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- Page 1 IDS NXT Operation with the IDS NXT cockpit IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH Dimbacher Str. 6-8 D-74182 Obersulm/Germany T: +49 7134 96196-0 E: info@ids-imaging.com W: http://www.ids-nxt.com...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Operation with the IDS NXT cockpit: IDS NXT Contents 1 Preface .............................. 3 2 Safety instructions ..........................4 3 IDS NXT cockpit ..........................6 3.1 Installing IDS NXT cockpit ......................6 3.2 Starting IDS NXT cockpit ......................6 3.3 Logging on to the device ......................8 4 General settings and information .................... -
Page 3: Preface
Please contact your local IDS distributors for first level support in your language. For a list of IDS distributors worldwide please go to our website http://www.ids-nxt.com. -
Page 4: Safety Instructions
All warranty will be spoiled in this case. Intended use IDS industrial cameras are to be used to capture images for visualization and image processing tasks. They are designed for use in industrial environments. Please comply with the requirements for the proper use of this product. - Page 5 Operation with the IDS NXT cockpit: IDS NXT Operation and power supply The camera power supply must meet the requirements for SELV (safety extra low voltage)/LPS (limited power source) or ES1/PS2. WARNING! Non-approved power supplies for camera operation may cause painful or dangerous electric shock.
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Page 6: Ids Nxt Cockpit
Start the IDS NXT cockpit. · Windows: either via the icon on the desktop or under "Start > All Programs > IDS > IDS NXT cockpit". When you start the program for the first time, a firewall security prompt is displayed. Allow firewall access to all networks (domain network, private networks and public networks). - Page 7 After launching, you will be in the “Device overview”. IDS NXT cockpit scans the network for IDS NXT cameras and lists them in this overview. A log-on to IDS NXT cameras is possible by direct entry of an IP address.
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Page 8: Logging On To The Device
Operation with the IDS NXT cockpit: IDS NXT Fig. 2: IDS NXT cockpit shows a camera with its device information The logon button takes you to the relevant device logon. 3.3 Logging on to the device Fig. 3: Different access profiles Via the selection, select the user class that you want to use to log on to the device. - Page 9 This user profile provides shop floor employees, for example, with status information for an IDS NXT camera so that they can directly find information about fault conditions. The passwords for the "admin" and "service" user classes are "ids" when delivered. They can...
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Page 10: General Settings And Information
Operation with the IDS NXT cockpit: IDS NXT 4 General settings and information You can call the following functions using the 3 points in the top right corner of IDS NXT cockpit: · "About IDS NXT cockpit": Dialog with information about the program version ·... -
Page 11: Dashboard
Operation with the IDS NXT cockpit: IDS NXT 5 Dashboard The "Dashboard" is visible for all user profiles without restriction. In the "Dashboard", you see: · The result image of the last read operation with capture time · The system monitor with information about the image processing status, frame rate, CPU load etc. If values are outside their defined limits, this is indicated optically by displaying the corresponding value in orange/red. -
Page 12: Configuration
Operation with the IDS NXT cockpit: IDS NXT 6 Configuration The following settings can be changed using either the service or administrator profile. Camera settings: general parameters like exposure time, gain, and histogram General settings: device settings, date/time, avatar, etc. -
Page 13: Image Settings
Operation with the IDS NXT cockpit: IDS NXT · With the button you can determine the automatic gain value once if you do not want to use the "Continuous" option. To determine the gain value, the trigger mode is briefly changed to "Software" and then reset to the original value. -
Page 14: Trigger Type "Software
· With the button, you can activate a software trigger manually in IDS NXT cockpit. Note on sensors with rolling shutter Depending on the sensor, changes on the capturing parameters, e. g. exposure time, have an effect on the image after the next image. - Page 15 Operation with the IDS NXT cockpit: IDS NXT Rising: image acquisition starts when the trigger input signal has a rising edge. Both: both rising and falling edges trigger image acquisition. · Delay: With this option you can set the delay between the input of a trigger signal and the start of image acquisition.
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Page 16: External Flash
Operation with the IDS NXT cockpit: IDS NXT 6.1.4 External flash In the "External flash" area, you can set the delay and duration for external lighting via the flash output signal. Fig. 10: Configuring the external ligthing · Model-dependent: Activate or deactivate automatic control for the flash output with the "Auto Duration"... -
Page 17: General Settings
If you click on "Use local time", the time of IDS NXT is synchronized with the PC time. The time zone is not set, so that the device time differs from the PC time if different time zones are set on the PC and the device. -
Page 18: Interfaces
6.3 Interfaces RS-232 Before communicating via the RS-232 interface, adjust the communication parameters with the remote station of the IDS NXT camera. Under "RS-232", you set baud rate, parity and stopbits. Fig. 12: Configuriing the RS-232 interface Inputs/outputs Here, you can set for the inputs and outputs if they are high or low active. -
Page 19: Vision App Manager
Operation with the IDS NXT cockpit: IDS NXT 6.4 Vision app manager In the "VApp Manager" area, you manage all vision apps installed on the device. Fig. 14: Vision app manager · You can activate or deactivate single vision apps using the slider. Under "Status" the current operating status of the vision apps is displayed. -
Page 20: Administration
Network: Configuring the IP address via DHCP or manually. User: Setting passwords for the different user classes. 7.1 Network In the "Network" area, you can set whether the IDS NXT camera automatically obtains the IP address via DHCP or set a static IP address. ·... -
Page 21: Logbook
Operation with the IDS NXT cockpit: IDS NXT 8 Logbook In the logbook you can view device or error messages and, if so, error images. You can limit them to a specific module or display only the messages of a certain level. You can also limit the time period. In addition to the pure display, you can also export the displayed logbook as a PDF file or delete the logbook entries. -
Page 22: Website
In addition to the IDS NXT cockpit, you can also visit a web page that displays status information of an IDS NXT camera. To do this, enter the IP address of the device in your browser and log on to the device. On the website, you can see the following information: ·... -
Page 23: Index
Operation with the IDS NXT cockpit: IDS NXT start - A - Image Administration rotate firmware save network Image processing user status Avatar Interface input - C - output Camera RS-232 exposure - L - gain Configuration Language switching camera... - Page 24 Operation with the IDS NXT cockpit: IDS NXT Vision app activate install manage - W - Windows April 2020...