ifm Vision Assistant O3M
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Contents
1 Preliminary note ....................................................................6
1.1 Symbols used ..................................................................6
1.2 Safety instructions ..............................................................6
1.3 Further documents ..............................................................6
2 System requirements ................................................................7
2.1 Software ......................................................................7
2.2 Hardware and accessories ........................................................7
3 Installation.........................................................................8
3.1 Hardware .....................................................................8
3.2 Mounting accessories............................................................8
3.3 Software (ifm Vision Assistant) .....................................................9
4 Start page ........................................................................10
4.1 Find sensor...................................................................11
4.1.1 Direct search .............................................................11
4.1.2 Manual connection .........................................................13
4.2 Recent .....................................................................14
4.3 Replay .....................................................................15
4.4 Wiring .....................................................................17
4.5 Settings .....................................................................18
4.6 Close .....................................................................18
5 Structure of the user surface .........................................................19
5.1 Navigation bar ................................................................20
5.2 Status bar ....................................................................20
5.3 Main area ....................................................................20
6 Monitoring window .................................................................21
6.1 View Options .................................................................21
6.1.1 2D View .................................................................22
6.1.2 2D3D view ...............................................................26
6.1.3 3D view .................................................................29
6.1.4 Slider bar ................................................................35
6.2 Recording ....................................................................36
6.3 Service options ................................................................38
7 Device setup......................................................................40
7.1 Device .....................................................................41
7.1.1 Name ...................................................................41
7.1.2 General settings wizard .....................................................41
7.1.3 Firmware update...........................................................50
7.1.4 Export settings ............................................................51
7.1.5 Import settings ............................................................51
7.1.6 Reboot the sensor .........................................................52
7.1.7 Online parameter setting ....................................................53
7.2 CAN settings..................................................................54
7.3 Ethernet .....................................................................55
8 Device Information .................................................................57
9 Calibration settings .................................................................58
9.1 What is calibration? ............................................................58
9.2 World coordinate system ........................................................60
9.3 Reference point of the device.....................................................60
9.4 Position of the device ...........................................................61
9.5 Reference point of the illumination unit .............................................63
9.6 Position of the illumination unit ....................................................63
9.7 Mounting angle of the device .....................................................64
9.7.1 Normal mode .............................................................65
9.7.2 Expert mode ..............................................................65
9.8 Automatic calibration ...........................................................66
9.8.1 Equipment failure causes ....................................................69