Sensor Settings
When the vision system is Online and acquiring images, the Sensor filmstrip can be used to monitor a job's performance. As images are acquired, the job results, including the acquired image and accompanying job data are stored to the vision system's RAM. As results are stored to the vision system, a pass or fail graphic is added to the filmstrip. Up to 20 results can be saved, depending on the vision system's resolution and available RAM.
Example of monitoring filmstrip results from an Online vision system
Configure the Sensor Settings
The Sensor Settings group box allows you to configure the Sensor filmstrip settings:
Queue
Specifies which results to store; Disabled (no results are stored), Passed Results, Fail Results, Pass and Fail Results or Separate Pass and Fail Results. (default = Disabled)
- When Separate Pass and Fail Results is selected:
- The Queue Size drop-down is disabled.
- The Pass Size and Fail Size drop-downs are enabled.
- The Pass Results and Fail Results buttons are displayed next to the filmstrip; toggle these buttons to display pass and/or fail results in the filmstrip.
Queue Size
Specifies the number of results to store. Up to 20 results can be saved, depending on the vision system's resolution and available RAM. If the specified Queue Size exceeds the vision system's available RAM, the largest number of results possible are automatically allocated to the vision system.
Pass Size
The number of passing results stored to the vision system. The combined Pass Size and Fail Size will not exceed the supported Queue Size allocated to the vision system. This option is only enabled when Separate Pass and Fail Results is selected from the Queue drop-down. (Minimum = 1)
Fail Size
The number of failing results stored to the vision system. The combined Pass Size and Fail Size will not exceed the supported Queue Size allocated to the vision system. This option is only enabled when Separate Pass and Fail Results is selected from the Queue drop-down. (Minimum = 1)
Queue Type
Specifies whether to save the First Only or the Most Recent number (X) of results, where X = Queue Size. (default = Most Recent)
Clear When Placed in Online Mode
When enabled (default), clears the queue every time the vision system is placed Online.
Display Mode
Specifies whether the filmstrip should Freeze on Fail, Pause on Fail or do nothing in response to a fail result (Normal). (default = Normal)
Pause Delay
Specifies the pause duration, in seconds, if Pause on Fail is chosen as the Display Mode. (1–120; default = 5)
LED Style
Displays the pass and fail results in the filmstrip as geometric shapes (green circle 
and red rectangle 
), green OK 
and red NG 
or green checkmark 
and red X 
.
Save Path
Specifies a location for saving filmstrip images. The user must have "write" privileges for the specified location.
Monitor Results from the Sensor
The filmstrip can be used for either Online monitoring or Online/Offline reviewing of a job's results.
- Click the Online button
in the EasyBuilder toolbar to place the vision system Online. - Trigger image acquisition on the vision system. As images are acquired, the images are stored to the vision system and populated in the filmstrip, based on the Queue setting specified in the Sensor Settings group box.
- View the updated status graphics in the filmstrip, which represent the pass/fail results. The vision system remains Online, but the filmstrip stops updating and enters "frozen" mode (indicated by a yellow bar at the top of the display area) if any of the following occurs:
- A result receives a failing status and Freeze on Fail or Pause on Fail is specified in the Sensor Settings group box.
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A status graphic is selected in the filmstrip, a navigational button is clicked or the Freeze button is clicked.
- The specified Pause Delay elapses.
- The Continue button is clicked.
- The Clear Queue button is clicked.
- When finished monitoring the results, click the Online button in the toolbar again to place the vision system Offline.
In "frozen" mode, you can navigate through the results in the filmstrip or save images from the vision system to the PC. All the Application Steps are disabled to prevent inadvertent editing of the job parameters. Meanwhile, the job continues to run, but nothing is added to the queue. The filmstrip resumes updating and all the Application Steps become enabled if one of the following occurs:
Save Images from the Sensor to the PC
You can save the images from an Online or Offline vision system to any folder you have "write" privileges to on the PC, and use the PC playback mode to play back the images.
Verify the Save Path
- Verify that the vision system is placed Offline.
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Click the "browse" button next to the Save Path field.
- In the Browse for Folder dialog that appears, specify the desired destination folder and click OK. The selected folder path is now displayed in the Save Path field.
Saving images from an Online or Offline vision system to a PC
- Select a result in the filmstrip or click the Freeze button to enter "frozen" mode. This mode is indicated by a yellow bar at the top of the display area. All the Application Steps are disabled to prevent inadvertent editing of the job parameters. Meanwhile, the job continues to run, but nothing is added to the queue.
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Click the Save to PC button in the filmstrip.
- To add more images to the destination folder, exit "frozen" mode by clicking either the Continue button or the Clear Queue button in the filmstrip, allow another set of results to be added to the queue and repeat steps 1 and 2.