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    P400MA and P400 Industrial Machine V ision Imagecheckers 08/2008[...]

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    2 P a n a s o n i c M a c h i n e V i s i o n s y s t e m s Overview Vision sensor LightPix AE20 Our newly developed vision sensors combine the ease of use of an conventional photoelectric sensor with the inspection possibilities of an entry-level vision system. They are fast, reliable and cost-effective. Compact Machine Vision systems For more sop[...]

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    3 I m a g e c h e c k e r P 4 0 0 M A a n d P 4 0 0 Contents Overview....................................................................................................................................................................4/5 Hardware P400MA .................................................................................................[...]

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    xxxxxxxxxxx xxxxx 4 P400 The P400 is a PC-based, multi-purpose, high-end Machine Vision system. It is the ideal inspection tool if your application requires: High processing performance V arious inspection functions Multi-camera processing with up to 12 cameras Extensibility in hard- and software     P400MA The P400MA is a compact, PC-b[...]

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    + 5 Vision P400 Software (Page 10-13) P400 Hardware ( Page 6-9) P400 P400MA Extremely user-friendly. Multi-purpose for a wide range of industrial inspection applications. High performance and cost effective. Expandable in hard- and software. A reliable and flexible partner: P400MA and P400 are complete PC-based vision systems. By selecting only hi[...]

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    6 I m a g e c h e c k e r P 4 0 0 M A Hardware P400MA A reliable and compact system The system’s hardware and software are delivered fully configured, which saves you time setting up your system. Standardized hardware and several protective features ensure safe and reliable operation for many years – even in a harsh industrial environment. Lat[...]

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    7 Flashlight control Four cameras 2 x RS232 2 x Ethernet 32 digital in/outputs, (optional Profibus, CANopen, DeviceNet, Interbus, …) Firewire IEE1394 4 x USB 2.0 Highlights:  Cost-efficient and precise checking with up to 4 CCD matrix cameras  Several universal checkers that can be parameterized to handle your individual checking tasks ?[...]

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    8 Expandable The system can be upgraded with up to two additional camera boards, which will be detected automatically by the software. P400 comes equipped with standard interfaces such as RS 232, USB, Ethernet and even a digital I/O card. Futhermore, several unoccupied PCI slots offer added flexibility for your future needs. Fast The combination o[...]

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    9 Multi-camera processing The P400 is able to operate with up to 12 cameras in serial input mode or 6 cameras while capturing images in parallel. Users may select from different CCD-matrix camera types, from basic types to mega- pixel types. Designed for use in industry During the development of the Imagechecker P400, Panasonic attached great impor[...]

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    10 Menu bar Here all basic settings can be made, e.g. opening and saving an application, selecting the frame grabber , specifying a password, processing a spreadsheet, etc. Spreadsheet The spreadsheet is a special dialog box for displaying and optimizing the individual parameters and results. The drag & drop facility can be used to optimize lim[...]

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    1 1 Checker dialog box This is where limit values are defined, results retrieved, or even filter settings made. Each checker has its own dialog box and thus can be adjusted individually to the application. Horizontal toolbar Includes various icons, e.g. to start the application or test the checkers. From here the inspection program can be started[...]

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    12 Highlights:  Fast and easy visual setup  Large amount of ready-to-use inspection tools for almost any application  Customizable T wo systems – one software Although P400MA and P400 are different with respect to hardware features, their “intelligence” – the Vision P400 software – is the same. Thus users benefit from a uniform [...]

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    13 Communication In addition to the standard hardware ports (serial interface, parallel I/Os), Vision P400 supports two software interfaces – named pipe and OLE automation (ActiveX®). They enable Vision P400 to communicate with other Windows application or to realize customized user interfaces for your application. Additionally , special actions[...]

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    14 I m a g e c h e c k e r P 4 0 0 M A a n d P 4 0 0 Inspection functions Object identification and position detection made easy Inspection and verification of characters, codes and prints OCR/OCV A powerful tool to read and verify characters, strings and symbols. We have expanded the functionality of this checker . Now , also rotated or even cur[...]

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    15 I m a g e c h e c k e r P 4 0 0 M A a n d P 4 0 0 Inspection functions Scaling permissible No matter if the parts vary in size or change their shape slightly , the Contour Matching Checker will find them reliably . T olerances can be set from 50% to 200%. Impervious to fluctuations in illumination T aking into account real factory floor envir[...]

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    Checker Applications Example Window Checker Presence check Sorting Area measurement Surface inspection Parts recognition      All rolls present? Binary Edge Detection Fast measurement of length and distance Fast angle measurement Presence checking    Width of tracks correct? Gray V alue Edge Detection High accuracy measureme[...]

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    17 I m a g e c h e c k e r P 4 0 0 M A a n d P 4 0 0 Customization Receive images from Vision P400 These images can contain individual graphical elements such as markers or indicators. Receive inspection results from Vision P400 Inspection results can simply be displayed or used for further calculation, e.g. statistics. Control Vision P400 All nece[...]

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    P400 controller Part no. ANPC442VxCED Processor , RAM Slot CPU with Intel Pentium processor , min. 512MB Cameras Max. 12 CCD cameras/serial image grabbing Max. 6 CCD cameras/parallel image grabbing Drives Removable hard-disk 20GB or more 3.5" floppy drive, 1.44MB DVD-RW drive Interface 2 x serial RS232C 1 Centronics interface 1 digital I/O ca[...]

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    V ision sensor AE20 and 2D code reader PD60/65 Our Vision Sensor LightPix combines the ease of use of a conventional photoelectric sensor with the inspection possibilities of an entry-level Machine Vision system. PD60/65 is specialized on reading 2- dimensional codes such as Datamatrix ECC200 code and QR-code. Compact Machine Vision systems Imagech[...]

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    Global Network Copyright © 2008 • Printed in Germany 3137 euen 06/08 Asia Pacific China Japan North America Europe Panasonic Electric W orks Please contact our Global Sales Companies in: Europe  Headquarters Panasonic Electric Works Europe AG Rudolf-Diesel-Ring 2, 83607 Holzkirchen, T el. +49 (0) 8024 648-0, Fax +49 (0) 8024 648-111, www.pana[...]