Using the Surface Flaw Detection Tool Input/Output Properties
The table below lists the tool's properties (Input parameters and Output results), listed by their symbolic name, data type and whether or not the property may be used for OPC communications, as EasyView items, and input and/or output data for external devices.
Symbolic Name
The symbolic names of the tool properties cannot be modified, and are prefaced by the tool's Name parameter when used in external communications (i.e. "Blobs_1.Boundary" for a Blobs (1-10) Location Tool's Boundary Input parameter).
Data Type
There are four Data Types: Action (A), Floating Point (FP), Integer (I) and String (S).
- Action: Refers to an Input parameter that forces an action, such as a region or button (i.e., the Train Font button in the Settings pane of the Read Text Identification Tool).
- Floating Point: Refers to a floating-point value (i.e., 335.264, which is the floating-point Fixture.X Output result of a Pattern Location Tool).
- Integer: Refers to an integer value (i.e., 4, which is the integer value used to set the Number to Find Input parameter of a Blobs (1-10) Location Tool).
- String: Refers to a string value (i.e., (857.9,666.6) diameter = 144.4, which is the string Result Output result of a Circle Location Tool).
OPC
Indicates whether or not the tool property is displayed in the Select OPC Tags dialog in the Communications Application Step.
EasyView
Indicates whether or not the tool property is displayed in the Select EasyView Items dialog in the Communications Application Step.
Input/Output Data
Indicates whether or not the tool property is displayed in the Select Input Data (In) or Select Output Data (Out) dialogs, when configuring communications with an external device, such as a PLC or robot, in the Communications Application Step.
| Symbolic Name | Data Type | OPC | EasyView | Input/Output Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic_Smoothing | I | X | X | In/Out |
| Composite_Region | A | X | ||
| Cumulative_Flaw_Size | FP | X | X | In/Out |
| Description | S | X | X | In/Out |
| Detection_Axis | I | X | X | In/Out |
| Detection_Size | I | X | X | In/Out |
| Display_Image | I | X | X | In/Out |
| Enable_Mask | I | X | X | In/Out |
| Erode_Mask_Count | I | X | X | In/Out |
| Error_Count | I | X | X | Out |
| Execution_Time | FP | X | X | Out |
| Fail | I | X | ||
| Fail_Count | I | X | X | Out |
| Detection_Type | I | X | X | In/Out |
| Include_In_Job_Pass | I | X | X | In/Out |
| Invert | I | X | X | In/Out |
| Mask_Display_Image | I | X | X | In/Out |
| Mask_Method | I | X | X | In/Out |
| Mask_Smoothing_Factor | I | X | X | In/Out |
| Maximum_Flaw_Area | FP | X | X | In/Out |
| Maximum_Hole_Fill_Size | I | X | X | In/Out |
| Median_Kernel_Size | I | X | X | In/Out |
| Minimum_Contrast | I | X | X | In/Out |
| Minimum_Edge_Contrast | I | X | X | In/Out |
| Minimum_Flaw_Area | FP | X | X | In/Out |
| Minimum_Segment_Size | I | X | X | In/Out |
| Pass | I | X | ||
| Pass_Count | I | X | X | Out |
| Sampling_Factor | I | X | X | In/Out |
| Smoothing_Factor | I | X | X | In/Out |
| Status | I | X | X | Out |
| Timeout | I | X | X | In/Out |
| Tool_Enabled | I | X | X | In/Out |
| Tool_Enabled_Status | I | X | X | Out |
| Total_Flaws | S | X | X | Out |
| Train_Mask | A | X |