Configuring an EasyView

If using an HMI application, you can create an EasyView to customize how data is displayed and to determine if the data is editable by the operator. First, create the EasyView in EasyBuilder and save it with the sensor's job. Then, preview the EasyView using the VisionView PC Demo application, or the Web HMI application to ensure it is configured correctly.

To configure an EasyView:

  1. From the Communications group box, select EasyView.
  2. From the Selected EasyView Items section, press the Add button to launch the Select EasyView Items dialog.

  3. The Select EasyView Items dialog contains the data from any Location or Inspection Tools that were added to your job, as well as acquisition and job settings. From the dialog, select the appropriate tool data that you want to include in the EasyView, by either highlighting the desired items and then pressing the Add button, or check the EasyView checkbox of the item.

    Note:
    • To select multiple, non-consecutive items, hold down the CTRL key and highlight the items.
    • To select multiple, consecutive items, hold down the SHIFT key and highlight the first item, and then the last item, in the list.

  4. Once you have selected your desired tool data, click the OK button to accept your changes. The tool data is now displayed in the Selected EasyView Items section.

    Note:
    • To select multiple, non-consecutive items, hold down the CTRL key and highlight the items.
    • To select multiple, consecutive items, hold down the SHIFT key and highlight the first item, and then the last item, in the list.

  5. After you have added your tool data, optionally enable the Editable checkbox to allow the operator to modify the tool data from VisionView.

    Note: The tool data must have read-write permissions to be editable from VisionView.
  6. Optionally, press the Insert Label button to create a header label. Labels are a useful way to group tool data.
  7. The Caption is the name that is displayed from the HMI application. You can modify the default Caption by clicking within the Caption field of the tool data or label, and entering a descriptive name. Hit the ENTER key or click outside of the Caption field to commit the change; press the ESCAPE key to cancel the change.
  8. Rearrange the way the tool data and/or labels are displayed by selecting them from the list and clicking either the Up or Down buttons to set the desired order.

  9. Save the job file.

    Note: The EasyView settings are also automatically saved to the In-Sight sensor upon leaving the Communication step.

  10. To preview how the EasyView will be displayed l, launch the VisionView PC Demo application or the Web HMI.

    Note: If the VisionView PC Demo is installed to your PC, the default installation directory is: C:/Program Files/Cognex/VisionView/PC Demo x.x.x. If the VisionView PC Demo is not installed to your PC, you can download the application from the VisionView support site.
  11. Once the VisionView PC Demo or the Web HMI is launched, disconnect from the sensor in the Get Connected step.

  12. If you use the Web HMI, you can preview the EasyView in the EasyView pane.

    In you use the VisionView PC Demo, add your sensor to the Selected Sensors list, enter Run Mode and click the Switch View button to preview the EasyView.

    Note:
    • To preview an EasyView, you must enable the EasyView options in the HMI View Selection dialog first.
    • The VisionView PC Demo has an automatic timeout of forty-five minutes. To purchase a licensed version that provides complete functionality and does not timeout, install the VisionView PC Software, which is available for download on the VisionView support site.
    • The look-and-feel of the VisionView PC Demo application will be slightly different than that of the VisionView Operator Interface Panel.
    • To preview an EasyView while logged onto an emulator, you must first manually add the emulator to the Selected Sensors list in the VisionView application.