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Microscan AutoVISION/Visionscape utilize the UDP broadcast from Microscan Smart Vision Cameras to see and connect to them. If a second IPv4 address gets appended to the network adapter on the PC, then the software can connect to the wrong address and never see the camera. Sysmac Studio may cause this to happen when a "Connection Type" of "Direct connection via Ethernet" is selected, though there may be other causes. If your camera is not being seen in AutoVISION/Visionscape, perform this initial check: Open a Command Prompt in Windows by clicking "Start" > "Run", then typing cmd and hit Enter.In the command prompt type ipconfig /all and hit Enter.Under the info for y…
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Attached is the Machine Vision industrial protocols manual for setting up communications interfaces including Allen Bradley Ethernet IP, Omron PLC, ProfiNet and Ethernet TCP/IP. Operating System Any
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The .AVZ file contains the Visionscape job and the required support files. To extract the contents of the file, rename the extension to .ZIP. You will be able to extact the contents of the file at this point. The contents of the Fonts folder should get copied to: C:\Microscan\Vscape\Jobs\FontsThe contents of the Contours folder should get copied to: C:\Microscan\Vscape\Jobs\ContoursThe contents of the Perlmod folder should get copied to: C:\Microscan\Vscape\Jobs\PerlmodThe .cam file is the camera definition and should be copied to: C:\Microscan\Vscape\Drivers\CamDefs The above files should be copied to their correct folders before starting AutoVISION or FrontRunner…
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By default Visionscape I-Pak 2.8.0 has the Streamlined Menus option enabled. This functionality removes the less frequently items from the I-Pak user interface, including the Extended Results. To access the extended results, a Visionscape I-Pak programmer must go to setup mode > Advanced Settings > System Settings - General tab and select Show All Menu Options.
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Per the Visionscape GigE Camera Guide it states on page 2-5, “The mounting block of the Visionscape® GigE Camera is part of the heat dissipation system, and metal-to-metal contact is required for effective cooling.” The GigE camera must be mounted to a metal surface to be a heat sink to dissipate the heat generated by the camera.
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This scripts finds a maximum of 4 Intellifind instances and sorts it then according to y position. The output is presented in a list. See attached script. Comments are added. To use the script, add the script name to perlscr file and restart FrontRunner.
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The ESP software still supports older Discontinued products. ( MS-880, MS-860, ETC.) When Selecting a model if your product is not seen on the Current TAB, please try the Legacy Tab to see if the product is there.
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If you have installed ESP and you get the following Error Message. "The application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem." It may be that part of the installer did not run. ESP requires the Visual C++ redistributable package and from time to time this does not install. You need to install this separately using the attachment below. kA23800000008FOCAY_en_US_1.zip
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Why we get "Packet Missing from image sent by Camera X" message is that we are out of network resources for the particular NIC port the camera is attached to. The way to reduce network resources are: * Get latest update of the network card device drivers you are using. If the following option(s) are available for your network card device: Increase the # of Receive Descriptors to the maximum Turn Interrupt Moderation On If Jumbo Frames available increase to the maximum number You will also need to update HKLM\Software\Visionscape\GigeVision\PacketSize to the same decimal value so the camera uses that size If those options are not available you will need to Increase the Int…
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The EULA is available here: http://www.microscan.com/en-us/ServiceAndSupport/esplicense.aspx
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Open a Windows Command Prompt from Windows Start Button ? All Programs ? Accessories. At the line prompt Type: telnet XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX (Where "X" is the Ethernet IP address of the connected device) Then login using VsWorx login: target Password: password (you will not see this echoed on the screen) At the "->" prompt type BP_DumpAll + Enter Scroll up in the dump list and look for the Power Strobe parameter it should be set to disabled. Scroll Back down to the "->" prompt and type BP_UpdateDevCapsPowerStrobe 1, “MSCANFACTUNLK” + Enter If entered properly you will see: Writing file to SPI flash...100% value = 0 = 0x0 Again at the "->" prompt type BP_DumpAll + …
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In order to change focus, exposure, or gain values within a single vision job, you will need to setup multiple snapshots with different settings. Start a new job, and it will automatically have one snapshot and acquire. Under that acquire, set the analog gain, exposure time, and focus. Click on the 'A' button to show advanced settings, and then click on Options. enable all the features that will be adjusted within the job. For example, if you will only change the focus, enable Use fixed focus. To add another snapshot, highlight the snapshot tool, and insert after. Select another snapshot, and it will be placed after the current snapshot. Under the acquire step, adjust the…
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The same procedure is valid for AutoVISION and Visionscape. Introduction Camera Definition files (CamDef) can be edited to define, among other features, the image size acquired by the camera. By editing the CamDef file, the image acquired by the camera is “cropped” – it is not “zoomed”. Simple Example Below you can see an image acquired by a Vision HAWK Smart Camera (1.2 MP, SXGA, 1280 x 960 default definitions), using the AutoVISION Software. If, for any reason, we don’t need to acquire the full image, we can edit the CamDef file and crop it. Usually, this affects the cycle time, by reducing it. The first step is to defining the desired size of the im…
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This is a simple PERL script that demonstrates how to dynamically resize a tool ROI during Runtime. Software Version 8.0.1.4001 Firmware Version 8.0.1.4001
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Yes. This allows a new Visionscape I-Pak 3.7.2 system to replace an older generation Visionscape I-Pak system if the 0740 framegrabber is specified.
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To get rid of the login request for the VxShell in MicroHAWK, you must set a flag in the Bootloader. Note *Below Example is Using an ID-30 With VCOM and Micro-Putty. Once you know the device is connected Open Device Manager and note the COM port # for Microscan CDC Driver (COM # 15 in this example). You will need this to setup the communications in later steps. (Not needed for the ID/MV-30/40 with No VCOM) VCOM Setup: 1. Connect to the device using either Weblink (Open Web Browser ?Type 192.168.188.2 into the Address bar) or ESP as an Ethernet/USB connection. 2. In the Communications setting Tree set VCOM to Enabled. (For Weblink Click the ICON and Select Advanc…
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This paper will show the Orientation related to Picket Fence and Ladder as a barcode is presented to the scanner. This can increase or decrease decode times depending on travel speeds when presented to the laser scanner. And is a major factor on whether a laser based scanner can work at certain line speeds. * Directly Related to Formulas for Decodes found under Appendices in most of the user manuals* **All Imagers can read in an Omnidirectional orientation.** kA23800000007mVCAQ_en_US_1.pdf
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If you did not use a current cotroller, you probably damaged the light. Current controlled lights require a current controller to prevent damage.
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Introduction Camera Definition files (CamDef) can be edited to define, among other features, the image size acquired by the camera. By editing the CamDef file, the image acquired by the camera is “cropped” – it is not “zoomed”. Simple Example Below is an image acquired by a Vision HAWK Smart Camera (1.2 MP, SXGA, 1280 x 960 default definitions), using the AutoVISION Software. If you don’t need to acquire the full image, you can edit the CamDef file and crop it. Cropping the image reduces the cycle time. To crop the image: Define the desired size of the image acquired by the camera. The image size defined must be equal or smaller than the camera sensor re…
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Install the User Mode Process Dumper (userdump) Utility 1. Download the utility User Mode Process Dumper Version 8.1 © Microsoft Corporation. (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=E089CA41-6A87-40C8-BF69-28AC08570B7E&displaylang=en ). 2. Extract the downloaded archive into a folder (C:\kktools\userdump8.1, by default). 3. Run setup.exe from the folder: for Windows XP / 2003 32-bit: C:\kktools\userdump8.1\x86. 4. In the Setup Wizard, click Next. 5. (32-bit OS only) In the Terminate Mode window, select Disable "Dump on Process Termination" feature and click Next . 6. Click Finish and wait for the installatio…
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When a program in Windows crashes, it may be useful to create a Dump file to provide the software developers with the state of the software at the time of the dump file creation following the crash. The example below is based on retrieving the dump file for AutoVISION. Run AutoVISION and reproduce the error. When the error has occurred, click CTRL-ALT-DEL and Start Task Manager.Click on the Processes tab, right click AutoVISION.exe and select Create Dump File as shown in the picture below. It may take a minute to save the dump file. Once the dump file has been created it will show you the location where that file is stored on your hard drive. Using Windows Expl…
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First, connect the vision camera directly to your PC.Next, open an FTP client such as FileZilla (which was used for this example) and establish a connection to the camera. In the case of FileZilla, below are the settings to use:Host = IP address of the camera. Username = target Password = password Once the correct connection settings are entered, click “Quickconnect”.Below is a screenshot similar to what you will see after connecting. In the “Remote site” field, type /tffs0 Next, navigate to /tffs0/http/user/hmi as shown in the screenshot below.Next, copy layout.json to a new save location (such as your Desktop) for use later. THIS is the file containing your desired Da…
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AutoVISION and FrontRunner can only load images of the type TIF. If you have other type of image files and would like to test them in the software, you have to convert them to TIF format first. Although you can easily convert a couple with a free software called IrfanView, it can easily become a cumbersome task especially if you have a lot of images (like 100 or 1000). With the help of a free software called ImageMagick, we can convert many images from any types to TIF with a single line. 1. Go to https://www.imagemagick.org to install the latest version. Once completes, you'll automatically have access to the powerful commands of ImageMagick library from the Windows com…
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Before executing the attached WSF File (Windows Script File), you must: - Certify that Telnet Client is enabled on Windows. For more information, please check the article "Enabling Telnet Client on Windows." When executed, just enter the Microscan Smart Camera IP Address and you can communicate to the unit by Ethernet (port 49211). Operating System Windows 7 kA23800000007mwCAA_en_US_1.wsf
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GigE cameras need GigE NICs (network interface controllers). NICs can come built-in to a PC on the motherboard or as PCI or PCIe cards and there are also some USB to Ethernet adaptors available. Microscan recommends the use of NICs that make use of the Intel Pro/1000 chipsets. That doesn’t mean that no others work, it’s just that we have found that the Intel-based products DO work. Normally, when you put a NIC into a PC it will be recognized as a network adaptor and inherit all the usual network protocols. These usually include the following: Client for Microsoft Networks File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks QoS Packet Scheduler Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) …
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