MACHINE VISION LAB KIT | QUICK START GUIDE 1. Disclaimer ● OPTO ENGINEERING declines every and all responsibilities for incorrect use of the product and should not be responsible for any error or omission. ● The instructions supplied at the time of delivery cannot cover all eventualities that might be verified during the installation, use or maintenance.
MACHINE VISION LAB KIT | QUICK START GUIDE 2. Safety note These instructions are intended to ensure that user can use the product correctly to avoid danger or property loss. The precaution measure is divided into “Warnings” and “Cautions” Warnings: Serious injury or death may occur if any of the warnings are neglected.
MACHINE VISION LAB KIT | QUICK START GUIDE 3. General description This is a quick start guide to the use of the MVKIT-STR product bundle. When this guide is correctly followed, the user will be able to connect all the parts of the bundle and to acquire an image from the camera.
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MACHINE VISION LAB KIT | QUICK START GUIDE Accessories FTBP470M40.5 Blue (470 nm) bandpass filter with M40.5 mount for fixed focal lenses. FTBP525M40.5 Green (525 nm) bandpass filter with M40.5 mount for fixed focal lenses. FTBP635M40.5 Red (635 nm) bandpass filter with M40.5 mount for fixed focal lenses.
MACHINE VISION LAB KIT | QUICK START GUIDE 5. Getting Started 5.1. PC Hardware requirements ● Windows 7 or greater ● 2x Gigabit Ethernet ports with jumbo frames support ● 1x USB 2.0 port or greater for USB-DONGLE-FI ● At least 1GB of hard disk space for software installation 5.2.
MACHINE VISION LAB KIT | QUICK START GUIDE 5. Ensure to activate all drivers (GigE and USB 3.0) and to enable jumbo frames: 6. Wait until the installation is finished 5.2.2. FabImage Studio installation 1. Download FabImage: a. Visit webpage at the following link: https://www.fab-image.com/user_area/...
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MACHINE VISION LAB KIT | QUICK START GUIDE c. After login, go to Download page and select the latest version of FabImage Studio. Warning: you need to download the full version, NOT the Lite one. 2. Install FabImage Studio following...
MACHINE VISION LAB KIT | QUICK START GUIDE 5.3. Lens selection - Field of View calculation In the section of “Resource” on the Opto Engineering website, a Lens selection tool can assist to find a suitable lens based on the object size and the camera used.
MACHINE VISION LAB KIT | QUICK START GUIDE 5.4. Camera Mounting and back focal adjustment on Telecentric Lens 5.4.1. Assembling TC3MHR048 on CMHO048 Please look at related video on: https://vimeo.com/49145841 5.4.2. Camera mounting and back focal adjustment All kit lenses and camera are provided with a standard mount type C (1” - 32 TPI), simply screw together desired lens and camera.
MACHINE VISION LAB KIT | QUICK START GUIDE The lens back focal length is set to the C-mount standard, 17.52 mm (or other required mount) by factory default. Since many industrial cameras are not perfectly compliant, you may be required to adjust the back focal length as described behind.
MACHINE VISION LAB KIT | QUICK START GUIDE 5.5.1. Introduction The COE-123-M-POE-080-IR-C camera is an image capturing device capable of real-time transmission of uncompressed image through a gigabit Ethernet interface. The client software supports remote image capturing and camera control, for example, the operating mode settings and the image parameters adjustment.
MACHINE VISION LAB KIT | QUICK START GUIDE Pinout of 6-pin power and I/O connector Signal I/O Type Description 12 V Power 12 Vdc (5 ~ 15 Vdc) Opt-Iso In Input Opto-isolated input GPIO Input/output Can be configured as input or output...
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MACHINE VISION LAB KIT | QUICK START GUIDE Before using the camera, you need to configure the IP address of the camera. The IP addresses of the camera and the local computer should belong to the same network segment. You can use the ping command on the local computer to test the network connectivity.
MACHINE VISION LAB KIT | QUICK START GUIDE 5.5.5. Camera network configuration 1. Double click the “OE IP Configurator.exe” to open the configuration tool. You can find the tool in the installation directory. 2. Select the camera to configure. 3. You can view the camera status and modify the settings.
MACHINE VISION LAB KIT | QUICK START GUIDE 5.6. Lighting setup 5.6.1. Introduction The LTDVE4CH-20 is a digital strobe and continuous 4-channel LED current driver. If used in continuous mode (such as in this guide) it can output up to 2A per channel. If used in strobed mode it can output up to 20A per channel.
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MACHINE VISION LAB KIT | QUICK START GUIDE LT2QOG070-00-X-Y-24V Color Max current value Unit Y = R, Red Y = G, Green Y = B, Blue Y = W, White LTZZO130-75-3-Y-24V Color Max current value Unit Y = R, Red...
MACHINE VISION LAB KIT | QUICK START GUIDE 5.6.3. Wiring guide Power connector: Connect the positive output terminal of the 24V power supply to the +V LOG and to the +V PWR terminals of the LTDVE4CH-20. Connect the negative output terminal to the 0V terminal of the LTDVE4CH-20.
MACHINE VISION LAB KIT | QUICK START GUIDE 5.6.5. Configuration Open any web browser and digit the IP 192.168.0.32 in the address bar. Press enter and wait for the interface to load. On the main page some diagnostic data is available. In order to setup the controller click on the Setup light outputs LD1-LD4.
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MACHINE VISION LAB KIT | QUICK START GUIDE This is the light output configuration page. V 1.0 - eng...
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MACHINE VISION LAB KIT | QUICK START GUIDE Select Source: Continuous from the drop down menu as shown for each output. The current values can be adjusted to the need keeping in mind the limits that are reported in the current ratings section in this guide.
MACHINE VISION LAB KIT | QUICK START GUIDE 5.7. Getting an image in FabImage Studio 1. Open FabImage Studio. 2. Select Language and Filter visibility based on them complexity (Expert is Recommended). 3. Select the GenICam filter from the left panel.
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MACHINE VISION LAB KIT | QUICK START GUIDE 5. Select Synchronous type from Pop Up Window. 6. Explore the properties of the filter just inserted and click on inAddress “...” button. 7. Select COE-123-M-POE-080-IR-C from Device Manager List. Warning: please ensure to have COE driver installed on the same computer.
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