Canon VB-H45 User manual

Work Support Manual
"Device Startup"
[Ver. 1.3] March 2019
* This manual is still in
development, and is provided
only for supplemental use in
verification procedures. It should
not be distributed to the general
public. Please be aware that
some of the information that is
included is not complete, and
that it should only be used as a
reference for launching the
platform.

Introduction
The purpose of this manual is to quickly learn the image processing configuration
procedure using a Canon network camera and Vision Edition.
When applying the operations to an actual production system, be sure to check the
manuals and disclaimer information for the software and cameras that are used.
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Software Versions
Operation procedures and window images might vary depending on the firmware version
of the network camera, the version of the operation application, and the software version
of Vision Edition.
This manual describes operations based on the following versions.
Network camera VB-H45 1.0.0
Camera Management Tool 2.4
Vision Edition 1.2.1

Contents
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Introduction ……………………………………………………………………… 02
Software Versions ……………………………………………………… 02
Chapter 2 Device Connections
Required Devices ……………………………………………………………… 22
(1) Connect the Camera and the Image Processing Controller ……… 23
Chapter 3 Vision Edition Settings
(4) Configure Capture Settings and Register a Master Image ………… 36
(5) Edit the 2D Code Recognition Unit ……………………………………… 42
Chapter 4 Operation Check
(1) Perform Debugging in Offline Mode …………………………………… 50
(2) Prepare for Online Mode ………………………………………………… 51
(3) Perform Operation in Online Mode …………………………………… 52
(4) Procedure After Completing Work …………………………………… 53
(3) Edit the Flowchart ……………………………………………………… 34
Chapter 1 Camera Settings
Required Devices ……………………………………………………………… 05
(6) Reference: Using the Camera Management Tool to Find the
Camera's IP Address ………………… ………………… ………………… 16
(2) Connect the Camera to a PC …………………………………………… 08
(3) Configure the PC Network Settings ……………………………………… 09
(4) Register a Camera Administrator, and Configure an IP Address …12
(5) Configure the PC Network Settings ……………………………………… 15
(7) Set the Camera's JPEG Compression Ratio …………………………… 18
(1) Reset the Camera to the Factory Settings …………………………… 06
(6) Configure the Display Options …………………………………………… 44
(7) Configure the Main Screen Validation Condition Settings ………… 47
(8) Configure the Camera's Video Flip Setting …………………………… 19
(1) Add a Sample JOB ………………………………………………………… 29
(2) Register the Camera ……………………………………………………… 31

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Camera Settings

1. Network camera (VB-H45) 2. PoE Hub (no specific model)
* Power supply to camera required
* Hub with 2 or more ports required
3. Windows PC
* This manual uses windows from
Windows 7/10 in its
descriptions.
4. LAN cable (no specific model)
* Straight, Cat 6 or better recommended
* Minimum 2 cables required
Camera Settings
To use a Canon network camera with Vision Edition, you must configure the camera settings
in advance. This chapter describes the procedure for configuring the settings for a network
camera (VB-H45) that still has the factory default settings.
Required Devices
Make sure the following devices are available.
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Quick Help
Case 1: I want to reset the camera to the factory default settings before configuring it.
→ "Proceed to (1) Reset the Camera to the Factory Settings".
Case 2: I want to configure a camera that has the factory default settings.
→ Proceed to "(2) Connect the Camera to a PC".
Case 3: I know the camera's administrator name and password, but I forgot the IP address.
→ Perform the steps in "(2) Connect the Camera to a PC" and "(5) Configure the PC
Network Settings", and then proceed to "(6) Reference: Using the Camera
Management Tool to Find the Camera's IP Address".
Case 4: I forgot the camera's administrator name and password.
→"Proceed to (1) Reset the camera to the factory settings".
Case 5: I know the camera's administrator name, password, and IP address.
→ Perform the steps in "(2) Connect the Camera to a PC" and "(5) Configure the PC
Network Settings", Proceed to "(7) Set the Camera's JPEG Compression Ratio".
* An industrial camera (N10-W02) can be used
immediately with the factory default settings.
Proceed to Chapter 2.

(1) Reset the Camera to the Factory Settings
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1
Turn ON the power to the PoE hub, and connect one end of a LAN cable to the
power supply port on the PoE hub. Do not connect the other end of the LAN cable
to the camera yet.
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Use a pointed object such as the tip of a pen to press in and hold the Reset switch.
With the Reset switch pressed in, connect the LAN cable to the network camera.
Wait about 5 seconds, and then release the Reset switch.
When the network camera's LED comes on and the camera moves slightly in the
pan and tilt directions, this setting is complete.
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[For VB-H45 and VB-S30D Mk II]
The following settings will be applied when you reset the camera to the factory default
settings.
IP address: DHCP (Initial IP:192.168.100.1)
Administrator name: None
Administrator password: None
PoE hub
PoE PoE Non-PoE Non-PoE
Camera unit
Do not connect the LAN cable yet.
If you have forgotten the camera's administrator name and password, reset the camera
to the factory default settings.
Note
It might take some time for the camera's initialization process to finish (about 5 minutes).
[VB-H45] [VB-S30D Mk II]

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For [N10-W02]
The following settings will be applied when you reset the camera to the factory default
settings.
IP address: 192.168.0.90
Administrator name: admin
Administrator password: password
Use a LAN cable to connect the camera to the power supply port on the PoE hub,
and turn ON the power to the PoE hub.
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PoE hub
PoE PoE Non-PoE Non-PoE
Use a pointed object such as the tip of a pen to press in the Reset switch on the
back of the camera.
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(2) Connect the Camera to a PC
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PoE hub
Use LAN cables to connect the Windows PC and the network camera to the PoE
hub. Connect the network camera to the power supply port on the PoE hub.
* Do not connect any devices other than the camera and the Windows PC.
Otherwise, the identical IP addresses might be used.
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PoE PoE Non-PoE Non-PoE
Camera unit Windows PC
Turn ON the power to the Windows PC and the PoE hub. (It is ok if they are already ON.)
Wait about 30 seconds for the camera to finish starting up. (When the network
camera's LED comes on and the camera moves slightly in the pan and tilt directions,
the startup process is complete.)
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LED

(3) Configure the PC Network Settings
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1
Open the Control Panel.
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Click [Change adapter settings].
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Configure the Windows PC's network settings in order to configure the network camera
settings. Change the PC's IP address to "192.168.100.100" (*).
* Although the IP address can be changed to a value that is appropriate for the
environment (192.168.100.xx: xx=1 to 254), avoid using "192.168.100.1" because that is the
default value for the network camera.
[Windows 7] [Windows 10]
Click [View network status and tasks].
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[Windows 7] [Windows 10]
[Windows 7] [Windows 10]

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Select [Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)], and then click [Properties].
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Right-click [Local Area Connection] (win7) or [Ethernet] (win10), and select
[Properties] from the menu that is displayed.
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[Windows 7] [Windows 10]
[Windows 7] [Windows 10]

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Select [Use the following IP address:], and enter the following settings.
IP address (example): 192.168.100.100
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Click [OK].
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[Windows 7] [Windows 10]
Close [Local Area Connection Properties] (Win 7) or [Ethernet Properties] (Win 10).
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[Windows 7] [Windows 10]
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(4) Register a Camera Administrator, and Configure an IP Address
Open a browser, and enter "192.168.100.1" in the address bar.
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* If the window for setting the camera does not open, try the following steps.
(1) Check if the LAN cable is disconnected.
(2) Restart the PoE hub.
(3) Use the following procedure to check if the PC's IP address is the same as the
one set in "(3) Configure the PC Network Settings".
<1> Type "cmd" in the search field in the Start menu to open the command prompt.
<2> Type "ipconfig" in the command prompt, and press the Enter key.
<3> Check the IPv4 address.
Enter the administrator name and password that you want to set, and then click
[Apply and reboot].
Administrator Name (example): admin
Password (example): password
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Memo
The factory default setting for the camera is DHCP. However, if there is no DHCP server on the network,
30 seconds after the power is turned ON you can connect to 192.168.100.1 from the browser in order to
configure the initial settings.
Please note that "Auto (DHCP)" in the camera's Network Settings menu must be changed to "Manual" in
Step 3 below.
Register an administrator and configure an IP address for the network camera. 1

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In the [Basic] > [Network] menu, change the [IPv4 Address Settings Method] to
[Manual].
Then, change [IPv4 Address] to "192.168.0.2" (*), and click [Apply and reboot].
* Although the IP address can be changed to a value that is appropriate for the
environment (192.168.0.xx: xx=1 to 254), be careful to avoid using the same IP
address as any other device on the network. In particular, do not use the following
default IP addresses of the related devices.
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Network Device IP Address Subnet Mask
Image processing controller (IPC427E) 192.168.0.100 255.255.255.0
Collaborative robot (COBOTTA) 192.168.0.1 255.255.255.0
Optional camera (N10-W02) 192.168.0.90 255.255.255.0
After the camera reboots, enter the administrator name and password
in the dialog box that appears, and then click [OK].

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Wait about 30 seconds for the camera to finish starting up. (When the network
camera's LED comes on and the camera moves slightly in the pan and tilt directions,
the startup process is complete.)
(The following message is displayed on the browser, but it is safe to ignore it.)
In the following dialog box, click [OK]. 1

(5) Configure the PC Network Settings
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1
Change the Windows PC's IP address.
For detailed steps, refer to "(3) Configure the PC Network Settings".
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Change the IP address of the Windows PC to "192.168.0.200" (*) so that it is on the same
network as the network camera.
* Although the IP address can be changed to a value that is appropriate for the
environment (192.168.0.xx: xx=1 to 254), be careful to avoid using the same IP address as
any other device on the network. In particular, do not use the following default IP
addresses of the related devices.
Network Device IP Address Subnet Mask
Image processing controller (IPC427E) 192.168.0.100 255.255.255.0
Collaborative robot (COBOTTA) 192.168.0.1 255.255.255.0
Optional camera (N10-W02) 192.168.0.90 255.255.255.0
[Windows 7] [Windows 10]

(6) Reference: Using the Camera Management Tool to Find the
Camera's IP Address
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1
Install the Camera Management Tool from the CD-ROM that is included with the
camera.
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You can use the Camera Management Tool to search for a camera with an unknown IP
address.
First, install the Camera Management Tool on the Windows PC.

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Start the Camera Management Tool.
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Click . Next, click [Search].
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Use the Camera Management Tool to search for a camera.
All network cameras that are on the same network are shown.
The IP address is shown in the IPv4 Address column.
* Industrial cameras (N10-W02) will not appear in this search.
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(7) Set the Camera's JPEG Compression Ratio
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Open a browser, and enter the camera's IP address "192.168.0.2" in the address bar.
Enter the user name (example: admin) and the password (example: password), and
then click [OK].
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Access the network camera and set the JPEG compression ratio.
Select the [Video and Audio] → [Video] menu.
In the [JPEG] section, change [Video Size: Upload/Memory card" to "1920 x 1080".
In the [JPEG] section, change [Video Quality: 1920 x 1080] from "6" to "10".
(The higher the value, the higher the quality.)
Click [Apply].
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(8) Configure the Camera's Video Flip Setting
Configure the video flip setting according to the condition in which the camera is installed. 1
Suspended from the ceiling
→ Enable video flip
Placed on a desk
→ Disable video flip
Open a browser, and enter the camera's IP address "192.168.0.2" in the address bar.
Enter the user name (example: admin) and the password (example: password), and
then click [OK].
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Select the [Camera] → [Camera] menu.
In the [Installation Conditions] section, change [Video Flip] to either "Enable" or "Disable".
Click [Apply].
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In the following dialog box, click [OK].
Suspended from the ceiling
→ "Disable"
Placed on a desk
→ "Enable"