Configuring the Format Output Data and Format Input Data Tabs (SLMP Scanner)

The Format Input Data tab is used to define inputs to the In-Sight vision system. A maximum of 32 inputs may be defined per job.

1. Click on the Format Input Data tab to begin configuring the data that will be transferred from the PLC/MC or Robot Controller to the In-Sight vision system.
2. Press the Add button to launch the Select Input Data dialog, which contains data from the job, such as any Location or Inspection Tools that were added to your job, acquisition data and Inputs.Select the data that you want transferred in to the In-Sight vision system from the PLC/MC or Robot Controler, and press the OK button.
3. Once you have added your data, the data will appear in the table, displaying the Device Address, name of the input, its data type, size and value.

4. You can customize the default data type by selecting a different data type from the Data Type drop-down list.

   Note:

   • If you select String or Byte-Swapped String from the Data Type drop-down list, the Element Size (words) control will be enabled and you can specify the string length by choosing the correct number of words.
   • When iQ-R/Q/L Series (3E Frame), iQ-F Series (3E Frame) or CR800-D Series (3E Frame) is the selected Controller Type, the total maximum message size is 960 words.When FX Series (1E Frame) is the selected Controller Type, the total maximum message size is 64 words.
   • When iQ-R/Q/L Series (3E Frame), iQ-F Series (3E Frame) or CR800-D Series (3E Frame) is the selected Controller Type, the total maximum length for input data is 1,920 bytes.When FX Series (1E Frame) is the selected Controller Type, the total maximum length for input data is 128 bytes.The input data size is displayed in the Message size (bytes) field.
   • The Reset Data Types button resets all the Data Types to their default settings.
   • The EasyBuilder implementation of the SLMP Scanner does not support 8-bit data types.

5. You can also customize the byte order by specifying Low Byte first versus High Byte first by un-checking the High Byte/Low Byte checkbox (by default, it is unchecked for all protocols except PROFINET). You can customize the word ordering by specifying Low Word first versus High Word first by un-checking the High Word/Low Word checkbox (by default, it is unchecked).

   Note: Any changes made to the byte or word ordering will affect all the data signals in the Format Output Data and Format Input Data tabs.

6. You can rearrange the order of the data that will be sent or received by selecting the data from the list and clicking either the Up or Down buttons to set the desired order.

The Format Output Data tab is used to define outputs from the In-Sight vision system. A maximum of 128 outputs may be defined per job.

1. Click on the Format Output Data tab to begin configuring the data that will be transferred from the In-Sight vision system to the PLC/MC or Robot Controller.
2. Press the Add button to launch the Select Output Data dialog, which contains data from the job, such as any Location or Inspection Tools that were added to your job, acquisition data and the overall job results. Select the data that you want transferred in to the In-Sight vision system from the PLC/MC or Robot Controller, and press the OK button.
3. Once you have added your data, the data will appear in the table, displaying the name, data type, size, value and the starting register number of the selected data. To the right of the table is a registers preview window, which displays how the data is formatted in to the PLC/MC or Robot Controller registers.

4. You can customize the default data type by selecting a different data type from the Data Type drop-down list.

   Note:

   • If you select String or Byte-Swapped String from the Data Type drop-down list, the Element Size (words) control will be enabled and you can specify the string length by choosing the correct number of words.
   • When iQ-R/Q/L Series (3E Frame), iQ-F Series (3E Frame) or CR800-D Series (3E Frame) is the selected Controller Type, the total maximum message size is 960 words. When FX Series (1E Frame) is the selected Controller Type, the total maximum message size is 64 words.
   • When iQ-R/Q/L Series (3E Frame), iQ-F Series (3E Frame) or CR-800D Series (3E Frame) is the selected Controller Type, the total maximum length for output data is 1,920 bytes. When FX Series (1E Frame) is the selected Controller Type, the total maximum length for output data is 128 bytes. The output data size is displayed in the Message size (bytes) field.
   • The Reset Data Types button resets all the Data Types to their default settings.
   • The EasyBuilder implementation of the SLMP Scanner does not support 8-bit data types.
5. You can also customize the byte order by specifying Low Byte first versus High Byte first by un-checking the High Byte/Low Byte checkbox (by default, it is unchecked for all protocols except PROFINET). You can customize the word ordering by specifying Low Word first versus High Word first by un-checking the High Word/Low Word checkbox (by default, it is unchecked). Any changes made will be updated in the preview window.
6. You can rearrange the order of the data that will be sent or received by selecting the data from the list and clicking either the Up or Down buttons to set the desired order.