Rockwell Automation 5370-CVIM2 Module - Manual (Page 131)

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Pick and Place Functions
This chapter discusses the procedures for positioning the various CVIM2
inspection tools within the image field and/or changing their size and shape.
This is called the “pick and place” function, and it can be performed using
either the light pen or the mouse.
Here are some basic pick and place terms used in this manual:
1. Pick –– This is the name for the latching effect that occurs when you
press the light pen tip against a tool (or click the mouse cursor on it).
After you pick a tool or tool part, you can move (“drag”) the tool (or tool
part) across the image field.
2. Drag –– This is the name for the act of moving a tool (or tool part) to a
new position on the image field.
3. Place –– This is the name for the latching effect that occurs when you
press the light pen tip against a tool (or click the mouse cursor on it) after
dragging a tool (or tool part) to a new position on the image field. When
you place a tool, it remains in its new position until you pick and place it
again.
4. Pick and place points –– These are the points (or, more precisely,
regions) at which you must point or aim the light pen or mouse cursor to
pick a tool in order to move it, change its size, or change its orientation
in the image field.
5. Vernier arrows –– These are four graphic “arrow” buttons that enable
you to “fine tune” the position, size, or shape of a tool, one pixel at a
time, by picking the arrow button that corresponds to the desired
direction: up, down, left, or right.
The tool (or tool part) will move one pixel each time you pick an arrow
button. Note that the tool may not always appear to move in the display
panel, especially when display panel has been reduced to a small size on
the monitor screen.
Auto repeat –– If you press and hold the light pen tip against the arrow
button (or place the mouse cursor on the button and press and hold the
mouse button), the tool will move repeatedly, one pixel at a time, until
you release the light pen tip or mouse button.
The remaining sections of this chapter cover the pick and place procedures
for each type of inspection tool.
Pick and Place Terms