Rockwell Automation 5370-CBPK Color CVIM BLISTER-PAK Option - Manual (Page 10)

Chapter 2
Functional Overview
2–3
The Color CVIM BLISTER-PAK option is a special version of the Color
CVIM firmware designed to meet the demands of blister packaging
inspection. It provides a flexible tool that is extremely robust, yet easy to set
up and use.
The BLISTER-PAK option is a distinct software product that installs over
and actually replaces the standard firmware in the Color CVIM module. It
provides a set of features especially optimized to perform high quality blister
inspection. In addition, it provides:
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Automated application setup.
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Compatibility with Allen-Bradley’s Color MATH-PAK
t option,
including special object verification results that can be used directly by
MATH-PAK.
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Compatibility with Allen-Bradley’s Color USER-PAK
t option, including
the ability to simplify the user interface by hiding unneeded menu items
from view, and customizing displays and serial port outputs.
The Color CVIM BLISTER-PAK option provides the following capabilities:
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Up to 48 blisters per image.
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Up to 80 tablets or 40 capsules per blister.
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Up to 600 total tablets or 300 total capsules per image.
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Automatic color balance adjustment.
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Automatic compensation for lighting variation.
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Automatic background color definition.
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Automatic tablet or capsule color definition.
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Automatic blister region positioning.
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Automatic tolerance setting.
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Automatic compensation for inconsistent blister positioning.
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Ability to inspect single color tablets, 2-color tablets (flipped), and
2-color capsules.
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Detection of:
– Foreign material.
– Empty blisters or missing tablets or capsules.
– Extra tablets or capsules.
– Wrong color tablets or capsules.
– Oversize tablets or capsules.
– Positioning errors.
– Undersize tablets or capsules.
– Incorrect shapes.
– Capsule orientation errors.
Standard Color CVIM vs.
Color CVIM BLISTER-PAK
Option
System Capabilities