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Front Matter
Contents
About this Manual
Basic Operating Procedures
Processing Items Setting Procedures
Monitor Mode and Run Mode
Other Functions
System Settings
Communicating with External Devices
Appendices
Revision History

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1
Basic Operating Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-(1)
1-1 Using this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-(2)
1-2 Operational Flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-(3)
1-3 Installing the Application Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-(4)
1-4 Displaying Images and Focussing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-(10)
1-5 Menu Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-(12)
1-6 Basic Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-(28)
1-7 Run Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-(62)
1-8 Saving Settings and Shutting Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-(64)
SECTION 2
Processing Items Setting Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-(1)
2-1 Inputting Camera Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1-(1)
2-2 Switching Cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-2-(1)
2-3 Changing Filtering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3-(1)
2-4 Filtering Again. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4-(1)
2-5 Binary Position Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-5-(1)
2-6 EC Position Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-6-(1)
2-7 Edge Position Compensation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-7-(1)
2-8 Model Position Compensation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-8-(1)
2-9 Circle Position Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-9-(1)
2-10 Reset Scroll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-10-(1)
2-11 Scroll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-11-(1)
2-12 Detecting Binary Defects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-12-(1)
2-13 Classification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-13-(1)
2-14 Density Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-14-(1)
2-15 EC Defect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-15-(1)
2-16 EC Positioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-16-(1)
2-17 Edge Position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-17-(1)
2-18 Fine Matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-18-(1)
2-19 EC Circle Count. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-19-(1)
2-20 Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-20-(1)
2-21 QUEST Character Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-21-(1)
2-22 Rotation Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-22-(1)
2-23 ECM Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-23-(1)
2-24 Lot Number OCV 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-24-(1)
2-25 Labeling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-25-(1)
2-26 Label Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-26-(1)

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2-27 Edge Pitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-27-(1)
2-28 Density Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-28-(1)
2-29 Calculation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-29-(1)
2-30 Elapsed Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-30-(1)
2-31 Get Unit Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-31-(1)
2-32 Wait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-32-(1)
2-33 Set Unit Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-33-(1)
2-34 Trend Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-34-(1)
2-35 Conditional Branching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-35-(1)
2-36 DI Branch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-36-(1)
2-37 End. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-37-(1)
2-38 Memory Card Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-38-(1)
2-39 DO Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-39-(1)
2-40 DO Judgement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-40-(1)
2-41 Host Link Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-41-(1)
2-42 Normal Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-42-(1)
2-43 Display String . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-43-(1)
2-44 Display Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-44-(1)
2-45 Display Judgement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-45-(1)
2-46 Display Item. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-46-(1)
2-47 Display Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-47-(1)
2-48 Display Figure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-48-(1)
2-49 Display Line, Display Box, Display Circle, and Display Cursor . . . . . . .2-49-(1)
SECTION 3
Monitor Mode and Run Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-(1)
3-1 Testing Measurements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-(2)
3-2 Starting Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-(5)
SECTION 4
Other Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-(1)
4-1 Changing Scenes and Scene Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-(2)
4-2 Backing Up Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-(9)
4-3 Clearing Measurement Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-(24)
4-4 Checking Image Density Distribution: Line Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-(25)
4-5 Checking I/O Status with External Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-(28)
4-6 Memory Card Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-(33)

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SECTION 5
System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-(1)
5-1 Entering System Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-(2)
5-2 Camera Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-(3)
5-3 Screen Display and Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-(5)
5-4 Customizing Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-(17)
5-5 Setting Conditions for Saving Measurement Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-(27)
5-6 Using BUSY Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-(31)
5-7 Setting Startup Conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-(33)
5-8 Setting the Calendar Date and Time (Date/Time) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-(34)
5-9 Checking System Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-(35)
SECTION 6
Communicating with External Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-(1)
6-1 Parallel Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-1-(1)
6-2 Normal Serial Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-2-(1)
6-3 Host Link Serial Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-3-(1)
6-4 Serial Interface Menu Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-4-(1)
SECTION 7
Appendices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-(1)
7-1 Set Up Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-(2)
7-2 Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-(4)
7-3 FAQ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-(9)
7-4 Terminology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-(12)
7-5 Character Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-(15)
7-6 Menu Hierarchy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-(16)
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This manual describes the operation of the F250-UME Application Software and it includes
the sections described below.
This is one of a pair of manuals. Refer to the following table for the contents of each manual.
Please read the above manuals carefully and be sure you understand the information pro-
vided before attempting to install or operate the Application Software.
Section 1 Basic Operating Procedures describes the basic operating procedures for the
Application Software.
Section 2 Processing Item Setting Procedures explains in more detail the basic setting
operations for the processing items that control Application Software operation.
Section 3 Testing and Starting Measurements describes the procedures used to test
operation and then actually take measurements.
Section 4 Other Functions describes additional functions, such as changing the measure-
ment setup or backing up data.
Section 5 System Settings describes how to set conditions related to the system environ-
ment.
Section 6 Communicating with External Devices describes the methods used to connect
to and communicate with external devices.
Section 7 Appendices provides information on terminology, character codes, troubleshoot-
ing, and answers to FAQs.
Manual Contents Cat. No.
1:Setup Manual Provides information on system hardware and installa-
tion. Be sure to read this manual first.
This manual is provided with the Controller.
SCHB-736
2:Operation Manual Describes the operation of the F250-UME Application
Software, including installation of the Application Soft-
ware, basic operating methods, setting methods for pro-
cessing items, communications methods for external
devices, and other operating procedures.
This manual is provided on CD-ROM.
Z153-E1-02
!WARNING Failure to read and understand the information provided in this manual may result in per-
sonal injury or death, damage to the product, or product failure. Please read each section in
its entirety and be sure you understand the information provided in the section and related
sections before attempting any of the procedures or operations given.

1-(1)
SECTION 1
Basic Operating Procedures
This section describes the basic operating procedures for the Application Software.
1-1 Using this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-(2)
1-2 Operational Flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-(3)
1-3 Installing the Application Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-(4)
1-3-1 Starting the Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-(4)
1-3-2 Selecting Installation Processing Items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-(6)
1-3-3 Executing Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-(7)
1-4 Displaying Images and Focussing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-(10)
1-5 Menu Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-(12)
1-5-1 Input Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-(12)
1-5-2 Screen Displays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-(13)
1-5-3 Creating Flowcharts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-(14)
1-5-4 Drawing a Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-(24)
1-5-5 Inputting Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-(26)
1-5-6 Inputting Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-(27)
1-6 Basic Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-(28)
1-6-1 STEP 1: Settings for Image Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-(29)
1-6-2 STEP 2: Settings for Position Displacement Compensation. . . . . . . 1-(38)
1-6-3 STEP 3: Setting Measurement Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-(40)
1-6-4 STEP 4: Setting Results Output Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-(58)
1-6-5 STEP 5: Start Test or Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-(59)
1-7 Run Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-(62)
1-7-1 Entering Run Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-(62)
1-7-2 Performing Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-(63)
1-8 Saving Settings and Shutting Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-(64)

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Using this Manual Section 1-1
1-1 Using this Manual
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Initial File and Section Files Processing Item Files
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Initial file
About this Manual
Front Matter
SECTION 1
Basic Operating Procedures
SECTION 2
Detailed Setting Operations
SECTION 3
Executing Tests and
Measurements
SECTION 5
System Settings
SECTION 4
Other Functions
SECTION 6
Communicating with External
Devices
SECTION 7
Appendices
Inputting Images
Position Compensation
General Measurements
Measurement Support
Branch Control
Results Output
Results Display
Parallel Interface
Serial Interface: Normal
Serial Interface: Host Link
Serial Interface: Menu Operations
Camera image Switch camera
Change filtering Filtering again
Binary pos. comp EC pos. comp
Edge pos. comp Model pos. comp
Circle pos. comp Reset scroll
Binary defect Classification
Density defect EC defect
EC position Edge position
Fine matching EC circle count
Pattern QUEST OCV
Rotate position ECM search
Calculation Elapsed time
Get unit data Wait
Set unit data Trend monitor
Branch DI branch
End
Memory card data DO data
DO judge Host link data
Normal data
Display string Display measure
Display judge Display item
Display time Display figure
Display line/box/circle/cursor
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