Objectives

At the end of this section Participants will be able to:

Deployment
Section 10 • Employ utilities available to deploy the In-Sight vision system
such as:
- User Lists
- Back-up/Restore
- Update Firmware
- Automatic Startup of the Camera

• Display their application at deployment using the VisionView 900

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In the tenth section of the In-Sight Spreadsheets Standard training we will focus on At the end of this section Participants will be able to:
Deployment.
- Employ utilities available to deploy the In-Sight vision system such as:
- User Lists
- Back-up/Restore
- Update Firmware
- Automatic Startup of the Camera
- Display their application at deployment using the VisionView 900

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 Sensor Menu Network Settings

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The Sensor Menu allows you to configure settings and perform operations on the The Network Settings dialog configures the active In-Sight vision system to
active In-Sight vision system. communicate on a TCP/IP network.

NOTE: If you choose not to restart an In-Sight vision system after modifying its
network settings, In-Sight Explorer will not reflect the modifications until the vision
system has been rebooted, despite the fact that the Network Settings dialog reports
the new configuration.
In-Sight emulators inherit their network settings from Windows; these settings cannot
be changed with In-Sight Explorer. To modify an emulator’s network settings, open
the network applet in the Windows Control Panel and make the desired change.

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 Date Time Settings Selecting Job for Automatic Startup

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Date/Time Settings opens the Date/Time Settings dialog, allowing you to adjust the In the Sensor Startup dialog, you can designate any job stored on the camera or
current date or time, establish a time zone and configure SNTP (Simple Network its SD card to automatically be opened when the camera is powered on. In addition,
Time Protocol) servers for automatic time synchronization. you can indicate that the camera should go online automatically at power on.

- Used to establish the date/time on the active In-Sight camera.

- In-Sight cameras maintain relative time only since last power up.
- Automatic synchronization of the camera’s internal clock is allowed using a
connection to a Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) server.
- Use a SNTP server to keep track of the absolute date/time.

NOTE: The Date/Time Settings dialog is disabled for emulators.

After any changes are made within the Date/Time Settings dialog, the power must be
cycled on the active In-Sight vision system.

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 User Access Settings Sensor Filmstrip

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The User Access Settings dialog maintains the access level and FTP read/write When the vision system is Online and acquiring images, the Sensor filmstrip can be
privileges for authorized users of In-Sight vision systems and emulators. The User used to monitor a job’s performance. As images are acquired, the job results,
including the acquired image and accompanying job data are stored to the vision
Access Settings determine which users may log onto a particular In-Sight vision
system’s RAM.
system through the Log On/Off dialog, as well as the types of changes they can
make to the active job. Each In-Sight vision system has its own User List, separate As results are stored to the vision system, a pass or fail graphic is added to the
from every other vision system on the network. If a user needs access to a particular filmstrip. When a result is highlighted in the filmstrip, the filmstrip display changes
vision system, they must know a username and password that already exists in that from graphics to thumbnail images and the corresponding image is loaded to the
vision system’s user List. display is loaded to the display area.

NOTE: Every In-Sight vision system is pre-configured with three users: admin, Use the control in the Sensor Settings group box of the Filmstrip Application Step to
operator and monitor; these users are configured for Full, Protected, and Locked configure the vision system’s behavior. Up to 20 results can be saved, depending on
the vision system’s resolution and available RAM.
access levels, respectively.
The maximum number of users that can be added to one In-Sight vision system is The images stored in the Sensor Filmstrip can be selected from the following choices
32. in the Queue pull-down menu:
• Pass Results
Access Levels: • Fail Results
- Full – Complete, unrestricted access. • Pass and Fail Results
- Protected – Allows you to edit tool parameters, but not to add or delete • Separate Pass and Fail Results: all images are stored, and you can select
tools. select one or both to display by clicking on green/red boxes at right
- Locked – You can only monitor the operation of the current sensor.
NOTE: The vision system must be Online for results to be added to the filmstrip.
Enabling the Sensor filmstrip may increase the job execution time; ensure that the
FTP Privileges: increased time is acceptable for your application.
- Read – The user has permission to read the file but can not edit the file.
- Write – The user has permission to edit the file. NOTE: All results are deleted from the vision system if the Queue, Queue Size or
Queue Type settings are modified , a new job is loaded or if the vision system is
power cycled.
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 Restart System Menu

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Restart opens the Restart Sensor confirmation dialog, which verifies that you intend The System Menu contains file operations that can be performed on multiple In-
to power cycle the vision system. Sight cameras, as well as functions and options related to In-Sight Explorer. New or
existing cameras can be configured to operate on a network or to communicate
directly to a PC using the Add Sensor/Device to Network dialog.

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 Log On / Off Create Report

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The Log On/Off dialog establishes a username and password used to log on to Create Report allows you to generate HTML or XML-based output files documenting
individual In-Sight vision systems. the network configuration and job details of one or more In-Sight sensors or
The dialog can be used to log off from all vision systems. By default, In-Sight emulators on your network.
Explorer will use admin as a username and a blank password to log on to vision
systems. If the Startup username and password defined in the Options dialog do not NOTE: Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a web document authoring language
match the user name and password defined in the User Access Settings dialog, the similar to HTML. While HTML is primarily targeted at text and graphics applications,
Log On/Off dialog will appear when In-Sight Explorer is launched. XML was developed to create a highly customizable standard method for storing
organized groups of data that can be processed automatically.
Logging on to the In-Sight vision systems:
1. On the System Menu, click Log On/Off.
2. Enter the username and password
3. Select the Remember Password checkbox for the entered User Name
and Password to be remembered at the next log in. By default, this option
is unchecked, and the password needs to be entered each time the
system is logged on to.
4. Click the Log On button to finish.

NOTE: If you are logged on to a vision system and then change the User Name or
Password, you may be disconnected from any vision systems that cannot
authenticate the new user information.

Once the log in is complete, the access level specified for the User Name in the
destination system’s User List will be in effect regardless of the user’s access level
on the In-Sight vision system from which the log on was initiated.

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 Backup Restore From

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The Backup dialog allows you to store an archival copy of the jobs, images, and The Restore From dialog allows you to retrieve the following:
sensor settings from an In-Sight sensor or emulator to the hard disk on your PC.
Network settings are stored in a backup but they are restored only when you are - The most current archive of jobs, images, and configuration data for an In-
restoring to the same sensor that was backed up. Sight sensor.
- Older archived copies of jobs, images, and configuration data for an In-
The destination folder, or Backup Directory, for archived data is defined in the Sight sensor.
Options dialog. When In-Sight Explorer archives data from and In-Sight camera or - An archive from a different In-Sight sensor.
emulator, a folder is created in the Backup Directory with a name identical to the In-
Sight camera’s host name, along with a numerical suffix, starting with ‘.000’. If a NOTE: You must specify the archive directory of the camera to restore from; only one
backup already exists for that particular camera, then the numerical suffix will be camera can be restored at a time.
incremented.
Archived backups are restored from the Backup Directory, which is defined in the
When you back up an In-Sight model has an SD card, you can check the rightmost Options dialog. In-Sight Explorer will look for any subfolders that match sensor
column “Use SD Card” and back up to the SD card. names from the In-Sight Network and display them in the Restore From dialog.

NOTE: Backup operation should normally be done while In-Sight cameras are Offline NOTE: Cameras must be Offline in order to perform the Restore From function;
because file transfer operations may affect the performance of time-critical jobs. For attempting to restore an Online camera will prompt a warning dialog to take the
jobs that are not time-critical, you can enable Online backups by selecting the Allow camera Offline.
Online Backups checkbox within the Options dialog.

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 How to Replace a Broken Camera Clone
1. Take your replacement camera and physically connect it to a
network having a PC. Check the LED pattern for power and
network.

2. If the camera does not show up in the list in In-Sight Explorer’s

network pane, Refresh the list in the Network Pane.

3. If the camera still does not show up, select Add Sensor in the
System Menu.
- If the camera still does not show up in Add Sensor, remain in the Add Sensor
window and power cycle the camera.

4. While still in Add Sensor, set the replacement camera’s network

settings to be compatible with your network.

5. In the System Menu, do a Restore From of the appropriate

backup folder to the camera.
Always back up your camera any time changes are made!
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How to Replace a Broken Camera. The Clone allows you to mimic the job and image data, as well as most sensor
settings, from a source In-Sight sensor to one or more destination In-Sight sensors.
***Always back up your camera any time changes are made!***
NOTE: Host Name, Use DHCP server, IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway,
1. Take your replacement camera and physically connect it to a network with PC b. DNS Server and Domain Name settings are not copied to the destination vision
- Make sure the LEDs for Power and Networking are solid green. system(s).
2. If the camera does not show up in the list in In-Sight Explorer’s network pane,
Refresh the list in the Network Pane.
3. If the camera still does not show up, select Add Sensor in the System Menu.
- The camera should show up in the Add Sensor window (If not, cycle the
power on the camera while remaining in Add Sensor).
4. While still in Add Sensor, set the camera’s network settings to be compatible with
your network.
5. In the System Menu, do a Restore From of the appropriate backup folder to the
camera.

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 Update Firmware Options

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The Update Firmware dialog allows you to load the most current version of In-Sight The Options dialog allows you to customize In-Sight Explorer’s startup and default
software onto an In-Sight sensor or multiple sensors. GUI preferences, to configure the Offline In-Sight emulator, and to configure file utility
preferences.
NOTE: In order to update the firmware on an In-Sight vision system, the user must log
on as a user with Full permissions. The Options dialog is comprised of the following optional settings:

WARNING!: Do not power cycle the device while the firmware is being updated. - Access Management
- Emulation
- File Utilities
- Image Display
- Job View
- Record Defaults
- User Interface

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 VisionView Operator Interface EasyView

Multiple Platforms available:

- VisionView PC Software
- VisionView 900 Panel
- VisionView VGA
- VisionView CE-SL for Third-Party CE Panels

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VisionView PC Choose your own PC and run the VisionView interface directly on If using the VisionView application, you can create an EasyView to customize how
Software your existing machine – no additional hardware is required. data is displayed and to determine if the data is editable by the operator. First, create
the EasyView within In-Sight Explorer and save it to the camera’s job. Then, preview
VisionView 900 is a powerful, low-cost operator interface panel that the EasyView during the VisionView PC Demo application on your PC, to ensure it is
VisionView 900
allows operators to adjust vision tool parameters and regions of configured correctly.
Panel
interest without requiring a PC on your factory floor.
This provides the flexibility to connect smaller- or larger-size NOTE: The VisionView PC Demo has an automatic timeout of forty-five minutes. To
monitors for ‘control room’ viewing of images, results, CustomViews purchase a licensed version that provides complete functionality and does not
VisionView VGA
and EasyViews. The VisionView VGA supports VGA displays of timeout, install the VisionView PC Software, which is available for download on the
different resolutions, as well as touch screen displays. VisionView support site.
The look-and-feel of the VisionView PC Demo will be slightly different than that of the
VisionView CE-SL Use your existing CE panels to save valuable space. There is no
(for 3rd party CE longer a need to install new monitors. VisionView Operator Interface Panel or VisionView VGA.
panels)

The VisionView application software all feature:

- Automatic detection – Quickly detect any Cognex vision system on your network.
- Mix and match Cognex In-Sight and DataMan systems – View up to nine
(twelve with VisionView PC or CE-SL) systems in a tiled view.
- Graphical interface – Display full color images, with graphic overlays and operator
controls.
- Fast image updates – See the most recent inspection images so you can view
your process in real time.
- Access to CustomViews and EasyView – The operator controls created in the
spreadsheet will appear on the VisionView screen.
- Run-time ability to train fonts, without a PC – No downtime during changeovers
– ideal for OCR/OCV applications.
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 Job Status Operator Controls

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Bezel Colors VisionView Operator Controls

- Outside Bezel changes between green and red based on pass and fail.
- Online / Offline – Allows the operator to toggle the Online/Offline state of
Status Pane the active sensor(s)
- Uses same icon as selected for Filmstrip. - Adjust Image – Offers Live Video mode or display rotation.
- Trigger – Allows the operator to trigger an inspection on the active
Determined by sensor(s)
- In-Sight: Watch cell in ISE Results Queue.
- DVT: Results table overall pass/fail status. - Switch View – Allows the operator to toggle the views available on the
active sensor
- Force Connection – If checked, and VisionView fails to connect to In-Sight
sensor(s) because the maximum number of connections are already
established or VisionView’s connection to the sensor is converted to a view
only connection because the other application has already established the
standard view connection, the Force Connection button appears. The
operator can press the Force Connection button to allow VisionView to
reestablish the standard view connection to the sensor(s).
NOTE: The standard view connection allows the operator to perform various
Run Mode actions. The view only connection allows the operator to view the
operation of the sensor. With the view only connection, ‘View Only’ is
displayed in the image area, all interactive controls are disabled, and the
Trigger, Online/Offline, Send to Sensor, Focus, and TestRun buttons and the
filmstrip are hidden.
- Options
- Custom View Settings
- Language
- Save / Load Jobs

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 Split Views Options

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Split Views will display both the Current Image and Last Failed Image – The screen The VisionView panel allows a job to be loaded without opening In-Sight Explorer.
is split in half with the current image on the left and the last failed image on the right
(vertical). It can also be set up so that the current image is on the top of the screen
and the failed image is on the bottom (horizontal).

To display the VisionView View selection dialog Edit  VisionView View Selection.

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 VisionView Setup

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VisionView Setup MyCognex is tailored for the user based on their profile and the Cognex products that
they have associated with their account. Each user has a unique log in that they will use
- Select Language to access their MyCognex account. MyCognex is accessed at Support.Cognex.com or
- Opens the Language screen to select the language to use in the through the MyCognex Log In link at the top of the page.
VisionView interface. My Dashboard displays an overview of your account with the ability to click into each
- Choose Screen Layout for Operator individual section for more details.
- Select User Controls to Display
- Control display and saving of images My Profile includes all of your information. NOTE: You cannot edit your email address.
- Access to Settings
My Products is where you will find all of the products that are associated with your
- Optional Password Protection
MyCognex account. This will include those products that you own, as well as those
- Manage Backups/Restores products that have been shared with you. When you register a product (or have a
- Control image quality product shared with you) you will have access to the related documents, such as,
- Select up to Nine Vision Sensors From the Network List documentation, software & firmware, resources as well as the training materials.
- Auto-Detect or Manually Select
You will receive messages in MyCognex based on your profile, as well as the products
NOTE: The first time VisionView is powered up, sensors on the same subnet are that you have registered, or have had shared with you. You will find these messages in
automatically detected and displayed in the Selected Sensors list, without pressing the My Messages section of the page.
the Auto Select Sensors button.
My Support Requests allows you to create a new support request and view the status
of your existing requests. Once a case is created it will follow a series of status change:
New, Action Required, In Progress and Complete. You can see that all of the support
requests associated with my MyCognex account are complete.

My Help Center has instructional videos to help you get the most out of your MyCognex
account.

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 Summary Skills Journal Lab Exercise

• The Sensor Menu contains information for the connected

camera/emulator.
Complete:
• The System Menu contains settings for In-Sight Explorer Section 10
Skills Journal
on that specific PC.

• Backup and Restore From provide easy ways to

replace systems that have broken.

• VisionView allows for display and customized control in

production environments.

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In this section we covered the following topics: Complete:

Skills Journal (image designed by pngtree)
- The Sensor Menu contains information for the connected camera/emulator. Lab Exercise
- The System Menu contains settings for In-Sight Explorer on that specific
PC.
- Backup and Restore From provide easy ways to replace systems that have
broken.
- VisionView allows for display and customized control in production
environments.

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