Omron FQ - SHORTMANUAL V1 User manual

Short Manual
Vision Sensor
FQ
Cat. No. Z306-E1-01

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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
1-1 FQ-series Vision Sensors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1-2 Measurement Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1-3 Startup Display and Display Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1-4 Basic Operational Flow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2. Installation and Connections
2-1 System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2-2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2-3 Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2-4 Setting Up Ethernet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3. Taking Images
3-1 Selecting a Sensor for Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3-2 Adjusting Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3-3 Adjusting the Object Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
4. Setting Up Inspections
4-1 Inspection Item Selection Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4-2 Setup Procedure for Inspection Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
4-3 Inspecting with the Search Inspection Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
4-4 Inspecting with the Edge Position Inspection Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
4-5 Inspecting with the Edge Width Inspection Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
4-6 Inspecting with the Area Inspection Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
4-7 Inspecting with Color Data Inspection Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
5. Testing and Saving Settings
5-1 Performing Test Measurements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
5-2 Adjusting the Judgement Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
5-3 Checking a List of All Inspection Item Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
5-4 Saving Data to the Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

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6. Operation
6-1 Starting Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
6-2 Configuring the Run Mode Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
6-3 Adjusting Judgement Parameters during Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
7. Communications with External Devices
7-1 Operation with Default Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
7-2 Setting the Measurement Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
7-3 Setting the Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
7-4 Controlling the Sensor from an External Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Revision History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

1 Introduction
Introduction
1-1 FQ-series Vision Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
1-2 Measurement Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
1-3 Startup Display and Display Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
1-4 Basic Operational Flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

FQ-series Vision Sensors
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1-1 FQ-series Vision Sensors
FQ-series Vision Sensors are real-color Vision Sensors with integrated processing. Once configured, they are
used stand-alone for quality inspection of presence, position, and other product characteristics. To set up or
monitor the sensors, either the touch screen based console 'Touch Finder' or a 'PC Tool' can be used.
FQ-series Vision Sensors are available in two different models. The differences are given in the following table.
Model Standard model Single-function model
Model number FQ-S2@@@@@ FQ-S1@@@@@
Number of simultaneous
measurements
32 1
Number of registered scenes 32 8
Position compensation Supported Not supported
The same functions as those that are provided
by the Touch Finder can be performed from a
computer. The PC Tool is available free of
charge.
Includes the camera, lighting, measurement
processor, and I/O functions.
After the Sensor has been set up, it can be
operated alone to perform measurements
without the Touch Finder or PC Tool.
PC Tool
Used to check images and set the judgement
parameters. It can also be used to save
measurement results and check status during
operation.
FQ Vision Sensor
Touch Finder
Setup, Image Confirmation, and Logging Tools

Measurement Process
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1-2 Measurement Process
This section describes the basic flow of the measurement process.
• The measurement is started by inputting a trigger signal from an external
device.
• Images are taken according to the trigger.
• The image is measured to see if it matches the configured settings.
• The overall judgement of all inspection items are output using OR logic.
• Measurement data and image data can be logged in memory in the Sensor or
in an SD card.
Trigger input
Take image
Measurement
Overall judgement
output
Logging

Startup Display and Display Elements
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Startup Display
1The Sensor is automatically detected by the Touch
Finder when power supply to the Sensor and Touch
Finder is turned ON.
The Auto Connect Display will appear if the Sensor can-
not be detected. Check that cables are connected cor-
rectly to the Sensor and Touch Finder, and then press
[Auto connect].
2When the Sensor is detected, the following display will appear.
• The Setup Mode will appear if a Sensor that has not been
set up is connected.
• The Run Mode will appear if a Sensor that has been set
up is connected.
When the Touch Finder is started, IP addresses are automatically set for each Sensor.
To allocate specific IP addresses, set the IP address of each Sensor and the Touch Finder.
Setting Up Ethernet: p. 20
Note

Startup Display and Display Elements
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Display Elements
This Sensor has a Setup Mode and a Run Mode.
Setup Mode
In Setup Mode, you can set the image conditions, judgement parameters, and I/O settings for the Sensor.
Run Mode
In Run Mode, measurements are performed, and measurement results are output.
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The Display Button can be used to switch between the following images.
• Live: The live image is displayed.
• Freeze: The image that was taken last is displayed.
• Log: An image saved in internal memory is displayed.
• File: An image saved on an SD card is displayed.
Tool Button: Used to call functions, such as saving data or select scenes.
Capture Button: Used to capture the current screen to the SD card.
This button menu is always displayed.
[Image]: Used to adjust the image.
[In/Out]: Used to set the I/O.
[Run]: Used to switch to Run Mode.
[Test]: Used to test and adjust the set measurements.
[Inspect]: Used to set the inspection items.
The setup flow is shown by these five tabs.
•If the [ ] Button appears, pressing it will display the
sub-menu or commands.
•Buttons will appear on the right according to the mode.
The menu changes according to the selected tab page.
The selected scene number is displayed.
The name of the Sensor being set up is displayed.
Only-image Button: Used to select either displaying the camera image and messages, or
only the camera image.
Display Button: Used to select the source of the image or to zoom the image.
The name of the mode or the
menu hierarchy is displayed.
Note

Basic Operational Flow
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1-4 Basic Operational Flow
The following flow shows the basic operation of FQ-series Vision Sensors.
*1: In Setup Mode, the Sensor can be set up and adjusted, but it does not output signals on the I/O lines.
*2: In Run Mode, the Sensor performs measurements and outputs signals on the I/O lines.
Operation*2 Starting Operation (Run Mode)
Saving the Settings
Adjusting Judgement
Parameters
Test Measurement and
Results Verification
Testing ([Test] Tab Page)
Output Settings
([In/Out] Tab Page)
Setup Evaluation*1
Setting Judgement
Parameters
Inspection Setup
([Inspect] Tab Page)
Teaching
Registering
Inspection Items
Image Setup
([Image] Tab Page)
Starting the Sensor
Connections and Wiring Section 2 Installation
and Connections
Section 1
1-3 Startup Display
and Display Elements
Section 3 Taking
Images
Section 4 Setting Up
Inspections
Section 7
Communications with
External Devices
Section 5 Testing and
Saving Settings
Section 6 Operation

2 Installation and Connections
Installation and Connections
2-1 System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2-2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2-3 Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2-4 Setting Up Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20