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  • Page 1 COGNEX ® DataMan™ 100 Verifier Quick Reference...

  • Page 2: Hardware Installation

    Page 2 Hardware Installation Kit Contents • Install the SHD Lens • Mount the Reader  • Wiring Page 10 Preparing the Reader Install the DataMan 100 Software • Prepare to use  Verifier Light • Focus the Lens • Connect the Red Lens  Cover Calibration and Verification Page 16 Calibrate the DataMan 100 • Perform Code Quality  Verification • Code Quality Results  Viewing and Saving Data Page 22 Formatting Output Data • Data Logging • Saving the  Setup • Code Quality Configuration Codes ii  DataMan 100 Verifier Quick Reference DataMan 100 Verifier Quick Reference  iii...
  • Page 3 DataMan 100 Verifier Kit Contents The DM100-100V-00  COGNEX DataMan™ Verifier Calibration Card kit contains only these  Instructions: CALIBRATION 1. Center calibration TARGET components, while  target in the field of view 2. Depress and hold reader trigger until the DM100-100V-01  calibration routine is complete kit contains all the  Lot Number 20061102 Calibration card...
  • Page 4 Install the SHD Lens Installing the SHD kit causes the factory lens calibration to be lost. If you  wish to remove the SHD kit later and re-use the original DataMan 100  lens, contact Cognex for assistance.  Do not leave the DataMan sensor 100 lens mount open to the  environment or you risk contaminating the DataMan 100 image sensor  with dirt and dust.  4  DataMan 100 Verifier Quick Reference DataMan 100 Verifier Quick Reference  5...

  • Page 5: Mount The Reader

    Install the SHD Lens Mount the Reader 6  DataMan 100 Verifier Quick Reference DataMan 100 Verifier Quick Reference  7...
  • Page 6 Mount the Reader Wiring Cable cannot exceed  5 meters in length SENSOR RS232 OUT CIO-1400 COGNEX 24 VDC The lighting attachment offers five mounting positions.  8  DataMan 100 Verifier Quick Reference DataMan 100 Verifier Quick Reference  9...
  • Page 7 Install DataMan 100 Software Prepare to use Verifier Light You must install the DataMan software regardless of which DataMan kit  you use. Your PC must meet the following minimum requirements.  •  Microsoft® Windows™ XP or Windows Vista •  Pentium CPU 500 MHz or faster •  .NET 1.1 SP1 (installed automatically)  1.  Insert the installation CD and follow the on-screen prompts. 2.  Launch the Setup tool.  3.  Click  Scan Ports.  The Port field must show (DM100) to establish a conection.  4.  Click  Connect.  10  DataMan 100 Verifier Quick Reference DataMan 100 Verifier Quick Reference  11...
  • Page 8 Focus the Lens Adjust the lens focus while observing the image display in the  Setup tool.  12  DataMan 100 Verifier Quick Reference DataMan 100 Verifier Quick Reference  13...
  • Page 9 Connect the Red Lens Cover Adjust lens so that a slot aligns with the  locking tab in the cover.  Tighten screws in the order shown.  Maximum torque for the cover screws is  9 N-cm (0.79 pound-inch) 14  DataMan 100 Verifier Quick Reference DataMan 100 Verifier Quick Reference  15...
  • Page 10 Calibrate the DataMan 100 You have to calibrate the DataMan 100 regardless of which kit you use.  Press and hold  the trigger button Align the calibration symbol from the  calibration card under the DataMan reader Use the calibration  graphics to align  the calibration  symbol with the  DM100.  Check Click 16  DataMan 100 Verifier Quick Reference DataMan 100 Verifier Quick Reference  17...
  • Page 11 Calibrate the DataMan 100 Perform Code Quality Verification Adjust the placement of  In order to perform Direct Part Mark verification your reader must be  the calibration symbol  calibrated as described in the previous section. To read symbols and  until the alignment  view verification results, perform the following steps: graphics turn green.  1.  Start the DataMan Setup tool and connect to your reader. 2.  Enable the  Turn Code Quality On icon in the tool bar.  Code Quality On icon Wait for the calibration process to finish. The Setup tool will indicate when  4.  Select the  Results Display task pane.  the DataMan reader is calibrated: 5.  Place the symbol under the reader and press the trigger. The symbol  must be centered within the field of view, and the reader must  be perpendicular to the surface containing the symbol and at the  correct rotation. 18  DataMan 100 Verifier Quick Reference DataMan 100 Verifier Quick Reference  19...
  • Page 12 Perform Code Quality Verification Code Quality Results If the symbol is out of position, the Setup Tool displays this guide: The Results Display task pane presents the results of the verification on  the right-hand side.  Overall verification result (Pass/Fail) Individual AIM/DPM metrics and grades Move the symbol until the center of the red rectangle lies within the green  target rectangle and turns green: Process control metrics (if enabled) For more information on interpreting the verification results, select View->Q+A Help. The Results Display task pane can toggle between  displaying results or Q+A information. 20  DataMan 100 Verifier Quick Reference DataMan 100 Verifier Quick Reference  21...

  • Page 13: Formatting Output Data

    Formatting Output Data Data Logging Use the Data Logging task pane to generate a Code Quality Report for  Use the Data Formatting task pane of the DataMan Setup Tool to construct  each symbol that you read and verify. Be aware that data logging works  a customized output string each time you read and verify a symbol. This  only when the reader is connected to the DataMan Setup Tool.  allows the verifier to return Code Quality results when connected to a third- party application instead of the DataMan Setup Tool.  1.  Select  View->Advanced if the DataMan Setup Tool is not in  Advanced mode. 2.  Select the  Data Logging task pane under System Settings.  3.  Enable the  Report Storage option and use the Save in option, as  shown in the following example, to configure a directory location to  save each report along with an image of the verified symbol:  In addition, you can enable the Prefix filename with option to give  each Code Quality Report a set prefix.  In addition to standard formatting, the DataMan Setup Tool supports the  use of Perl-Style Regular Expression features in Advanced mode.  22  DataMan 100 Verifier Quick Reference DataMan 100 Verifier Quick Reference  23...

  • Page 14: Saving The Setup

    Saving the Setup Code Quality Configuration Codes Once you have configured your reader with the settings you want it to use,  Use the following Code Quality configuration symbols to quickly turn  choose System->Save Settings to save the configuration. Code Quality on and off without connecting the reader to the DataMan  Setup Tool. Additional Code Quality Reader Configuration symbols are  available in the online documentation.  Choose File->Save Configuration to save the configuration to a directory on  the PC. A saved configuration can be opened later and uploaded to any reader,  allowing multiple readers to use the same configuration settings.  Be aware, however, that each reader must be calibrated individually.  Code Quality On Code Quality Off 24  DataMan 100 Verifier Quick Reference DataMan 100 Verifier Quick Reference  25...
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  • Page 16 Copyright © 2007 Cognex Corporation All Rights Reserved. This document may not be copied in  whole or in part, nor transferred to any other media or language, without the written permission of  Cognex Corporation. The hardware and portions of the software described in this document may be  covered by one or more of the U.S. patents listed on the Cognex web site http://www.cognex.com/ patents.asp. Other U.S. and foreign patents are pending. Cognex, the Cognex logo, and DataMan  are trademarks, or registered trademarks, of Cognex Corporation.  590-7058...

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