Blobs Counting Tool - General Tab 

Defines the name of your inspection tool, which will be utilized in configuring the results (Inputs/Outputs and Communication); the default name is “Blob_1” (if it is the first Blob tool added to the job, otherwise it will be incremented, e.g. “Blob_2”, “Blob_3”, etc.). Customize your tool by giving it a name that is associated with your particular application.

Defines which image the tool will utilize to perform its inspection; the unfiltered, acquired image (the default setting), or the output image of an Image Filter Tool. This control is only enabled if an Image Filter Tool has been added.

Defines a fixture for the tool. This control is only enabled if another tool that defines a fixture has already been added.

Defines when and whether or not the inspection tool should run (default setting is “On”). Select “Off” if you want to disable the tool; select "Expression" if you want to tie the tool's execution to the result of an Expression (this control is only enabled for tool's that provide an Expression parameter); or select an “Input” if you want the tool tied to a specific discrete input line, where it can be turned On or Off (a High signal, 1, is On, a Low signal, 0, is Off). Tying the tool to an input allows a control system, such as a PLC, to determine which tools should run.

Defines whether or not the tool's pass/failure status should be included in the job's overall pass/fail status; by default, it is checked and will be included in the job's overall pass/fail status. Uncheck the check box to keep the tool's pass/failure status separate from the other tools in the job. This control should be unchecked if a tool is expected to fail; for example, if two PatMax Patterns Identification Tools were being used to determine whether or not the part was a right-hand or left-hand part, one of the tools would be expected to fail every time. This situation would result in the job failing every time, regardless of which side of the part was identified, were the checkbox checked.

Displays the amount of time, in milliseconds, that the tool took to perform its inspection. This time may vary, depending upon the complexity of the scene in the image, as well as the position of the feature within the image, and the amount of variance allowed in the parameters.

A comment that describes the purpose of the tool (by default, the field is blank). Up to 255 alpha-numeric characters or 127 Asian language characters may be used.