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HawkEye™ 1500 Series Verification Manual v2.4.1, Nov 2008 EM-40393-1V241...
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What Is Covered? Microscan Systems Inc. warrants to the original purchaser that products manufactured by it will be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of one year from the date of shipment. This warranty is specifically limited to, at Microscan’s sole option, repair or replacement with a functionally equivalent unit...
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Limitation of Liability In no event shall Microscan Systems Inc. be liable to you or any third party for any special, incidental, or consequential damages (including, without limitation, indirect, special, punitive, or exemplary damages for loss of business, loss of profits, business interruption, or loss of business information), whether in contract, tort, or otherwise, even if Microscan Systems Inc.
Contents PREFACE Welcome! Purpose of This Manual ix Manual Conventions ix Why Verification? CHAPTER 1 Introduction 1-1 Label Verification 1-3 Direct Part Mark (DPM) Verification 1-3 HawkEye™ 1500 Verification Options 1-4 Examples of Mark Quality Problems 1-5 Calibration & Enabling Verification CHAPTER 2 HawkEye™...
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Contents (VERI_DETAIL) Output 3-3 Delimited List of VERI_DETAIL Parameters 3-3 Parameters 3-4 ISO/IEC 16022:2000 3-5 (VERI_FORMATTED) Output 3-6 (VERI_DETAIL) Output 3-7 Delimited List of VERI_DETAIL Parameters 3-7 Parameters 3-8 ISO/IEC 15415:2004 3-8 (VERI_FORMATTED) Output 3-9 (VERI_DETAIL) Output 3-10 Delimited List of VERI_DETAIL Parameters 3-10 Parameters 3-11 AS9132 Rev.
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Contents GetQuality20ZString A-3 Verification Error Codes APPENDIX B AIM DPM-1-2006 Compliant Configuration APPENDIX C Setting Up the UID-DPM Stand C-2 Attaching the Camera C-2 Assembling the Lights C-3 Preparing the Lenses C-3 Attaching the Lights to the Camera C-4 Recommended Verifier Setting with 25mm Lens C-5 Recommended Verifier Setting with 35mm Lens C-7 Index Index-1...
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Contents viii HawkEye™ 1500 Series Verification Manual v2.4.1, Nov 2008...
Preface Welcome! PREFACE Purpose of This Manual This manual explains what verification is, how to use verification, and describes verification parameters. Manual Conventions The following typographical conventions are used throughout this manual. • Items emphasizing important information are bolded. • Menu selections, menu items and entries in screen images are indicated as: Run (triggered), Modify..., etc.
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Preface HawkEye™ 1500 Series Verification Manual v2.4.1, Nov 2008...
Why Verification? CHAPTER 1 This chapter introduces verification on the HawkEye™ 1500 Smart Camera. Introduction One axiom of implementing traceability is that the Data Matrix code will almost never get better than it is at the instant it leaves the marker. Throughout the marking process, verification ensures that the marks are being made correctly, enabling corrections to be made to the marking method before it drifts out of tolerance and produces unusable or incomplete marks.
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Chapter Why Verification? Verifying with a Reader FIGURE 1–1. Verifying with a Verifier FIGURE 1–2. HawkEye™ 1500 Series Verification Manual v2.4.1, Nov 2008...
Introduction Care should be taken, however, to use mark quality measurements appropriate for direct part marking, because using legacy standards can lead to false alarms or to missing serious marking problems. There are different verification standards available to meet your needs. Data Matrix codes on labels can be verified with AIM standard-compliant verifier systems.
Armed with the data from the verifier, the manufacturing line stays running because the maintenance or changes necessary to improve the mark are performed before the marks are unreadable. The HawkEye™ 1500 is the only smart camera family with Microscan’ built-in direct part mark verification capabilities. HawkEye™ 1500 Verification Options The HawkEye™...
Examples of Mark Quality Problems Examples of Mark Quality Problems • Improper or inconsistent mark dot/cell size • Improper or inconsistent mark dot/cell location Offset Offset cell cell • Improper overall mark geometry • Mark or part surface damage • Very low or inconsistent mark contrast v2.4.1, Nov 2008 HawkEye™...
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Chapter Why Verification? HawkEye™ 1500 Series Verification Manual v2.4.1, Nov 2008...
The HawkEye™ 1500 comes with a Calibration Target (Microscan part number 98-UA10-0CC0). Once you have positioned your smart camera into your work space, you need to normalize and calibrate the system using this Calibration Target.
Chapter Calibration & Enabling Verification For AIM DPM-1-2006 verification, please follow the recommendation in Appendix C, “AIM DPM-1-2006 Compliant Configuration,” for setting up the HawkEye™ 1510 and DOAL-50 light (AIM DPM compliant light for 90). HawkEye™ Normalization HawkEye™ Normalization sets the response of individual cameras to be linearly proportional to contrast through different lighting environments and conditions.
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HawkEye™ Normalization Select a Camera to Normalize FIGURE 2–1. After you select a camera, the Position Calibration Standard instructions are displayed, as shown in Figure 2–2. v2.4.1, Nov 2008 HawkEye™ 1500 Series Verification Manual...
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Chapter Calibration & Enabling Verification Position the Calibration Standard FIGURE 2–2. Click OK, and then click NORMALIZE. The normalization will run for all of the lighting types supported by the hardware. At the completion of the normalization process, a report of the completed results will be displayed and the program may then be closed, as shown in Figure 2–3 HawkEye™...
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HawkEye™ Normalization Results & Completion of Normalization FIGURE 2–3. Click OK, and then click Close. v2.4.1, Nov 2008 HawkEye™ 1500 Series Verification Manual...
Chapter Calibration & Enabling Verification Reflectance Calibration To perform Reflectance Calibration: Position the Data Matrix (around 80% contrast) under the HawkEye™ 1500. From the Settings menu, select Symbology and Verification. The Symbology and Verification dialog box is displayed, as shown in Figure 2–4 Symbology and Verification Dialog Box FIGURE 2–4.
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Reflectance Calibration Click Calibrate to bring up the Camera Report dialog box, as shown in Figure 2–5. Calibration Dialog Box FIGURE 2–5. – Light Angle — Displays INTERNAL. – Exposure Time — Displays exposure time for the HawkEye™ 1500 camera corresponding to each light configuration. This value is normalized at factory and will not change by the Reflectance Calibration.
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Chapter Calibration & Enabling Verification the contrast marked for the Data Matrix on the Calibration Test Card is 82.6%, you would enter 82.6 or 83. In the Calibration Target Reflectance Max text box, enter the value associated with the Data Matrix (80% contrast) you are using as the target. For example, if the R_max marked for the Data Matrix on the Calibration Test Card is 87.4%, you would enter 87.4 or 87.
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Reflectance Calibration Click Calibrate. The HawkEye™ 1500 will calibrate the reader or post error messages if it can’t. Figure 2–7 shows successful calibration. Calibration Successful FIGURE 2–7. Click Close to exit the dialog box. The Symbology/Verification dialog box will be displayed with Calibrated status, as shown in Figure 2–8. v2.4.1, Nov 2008 HawkEye™...
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Chapter Calibration & Enabling Verification Calibrated Successfully FIGURE 2–8. To save the calibration data, use File > Save Parameters on Camera. 2-10 HawkEye™ 1500 Series Verification Manual v2.4.1, Nov 2008...
Enabling Verification Enabling Verification To enable verification, select the intended verification standard from the Symbology and Verification dialog box (see Figure 2–8). To enable AIM DPM-1-2006: Select AIM DPM-1-2006. The following dialog box is displayed. AIM DPM-1-2006 Compliance Dialog Box FIGURE 2–9.
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Chapter Calibration & Enabling Verification 2-12 HawkEye™ 1500 Series Verification Manual v2.4.1, Nov 2008...
Data Matrix Verification CHAPTER 3 Verification Types DPM verification allows a user to configure the Good, Fair and Poor levels for each of the verification parameters individually. This verification choice is ideal for process control involving Data Matrix applications that do not need to apply to a public standard.
Verification Types TargetCalibReflectance Wavelength LightType INTERNAL ECCLevel ECC200 Calibrated TRUE Height 164.00 Width 165.00 Angle CalMeanLight CalExposure 13804 CalGain CalBlackOffset 0x0117 (VERI_DETAIL) Output DPM Verification (TM);3;13;13;0;0;D;1.6;1;2;1;9;0;N;B;D;D;1.6;1;2;1;9;0;Y;D;D;6.80;7.46;A;4.0 ;13;0;0;0;0;Y;B;C;1.60;1.30;B;3.2;2;11;0;0;0;Y;B;C;4.10;3.71;B;3.1;1;12;0;0;0; Y;B;D;99.00;98.43;84.00;85.82;A;4.0;13;0;0;0;0;Y;B;D;100.00;100.00;B;3.2;3; 10;0;0;0;Y;C;D;62.00;69.73;A;4.0;13;0;0;0;0;Y;B;D;0.00;0.00;B;3.2;3;10;0;0;0; Y;B;D;13.00;8.83;-4.00;- 0.54;A;4.0;13;0;0;0;0;Y;A;C;1.00;1.00;A;4.0;13;0;0;0;0;Y;B;D;0.00;- 0.12;248;0;680;REFLECTANCE_CALIBRATED;PIXELS;AUTO;82;87;640;I NTERNAL;ECC200;TRUE;164.00;165.00;91;195;13804;354;0x0117 Delimited List of VERI_DETAIL Parameters verification type;overall status score;counts of total;good;fair;poor;letter grade of overall grade;grade score of overall grade;count of grade A;B;C;D;F;is this value use to determine good/fair/poor;minimum level of good;minimum level of fair;letter grade of cell size;grade score of cell size;count of grade A;B;C;D;F;is...
Chapter Data Matrix Verification good/fair/poor;minimum level of good;minimum level of fair;cell modulation 1 this cycle;cell modulation 1 average;cell modulation 2 this cycle;cell modulation 2 average;letter grade of border match;grade score of border match;count of grade A;B;C;D;F;is this value use to determine good/fair/poor;minimum level of good;minimum level of fair;border match this cycle;border match average;letter grade of contrast;grade score of contrast;count of grade A;B;C;D;F;is this value use to determine good/fair/poor;minimum level of good;minimum level of...
Verification Types • Border Match — A percentage of the border cells that match the pattern of two sides solid and two sides alternating. • Contrast — The difference in percent of the center of the distribution of the light cells of the Data Matrix versus the center of the distribution of the dark cells.
Chapter Data Matrix Verification Note: As a second edition for ISO/IEC 16022:2000, the ISO/IEC 16022:2006 document refers to ISO/IEC 15415:2004 as its print quality guidelines. ISO/IEC 16022:2000 FIGURE 3–2. (VERI_FORMATTED) Output AIM (ISO 16022) REPORT Status 3;10;10;0;0 OverallGrade B;3.2;2;8;0;0;0;Y;B;D GradeContrast B;3.4;4;6;0;0;0;Y;B;D Contrast 64.00;75.88...
Verification Types TargetCalibContrast TargetCalibReflectance Wavelength LightType INTERNAL ECCLevel ECC200 Calibrated TRUE Height 163.00 Width 166.00 Angle CalMeanLight CalExposure 13804 CalGain CalBlackOffset 0x0117 (VERI_DETAIL) Output AIM (ISO 16022);3;10;10;0;0;B;3.2;2;8;0;0;0;Y;B;D;B;3.4;4;6;0;0;0;Y;B;D;64.00;75.88;A ;4.0;10;0;0;0;0;Y;B;D;0.01;0.00;B;3.2;2;8;0;0;0;Y;B;D;17.00;7.19;2.00;5.68;A; 4.0;10;0;0;0;0;Y;B;D;1.00;1.00;248;0;680;REFLECTANCE_CALIBRATED;PI XELS;AUTO;82;87;640;INTERNAL;ECC200;TRUE;163.00;166.00;91;195;13 804;354;0x0117ISO/IEC 15415:2004 Delimited List of VERI_DETAIL Parameters verification type;overall status score;counts of total;good;fair;poor;letter grade of overall grade;grade score of overall grade;count of grade A;B;C;D;F;is this value use to determine good/fair/poor;minimum level of good;minimum level of fair;letter grade of symbol contrast;grade score of symbol contrast;count of grade...
Chapter Data Matrix Verification score of unused error correction;count of grade A;B;C;D;F;is this value use to determine good/fair/poor;minimum level of good;minimum level of fair;unused error correction this cycle;symbol unused error correction average;contrast maximum;contrast minimum;pixels per inch;contrast report;cell unit report;aperture;target calibration contrast;target calibration reflectance;wavelength;light type;ECC level;calibrated state;code height;code width;angle;calibrated mean light;calibrated exposure;calibrated gain;calibrated black offset...
Verification Types quality guidelines. Typically, it is applicable to high contrast marks with well defined square cells. ISO/IEC 15415:2004 FIGURE 3–3. (VERI_FORMATTED) Output ISO 15415 REPORT Status 3;18;11;5;2 OverallGrade B;2.4;3;8;3;2;2;Y;B;D GradeContrast A;3.8;14;4;0;0;0;Y;B;D Contrast 100.00;88.58 GradeAxialNonuniformity A;4.0;18;0;0;0;0;Y;B;D AxialNonuniformity 0.00;0.00 GradeGridNonuniformity A;3.9;16;2;0;0;0;Y;B;D GridNonuniformity 0.20;0.22 GradeUnusedErrorCorrection...
Verification Types fair;letter grade of contrast;grade score of contrast;count of grade A;B;C;D;F;is this value use to determine good/fair/poor;minimum level of good;minimum level of fair;contrast this cycle;contrast average;letter grade of axial nonuniformity;grade score of axial nonuniformity;count of grade A;B;C;D;F;is this value use to determine good/fair/poor;minimum level of good;minimum level of fair;axial nonuniformity this cycle;axial nonuniformity average;letter grade of grid nonuniformity;grade score of grid nonuniformity;count of grade A;B;C;D;F;is this value use to determine good/fair/poor;minimum level of...
Chapter Data Matrix Verification • Modulation — In ISO/IEC 15415, a measurement of the uniformity of the color of the dark areas and the light areas of the Data Matrix (see Figure 3–6) similar to “Cell Modulation” but differs in the implementation details. •...
Verification Types angle of distortion;grade score of angle of distortion;count of grade A;B;C;D;F;is this value use to determine good/fair/poor;minimum level of good;minimum level of fair;angle of distortion this cycle;angle of distortion average;cell fill x this cycle;cell fill x average;cell fill y this cycle;cell fill y average;letter grade of ovality;grade score of ovality;count of grade A;B;C;D;F;is this value use to determine good/fair/poor;minimum level of good;minimum level of fair;ovality this cycle;ovality average;contrast maximum;contrast minimum;pixels per...
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Chapter Data Matrix Verification – Angle of Distortion — The difference from perpendicular of the two solid edges of the Data Matrix measured in degrees. – Cell Size — The overall width divided by the number of columns or the overall height divided by the number of rows.
Verification Types AS9132 Rev. A, 2005 Numeric Score to Grade Level Comparison TABLE 3–4. Grade Comments Angle of Distortion <3.5 <7 > 7 Cell Fill 65%-105% P/F Only <65% Ref Only – Ideal is or >105% Dot Center Offset C1< 2% C2<2% C2>20% C1 is the count of...
Chapter Data Matrix Verification Delimited List of VERI_DETAIL Parameters verification type;overall status score;counts of total;good;fair;poor;letter grade of overall grade;grade score of overall grade;count of grade A;B;C;D;F;is this value use to determine good/fair/poor;minimum level of good;minimum level of fair;letter grade of cell contrast;grade score of cell contrast;count of grade A;B;C;D;F;is this value use to determine good/fair/poor;minimum level of good;minimum level of fair;cell contrast this cycle;cell contrast average;letter grade of axial nonuniformity;grade score of axial nonuniformity;count of grade...
Verification Types Parameters • Axial Nonuniformity — The difference between the height and the width with respect to the rows and columns. • Cell Contrast — In AIM DPM-1-2006, the difference in the population of dark pixels to the population of light pixels (see Figure 3–6) and uses the sample principle as “Symbol Contrast”...
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Chapter Data Matrix Verification Histogram Showing Pixel Color Populations FIGURE 3–6. 3-22 HawkEye™ 1500 Series Verification Manual v2.4.1, Nov 2008...
Chapter Barcode Verification grade for scan line 1;2;3;4;5;6;7;8;9;10;is this value use to determine good/fair/poor;minimum level of good;minimum level of fair;minimum reflectance grade for scan line 1;2;3;4;5;6;7;8;9;10;is this value use to determine good/fair/poor;minimum level of good;minimum level of fair;maximum reflectance percent for scan line 1;2;3;4;5;6;7;8;9;10;minimum reflectance percent for scan line 1;2;3;4;5;6;7;8;9;10;reference decode grade for scan line 1;2;3;4;5;6;7;8;9;10;is this value use to determine good/fair/poor;minimum level of good;minimum level of fair;minimum edge contrast grade for scan line...
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ISO/IEC 15416:2000 reference threshold) that has not been consumed by the element or combination of elements, calculated for the element or combination of elements deviating most from its ideal dimension. • Defects — Are irregularities found within elements and quiet zones, and are measured in terms of element reflectance non-uniformity.
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Chapter Barcode Verification HawkEye™ 1500 Series Verification Manual v2.4.1, Nov 2008...
If You’re Writing Your Own APPENDIX A VB Applications We have provided the functions listed in this appendix for those writing their own VB applications to translate the values obtained from the verification report. GetApertureString Public Function GetApertureString(Value As Long) As String Select Case Value Case 0 GetApertureString = "AUTO"...
Appendix If You’re Writing Your Own VB Applications End Select End Function GetCellUnitReportString Public Function GetCellUnitReportString(Value As Long) As String Const CELL_UNIT_IN_PIXELS = 1 Const CELL_UNIT_IN_MILS = 2 '/* 1/1000th inch */ Select Case Value Case CELL_UNIT_IN_PIXELS GetCellUnitReportString = "PIXELS" Case CELL_UNIT_IN_MILS GetCellUnitReportString = "MILS"...
Verification Error Codes APPENDIX B Data Matrix Verification Error Codes TABLE B–1. Error Code Verification Error Reason 4700 Verification Process Error DPM Verification failed due to insufficient space around Data Matrix or other problems 4701 Verification Unsupported DPM Verification does not support non- ECC200 codes greater than 26x26 4702 Verification Timeout...
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Appendix Verification Error Codes Data Matrix Verification Error Codes (Continued) TABLE B–1. Error Code Verification Error Reason 4717 ISO Verification failed RDA STEP A E Failed Reference Decode Algorithm in steps A through E in ISO/IEC 15415 or AIM DPM-1- 2006 4718 ISO Verification failed RDA final image...
AIM DPM-1-2006 Compliant APPENDIX C Configuration The AIM DPM-1-2006 compliant configuration requires the following parts: HawkEye™ 1510 camera with serial cable (FIS-HE15-0CS0) AC power cable for camera (P/N HEPS-1500) DOAL-50 V2, Red LED-D AC power cable for light (P/N CPS-12 ) DOAL-50 mounting hardware HELTMA-4L (98-LG17-0XX0) C-mount lens 25mm (P/N 928-0057-4) or 35mm (P/N 928-0057-5) Extension ring (P/N C0206)
Appendix AIM DPM-1-2006 Compliant Configuration Spiral wire wrap (P/N 966-0195-1) Setting Up the UID-DPM Stand Dowel Pins and Thumb Screw FIGURE C–1. Dowel Thumb Pins Screw Remove the stand base and upright arm from the packaging. Place the base on a level flat surface. Slide the upright arm onto the two dowel pins in the back of the base.
Assembling the Lights Assembling the Lights HELTMA-4L Bracket FIGURE C–2. Assemble the HELTMA-4L to the DOAL-50 using two M6x10mm screw. Preparing the Lenses Take the lenses out of their boxes and remove the plastic over-wrap. Store the lenses with the lens covers on. Remove the extension tubes from the box and remove plastic over-wrap.
Appendix AIM DPM-1-2006 Compliant Configuration Attaching the Lights to the Camera Small Hole Caps FIGURE C–3. Using a small screwdriver, remove the 4 small hole caps (two on each side) on the sides of the HawkEye™ camera. Thumb Screws FIGURE C–4. Thumb Screws Using the 4 thumb screws provided, attach the HELTMA-4L bracket to the...
Recommended Verifier Setting with 25mm Lens Recommended Verifier Setting with 25mm Lens f-stop = 2 Extension Ring = 6mm Distance from front of camera to part = 8 inches (203.2 mm) Distance from bottom of light to part = 2 inches (50.8 mm) Field of View = 1.19 inches x 0.86 inches (30.2 mm x 21.8 mm) v2.4.1, Nov 2008 HawkEye™...
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Appendix AIM DPM-1-2006 Compliant Configuration Setting 1 — 25mm Lens with 6mm Extension Ring FIGURE C–5. HE1510 25mm f-stop=2 DOAL 50 8” 2” HawkEye™ 1500 Series Verification Manual v2.4.1, Nov 2008...
Recommended Verifier Setting with 35mm Lens Recommended Verifier Setting with 35mm Lens f-stop = 3 Extension Ring = 10mm Distance from front of camera to part = 9 inches (228.6 mm) Distance from bottom of light to part = 2 inches (50.8 mm) Field of View = 0.89 inches x 0.67 inches (22.6 mm x 17.0 mm) v2.4.1, Nov 2008 HawkEye™...
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Appendix AIM DPM-1-2006 Compliant Configuration Setting 2 — 35mm Lens with 10mm Extension Ring FIGURE C–6. HE1510 35mm f-stop=3 10mm DOAL 50 9” 2” HawkEye™ 1500 Series Verification Manual v2.4.1, Nov 2008...
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