How to View Files Stored on In-Sight Device

If you use the WriteImage or WriteData function to write files to the In-Sight device or the SD card installed to the In-Sight device, you must use FTP software, such as FileZilla Client, to view the stored files.

Install FileZilla Client

  1. Go to the FileZilla website: filezilla-project.org.

  2. Download FileZilla Client. FileZilla Client allows you to transfer the files on the In-Sight device.

  3. Follow the wizard's instructions to install FileZilla Client to the PC.

View Files Stored on In-Sight Device

Note: In this example, FileZilla Client version 3.46.3 is used.
  1. Open FileZilla Client.

  2. Configure the following fields:

    • Host: Enter the Host Name of the In-Sight device. Alternatively, you can enter the IP address of the In-Sight device.
    • Username: Enter the User Name of the In-Sight device.
    • Password: Enter the password.

  3. Click Quickconnect.

  4. You can now view the stored files.

    • If the function's File Path field is left blank, the files are saved to the root directory (Failed0.bmp, Failed0.svg and InSight.txt, in the screen capture below).
    • If the function is configured to write the files to the SD card installed to the In-Sight device, the files are saved to the "sdcard" directory.

Create a Subfolder Using FileZilla Client

You can create a folder structure on the In-Sight device using FileZilla Client. This could be useful if you want to separate images from text files or separate images/text files into a job-related directory.

If you want to send images to a subfolder "Job1" under the "Images" directory on the In-Sight device, follow these steps:

  1. On FileZilla Client, right-click on the Images directory and select Create directory. The Create directory dialog appears.

  2. In the dialog, enter Job1, then click OK to close the dialog.

  3. The Job1 subfolder is now created under the Images directory.

  4. On In-Sight Vision Suite software, connect to the In-Sight device.

  5. Open the WriteImage property sheet and enter Images/Job1 to the File Path field.

    Note: On the In-Sight device, the folder separator is the forward slash "/".
  6. Click OK to close the property sheet.
  7. Now the images are sent to the Job1 subfolder under the Images directory.