IDS NXT, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...IDS NXT 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 Operation with the IDS NXT cockpit...

Page 2: ...settings and information 10 5 Dashboard 11 6 Configuration 12 6 1 Camera 12 6 1 1 Camera settings 12 6 1 2 Image settings 13 6 1 3 Image acquisition 13 6 1 3 1 Trigger type Freerun 13 6 1 3 2 Trigger...

Page 3: ...extended nor limited by the information contained in this manual Should you require further information on this product or encounter specific problems that are not discussed in sufficient detail in t...

Page 4: ...not touch the printed circuit board while it is powered Always hold the board by the edges to avoid the risk of electrostatic discharge damage For optimum ESD behavior a clearance of 4 mm from non shi...

Page 5: ...nsion de s curit LPS source puissance limit e ou ES1 PS2 Pour garantir la s curit lectrique nous recommandons l utilisation d un c ble de connexion blind ou la mise la terre du bo tier de la cam ra af...

Page 6: ...e is available for download from www ids nxt com For the installation under Windows follow the installation wizard IDS NXT cockpit is currently available for Windows 64 bit You should have an up to da...

Page 7: ...on to IDS NXT cameras is possible by direct entry of an IP address Automatic finding of IDS NXT cameras only works if the following parameters are possible in the network UDP broadcasts via port 5055...

Page 8: ...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...

Page 9: ...changed for example to respond to changed production specifications These include camera settings brightness gain and settings for the IDS NXT vision apps User This user profile provides shop floor e...

Page 10: ...type Description Action Warning The device temperature is too high Ensure that the device is sufficiently cooled Critical The supply voltage for the device is too low Check the supply voltage of the...

Page 11: ...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...

Page 12: ...tc Interfaces settings for interfaces like RS 232 and inputs outputs Vision App Manager Managing vision apps 6 1 Camera 6 1 1 Camera settings In the Camera settings area you can set the exposure time...

Page 13: ...riginal value 6 1 2 Image settings In the Image area you can rotate or save the image You can also display a histogram Fig 5 Image settings With the button you rotate the image 90 counterclockwise Thi...

Page 14: ...n activated In the live image you can see the capture date of the last image in the lower right corner With the button you can activate a software trigger manually in IDS NXT cockpit Note on sensors w...

Page 15: ...e the trigger detection starts again Prescaler Via the trigger prescaler frequency divider you can set that the incoming trigger signals are pre divided by the set value This is the case if the extern...

Page 16: ...n option When this option is activated the manual value under Duration has no effect Set the delay time for the flash output in microseconds under Delay After the exposure starts the switching of the...

Page 17: ...d Avatar image The following specifications apply to the avatar image Image size 256 x 256 pixels Image format JPEG GIF BMP or PNG Support file Here you can download a support file as an archive tar g...

Page 18: ...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 Fig 13 Setting the...

Page 19: ...p using the slider If the vision app is already installed or not compatible with the device firmware a message will be displayed If network drives are connected using a DNS address but there is curren...

Page 20: ...ea you can set a password for the individual user classes The password may not be longer than 255 characters The following special characters are not allowed question mark equals and colon 1 Select th...

Page 21: ...ou can also export the displayed logbook as a PDF file or delete the logbook entries Error images in the logbook Error images are only saved in triggered mode for Vision Failed signals In freerun mode...

Page 22: ...ser and log on to the device On the website you can see the following information Live image System monitor with status information Information to the device like IP address or location etc Link to th...

Page 23: ...Hardware trigger 14 Histogram 13 I IDS NXT enter IP 6 find 6 website 22 IDS NXT cockpit 6 install 6 log on 8 start 6 Image rotate 13 save 13 Image processing status 11 Interface input 18 output 18 RS...

Page 24: ...April 2020 24 Operation with the IDS NXT cockpit IDS NXT Vision app activate 19 install 19 manage 19 W Windows 6...