6 COMMUNICATION FUNCTIONS
6.5 Vision System Connection Function
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6.5 Vision System Connection Function
The Cognex In-Sight
vision system can be connected to the PERIPHERAL I/F of the Motion CPU.
The vision system dedicated functions have been added to the Motion SFC program making it easy to control the vision
system from the Motion SFC program.
Refer to the Cognex vision system manual or help sections for details on the In-Sight
vision system and Cognex vision
system integrating tool In-Sight
Explorer.
The following terms are used to explain the vision system connection function.
Term Description
In-Sight
Explorer Abbreviation for Cognex vision system integrating tool In-Sight
Explorer (Version 4.3.0 or later).
Log on/Log off Procedure to connect/disconnect the communication to the vision system from the Motion CPU.
PoE Abbreviation for Power over Ethernet. Method of supplying power via an Ethernet cable.
Native mode Vision system's communication method used to control the vision system from the Motion CPU.
TCP/IP One of vision system's communication protocol names.
Job (Vision program) Program that processes images in the vision system.
Load The process of developing a job file stored in the vision system into the memory in the vision system, and making it an
active job.
Trigger Start signal for acquiring images.
Vision system status storage device Device that stores the status of the vision system controlled by the Motion CPU.
Program status storage device Device that stores the status of jobs controlled by the Motion CPU.
Image data Various data created by the vision system's image process. (Not images acquired by the trigger.)
Read value Numeric data retrieved in addition to the image data.
Spreadsheet A table (400 line 26 row) in which the job is written.
The program is created by writing the functions of various image processes, etc., in each spreadsheet cell.
Tag Symbolic tag associated with the spreadsheet cells.
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