Edit Recording Settings Dialog

The Edit Recording Settings dialog allows you to adjust record settings for individual vision systems and emulators. After configuring the settings, you can record and play back acquired images that are stored in the specified Record/Playback folder on your computer.

This functionality helps you with job A job is a user-configured program in In-Sight Spreadsheet consisting of functions and designed for specific applications. You can create and edit jobs using the In-Sight Spreadsheet interface, and load them on a vision system for deployment in a live environment. development and debugging. It is not intended for production use.

Opening the Dialog

To open the dialog, click the Settings icon on the Filmstrip.

User Interface Elements

The following table describes the features of the Edit Recording Settings dialog section by section:
Number Section Name Description
1 Record/Playback Folder

Provides options to specify the directory on the computer for storing recorded images. To select the directory, click Browse.

When conditional sorting is enabled, the OK and NG folders are created as subdirectories of the Record/Playback folder.

The following additional options are available:

  • To delete all files in the Record/Playback folder, click Clear Record/Playback Folder.

  • To delete all files in the OK or the NG folders, click Clear OK Folder or Clear NG Folder.
2 File Settings

Provides options to specify the filename format and file type of recorded images. Te following options are available:

  • Prefix: The filename prefix of recorded images.

  • Index: The filename index of recorded images.

  • File Type: The file type of recorded images, .bmp, .jpg, or .png.

  • Example: Displays an example of the naming convention of recorded image files based on the selected options.
3 Watch Cell Sort

Provides options to sort images into folders based on the value of the watch cell. The watch cell is any spreadsheet cell that you specify using the Watch Cell box or the Select Cell button.

  • Watch Cell box: Specifies the spreadsheet cell used for conditional sorting.

  • Select Cell: Click this button to start cell selection mode, allowing you to select the watch cell.

The following sorting options are available:

  • Do not use Watch Cell (Record all to Record/Playback folder): records all images into the Record/Playback folder. The Watch Cell selection is disabled.

  • Record Non-Zero values to OK folder: Records images based on the watch cell value.

    • If the value is non-zero and not #ERR, records the image to the OK folder.

    • Otherwise, the image is not recorded.

  • Record Zero or #ERR values to NG folder: Records images based on the watch cell value.

    • If the value is zero or #ERR, records the image to the NG folder.

    • Otherwise, the image is not recorded.

  • Sort on value (Record to OK/NG folders): Records images based on the watch cell value.

    • If the value is non-zero, records the image to the OK folder.

    • If the value is zero or #ERR, records the image to the NG folder.