Monitor Main Screen
Main Screen Layout
The main screen is displayed after the system is started. It fills the entire monitor display area.
The title bar displays the model, firmware version, and IP address.
By default, the Display Mode is set to “None”.
The states of the STATUS and ERROR LEDs located on the front panel are shown under the title bar.
By clicking the [Configure...] button, setting of IP address and screens for the Compact Vision system is available.
Following is the example when setting to display two windows (setting [Number of Video Displays], which is explained later, to “2”).
If the window is configured to display the windows like the above example, the upper part of the image display area shows the selected project and camera setting, and the bottom shows the Zoom setting and Live Video checkbox. Details of the Zoom setting and Live Video checkbox function are as follows.
- Zoom This dropdown list has selections for the zoom value. If the selection is not Fit to Window, then scroll bars will appear to allow horizontal and vertical panning.
- Live Video
Check this checkbox to display the live image of the camera.
The [Live Video] checkbox can be checked whichever project is selected. Also, while the sequence execution result is displayed when the sequence is selected and executed, the live image is displayed after the execution result when the [Live Video] is checked.
When the [Live Video] is checked, Vision command execution from the Robot Controller or the Epson RC+ delay (a warning dialog box will be displayed). Be careful when selecting [Live Video].
KEY POINTS
If there is no project in the CV2 when it is turned ON, [Number of Video Displays] will be set to “None”.
Displaying Video
When the Epson RC+ or a Robot Controller is connected to the camera, and a project is selected on the monitor main screen, then the video is updated only when a sequence is run from the Epson RC+ or the Controller. In this case, the video is not a live image unless it is configured as a live image in the EPSON RC+. If you want to see the live video, check the [Live Video] check box, then select the desired camera.
The sequence image is also displayed like the Epson RC+. For example, when the sequence is executed in the Vision Guide window of the Epson RC+, the same image will be displayed on the monitor when the related projects, camera, sequence are selected.
KEY POINTS
If you display a live video on the monitor (check the [Live Video] checkbox) while a client (RC+ and/or a Controller) is also using the system, then vision processing will be slower since the video is being grabbed by both the monitor and the client. Checking the [Live Video] checkbox is intended to be used for checking a camera from the monitor without connecting RC+. For best performance, select one or two projects that you want to monitor and save the settings. If you will not be using the monitor display, set the display mode to None, then save the settings.