OMRON AutoVISION Quick Start Guide
AutoVISION Software
Quick Start Guide
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AutoVISION Quick Start Guide
Table of Contents
Introduction .......................................................................................................... 4
1. Install and Start AutoVISION ............................................................................ 6
2. AutoVISION Display and Basic Operation ......................................................... 7
3. Connect to the Camera .................................................................................... 9
4. Capture an Image ........................................................................................... 11
5. Edit Vision Job ................................................................................................ 12
5.1. Set Camera Parameters ............................................................................... 12
5.2. Use Locate Tool ............................................................................................ 14
5.3. Use Decode Tool, Show Only the ROI of the Selected Tool, Adjust ROI by
Checking Coordinate, Rotate ROI Automatically ................................................ 16
5.4. Use OCR Tool ............................................................................................... 19
5.5. Use Count Tool ............................................................................................ 21
5.6. Use Presence/Absence Tool, Use Zoom Options ........................................ 22
5.7. Use Measure Tool ........................................................................................ 24
5.8. Try All Tools ................................................................................................. 26
5.9. Set Inspection Outputs ................................................................................ 27
5.9.1. Digital Outputs ....................................................................................... 27
5.9.2.TCP/IP and Serial Output String .............................................................. 29
5.9.3.Opening Telnet Client to View Results .................................................... 31
6. Save Job ......................................................................................................... 32
7. Run the Job .................................................................................................... 32
8. Saving Setup or Runtime Images .................................................................... 33
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9. Save Job to Flash Memory on Camera ........................................................... 34
10. Switch Job Saved on Camera ........................................................................ 35
11. Edit Which Job is Saved on Camera ............................................................. 35
Appendix A – Quick Start Samples ...................................................................... 36
Appendix B – Use Omron Microscan Link ........................................................... 37
Appendix C – Use FTP Image Output .................................................................. 39
Appendix D – Correlation Table with Omron FH/FQ Series ................................ 40
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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing your MicroHawk smart camera. This document is designed as a quick overview
on how to use the AutoVISION software to set up a simple vision application.
This document will guide you through software installation, and then through the 5 simple steps to
deploy your vison application which are Connect to the camera, create “new” job, get a good Image,
program and Edit your job, and then finally to Run it.
AutoVISION Help
Full details for the operation of AutoVISION can be found in Help. You can access the HELP from the UI
two ways, either through the menu or by clicking on the help icon .
Additional Material for the purchase, setup and operation of your Omron Vision System can be found on
your local Omron Website. These include:
Name of Manual
Camera specific Datasheets
Quickstart Guides
Camera specific Hardware User’s manual
Communication and Industrial protocol manual
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The symbols used in this manual have the following meanings
Precautions for Correct Use
Precautions on what to do and what not to do to ensure proper operation and performance.
Additional Information
Additional information to read as required.
This information is provided to increase understanding or make operation easier.
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1. Ins
Minimum PC Requirements
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a. Download the latest version of AutoVISION software from the Omron website.
b. Double cli
(File name example：
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Intel® Core™
Internet
2GB RAM (Windows 7 SP1 / Windows 7 Embedded St
64GB hard
32-bit color display, 1366 x 768 or 1280 x 960
4.0 Windows Experience Index (particularly for graphi
1 USB 2
ck (run) the downloaded installer.
ck (run) the AutoVISION icon(*) on your desktop
Explorer 11 / Google Chrome
drive space
.0 port and 1 Netw
toVISION
SetupAutoVISION_522_3016.exe)
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2. AutoVISION Display and basic operation
a. Edit mode
Job(setting data) name Advanced Parameters menu Help menu
Create new job
/Save job to PC・
Camera
Display option
/Delete selected
job/Tryout
Tool list view
・Camera mode：Camera MAC address/IP
address/camera model name
・Emulator mode：load image file name
b. Run
mode
Acquire Single image
Zoom options
Intensity on mouse
pointer (0~255)
Tools
Data navigator menu (Check
the detail in HELP)
Rotation option of ROI
（Region of Interest）
Tool parameters view
Pixel coordinate on
mouse pointer
(Unit：pixel)
Run/Stop/Trigger
button
Image Display Options/Image
Saving Options/Job Switching
Counter reset
button
Inspection Statistics
view
Result of each tool view
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Basic operation
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ck
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Left cli
：
Select
Drag with r
・
Upper scro
・
Lower scroll/Pinch i
・
ight click：Repositi
ll/Pinch out/Swipe down with 2 fingers/Double tap
on image
n/Swipe up with 2 fingers
Zoom out
：
Zoom in
：
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3. Connect to the Camera
Select the device to be used with AutoVISION.
a. Select the camera in the drop-down box.
Additional Information
Select [Emulator] if you want to verify by saved images
a
b. The F430-F camera is set by default as below. Set your computer to a compatible address or if the
network parameters need to be changed.
IP address 192.168.188.2
Subnet mask 255.255.0.0
i. Click [Details] button to see the IP Address
ii. Click [Modify] to make changes. This may request to reboot your camera. Modification is
reflected when reconnection is completed.
c. Select [Create a New Job].
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4. Capture an Image
Adjust the camera and lighting settings to produce the best image.
a. Select the Image view on Navigator bar to adjust your image for best performance. Creating a New
Job will move you automatically to Image view.
b. Capture images by clicking on the blue camera icon. If you have hardware connected, you will also
have live image icon.
Additional Information
Using the Emulator
p.10 describes how to load saved images into AutoVISION.
c. The camera and lighting settings are available on the right side. These settings include [Exposure],
[Gain], [Focus] and [Lighting] Modes.
Additional Information
About Exposure, Gain, Focus adjustment
Click the Auto Calibration icon for optimal camera parameters to be set automatically. This
feature works best if there are high contrast features in the center of the image. After Auto
Calibration has completed, click the blue camera icon to capture a new full screen image with
these settings.
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b
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5. Edit Vision Job
Select the Edit view on Navigator bar to add or adjust the VISION Tools used in your job.
5.1 Set Camera Parameters
Adjust camera parameters, including the camera trigger. Load saved images if using an Emulator.
a. To the left of the image is the tool list with the Camera at the top. Select the Camera in the tool list.
The selected tool will turn light blue.
i. To use saved images, click the camera icon on the left side of the Camera tool. This will change
the icon to a folder and a dialog box will be displayed allowing your choose the folder that contains
the saved images.
ii. Clicking on the Folder will toggle back to taking images from the connected hardware.
Additional Information
The images for this AutoVISION quick tutorial are located at:
C:\Omron\AutoVision\TestImages\AV Quick Start
b. To the right of the image are the settings associated with the selected tool. Set the desired trigger
settings. In this example, leave this setting at [none] or [Virtual] for this job.
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