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4 Setting the Controller
Vision System FH/FHV/FZ5 Series User’s Manual (Z365)
4-4 Setting Operation Mode [Startup Settings]
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4-4-2 Parallel Processing
Programming Parallel Processing Items
• Always use the Parallelize and Parallelize End processing items in pairs.
• Do not place processing items between the Parallelize processing item and Parallelize Tack process-
ing item. Any processing units that are placed in this position will not be executed.
• Always insert the Parallelize Task processing item between the Parallelize processing item and Par-
allelize End processing item.
• If you program a branch under a Parallelize Task processing item, make sure the branch stays within
the range of the Parallelize Task processing item.
You can use the automatic parallelization in combination with the manual parallelization to parallelize
the following example flow. First, use the automatic parallelization to parallelize three inspection items,
3. Search, 5. Search, and 7. Search. Then, use the manual parallelization to parallelize two inspection
items, 9. Camera Switching and 10. Search.
Example:
Specific Example of Parallel Processing
Parallelization
processing appli-
cation status
Measurement flow Flow of processing Remarks
Before applying
the parallelization
(automatic paral-
lelization: OFF,
manual paral-
lelization: not
applied)
Applying the auto-
matic paralleliza-
tion only
Same as above. When using
four CPU
cores on
the FH sen-
sor control-
ler
Applying the auto-
matic paralleliza-
tion in combination
with the manual
parallelization
0.
Camera Image Input
1. Search
2. Search
3. Search
4.
Camera Switching
5. Search
Camera
Image
Input
Search Search Search Search
Camera
Switching
Camera
Image
Input
Search
Search
Search Search
Camera
Switching
0.
Camera Image Input
1.
Start of parallel processing
2. Parallelize Task
3. Search
4. Parallelize Task
5. Search
6. Parallelize Task
7. Search
8. Parallelize Task
9.
Camera Switching
10. Search
11. Parallelize End
1)Start of parallel processing
2)Parallelize Task
3)Parallelize End
Search
Camera
Switching
Search
Search
Search2)
2)
2)
2)
1)
3)
Camera
Image
Input