Light probes – Rockwell Automation 5370-CVIM2 Module User Manual

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5

Chapter

Chapter 5

Pick and Place Function

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A light probe (one is assigned to each camera) can be picked and placed
anywhere within the top half of the image field; however, its size and shape
can be changed only within certain limits: The smallest size is 8 pixels long
by 8 pixels high, and the largest size is 32 pixels long by 64 pixels high
(these sizes will vary with different camera resolution settings).

The

button in the

Probe

panel activates the light probe for

repositioning and resizing; that is, after picking that button you can pick the
light probe in one of its four corners to change its size, or you can pick it in
the center to move it without changing its size.

When you pick the

button, the light probe changes color from red to

green, indicating that it is enabled for “pick and place” operations. At the
same time, the

Pick & Place

panel appears on the screen, as shown in

Figure 5.27.

Figure 5.27 Example: Pick and Place Panel for a Light Probe

The

Pick & Place

panel for the light probe contains the following data

display fields and buttons:

X Loc –– This indicates the current X coordinate, in pixels, of the
upper–left corner of the probe box from the left side of the screen.

Y Loc –– This indicates the current Y coordinate, in pixels, of the
upper–left corner of the probe box from the top of the screen.

Length –– This indicates the current length of the probe box, in pixels.

Height –– This indicates the current height of the probe box, in pixels.

Arrow buttons,

↑, ↓, ←, and → –– When you pick an arrow button, by

default the entire light probe moves one pixel in the direction of the
corresponding arrow. If, however, you have just picked and placed one
corner of the light probe, the arrow buttons will affect that part of the light
probe only.

Done –– When you finish the pick and place operations, picking the

button returns to the camera setup panel.

Light Probes

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