Run-time Settings

With the inspection tools in place and the communication of results established, it's time to focus on the final steps of the job development. During this process:

  1. Consider the type of interface and the parameters that will need to be exposed for the operators by building a Custom View (Spreadsheet) or EasyView (EasyBuilder), which can be displayed on a VisionView Interface Panel or another supported HMI. For more information, see Custom View Settings Dialog and EasyView Settings Dialog.
  2. Using the Filmstrip, set up the vision system to record images based on pass/fail criteria for later review. For more information, see Sensor Filmstrip: EasyBuilder View.
  3. Save the job file to the vision system, and backup the job file to a PC. For more information, see Backup Dialog.
  4. Finally, place the vision system Online and test the job before deployment. For more information, see Online/Offline.

Here, you can establish the job's run time:

Run-time = Latency + Acquisition Time + Job Execution + Display Time

  • Latency: The time necessary to trigger the vision system to acquire an image, either internally (up to 250 microseconds) or externally (a few milliseconds). To decrease latency, use the vision system's internal trigger.
  • Acquisition Time: The amount of time given for the exposure and the time to transfer the image to the image processing process. To decrease the acquisition time, lower the exposure time and take a partial image acquisition.
  • Job Execution: The sum of all of the execution times within the job file. To decrease the job execution time, use smaller regions of interest and allow less variation.
  • Display Time: The time used to render the image and graphical overlays. To decrease the display time, disable the Image, Graphics and Overlay display elements in operator interfaces such as a Custom View or an EasyView.