Rockwell Automation 48MS MultiSight Vision Sensor - Manual (Page 20)

MultiSight™ User Manual
Start-up
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6. Click the desired sensor to select it in order to Connect, SetIP, or Update. Click the Connect button in order to establish a
network connection with the sensor and start the configuration software.
If no sensor can be found with the Find command, it is possible to connect manually with function “Add IP” by filling in the
known IP-address of the sensor.
7. Click “Yes” to stop Run mode of the MultiSight and connect to the sensor.
8. The configuration software looks like this:
9. If the software was able to make a connection with the MultiSight, all the buttons are activated after a few seconds and the
image currently “seen” by the sensor is displayed in the Image window.
If the buttons are not activated, (i.e., greyed out) the software was not able to connect with the MultiSight.
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Check cable connections and IP address of both the MultiSight and the computer. If necessary, set the IP address of the
PC and/or the sensor as described in the “Network Settings” section on page 11. Use the MultiSight Sensor Finder soft-
ware to attempt to reconnect. If unable to connect, read the “Network settings” section on page 11 and make the nec-
essary settings to the PC and/or sensor.
10. Click the “Live Display” button in the Image window. After a moment the image in the window begins to be repeatedly
refreshed.
The configuration software can only be opened when the
computer is connected to a powered and functional MultiSight.