Mitsubishi Electric Vision System Owner's manual

Vision System Connection Guide

(COGNEX SLMP Connection)

CONTENTS

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .............................................. A-1

REVISIONS.................................................................... A-2

INTRODUCTION

About This Connection Guide .................................. 1

Required Modules and Devices ............................... 1

System Configuration for Connecting the Vision System

.. 2

Connecting and Wiring the System .......................... 3

BASIC OPERATIONS OF THE SLMP SCANNER

Basic Operation Flow of the SLMP Scanner ............ 4

Basic Operations of the SLMP Scanner................... 5

Data Blocks .............................................................. 5

Timing Chart of the SLMP Scanner.......................... 7

SETTING THE VISION SYSTEM

Setting the Vision System ........................................ 8

SETTING THE PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLER

Setting the Programmable Controller ....................... 16

STARTING THE PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLER

AND VISION SYSTEM

Starting the Programmable Controller and Vision System

.18

CHECKING OPERATIONS

Checking Operations................................................ 19

Setting a Trigger....................................................... 19

Setting Values to Parameters................................... 21

Loading jobs ............................................................. 22

Controlling with native mode commands.................. 22

CONTENTS IN DATA BLOCKS

Contents in Data Blocks ........................................... 25

APPENDIX

Other Control Methods ............................................. 29

COGNEX

In-Sight EZ-700 series/In-Sight EZ-100 series

In-Sight Micro series/In-Sight 5000 series/In-Sight 7000 series

A - 1

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

(Read these precautions before using this product.)

Before using the products described in this document, please read this manual and the relevant manuals

carefully and pay full attention to safety to handle the products correctly.

In this section, the safety precautions are classified into two levels: " WARNING" and " CAUTION".

Under some circumstances, failure to observe the precautions given under " CAUTION" may lead to

serious consequences.

Always observe the instructions of both levels to ensure personal safety.

WARNING

CAUTION

Indicates that incorrect handling may cause hazardous conditions,

resulting in death or severe injury.

Indicates that incorrect handling may cause hazardous conditions,

resulting in minor or moderate injury or property damage.

A - 2

REVISIONS

No. Revision Remarks

A First edition

B

Descriptions of loading of jobs and control with native mode commands

have been added.

1

INTRODUCTION

About This Connection Guide

This connection guide describes the procedures for connecting the COGNEX vision system to a

MELSEC programmable controller and controlling the vision system with an SLMP scanner.

Required Modules and Devices

Prepare the following modules and devices.

*1 Used with the In-Sight EZ-700 series, In-Sight 7000 series, or In-Sight 5000 series.

*2 Used with the In-Sight EZ-100 series and In-Sight Micro series.

COGNEX products

Mitsubishi Electric products

Ethernet straight

cable

Lens

HUB/PoE hub

*2

Commercial products

Ethernet cable for In-Sight

GX Works2

(Engineering software for programmable controllers)

MELSEC-Q/L series programmable controller

Breakout cable

(for 24 V DC power supply)

*1

In-Sight Explorer

(Vision system setup software)

USB cable

24 V DC power supply

*1

In-Sight series

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INTRODUCTION

System Configuration for Connecting the Vision System

Connect the power supply and I/O breakout cable to the PWR

connector of the vision system.

3)

IP address (192.168.3.3)

GX Works2,

In-Sight Explorer

HUB*

24 V DC power supply

Connect the HUB and each

device with Ethernet cables.

Vision system

IP address

(192.168.3.1)

MELSEC-Q/L series programmable

controller IP address (192.168.3.2)

2)

Connect the programmable controller and

a personal computer with the USB cable.

1)

* Use a PoE hub when the In-Sight EZ-100 series or In-Sight Micro series is used as the vision system.

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INTRODUCTION

Connecting and Wiring the System

(1) External power supply connection (In-Sight EZ-700 series, In-Sight 7000 series, In-Sight

5000 series)

1) Make sure that the switch of 24 V DC power supply is off.

2) Connect the power cable of a breakout cable and the terminal compatible with the power supply.

(Check the compatible cable in the following diagram.)

(2) Connection of the vision system and a breakout cable (In-Sight EZ-700 series, In-Sight 7000

series, In-Sight 5000 series)

Connect a power supply and I/O breakout cable to the PWR connector of the vision system.

CAUTION

Cut unused wires or protect them with insulating materials. Prevent them from being

short-circuited with the +24 V DC wire.

WARNING

Do not use the voltage other than 24 V DC. Comply with the polarity as

described.

+24 V DC power supply (white and green)

Ground (brown)

+24 V DC input (red)

24 V Common (black)

In-Sight 5000 series In-Sight EZ-700 or 7000 series

Connect the positive pole of the 24 V

DC power supply.

Connect the negative pole of

the 24 V DC power supply.

Connect the positive pole of the 24 V

DC power supply.

Connect the negative pole of

the 24 V DC power supply.

4

BASIC OPERATIONS OF THE SLMP SCANNER

Basic Operation Flow of the SLMP Scanner

• Reading M relay and

D register

• Reading M relay and

D register

Turning on the trigger

command bit to M relay

using a sequence program

Reading the control area

using the vision system

and accepting the trigger

Updating the status

block and output block

Updating the status

block and output block

Updating the status

block and output block

Reading control area

Trigger ON

Writing status

Writing inspection results

The vision system sends inspection

results, and the "Inspection Completed"

status and the "Results Valid" status.

While the trigger is on,

communication between

data import and the

completion of inspection

is performed regardless

of the poll interval.

Set poll interval

Vision system

Programmable

controller

Import

Inspection

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BASIC OPERATIONS OF THE SLMP SCANNER

Basic Operations of the SLMP Scanner

In the SLMP Scanner, the vision system reads control blocks from the programmable controller at the

poll interval set with In-Sight Explorer, and the processing is performed responding to the change of the

bit information in the control blocks.

The processing status is written to the corresponding bit in the status block.

To control the vision system, assign the devices of the programmable controller to each of the defined

data blocks (including control blocks) and use them.

The following shows the functions of six data blocks.

• Control block: This block is used to send control commands (including triggers) to the

vision system. This block uses bit information. The vision system is

controlled by turning on and off the devices set to the control block

using the programmable controller.

• Status block: This block indicates the status of the vision system, and can be

checked with bit information.

• Input block: This block is used to input application data (including parameters for

inspection) from the programmable controller, and uses word

information.

• Output block: The vision system uses this block to output application data (including

inspection results) to the programmable controller. This block uses

word information.

• String command block: This block is used to set commands (string commands) to control the

vision system. This block uses word information.

• String command result block: This block is used to output the results controlled by the commands.

This block uses word information.

The next section shows the data blocks and the timing chart of the SLMP Scanner.

Data Blocks

The following shows the six data blocks defined to control the vision system.

Control data block

Status block

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BASIC OPERATIONS OF THE SLMP SCANNER

Output block

Input block

String command block

String result command block

For details of the data block functions to control the vision system, refer to In-Sight Explorer's HELP.

Set "SLMP" as a keyword in HELP and refer to the explanation of data blocks.

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BASIC OPERATIONS OF THE SLMP SCANNER

Timing Chart of the SLMP Scanner

The following shows a timing chart when "Trigger" of the control block is turned on from the

programmable controller.

To enable the trigger from the programmable controller, turn on "Trigger Enable" of the control block.

When "Trigger" of the control block is turned on from the programmable controller while "Trigger Ready"

of the status block is on, the status of the vision system is output to "Trigger Ack", "Acquiring",

"Inspecting", and "Inspection Completed" of the status block.

"Inspection Completed" changes (toggles) the status at every completion.

Programmable controller (control block)

Vision system (status block)

Trigger Enable

Trigger Ready

Trigger

Trigger Ack

Acquiring

Inspecting

Inspection

Completed

3)

2)

1)

3)

2)

3)

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SETTING THE VISION SYSTEM

Setting the Vision System

(1) Setting an IP address to the personal computer

Set the IP address 192.168.3.3 to the personal computer.

(2) Connection with the vision system

Add the vision system to the network.

Click!

Start In-Sight Explorer to set the vision

system.

Click [Add].

Set the sensor and device to the network as

shown left.

IP Address: 192.168.3.1

Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

Click [Connect] to connect to the vision

system.

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SETTING THE VISION SYSTEM

(3) Creating a new job

Select [New Job].

Create a new job to detect the workpiece position.

Adjust the lens so that the lens captures an inspection target in

[Set Up Image], and configure the settings to acquire the image.

1

2

3

Select [Set Up Image].

1

Select [Live Video] to adjust the image.

2

Select [Network].

3

Set a tool.

1

2

Select [Locate Part].

1

Select [PatMax® Pattern].

2

Select!

10

SETTING THE VISION SYSTEM

Set a model on the position to be detected.

Set the model.

1

Click [OK].

2

Click!

1

2

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SETTING THE VISION SYSTEM

(4) Communication setting

Configure the communication setting (SLMP scanner).

Add the SLMP scanner to the communication.

Click!

Click [OK].

Select!

Configure the device setting as

shown left.

Device: PLC/Motion Controller

Manufacturer: Mitsubishi

Protocol: SLMP Scanner

Set the SLMP scanner.

Configure the following settings.

Controller Type: Q/L Series (3E Frame)

IP Address: 192.168.3.2

Host Port: 12289 (the port number of the

Ethernet parameter set with GX Works2)

Timeout (ms): 1000

Poll Interval (ms): 100

1

2

Select [Communication].

1

Click [Add Device].

2

1

2

Shortening the poll interval also shortens the interval to monitor the programmable controller status.

POINTPOINTPOINT

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SETTING THE VISION SYSTEM

(5) Assigning devices

Select!

Set a device, offset, and the number of

devices to each of the six data blocks

as shown left.

For control contents of when the device

is assigned to each data block, refer to

"DATA BLOCK CONTENTS".

1

2

Select [Device Addressing].

1

2

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SETTING THE VISION SYSTEM

(6) Outputting to the programmable controller

Click!

Set data to be output from the vision system to the programmable controller.

(As an example, set the inspection count, X coordinate, Y coordinate, and

angle to the output block.)

Click [Add].

Click [OK].

Select the data to be output to the programmable controller.

Click!

Select!

Display the output result to the programmable

controller.

Device Address: D01015 to D01020

Message size (words): 7

Select

"Pattern_1.Fixture.Angle".

Select

"Job.Inspection_Count".

Select!

1

2

3

After selecting the X and

Y, select the angle.

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SETTING THE VISION SYSTEM

(7) Inputting from the programmable controller

Click!

Set data to be input from the programmable controller to the vision system.

(As an example, set "Rotation_Tolerance"to the input block.)

Click [Add].

Select [Pattern_1.Rotation_Tolerance] as an

input from the programmable controller, and

click [OK].

Click!

Select!

Display the input result from the programmable

controller.

Device Address: D01007

Message size (words): 1

15

SETTING THE VISION SYSTEM

(8) Saving the job

Name the created job and save it.

Click!

Select!

1

2

Select [Save Job].

1

Click [Save As...].

2

Set "1TestSLMP" in "File name".

1

Click [Save].

2

Click!

1

2

16

SETTING THE PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLER

Setting the Programmable Controller

Start GX Works2 to set the programmable controller.

Start GX Works2 and create a new project.

Select Type: Q06UDV, Project Type: Simple Project,

and Language: Ladder.

Click [OK].

The Q Parameter Setting window appears.

Select the [Buit-in Ethernet Port Setting] tab.

Double-click "PLC Parameter"

in the Project window.

Double

-click!

Click!

Select!

Click!

Select!

Configure the setting in the [Buit-in Ethernet

Port Setting] tab as shown left.

IP Address: 192.168.3.2

Select "Binary Code" and "Enable online

change (FTP, MC Protocol)".

Select!

Click [Open Setting].

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SETTING THE PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLER

Click!

Select!

1

2

3

4

Select "DEC" for "IP Address/Port

No. Input Format".

1

Select "TCP" in "Protocol".

2

Select "MC Protocol" in

"Open System".

3

Enter "12289" to "Host Station".

4

Key input

Click [End].

The user have to set parameters for communication, however, do not need to create a program for communication.

POINTPOINTPOINT

The Q Parameter Setting window appears.

Click [End].

Click!

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