Exposure Time setting of your camera will be adjusted Use the Maximum Exposure value in the Calibration dialog to set the maximum Exposure Time that can be set Calibration 1 Place Calibration Card in front of the Camera 2 Roughly center the symbol in the image 3 Enter data from Calibration Card below 4 Press the Calibrate button 7 Uncalibrated Width 0 24 Sym 2 Width faa E ae eli 2000 S Getting Started with VMI
43. running VMI e Go into the BIOS Setup by pressing the DEL key when powering the unit In BIOS Setup you should see a blue screen with several tabs at the top Select Chipset and then go to South Bridge Configuration In South Bridge Configuration 5 lines down you should see a setting called Restore on AC Power Loss Select Always On and save settings e Connect the PC to the internet and activate Windows e Install the touchscreen driver Supplied on the CD if using a BSI Panel PC e Install the graphics driver Supplied on the CD if using a BSI Panel PC e Go to Control Panel gt Power Options gt High Performance gt Change Plan Settings gt Change Advanced Power Settings and set the following e Turn off Hard Disk after 0 Minutes Never e Sleep gt Hibernate after 0 Minutes Never e Right click Computer gt Properties gt Windows Experience Index gt Adjust Visual Effects e Custom Disable everything except the following e Show Shadows under Mouse Pointer e Show Shadows under Windows e Slide Open Combo Boxes e Smooth Edges of Screen Fonts e Smooth Scroll List Boxes e Use Drop Shadows for Icon Labels on the Desktop e Use Visual Styles on Windows and Buttons e Right click the taskbar select Properties and enable Auto hide the taskbar e Install Acrobat e Disable Windows Update e Install AutoVISION e Install VMI Getting Started with VMI 1 7 Cc Q D c2 o S V oS gt T cS te e N
44. t Is VMI v How Is VMI Different from Standard AutoVISION vi Hardware and Software Installation 1 1 What s in the Box 1 2 Mounting and Installing Hardware 1 3 Application Tips 1 5 PC Requirements and Settings 1 6 Modifications Required when Using VMI with a Panel PC 1 7 VMI Installation 1 8 Launching VMI 1 9 The VMI Interface 2 1 The VMI User Interface 2 2 Similarities between VMI and AutoVISION Setup 2 2 Differences between VMI and AutoVISION Setup 2 6 User Access Levels 2 7 Starting VMI and Creating Your First Job 3 1 Starting VMI for the First Time 3 2 Select a Device 3 2 Create a New Job 3 4 Adjust the Image 3 5 Edit the Job 3 7 Save the Job 3 24 Open a Job 3 25 Runtime and Job Monitoring 4 1 VMI Startup Options 4 2 VMI Runtime 4 3 Example VMI Startup Process 4 14 Getting Started with VMI iii Contents iv Getting Started with VMI Preface prerace Welcome Purpose of this Guide This guide describes how to use Microscan s Verification Monitoring Interface VMI to configure and run symbol quality verification applications What Is VMI The Microscan Verification Monitoring Interface VMI Solution provides inline verification grading of 1D barcodes such as ITF 14 on carton board corrugated cardboard in a production environment VMI processing provides a data set that can be used to evaluate print quality based on an ISO grade to use statistical trending and to enable printer conditi
45. tion OCC e Dec Decode J Ii 4 3 a e Con Symbol Contrast l Il 5 3 Mo Shows e Mod Modulation TEIT e 3 Moa Worst Grade MEC Minimum Edge Contrast 7 3 Mod e MR Minimum Reflectance E I from Each of DEF Defects IE I 10 Scans e DAB Decodability Ig li a 3 Mod e QZ Quiet Zone ie m Click Here to View Full Verification Report Refer to the Symbol Quality Verification Tool chapter in the Auto VISION Software User Manual for comprehensive information about Verification Reports Count of the Number of Good Fair and Poor Grades 4 4 Getting Started with VMI VMI Runtime Image and Information Bar The image is presented for every inspected part when possible Note that images may be dropped if the camera is sending images faster than the PC can display them An information bar is positioned just above the image to provide the overall inspection counts an image ID and an optional lot number a Total Total Total Unique ID for Optional Lot Inspected Passed Failed Each Image Number Clear Counts Click to Show and Graph Runtime Options Dialog Clear Counts Button You must have Supervisor access or higher to access this button Unique ID This ID is a time stamp that is taken at the moment the image is received from the camera and it is used when logging data and images The ID uses the following format DDD_HHMMSS_mmm DDD Day of the Year 1 365 HH Hours MM
46. tup 2 Verification Tool did not run 3 No Read 6 Match Fail 4 Bad Grade 5 Height Fail Trending Status Boolean The item identified as the Fail Rate in VMI indicates the current trending status When this value is set to 0 the Alarm message is displayed and then reset to 1 when the alarm is cleared 3 22 Getting Started with VMI Edit the Job OO VMI Inputs Using the Data Navigator VMI input parameters can be modified at runtime Click the Job button the second button at the top of the Data Navigator to view the VMI input parameters By default the input parameters are set to be controllable by the VMI user interface Data Navigator gt oy N 15015416 Tooli All Inspl Snapshotl 15415Tool1 If the Link icon is clicked the linked value can be changed to a value that can be addressed by a PLC using EtherNet IP or PROFINET industrial protocols Once the links to these items are changed from the defaults the VMI user interface functionality associated with these items will be effectively disabled due to the Link value superseding the user interaction Data Navigator 15015416 Tooli All Inspl Snapshotl 15416Tooll Ou EIP Out m boolid1 G SPNK EIR bool1o2 G PN GER booli03 G SAN GEP boolid4 G GANEP boolios G PNDR Reset Trend bool166 Reset Counts bool165 booli06 G GPW GER boollo7 G OPN GEP booli0s G Pw ERE booli09 G PN Kane x Getting Started wit
47. u have adjusted the camera s settings as needed ee E a VisionHawk He ba Stopped A License Options 10 10 5 236 A Details Model Vision HAWK CWUXGA Category SmartCamera Version F002 Memory 296 MB Flash 32 MB IP Address 10 10 5 236 MAC Address OD0 06 43 12 85 06 Subnet Mask 255 255 254 0 DHCP Disabled Number of senal TCP ports 4 Starting serial TCP Port 49711 Industrial Protocol PROFINET Serial Port RS232 1 Baud Rate 115200 Data Bits 8 Parity None Stop Bits 1 Flow Control None Auto Button True Send Trigger Getting Started with VMI 2 5 Chapter The VMI Interface Differences between VMI and AutoVISION Setup VMI is a plug in module that replaces the Edit and Run views of AutoVISION with a user interface that has been developed for barcode verification and print quality trending Microscan strongly recommends that VMI be used only with the Vision HAWK C Mount Smart Camera VMI grades barcodes according to ISO standards that state very specific setup requirements Internal lighting and autofocus used in other Vision HAWK models do not allow the necessary setup control Microscan cannot guarantee satisfactory results when cameras other than the Vision HAWK C Mount are used 2 6 Getting Started with VMI User Access Levels N User Access Levels VMI enables a Security service that provides four levels of password protected access Password protection is enabled by de
48. urred to stop the production line or to initiate a print head purge Digital Outputs JL outputi JL output 2 JL output 3 Ee Inspection Done out Inspection Passed lt Not Connected gt Pulse Width 50 ms Pulse Width 50 ms tis Pulsed x State Active High e Inspection Done Pulses the I O point at the end of each inspection cycle The length of the pulse is user configurable The default pulse length is 50ms e Inspection Passed Activates the output if the inspection passes The pass state can be connected to any tool in the job for output e Inspection Failed Activates the output if the inspection fails The fail state can be connected to any tool in the job for output 3 18 Getting Started with VMI Edit the Job OO VMI Inspection Results VMI has many inspection result outputs that provide verification feedback These outputs are available through the Data Navigator which can be opened by clicking the Microscan Link icon at the upper right of the VMI interface or by typing Ctrl D Some of the result outputs are the verification grade inspection status barcode data counters trending status and reject codes that represent the reject cause Use the Data Navigator in Edit mode to select the outputs you would like available at runtime and assign them to integers strings and booleans Click the Tools button the top left button in the Data Navigator to view the tools used in the current job
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