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Revision: 5.7.3.5, 08/02/2019
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 In-Sight Explorer software.
Notes:
| Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|
| Intel® Celeron® 1000M processor running at 1.8GHz (or equivalent) | Intel Core™ i7 processor running at 2.7GHz (or equivalent) |
| 2GB of available RAM | 4GB of available RAM |
| 4GB of available hard-disk space | 8GB of available hard-disk space |
| Video card that can display 1024 x 768 resolution at 24-bit color depth (the DPI Display setting must be set to 96 DPI) | Video card that can display 1920 x 1080 resolution at 32-bit color depth (the DPI Display setting must be set to 96 DPI) |
| Network interface card (at least 100Mbps) for connecting to an In-Sight vision system | Gigabit network interface card for connecting to 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 5.7.3 software contains two 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 following new In-Sight 2000 vision sensor models: In-Sight 2000-230/230C, In-Sight 2000-230 Mini/230C Mini, In-Sight 2001-230/230C, and In-Sight 2001-230 Mini/230C Mini. | 5.6.0 |
| Supports the following new In-Sight 2000 vision sensor models with PoE (Power over Ethernet) models: In-Sight 2000-110 Mini/120 Mini/120C Mini/130 Mini/130C Mini/230 Mini/230C Mini/23M Mini and In-Sight 2001-230 Mini/230C Mini. | 5.6.0 |
| Supports the new 7500 vision system. | 5.4.0 |
| Supports the new 7501 vision system. | 5.5.0 |
| Added HTTPS mode to the Web HMI application, enabling secure communication between In-Sight devices and web browser HMIs. The HTTPS connection is secured through the Cognex Network Server software, which can be downloaded from the Cognex support website. | 5.7.3 |
| Added a new Web HMI customize column to the In-Sight Network Pane to indicate the Web HMI connection mode. | 5.7.3 |
| Added the Change Emulator Model right-click option to the In-Sight Network pane operations menu, allowing you to more quickly change the In-Sight model type to emulate. | N/A |
| Added a Filter search box to the Model drop-down list for emulators. This Filter search box is available in the Options dialog (Emulation panel) and the Emulator Options dialog. | N/A |
Note
| Issue# | Change/Fix | Applicable Firmware Version |
|---|---|---|
| IS-525 | Fixed an issue that caused an error when attempting to send a String data type from the In-Sight OPC Server to an In-Sight vision system. | 5.7.3 |
| IS-856 | The WriteImageFTP, WriteFTP and WriteImageSFTP functions now save a file to the correct sub-directory in an FTP server's root directory. | 5.7.3 |
| IS-918 |
The time to load images to high resolution In-Sight vision system models, including emulators, has been improved. Note: A Gigabit Ethernet connection is required to load images faster on an In-Sight 9912 vision system.
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5.7.3 |
| IS-1243 | Fixed an issue that prevented tools in the EasyBuilder Results Palette from being reordered. | 5.7.3 |
| IS-1279 | In-Sight vision systems with Trigger set to Network are now correctly triggered when the Master vision system on the network is triggered. Previously, the vision systems were not correctly triggered regardless of the Master Name and Master Data argument values. | 5.7.3 |
| IS-1319 | Fixed an issue that could cause the first inspection to take longer than expected after importing an OCRMax font and going Online. | 5.7.3 |
| IS-1408 | The In-Sight vision system no longer experiences a partial firmware lock up when a remote FTP server occasionally disconnects or fails to respond. Previously, when this issue occurred, the In-Sight vision system could not connect to the GUI. | 5.7.3 |
| Issue# | Issue | Affected Firmware Version |
|---|---|---|
| IS-1539 |
The In-Sight 7000 Gen2 series vision system and In-Sight 9912 vision system occasionally disconnect from the CIO-1400 I/O module, requiring a reboot of the CIO-1400. Workaround: The disconnect occurs due to signal noise on the input lines. Make sure that the input signals are clean of noise, and are debounced. Do not use a relay. If possible, use a CIO-MICRO I/O module, instead. |
5.7.3 |
| IS-334 |
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: Reinstall or update the firmware on the vision system/sensor and then retry the web HMI connection. |
5.7.3 |
| 48478 | If an In-Sight vision system that runs firmware 5.6.0 or later 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. | 5.7.3 |
| 45581 | For In-Sight 7600/7800 series and 9902L vision systems configured for CIP-Sync/PTP, 1588 synchronization accuracy through a transparent clock-switch might increase to more than 10µs offset from master. | 5.7.3 |
| 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. | 5.7.3 |
| 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 PR1 |