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Cognex DataMan 290 Quick Start Manual

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Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and
Rockwell PLC Communications
Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................... 2
PLC Setup ..................................................................................................................... 7
EDS Installation ............................................................................................................. 9
DataMan WebUI Communications Section .................................................................. 14
Verify EDS Installation ................................................................................................. 15
AOP Installation .......................................................................................................... 16
Add a Camera to PLC Network Devices ...................................................................... 20
What is RPI? ............................................................................................................... 23
Sample Code .............................................................................................................. 27
Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and
Rockwell PLC Communications
COGNEX ©2025
1/30/2025
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications Contents Introduction ........................2 PLC Setup ........................7 EDS Installation ......................9 DataMan WebUI Communications Section ..............14 Verify EDS Installation ....................15 AOP Installation ......................16 Add a Camera to PLC Network Devices ..............20 What is RPI? .......................

  • Page 2: Introduction

    It serves as a "data sheet" for configuring and integrating a device within a networked system. EDS files can be downloaded from Cognex.com. The recommended way to obtain resources for your device is to use the DataMan WebUI. Open your web browser and navigate to the assigned IP address of your device.
  • Page 3 Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications 2. Select Resources. 3. Select DataMan 290 GSD and EDS Files from the Resources list. Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications COGNEX ©2025 1/30/2025 Page 3 of 29...
  • Page 4 DM AOPs that are available that we will demonstrate how to configure in this document. AOP files can be downloaded from Cognex.com. The recommended way to obtain resources for your device is to use the DataMan WebUI. Open your Web Browser and navigate to the assigned IP Address of your device.
  • Page 5 Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications 1. Navigate to the Help menu in the upper right corner and select Getting Started Guide. 2. Select Resources. Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications COGNEX ©2025...
  • Page 6 Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications 3. Select DataMan AOP from the Resources list. 4. Click the Download button. 5. Unzip and copy the downloaded folder to your PLC programming PC. Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications COGNEX ©2025...

  • Page 7: Plc Setup

    Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications PLC Setup Create a Rockwell Project 1. Open Rockwell Studio 5000. 2. Select Create - New Project. 3. Select your PLC from the list, enter a Name for your project and click the Next button.
  • Page 8 Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications 5. Click the Finish button. Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications COGNEX ©2025 1/30/2025 Page 8 of 29...

  • Page 9: Eds Installation

    Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications EDS Installation Make sure you are Offline. 1. From Rockwell Studio 5000, open the Tools menu and select EDS Hardware Installation Tool from the list. 2. Click the Next button.
  • Page 10 Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications 3. Select the radio button to Register a device description file(s) and click the Next button. 4. Select the 02A6030505390100.eds file from your copied folder and click the Open button.
  • Page 11 Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications 5. Select the radio button to Register a single device description file and click the Next button. Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications COGNEX ©2025 1/30/2025...
  • Page 12 Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications 6. Click the Next button. 7. Click the Next button. Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications COGNEX ©2025 1/30/2025 Page 12 of 29...
  • Page 13 Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications 8. Click the Finish button. Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications COGNEX ©2025 1/30/2025 Page 13 of 29...

  • Page 14: Dataman Webui Communications Section

    Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications DataMan WebUI Communications Section 1. Open a Web Browser and enter the IP Address of your DM290. 2. Navigate to Step 4 Communications. 3. Select the EtherNet/IP radio button to enable EtherNet/IP and click the Apply button.

  • Page 15: Verify Eds Installation

    Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications Verify EDS Installation After the DM290 has rebooted go to Rockwell Studio 5000. 1. Open the Communications menu and select Who Active from the list. 2. Confirm the DM290 is on the correctly assigned IP Address.

  • Page 16: Aop Installation

    Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications AOP Installation Make sure all Rockwell Software is shut down to not interfere with the installation. 1. Run the MPSetup.exe application from the Downloaded and Extracted folder. 2. Click the Next button.
  • Page 17 Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications 3. Accept the teams of the license agreements and click the Next button. 4. Click the Install radio button and click the Next button. Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications COGNEX ©2025...
  • Page 18 Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications 5. Click the Install button. 6. Click the Next button. Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications COGNEX ©2025 1/30/2025 Page 18 of 29...
  • Page 19 Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications 7. Click the Finish button. 8. Restart the PC. : AOPs reside on the computer they are installed on. Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications COGNEX ©2025...

  • Page 20: Add A Camera To Plc Network Devices

    Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications Add a Camera to PLC Network Devices Confirm the PLC is Offline. 1. Open Rockwell Studio 5000. 2. From the Controller Organizer menu, navigate to I/O Configuration – Ethernet. 3. Right click on Ethernet and select New Module from the fly-out list.
  • Page 21 Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications 8. Enter a unique name for the AOP (e.g., DM290). 9. Add a Description. 10. Set the Ethernet Address to the camera’s IP address. 11. To edit the Module Definition, click the Change button.
  • Page 22 Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications 15. Click the Yes button on the popup. 16. Select Connection from the Menu. Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications COGNEX ©2025 1/30/2025 Page 22 of 29...

  • Page 23: What Is Rpi

    Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications What is RPI? Requested Packet Interval is a setting used in industrial protocols like EtherNet/IP and DeviceNet to determine how often data is exchanged between a Controller (PLC) and a Device (like a sensor) on the network.
  • Page 24 Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications AOP Verification You should now see your device listed. Verify Your I/O Data Structure in the Controller Tags as shown below. 1. Select Controller Tags and scroll to your DM290.
  • Page 25 Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications Trigger Camera Verification 1. Open a Web Browser and enter the IP Address of your DM290 to open the Cognex DataMan WebUI. 2. Navigate to Step 5 Runtime. 3. Ensure your Runtime looks like this image.
  • Page 26 Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications 4. In Rockwell Studio 5000, go Online with the PLC. 5. Go to the Monitor Tags tab and expand the DM290:O setting. 6. Expand the DM290:0.Control setting. 7. Set Control.TriggerEnable to 1.

  • Page 27: Sample Code

    Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications Sample Code Main Program Code Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications COGNEX ©2025 1/30/2025 Page 27 of 29...
  • Page 28 Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications Program Code for DataMan This handles triggering. Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications COGNEX ©2025 1/30/2025 Page 28 of 29...
  • Page 29 Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications Inspection Results This monitors the Results Available bit and parses the result data when available. Quick Start Guide for DataMan 290/390 and Rockwell PLC Communications COGNEX ©2025 1/30/2025 Page 29 of 29...

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