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The built-in two-line, eight-character display provides information about the smart camera and the focus number, and makes it easy to update the smart camera settings, allowing for quick product changes. This device does not include the redundant self-check circuitry required for its use in personnel safety applications.

Models

The VE Series Smart Camera is easy to use and has advanced visual inspection capabilities for automation or control applications. Users can quickly configure the sensor using the Vision Manager software to solve a wide range of applications on the factory floor.

Features

Display

Indicators

Buttons

Vision Manager Software

Specifications

PC Requirements

Dimensions

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Install the Accessories

Mount the Sensor

Connect the Cables

Wiring Diagrams

Install the Software

Power on the sensor and verify that the Power/Error LED is green and the Ethernet indicator is amber to confirm the Ethernet connection.

Connect to the Sensor

Acquire a Good Image

Use the image panel to determine when the image is sharp enough or use the focus number as a guide. Rotate the focus ring on the lens until the focus number is at the highest possible number between 1 and 255.

Set Up an Inspection

Add a Tool
Rename a Tool
Name an Inspection
Save an Inspection to a Computer, Network Drive, or Storage Device
Modify a Currently Running Inspection
Copy a Tool
Delete a Tool
Delete a Tool and All Tools After It
Delete an Inspection

Inspection name.idb displays in the right column and the inspection is transferred (saved) to the selected location. Save a copy of the inspection if you want to be able to go back to previous settings.

Figure 12. Manage 2. Double-click the name of the desired inspection.

Configure the Discrete I/O

Sensor Screen on page 26— The Sensor screen displays the information needed to create or edit an inspection. Inspection Logs Screen on page 30— The Inspection Logs screen displays saved images and inspection information.

Home Screen

Sensor Neighborhood
Sensor Maintenance
Emulators
About

Use sensor maintenance on the home screen to update the firmware on a sensor and back up or reset the sensor. Ensure that the desired sensor is not connected to the Vision Manager software and that the status is available.

Sensor Screen

Image Pane Parameters
Summary Pane
Tools & Results
Tools Only
All Results

Tools and Results shows the camera tool and inspection tools included in the current inspection, as well as the results for the currently selected tool. Tools shows only the camera tool and the inspection tools included in the current inspection.

Inspection Logs Screen

Log Sources

Filter logs to view by pass, fail, distance learning or inspection number using the buttons to the left of the inspection examples.

Loaded Logs

Inspection Management Screen

Manage

A duplicate of the inspection is created with the same tools and parameters and added to the inspection list as Inspection. Click to another tab to delete the inspection, or click Undo to keep the inspection.

Transfer

In the list on the left, select (Next Empty Slot) to add the inspection to the list or select an existing inspection to replace it. The name of the inspection is displayed in the left column and the inspection is transferred to the sensor.

System Settings Screen

Sensor Info
Discrete I/O
Communications
Logs
Units
System Reset

Product Change—The input is used with one of the four I/O points programmed as product selection lines. In the Point (X, Y) field, enter the x you wrote down in step 6 and the y coordinate from step 3. The y coordinates must be the same.).

Imager

When the camera tool is selected, the Tools and Results and Tools Only are highlighted in orange, the Inputs tab appears in the Parameters pane, and the camera tool results are highlighted in All Results. NOTE: Multiple triggers may be required to calculate optimized exposure and gain values.

Trigger

A PLC or HMI initiates the camera tool via an Industrial Ethernet protocol such as EtherNet/IP or PROFINET.

Focus Information

External Strobe

The external light turns on after a user-defined time delay, in milliseconds, after a valid trigger.

Camera Tool: Results

On a tool, click Tools & Results or Tools Only to access the Parameters panel for that tool. When a tool is selected, the tool is highlighted in orange in Tools & Results and in Tools Only, the tool ROI is selected in the Image panel, and the tool results are highlighted in All Results.

Average Gray Tool

Average Gray Tool: Input Parameters
Average Gray Tool: Test Parameters
Average Gray Tool: Results
Using the Average Gray Tool

Select the Contribute to inspection Pass/Fail check box (default) if the tool will affect the Pass/Fail status of the inspection. Select this check box if the overall Pass/Fail status of the inspection depends on the current tool.

Bead Tool

Bead Tool: Input Parameters
Bead Tool: Test Parameters
Bead Tool: Results
Bead Tool: Adjust the ROI
Using the Bead Tool

Dark selection with an adaptive threshold type causes the tool to limit the threshold to the range specified by the minimum and maximum threshold level limits. Selecting Bright with an adaptive threshold type causes the tool to limit the threshold to the range specified by the minimum and maximum threshold level limits.

Blemish Tool

Blemish Tool: Input Parameters
Blemish Tool: Test Parameters
Blemish Tool: Results
Using the Blemish Tool

Hide the annotations on the live image for the instrument, even when the instrument is selected. These options set the number of edges that must be present within the ROI that match the inspection parameters for the tool to pass.

Figure 92. Blemish Tool—Input Parameters

Blob Tool

Blob Tool: Input Parameters
Blob Tool: Test Parameters
Blob Tool: Results
Using the Blob Tool

Area (A) is the total number of pixels belonging to the blob. The center (xc, yc) is the point at the center of mass of the ball. A pixel with four neighbors belonging to the same blob contributes nothing to the blob perimeter.

Edge Tool

Edge Tool: Input Parameters
Edge Tool: Test Parameters
Edge Tool: Results
Using the Edge and Measure Tools

Point to a location on the graph—the corresponding location is the yellow line in the ROI tool displayed on the image. The blue line is the rate of change of the gray scale value along the ROI. A histogram is a display of grayscale values on the x-axis and the number of pixels on the y-axis.

Figure 128. 1 px Wide ROI Figure 129. 13 px Wide ROI

Locate Tool

Locate Tool: Input Parameters
Locate Tool: Test Parameters
Locate Tool: Results
Using the Locate Tool

The x coordinate of the edge point; the first suitable edge found by the Locate tool. The y coordinate of the edge point; the first suitable edge found by the Locate tool. Add an Edge tool to detect the underside of the lip on the left side of the vial.

Figure 149. Locate Tool—Input Parameters

Match Tool

Match Tool: Input Parameters
Match Tool: Test Parameters
Match Tool: Results
Using the Match Tool
Using Remote TEACH with the Match Tool

Set the percentage match to indicate the quality of the match (10% is a light match; 100% is a perfect match). Center of Gravity X: The location of the center of gravity of the selected agreement on the x-axis. Center of Gravity Y: The location of the center of gravity of the selected agreement on the y-axis.

Object Tool

Object Tool: Input Parameters
Object Tool: Test Parameters
Object Tool: Results
Using the Object Tool

In Vision Manager, ensure that one of the five user-defined I/O is set to Remote Teach. The sample rate determines the sub-pixel resolution, which increases the resolution of the instrument and increases the inspection time. This example verifies the number and position of pins on a connector by analyzing the size of the two gaps between the pins.

Math Tool

Math Tool: Input Parameters
Math Tool: Test Parameters
Math Tool: Results
Using the Math Tool

MIN{A} Minimum—Returns the operand with the lowest value. MAX{A} Maximum—Returns the operand with the highest value. If there are an even number of terms, the median is the average of the two middle numbers. Expand Run Time to view the historical minimum and maximum run times to date for the selected tool.

Measure Tool

Measure Tool: Operations
Measure Tool: Input Parameters
Measure Tool: Test Parameters
Measure Tool: Results
Using the Edge and Measure Tools

If the tool measures from one line tool to another line tool, the angle is a measurement of the angle formed by the two lines. The angle relative to the x-axis along which the measurement vector of the straight line lies. Measuring from one Line tool to another Line tool, such as measuring the angle formed by two lines. This process uses two Edge tools and a Measure tool to determine the position of the piston in the barrel.

Logic Tool

Logic Tool: Input Parameters
Logic Tool: Test Parameters
Logic Tool: Results
Using the Logic Tool

Each Operand must have its test criteria enabled for the Logic tool to use it. Selects whether the Logic Tool activates one of the five programmable I/O and what the active state is. The first Logic tool passes the inspection if one of the Match tools finds its respective logo.

Backup or Restore the Emulator

This tab also shows the image location on the computer as well as information about the emulator version. If inspection logs are placed in the images library, the emulator automatically pulls the image from the inspection log and uses it to run the currently loaded inspection. The LCD display at the top of the sensor allows access to view or change several settings without using the Vision Manager.

Sensor Display Interface

Locking and Unlocking the Sensor

Sensor Menu

Ethernet Menu (ETHER)

Product Change Menu (PCHANGE)

Input/Output Menu (IO)

Image Menu (IMAGE)

Information Menu (INFO)

System Error Menu (SYSERR)

Display Menu (DISPLAY)

Reboot Menu (REBOOT)

Communication Summary

Communication Channels

Industrial Ethernet

Image Export

Clear the Hold READY checkbox to cause the sensor to drop the new image if the channel is full and activate the READY signal immediately after the current inspection is complete. The VE Series Camera has a sample Image Export application that provides a way to save exported images. The Banner Image Export sample program is automatically installed when the Vision Manager software is installed.

Enabling Communications

Setting Up Ethernet Communications

This can occur if the sensor produces output data (images) faster than the data can be output from the device (due to bandwidth limitations) or faster than the client reads the channel output data. In this case, the READY signal will remain inactive (sensor is busy) until the new image is added to the channel for output. The source code to write your own application is located at C:\Users\Public\Documents\Banner Vision Manager\Sample Programs.

Windows 7

In a production environment, you will need to write your own application to process exported images, for example to display them on an HMI or to save them to disk.

Communications Channel Ports

Industrial Ethernet Setup

Set the Industrial Ethernet Protocol (EtherNet/IP, PROFINET ® , Modbus/TCP, PCCC)

Set the Trigger Mode

Supported Functions

Sensor Input Values

0 Product Change Performs a product change (the inspection number specified in the . "Product Change Number" 32-bit integer register).

Sensor Output Values

EtherNet/IP

Inputs to the Sensor (Outputs from the PLC)
Outputs from the Sensor (Inputs to the PLC)
Input and Output Bits
Sensor Pass/Fail Bits
Tool-Specific Results: EtherNet/IP
Configuration Assembly Object
Data Formats
Minimum Requested Packet Inverval (RPI) Value
VE Series Smart Camera EDS File Installation in ControlLogix Software
RSLogix5000 Configuration

Assembly Instance is a small group of registers used for basic control of the VE series camera. Assembly Instance is a small block of registers that provide basic inspection results and 13 user-configurable registers for tool-specific results from the VE series camera. The VE series camera EIP implementation supports 32-bit Integers in LSW_MSW data format (default) or MSW_LSW data format.

Modbus/TCP

Sensor Input Values
Sensor Output Values
Tool-Specific Results: Modbus/TCP

Writable input bits are inputs to the VE Series camera (outputs from the PLC or HMI). Read-only input ACK bits are outputs from the VE Series camera (inputs to the PLC or HMI). Read-only status bits are outputs from the VE Series camera (inputs to the PLC or HMI).

PLC5 and SLC 5 (PCCC)

Configuration
Inputs to the Sensor (Outputs from the PLC)
Outputs from the Sensor (Inputs to the PLC)
Tool-Specific Results: PCCC

The following registers are used by the PLC to push values to the VE Series camera. The following registers are used to send the output values from the VE series camera to the PLC. Output bits are used to push one-bit outputs from the VE series camera to the PLC.

PROFINET

General Station Description (GSD) File
VE Series camera PROFINET IO Data Model
Configure the VE Series Smart Camera for a PROFINET IO Connection
Description of Modules and Submodules
Description of Submodules
Configuration Instructions

Use these instructions to change the IP address of the VE device using the Siemens TIA Portal (v13) software. Click the VE icon in the graphics area of the device view to open the Module Properties window. Click the VE icon in the graphics area of the device view to open the Module Properties window.

Troubleshooting

Industrial Ethernet Error Codes

PROFINET

Click on the text in the Details column to search for detailed information about the device that caused the error. All system and device messages are displayed in the Diagnostic buffer window under Events and Event Details. When the error is resolved, the icon corresponding to the displayed message is green.