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Vision Sensor FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide FJ-S££G/FJ-SC££G FJ-S££G2/FJ-SC££G2 FJ-S££G-S/FJ-SC££G-S FJ-S££G2-S/FJ-SC££G2-S Z428-E1-01...
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No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein. Moreover, because OMRON is constantly striving to improve its high-quality products, the information con- tained in this manual is subject to change without notice. Every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this manual.
• FJ-SG2/FJ-SCG2/FJ-S2MG2/FJ-SC2MG2/FJ-S5MG2/FJ-SC5MG2 • FJ-SG-S/FJ-SCG-S/FJ-S2MG-S/FJ-SC2MG-S/FJ-S5MG-S/FJ-SC5MG-S • FJ-SG2-S/FJ-SCG2-S/FJ-S2MG2-S/FJ-SC2MG2-S/FJ-S5MG2-S/FJ-SC5MG2-S Part of the specifications and restrictions are given in other manuals. Refer to the Instruction Manuals and the Data Sheet. FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
Manual name NJ-series CPU Unit Hardware User’s Manual (W500) Note This illustration is provided only as a sample. It may not literally appear in this manual. FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
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. FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
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Manual Structure FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
Failure to observe this may result in the impairment of functions and performance of the product. This product is not designed or rated for ensuring the safety of persons. Do not use it for such purposes. Caution FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
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Safety Precautions Danger of burns. Do not touch the case while the sensor is running or just after power is turned OFF, since it remains extremely hot. FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
• Perform the followings so that the outer shell of the Ethernet connectors should be grounded. FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
• When an abnormal condition occurs, immediately stop operation and turn off the product. Contact an OMRON's local office or sales office. • When disposing the product, dispose it as industrial waste. FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
The optical axis of this product may vary over a couple of pixels due to the variation of ambient temperature because of the material characteristics. FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
• If security software is installed on the PC, the camera connection may be interrupted. Disable the security software settings temporarily and check if the camera can be connected. FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
A manual revision code appears as a suffix to the catalog number on the front and back covers of the manual. Cat. No. Z428-E1-01 Revision code Rev. Code Rev. Date Revision Contents Jan. 2020 Original product FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
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Revision History FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
Changing the PC Power Settings ..............1-23 1-3-6 Setup of camera connection ................. 1-23 1-3-7 Setup of Software ..................1-26 1-3-8 Settings when connecting multiple GigE Cameras (over 9 units)....1-31 FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
1 Setup of Camera & Software Vision Overview System composed by controller and GigE camera provided from OMRON and PC provided from Cus- tomer. Precautions for Correct Use Our GigE camera can only work with FJ series. And, system other than Camera & Software Vision System can not work with our GigE camera.
1 unit External power source 1 unit PoE Injector Multiple units External Power supply unit (for each cameras) Multiple units PoE Switching HUB Multiple units PoE Injector FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
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Switching hub Injector (PoE not available) Camera cable LAN cable Dongle LAN cable (LAN) LAN cable Gigabit Network Card (PoE Not available) Camera(n) Camera cable (LAN) FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
Click Install button for device driver. Then setup for camera device driver starts. Please install it with default option, if there is no special reason to change. FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
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• Both FJ-S££££ and FJ-S££££2 cameras cannot be used at the same time from the PC. • Please install either Device Driver for FJ-S£ or Device Driver for FJ-S£2. FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
Open Properties from Network Connections -> Local Area Connection. Uncheck all the items except Pylon GigE Vision Streaming Filter and Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4). Select Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4), and click Properties. FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
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Subnet mask 255.255.255.0 Network configuration (Detail) Configure detailed network parameters following the steps below. For Windows 7, 8 Open Configure from Network Connections -> Local Area Connection. FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
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Speed and Duplex Automatic Speed and communication mode Mode Additional Information If you cannot find some of the parameters shown above, it is not necessary to set it. FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
Check Persistent IP on IP Configuration Protocol, and set the value below to Persistent IP Address. Click Save button and close the program. Item Value IP Address 192.168.1.2 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway 0.0.0.0 1-10 FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
Setup standard FJ software from installation CD, following the steps below. Insert installation CD into PC. Then setup program starts automatically. Click Install button for FJ Series Software. Then setup for camera device driver starts. 1-11 FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
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Set the time from recognizing trigger to time(μs) releasing the shutter of a camera. Trigger sensing 0 to 20000 Set the pulse-width time for recognizing pulse-width trigger of a camera. time(μs) 1-12 FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
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LAN. Set with Inter-Packet delay. Click OK button and the changes are enabled. Initializing camera settings Clicking Restore the default setting on Camera Configuration Tool restores default setting. 1-13 FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
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• Example 1: Add four Camera Image Input GigE units to use four cameras. • Example 2: Input multiple images with different camera parameters from one camera, by adding multiple Camera Image Input GigE units. 1-14 FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
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Make the following settings as required depending on the system configuration. • Set the External I/F Port No. • Edit the FJ series setting file "FZ-Option.ini" and set the port number of the External I/F. The folder path depends on the installation method. (Example: "C:\Program Files\OMRON\FJ Soft- ware(x64)\Release_x64\FZ-Option.ini")
Launch the tool from Start menu - OMRON - Camera Configuration Tool. Select camera from the list to each camera number (CameraNo). When select CameraID cell, the connected camera list will be displayed. 1-16 FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
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1 Setup of Camera & Software Vision Click OK. Verify connected cameras Open "System Settings", and verify that all the added cameras are displayed. 1-17 FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
External power source 1 unit PoE Injector Multiple units External Power supply unit (for each cameras) Multiple units PoE Switching HUB Multiple units PoE Injector 1-18 FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
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Switching hub Injector (PoE not available) Camera cable LAN cable Dongle LAN cable (LAN) LAN cable Gigabit Network Card (PoE Not available) Camera(n) Camera cable (LAN) 1-19 FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
Click Install button for device driver. Then setup for camera device driver starts. Please install it with default option, if there is no special reason to change. 1-20 FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
The description in this section assume connecting one camera per one ethernet adapter. In case you need to connect multiple cameras, please refer to Connecting multiple cameras on page 1-25 descri- bed later. 1-21 FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
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Launch the tool from Start menu - SentechSDK - StNICConfig. Click NIC Configuration. Set the Ethernet card to connect the GigE camera to Network interface card. 1-22 FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
Connect the camera cable (LAN) and camera cable (Power, I/O) to FJ camera, and turn on the power. Launch the tool from Start menu - SentechSDK - GigECameraIPConfig. From the Device Selection screen, select the camera to use. 1-23 FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
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Click OK. On the Device Selection screen, double click the camera you wish to use. 1-24 FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
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• Install multiple network adapters. • Use network adapter with multiple ports. • Use switching HUB. Refer to 1-3-6 Setup of camera connection on page 1-23 for connection settings. 1-25 FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
Setup standard FJ software from installation CD, following the steps below. Insert installation CD into PC. Then setup program starts automatically. Click Install button for FJ Series Software. Then setup for camera device driver starts. Precautions for Correct Use • Install and use either 32-bit or 64-bit software according to your environment.
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On the Device Selection screen, select the camera for detailed settings. Click the OK button to close the Device Selection. In StViewer, select Remote Device - User Set Control - User Set Selector and select User Set 1-27 FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
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0 to 16777215 [1] This setting is valid when Timer 0 Active [Timer Selector] is selected for the Output Signal (Line Source [Line Selector]). Set the pulse-width time. 1-28 FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
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Launch the application software from the Start Menu - OMRON - FJ-SW. Precautions for Correct Use • Install and use either 32-bit or 64-bit software according to your environment. 1-29 FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
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Make the following settings as required depending on the system configuration. • Set the External I/F Port No. • Edit the FJ series setting file "FZ-Option.ini" and set the port number of the External I/F. The folder path depends on the installation method. (Example: "C:\Program Files\OMRON\FJ Soft- ware(x64)\Release_x64\FZ-Option.ini")
PC andit System environment settings. When you wish to connect and use multiple cameras, first check to make sure of the maximum number the system will support. 1-31 FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
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Launch the tool from Start menu - OMRON - Camera Configuration Tool. Select camera from the list to each camera number (CameraNo). When select CameraID cell, the connected camera list will be displayed. Click OK. 1-32 FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
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1 Setup of Camera & Software Vision Verify connected cameras Open "System Settings", and verify that all the added cameras are displayed. 1-33 FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
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Overview Description of Camera Image Input GigE processing item. This section primarily describes those settings that differ from the standard Camera Image Input proc- essing items. FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
Shutter speed [μs] Gain Camera Factory Factory default default FJ-SG 1000000 10000 FJ-SCG 1000000 10000 FJ-S2MG 1000000 10000 FJ-SC2MG 1000000 10000 FJ-S5MG 10000000 10000 FJ-SC5MG 10000000 10000 FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
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In the area where the Camera No. is selected, by default only up to 8 cameras can be set. When connecting 9 or more cameras, please refer to 1-2-7 Settings when connecting multiple GigE Cam- eras (over 9 units) on page 1-16. FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
The number of lost packets Resend Request Count The number of re-send requests Resend Packet Count Number of packets finally re-sent in response to a re-send request FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
If TRG is not input within 3 seconds, a timeout error will occur. TRG Input TRG Input Camera Exposure Image Exposure Image Transfer Transfer Software (Measurement Flow) Image Image Measurement Image Image Measurement, Output Transfer Conversion Transfer Conversion FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
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Camera 0 Exposure Image Transfer TRG Input Camera 1 Exposure Image Transfer Software (Measurement Flow) Image Image Measurement Image Image Measurement, Output Transfer Conversion Transfer Conversion FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
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2 Processing Item "Camera Image Input GigE" FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
Troubleshooting Troubleshooting ..................... 3-2 FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)
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In Camera & Software Vision, suspending or hibernating PC when processing suspend or hibernate PC. is not supported. Use this system under setting of suspending and hibernating disabled. FJ Series (Camera & Software Vision Package) PC Vision System Camera Setup Guide (Z428-E1)