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Revision: 5.7.0.3, 05/07/2019
This document describes the In-Sight Explorer software, including the following topics:
Note: Visit the In-Sight Online Support Center to download the latest release notes and documentation, including localized editions. To access the updated documentation from the In-Sight Explorer user interface and Microsoft® Windows® Start menu, complete the following steps:
This section describes system requirements for the In-Sight Explorer software.
The following minimum hardware requirements are for PCs that you connect to a single low-resolution In-Sight vision system running at a slow production speed:
The following recommended hardware requirements are for PCs that you simultaneously connect to up to four In-Sight vision systems:
In-Sight software has been tested on the following operating systems:
Although you can install and run In-Sight Explorer on other Windows operating systems, PCs that do not meet the preceding requirements are not officially supported.
In-Sight 5.7.0 software contains three firmware versions:
In-Sight vision systems that have older firmware versions might work properly. However, some features are unsupported with older firmware versions and are not fully tested. For optimal performance, update vision systems that run older firmware to the most recent, supported firmware versions. For a list of models and supported firmware versions, see the Firmware Versions topic in the In-Sight® Explorer Help file.
In-Sight software requires Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5. If the In-Sight software installer fails to detect Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5, it attempts to download and install it.
| New Feature | Applicable Firmware Version |
|---|---|
| Supports the new In-Sight 9912 and 9912C vision systems. | 5.7.0 |
| Added support for the Cognex URCaps plugin, that integrates with Universal Robots to enable a hand-eye calibration protocol for vision-guided pick and place applications between Cognex 2D vision systems and Universal Robots. This plugin uses the Cognex Robot Library for communicating between robots and the vision system. This feature is supported only through EasyBuilder for In-Sight vision systems, and is not supported on In-Sight 2000 vision sensors. | 5.7.0 |
| Added a Robot calibration tool, which links a vision tool to a robot calibration function, transforms the pixel coordinates to the pose, and automatically creates a calibration file in EasyBuilder. This tool is not supported on In-Sight 2000 vision sensors. | 5.7.0 |
| Added a Robot Guidance tool, which allows the vision system to communicate the location of the part to the robot. This tool is not supported on In-Sight 2000 vision sensors. | 5.7.0 |
| High Dynamic Range (HDR) is now supported to provide more evenly exposed images without overexposed or underexposed regions. Two HDR modes are supported: HDR and HDR+. Supported only on In-Sight 7905 and In-Sight 9912 monochrome vision systems. | 5.7.0 |
| The In-Sight 9902L line scan vision system now supports the In-Sight CIO-MICRO and CIO-1400 I/O modules. | 5.7.0 |
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Several improvements have been made to the In-Sight Web HMI:
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5.7.0 |
| Added a new Spreadsheet Navigator pane, which provides an overview of the spreadsheet and allows you to navigate the job file quickly. | 5.7.0 & 4.10.5 |
| Added support for the passive FTP mode, which enables you to access an FTP client through a firewall that does not allow connections to be initiated from the outside. | 5.7.0 & 4.10.5 |
| Added the CC-Link IE Field Basic protocol to the Network Settings dialog as an Industrial Ethernet protocol selection. | 5.7.0 |
| Added the CC-Link IE Field Basic protocol to the Communication application step. | 5.7.0 |
Note:
| CR# | Change/Fix | Applicable Firmware Version |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | In-Sight Explorer can now be installed as a 32-bit or 64-bit application. Note the default installation path is unchanged, and In-Sight Explorer is installed to C:\Program Files (x86)\Cognex\In-Sight\In-Sight Explorer 5.x.x for both 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems. | 5.7.0 & 4.10.5 |
| N/A |
For In-Sight 2000 series vision sensors, the EasyBuilder Pattern Location and Inspection tools have been changed to improve pattern finding accuracy and processing time for single pattern applications. Notes:
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5.7.0 |
| N/A | If a 9902L line scan vision system is upgraded from In-Sight firmware version 5.6.1 PR1 to In-Sight firmware version 5.7.0, the vision system RAM is increased from 512MB to 832MB. Note that if the vision system is later downgraded from In-Sight firmware version 5.7.0 to In-Sight firmware version 5.6.1, the vision system RAM is decreased to the original 512MB. | 5.7.0 |
| 81794 | The In-Sight 2000 series vision sensor now supports the Set Integer (SI), Set Float (SF), Set Event 8 (SE8), and Set Event and Wait 8 (SW8) basic Native Mode commands. | 5.7.0 |
| 81464 |
You can now change the AcquireImage Clip Mode or Acquisition Duration parameter values while the In-Sight 9902L line scan vision system is Online without placing the vision system Offline first. |
5.7.0 |
| 79652 | For In-Sight 2000 series vision sensors, the maximum view connections (In-Sight Explorer, VisionView or Web HMI) has been increased to 3. | 5.7.0 |
| 79547 | The AIM DPM - Contract Compliance option in the VerifyIDCode function's Metrics drop-down list has been updated to ISO 29158 / AIM-DPM-Contract Compliance. | 5.7.0 |
| 79345 | When Web HMI is in use, you can now run PROFINET cyclic I/O faster than 8ms. | 5.7.0 |
| 79072 | The GetAIDescription function (Vision Data Access > GetAIDescription) and GetFieldIdentifier function (Vision Data Access > GetFieldIdentifier) have been updated to support the GS1 714 Application Identifier. | 5.7.0 & 4.10.5 PR1 |
| 47619 | The Set Limits button for EasyBuilder Inspection tools has been renamed to Auto Limits. | 5.7.0 |
| CR# | Issue | Affected Firmware Version |
|---|---|---|
| 82479 |
If you try to install the In-Sight Explorer 5.7.0 on a system with the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 disabled when the Windows updates are still being processed, you may receive an error message: Error installing Microsoft .NET Framework; Error code 0x800f081f. Workaround: Wait for the Windows updates to complete (reboot if necessary), then install the In-Sight Explorer 5.7.0. |
5.7.0 |
| 82030 |
When you try to connect your vision system/sensor to the Web HMI for the first time, you may receive an error message: Permission error appears and connection is denied. Workaround: Before you connect your vision system/sensor to the Web HMI, reinstall or update the vision system/sensor firmware on the system. |
5.7.0, 5.6.1 & 5.6.0 |
| 48478 | If an In-Sight vision system that runs firmware 5.6.0 has a job with many instances of the ReadIDMax function, the job might require more memory than is available on the vision system. Any instances of the ReadIDMax function that exceed the available memory returns #ERR. For example, if an In-Sight 8405 vision system job contains more than 100 instances of the ReadIDMax function, you might encounter this problem. | 5.7.0 |
| 45581 | For In-Sight 7600/7800 series vision systems configured for CIP-Sync/PTP, 1588 synchronization accuracy through a transparent clock-switch might increase to more than 10µs offset from master. | 5.7.0 |
| 42550 | In-Sight models that run 5.1.0 and later firmware versions do not support In-Sight Track & Trace job files. | 5.7.0 |
| 35828 | If an industrial Ethernet communication protocol triggers the vision system, the JobPass signal is sent only if the job contains a WriteResultsBuffer function. This issue does not occur with EasyBuilder applications. | 5.7.0 |
| 32479 |
If you update the In-Sight vision system firmware while it is connected to a POWERLINK network, it results in a code 13710, with the vision system needing to be power cycled and the files restored (the firmware will be successfully updated, however). Workaround: Before you update the vision system firmware, complete the following steps:
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4.10.5 |