Omron FQ2-S/CH Series User manual

User's Manual
Smart Camera
FQ2-S/CH Series
Cat. No. Z337-E1-06

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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the FQ2-S/CH.
This manual provides information regarding functions, performance and operating methods that
are required for using the FQ2-S/CH.
When using the FQ2-S/CH, be sure to observe the following:
• The FQ2-S/CH must be operated by personnel knowledgeable in electrical engineering.
• To ensure correct use, please read this manual thoroughly to deepen your understanding of the
product.
• Please keep this manual in a safe place so that it can be referred to whenever necessary.
NOTE
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permission of OMRON.
No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information
contained herein. Moreover, because OMRON is constantly striving to improve
its high-quality products, the information contained in this manual is subject
to change without notice. Every precaution has been taken in the preparation of
this manual. Nevertheless, OMRON assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions.
Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information
contained in this publication.
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User's Manual
Smart Camera
FQ2-S/CH
Introduction
Installation and Connections
Taking Images
Setting Up Inspections
Testing and Saving Settings
Operation
Convenient Functions
Troubleshooting
Appendices
Terms and Conditions Agreement
(Please Read)

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Terms and Conditions Agreement
Warranty, Limitations of Liability
Warranties
Exclusive Warranty
Omron's exclusive warranty is that the Products will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a
period of twelve months from the date of sale by Omron (or such other period expressed in writing by Omron).
Omron disclaims all other warranties, express or implied.
Limitations
OMRON MAKES NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ABOUT NON-
INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF THE PRODUCTS.
BUYER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT ALONE HAS DETERMINED THAT THE PRODUCTS WILL SUITABLY
MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THEIR INTENDED USE.
Omron further disclaims all warranties and responsibility of any type for claims or expenses based on
infringement by the Products or otherwise of any intellectual property right.
Buyer Remedy
Omron’s sole obligation hereunder shall be, at Omron’s election, to (i) replace (in the form originally shipped
with Buyer responsible for labor charges for removal or replacement thereof) the non-complying Product, (ii)
repair the non-complying Product, or (iii) repay or credit Buyer an amount equal to the purchase price of the
non-complying Product; provided that in no event shall Omron be responsible for warranty, repair, indemnity or
any other claims or expenses regarding the Products unless Omron’s analysis confirms that the Products were
properly handled, stored, installed and maintained and not subject to contamination, abuse, misuse or
inappropriate modification. Return of any Products by Buyer must be approved in writing by Omron before
shipment. Omron Companies shall not be liable for the suitability or unsuitability or the results from the use of
Products in combination with any electrical or electronic components, circuits, system assemblies or any other
materials or substances or environments. Any advice, recommendations or information given orally or in
writing, are not to be construed as an amendment or addition to the above warranty.
See http://www.omron.com/global/ or contact your Omron representative for published information.
Limitation on Liability; Etc
OMRON COMPANIES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSS OF PROFITS OR PRODUCTION OR COMMERCIAL LOSS IN ANY
WAY CONNECTED WITH THE PRODUCTS, WHETHER SUCH CLAIM IS BASED IN CONTRACT,
WARRANTY, NEGLIGENCE OR STRICT LIABILITY.
Further, in no event shall liability of Omron Companies exceed the individual price of the Product on which
liability is asserted.

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Application Considerations Warranties
Suitability of Use
Omron Companies shall not be responsible for conformity with any standards, codes or regulations which
apply to the combination of the Product in the Buyer’s application or use of the Product. At Buyer’s request,
Omron will provide applicable third party certification documents identifying ratings and limitations of use which
apply to the Product. This information by itself is not sufficient for a complete determination of the suitability of
the Product in combination with the end product, machine, system, or other application or use. Buyer shall be
solely responsible for determining appropriateness of the particular Product with respect to Buyer’s application,
product or system. Buyer shall take application responsibility in all cases.
NEVER USE THE PRODUCT FOR AN APPLICATION INVOLVING SERIOUS RISK TO LIFE OR PROPERTY
WITHOUT ENSURING THAT THE SYSTEM AS A WHOLE HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE
RISKS, AND THAT THE OMRON PRODUCT(S) IS PROPERLY RATED AND INSTALLED FOR THE
INTENDED USE WITHIN THE OVERALL EQUIPMENT OR SYSTEM.
Programmable Products
Omron Companies shall not be responsible for the user’s programming of a programmable Product, or any
consequence thereof.
Disclaimers
Performance Data
Data presented in Omron Company websites, catalogs and other materials is provided as a guide for the user
in determining suitability and does not constitute a warranty. It may represent the result of Omron’s test
conditions, and the user must correlate it to actual application requirements. Actual performance is subject to
the Omron’s Warranty and Limitations of Liability.
Change in Specifications
Product specifications and accessories may be changed at any time based on improvements and other
reasons. It is our practice to change part numbers when published ratings or features are changed, or when
significant construction changes are made. However, some specifications of the Product may be changed
without any notice. When in doubt, special part numbers may be assigned to fix or establish key specifications
for your application. Please consult with your Omron’s representative at any time to confirm actual
specifications of purchased Product.
Errors and Omissions
Information presented by Omron Companies has been checked and is believed to be accurate; however, no
responsibility is assumed for clerical, typographical or proofreading errors or omissions.

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The following signal words are used in this manual.
The following alert symbols are used in this manual
Meanings of Signal Words
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in minor or
moderate injury, or may result in serious injury or death. Additionally there may be
significant property damage.
Meanings of Alert Symbols
Indicates general prohibitions for which there is no specific symbol.
Indicates the possibility of laser radiation.
Indicates the possibility of explosion under specific conditions.
Indicates prohibition when there is a risk of minor injury from electrical shock or other
source if the product is disassembled.
This product is not designed or rated for ensuring safety of persons.
Do not use it for such purposes.
The Sensor emits visible light, which may adversely affect the eyes in rare instances.
Do not look directly into the light emitted from the Sensor. When the subject is a specular
reflective object, protect your eyes from reflected light.
A lithium ion battery is built into the Touch Finder and may occasionally combust, explode, or
burn if not treated properly.
Dispose of the Touch Finder as industrial waste, and never disassemble, apply pressure that
would deform, heat to 100 °C or higher, or incinerate the Touch Finder.
High-voltage parts inside; danger of electrical shock. Do not open the product cover.

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The following points are important to ensure safety, so make sure that they are strictly observed.
1. Installation Environment
• Do not use the product in environments where it can be exposed to inflammable/explosive gas.
• To secure the safety of operation and maintenance, do not install the product close to high-voltage devices
and power devices.
• Install the product in such a way that its ventilation holes are not blocked.
• Tighten mounting screws at the torque specified in this manual.
2. Power Supply and Wiring
• The power supply voltage must be within the rated range (24 VDC ±10%), and an AC voltage must not be
used.
• Reverse connection of the power supply is not allowed. Do not short the load of the open collector output.
• The load must be within the rated range.
• High-voltage lines and power lines must be wired separately from this product. Wiring them together or
placing them in the same duct may cause induction, resulting in malfunction or damage.
• Use the products within the power supply voltages specified in this manual.
• Use the specified size of crimp terminals to wire connections. Do not connect wires that have been simply
twisted together directly to the power supply or terminal block.
• Use a DC power supply with safety measures against high voltages (safety extra low-voltage circuit).
• Use independent power sources for the products. Do not use a shared power source.
• Tighten mounting screws at the torque specified in this manual.
• Always turn OFF the power supply before connecting or disconnecting cables or the power supply wiring.
3. Battery
• Do not short the positive and negative terminals of the Battery.
• Do not use the Touch Finder in an environment that exceeds the operating temperature range of the Battery.
If the Touch Finder is used at temperatures that exceed the operating temperature range, the protective
device may activate and prevent charging.
• Do not connect the Battery directly to a power supply or car cigarette lighter socket.
• Do not use the Touch Finder with any other type of battery.
• Turn OFF the power supply immediately if the Battery leaks or produces an odor. Electrolyte leaked from the
Battery may ignite, possibly causing smoke, rupture, or fire.
• If during usage, charging, or storage, the Battery produces an odor, heats, becomes discolored, becomes
misshapen, or exhibits any other unusual conditions, remove it and do not use it. Continuing to use such a
Battery may result in the Battery heating, smoking, rupturing, or igniting.
• If the Touch Finder (FQ2-D31) will be installed permanently or semi-permanently, remove power supplies
other than the Battery (FQ-BAT1). If the rated temperature is exceeded with the Battery inserted, the
protective circuit may activate and stop the Touch Finder.
4. AC Adapter
• Use an AC cable that is suitable for the power supply and power voltage you are using.
• Do not touch the power plug with a wet hand. Doing so may result in electrical shock.
• If you notice an abnormal condition, such as smoke, abnormal heating of the outer surface, or a strange
odor, immediately stop using the AC Adapter, turn OFF the power, and remove the power plug from the
outlet.
Consult your dealer, as it is dangerous to attempt to repair the AC Adapter yourself.
• If the AC Adapter is dropped or damaged, turn OFF the power, remove the power plug from the outlet, and
contact your dealer. There is a risk of fire if you continue using the AC Adapter.
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5. Handling
• Connector Cover
Always attach the connector cover when you disconnect the cable. If you do not attach the connector cover,
foreign matter may enter the connection, causing malfunctions or damage.
• Lens Cap
Always attach a C-mount lens cap to the lens mount when you remove the lens. If dust or dirt adhere to the
imaging elements, false detection or failure may occur.
• Sensor Waterproof Sheets
Do not remove or damage the waterproof sheets on the sides of the Sensor. Doing so may allow dust, dirt,
or water drops to enter the Sensor and damage it.
6. EMC Standard
• EU Directive 2014/30/EU
• EN61326-1
• Electromagnetic environment : Industrial electromagnetic environment(EN/IEC 61326-1 Table 2)
• The following condition is applied to the immunity test of this product: If the level of disturbance of the video
is such that characters on the monitor are readable, the test is a pass.
7. Other
• Do not use this product in safety circuits associated with nuclear power and human life.
• Do not disassemble, repair, modify, deform by pressure, or incinerate this product.
• Dispose of this product as industrial waste.
• If you notice an abnormal condition, such as a strange odor, extreme heating of any product, or smoke,
immediately stop using the product, turn OFF the power, and consult your dealer.
• The Sensor surfaces become hot during use. Do not touch them.
• Do not drop or subject the products to shock.
• Use the special Sensor (FQ2-S/CH), Touch Finder (FQ2-D), Sensor Data Unit (FQ-SDU), Cables (FQ-WN,
FQ-WD, FQ-WU, and FQ-VP), Battery (FQ-BAT1), and AC Adapter (FQ-AC). Using other than the specified
products may cause fire, burning, malfunction or failure.
• If the product has a lock mechanism, always make sure it is locked before using the product.

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Observe the following precautions to prevent failure to operate, malfunctions, or undesirable effects on product
performance.
1. Installation Site
Do not install this product in locations subjected to the following conditions:
• Ambient temperature outside the rating
• Rapid temperature fluctuations (causing condensation)
• Relative humidity outside the range of 35 to 85%
• Direct vibration or shock
• Strong ambient light (such as other laser beams, light from arc-welding machines, or ultraviolet light)
• Direct sunlight or near heaters
• Strong magnetic or electric field
Also, do not install this product in locations subjected to the following conditions to ensure its protective
performance as described in the specifications:
• Presence of corrosive or flammable gases
• Presence of dust, salt, or iron particles
• Water, oil, or chemical fumes or spray, or mist atmospheres
Installing and Using a Sensor with Built-in Lighting
• The front-panel plate may occasionally become fogged from the inside if the Sensor is used in location with
high humidity and the temperature changes drastically.
• Do not install any objects except for the special mounting brackets within the dotted lines in the following
figure. The front-panel plate may become fogged from the inside.
2. Power Supply, Connection, and Wiring
• When using a commercially available switching regulator, make sure that the FG terminal is grounded.
• If surge currents are present in the power lines, connect surge absorbers that suit the operating
environment.
• Before turning ON the power after the product is connected, make sure that the power supply voltage is
correct, there are no incorrect connections (e.g. load short-circuit) and the load current is appropriate.
Incorrect wiring may result in breakdown of the product.
• For cables, use only the special products specified in this manual.
• Do not subject the Cables to twisting stress. Doing so may damage the Cables.
• Always turn OFF the power supply before connecting or disconnecting Cables. The Sensor may fail if a
Cable is connected or disconnected while power is being supplied.
p.569, p.570, p.572
• Use only combinations of the Sensor and Touch Finder specified in this manual. Using other combinations
may cause malfunction or damage.
• Do not turn the power OFF in the following instances. Doing so will damage data that is in the process of
being saved.
Precautions for Correct Use
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- While data is being saved in internal memory
- While data is being saved on the SD card
• The LCD panel has been made using precision technology, and sometimes a few pixels are missing in the
panel. This is due to the structure of the LCD panel, and is not a malfunction.
• Influence of Temperature Changes on Optical Axis
Due to the characteristics of the materials that are used in the Sensor, changes in the ambient temperature
may cause the center of the optical axis to change by several pixels.
• Imaging Elements
Due to the specifications of the CMOS image sensors that are used in then Sensor, lines may appear in
images for some measurement conditions or gain settings. These do not indicate defects or faults in the
Sensor. Also, there may be some pixel defects, but these do not indicate defects or faults in the Sensor.
3. Battery
• Do not use or charge the Battery with other than the specified products.
• Do not charge the Battery with other than the specified AC adapter.
• When using the Touch Finder, the battery cover screw must be tightened.
4. AC Adapter
• During maintenance and when not using the Touch Finder for an extended time, remove the power plug
from the outlet.
• Do not bend the power cable past its natural bending radius.
• Do not use the AC Adapter with other than the specified products.
• If a voltage higher than 380 V is applied, there is a risk that the capacitor will be damaged, the pressure
valve will open, and vaporized gas will be emitted. If there is a possibility that a voltage higher than 380 V
will be applied, use a protective device.
5. Maintenance and Inspection
Do not use thinner, alcohol, benzene, acetone or kerosene to clean the Sensor and Touch Finder. If large dust
particles adhere to the Camera, use a blower brush (used to clean camera lenses) to blow them off. Do not use
breath from your mouth to blow the dust off. To remove dust particles from the Camera, wipe gently with a soft
cloth (for cleaning lenses). Do not use excessive force to wipe off dust particles. Scratches to the Camera
might cause error.
Product manuals
The information required to use the FQ2-S/CH Series is divided into two manuals by objective: “FQ2-S/CH
Series User’s Manual” and “FQ2-S/CH Series User's Manual for Communications Settings”. Read each
manual as appropriate for your objective.
Manual Description Contents
(This manual) FQ2-S/CH Series
User's Manual (Cat. No. Z337)
Describes the product specifications,
basic settings, and other information
required to use the FQ2-S/CH Series.
Product specifications
Connections, wiring
Camera, image adjustment
Inspection item settings
Test measurement, operation
Troubleshooting
FQ2-S/CH Series User's Manual for
Communications Settings (Cat. No.
Z338)
Provides information required to oper-
ate the sensor by remote control.
System configuration
Sensor control method
Data input/output specifications
Connectable network types
Communication settings
Output data settings

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Editor's Note
Meaning of Symbols
Menu items that are displayed on the Touch Finder LCD screen, and windows, dialog boxes and other GUI
elements displayed on the PC are indicated enclosed by brackets "[ ]".
Visual Aids
Indicates points that are important to achieve the full product performance,
such as operational precautions.
Indicates application procedures.
Indicates pages where related information can be found.
Important
Note
2-2 Par
FQ2-CH1
FQ2-S1 FQ2-S2 FQ2-S3
Shows the models that support the function being described.
Shows that the FQ2-S1 supports the function.
Shows that the FQ2-S2 supports the function.
Shows that the FQ2-S3 supports the function.
Shows that the FQ2-S4 supports the function.
Shows that the FQ2-CH supports the function.
FQ2-CH
FQ2-S4
FQ2-S3
FQ2-S2
FQ2-S1

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Contents
Terms and Conditions Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Editor's Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1. Introduction
1-1 FQ2-S/CH-series Sensors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
1-2 Measurement Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
1-3 Basic Operational Flow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
1-4 Startup Display and Display Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Startup Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Display Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
2. Installation and Connections
2-1 System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
2-2 Part Names and Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
2-3 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
FQ2-S******/FQ2-CH1*****-M (Sensors with Built-in Lighting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
FQ2-S*-*** (Sensors with C-mounts) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Installation Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Mounting to DIN Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Mounting to a Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Using the Touch Finder as a Portable Device (with Battery) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Mounting to DIN Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
2-4 Launching the Program for First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Language settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Time settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
2-5 Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
I/O Signal Circuit Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Power Supply Specifications When a Switching Regulator Is Connected . . . . 55
FQ-SDU20/SDU25 RS-232C Pin Signal Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
2-6 Setting Up Ethernet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Connecting to Sensors from the Touch Finder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Connecting to Sensors from External Devices Such as PLCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Connecting to Sensors from a Computer Using the PC Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

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3. Taking Images
3-1 Selecting a Sensor for Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
3-2 Setting Conditions for Taking Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
3-3 Adjusting Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Adjusting the Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Adjusting Image Brightness with External Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Adjusting the Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Taking Clear Images of Moving Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Improving the Image Quality of Metallic and other Shiny Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . 83
Adjusting the Colors of the Image (White Balance)
(Only for Sensors with Color Cameras) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Rotating the Touch Finder Image by 180° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
3-4 Adjusting the Timing of Taking Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Delaying the Image Capture Timing from the Trigger Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Adjusting External Lighting Timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Preventing Mutual Interference of Multiple Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
3-5 Adjusting the Images That Were Taken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Image Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Filtering the Images (Filter Items) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Compensating for Position Offset (Position Compensation Items) . . . . . . . . . 102
4. Setting Up Inspections
4-1 Inspection Item Selection Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
4-2 Setup Procedure for Inspection Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
4-3 Configuring Inspection Items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Adding New Inspection Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Modifying Existing Inspection Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Deleting Inspection Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
4-4 Reading with OCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Character String Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Characters That Can Be Recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Setup Procedure for Character Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Setup Procedure for Character Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Setting the Measurement Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Limiting Readable Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Changing the Output Code for Errors (Default: NG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Troubleshooting Unstable Read Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
When reading a variable length string . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Setting Date Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Confirm the Code Data Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Set or Acquire the Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Confirm the Date and Time information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

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Perform OCR with creating dictionary (Model dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Creating Model Dictionaries to Recognize Custom Characters . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Setup Procedure for Model Dictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Outputting Read Characters to an External Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Measurement Data That Can Be Used for External Outputs and Calculations . . . 177
Measurement Data That Can Be Logged for OCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
4-5 Reading Barcodes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Bar Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Setup Procedure for Bar Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Reflect in Total Judgment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Detail Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Changing the Character String That Is Output for Read Errors . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Changing the Items That Are Displayed on the Test Measurement
and Run Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Unstable Reading Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Outputting Read Characters to an External Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Measurement Data That Can Be Used for External Outputs and Calculations . . . 188
Measurement Data That Can Be Logged (Bar Code) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
4-6 Reading 2D-codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
2D-codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Setup Procedure for 2D-code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Reflect in Total Judgment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Detail Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Outputting Read Characters to an External Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Changing the Character String That Is Output for Read Errors . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Unstable Reading Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Measurement Data That Can Be Used for External Outputs and Calculations . . . 199
Measurement Data That Can Be Logged (2D Code) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
4-7 Reading 2D Codes (DPM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
2D Codes (DPM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201
Setup Procedure for 2D-code (DPM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Detailed Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Outputting Read Characters to an External Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Changing the Character String That Is Output for Read Errors . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Measurement Data That Can Be Used for External Outputs and Calculations . . . 213
Inspection Data that Can be Logged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
If an Error Occurs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

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4-8 Inspecting with the Search Inspection Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Search Inspection Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Setup Procedure for the Search Inspection Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Increasing Measurement Position Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Obtaining Multiple Results Simultaneously . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Select the Results to Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Reflect in Total Judgment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Unstable Search Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Increasing Processing Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Editing the Model and Measurement Regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
4-9 Inspecting with the Shape Search III Inspection Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Shape Search II Inspection Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Setup Procedure for the Shape Search III Inspection Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Obtaining Multiple Results Simultaneously . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Select the Results to Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Reflect in Total Judgment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Unstable Shape Search III Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Increasing Processing Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Judgment is NG (Insufficient memory) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Editing the Model Regions and Measurement Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Measurement Data That Can Be Used for External Outputs and Calculations . . . 245
Measurement Data That Can Be Logged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
4-10 Inspecting with the Shape Search II Inspection Item. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Shape Search II Inspection Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Setup Procedure for the Shape Search II Inspection Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Obtaining Multiple Results Simultaneously . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Select the Results to Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Reflect in Total Judgment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Unstable Shape Search II Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Increasing Processing Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Editing the Model Regions and Measurement Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
4-11 Inspecting with the Sensitive Search Inspection Item. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Sensitive Search Inspection Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Setup Procedure for the Sensitive Search Inspection Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Reflect in Total Judgment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Increasing Measurement Position Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Select the Results to Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Changing the Number Region Divisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Inspecting Plain Regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Unstable Search Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Increasing Processing Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Editing the Model Regions and Measurement Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

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4-12 Inspecting with the Edge Position Inspection Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Edge Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Setup Procedure for Edge Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Reflect in Total Judgment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Changing Edge Detection Conditions
(Sensors with Monochrome Cameras Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Unstable Edge Position Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Increasing Processing Speed for Edge Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Measurement Data That Can Be Used for External Outputs and Calculations . . . 280
Measurement Data That Can Be Logged for Edge Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
4-13 Inspecting with the Edge Width Inspection Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Edge Width Inspection Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Setup Procedure for Edge Width Inspection Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Changing Edge Detection Conditions
(Sensors with Monochrome Cameras Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Reflect in Total Judgment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Unstable Edge Width Results (Sensors with Color Cameras) . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Increasing Edge Width Processing Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Measurement Data That Can Be Used for External Outputs and Calculations . . . 286
Measurement Data That Can Be Logged for Edge Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
4-14 Inspecting with the Edge Pitch Inspection Item. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Edge Pitch Inspection Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Setup Procedure for Edge Width Inspection Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Changing Edge Detection Conditions
(Sensors with Monochrome Cameras Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Reflect in Total Judgment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Unstable Edge Pitch Results (Sensors with Color Cameras Only) . . . . . . . . . 291
Increasing Edge Pitch Processing Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Measurement Data That Can Be Used for External Outputs and Calculations . . . 291
Measurement Data That Can Be Logged for Edge Pitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
4-15 Inspecting with Color Data Inspection Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Color Data Inspection Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Setup Procedure for Color Data Inspection Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Reflect in Total Judgment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Measurement Data That Can Be Used for External Outputs and Calculations . . . 298
Measurement Data That Can Be Logged (Color Data) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Increasing Processing Speed for Color Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299

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4-16 Inspecting with the Area Inspection Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Area Inspection Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Setup Procedure for Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Reflect in Total Judgment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Unstable Area Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Increasing Processing Speed for Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Measurement Data That Can Be Used for External Outputs and Calculations . . . 309
Measurement Data That Can Be Logged for Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
4-17 Inspecting with the Labeling Inspection Item. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Setup Procedure for Labeling Inspection Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Unstable Labeling Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Changing the Label Detection Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Changing the Label Extraction Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318
Sorting Extracted Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Reflect in Total Judgement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Editing the Measurement Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Increasing the Processing Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Measurement Data That Can Be Used for External Outputs and Calculations . . . 321
Measurement Data That Can Be Logged for Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
4-18 Calculations and Judgments Using Inspection Item Data . . . . . . . . . . 323
Calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Examples for Calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Procedure (Calculation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Function List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
5. Testing and Saving Settings
5-1 Performing Test Measurements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Performing Test Measurements with Samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Performing Test Measurements with Saved Images (Re-measuring) . . . . . . . 341
5-2 Shortening the Measurement Takt Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Checking the Measurement Takt Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Increasing Image Input Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Changing the Image Input Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
5-3 Adjusting the Judgment Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Adjusting Judgment Parameters While Looking at Measurement Results . . . 346
Setting Up the Best Judgement Parameters Automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
5-4 Checking a List of All Inspection Item Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
5-5 Saving Data to the Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350

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6. Operation
6-1 Starting Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Run Mode Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Moving to Run Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
6-2 Configuring the Run Mode Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
6-3 Checking the Trend of Measurement Results with Graphs . . . . . . . . . 358
Trend Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Histograms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
6-4 Adjusting Judgement Parameters during Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Changing the Judgment Parameters in Run Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
6-5 Editing the Model Region / Measurement Region from Run Mode . . . 363
Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Editing the Model Region from Run Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
7. Convenient Functions
7-1 Changing the Scene to Change the Line Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
What Are Scenes? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Creating New Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Changing Scene Names, Copying Scenes, and Deleting Scenes . . . . . . . . . 367
Switching Scenes from an External Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Setting the Startup Scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
7-2 Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Setting the Calibration Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Selecting the Calibration Pattern to Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
7-3 Display Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Image Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Displaying a Live Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Displaying a Frozen Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Displaying a Saved Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Updating the Display and Measurement Results Only
for NG Measurement Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Automatically Changing to the Display for Any Sensor with an NG Result . . . 384
Hiding the Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Turning ON/OFF the Touch Finder Backlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Changing the Brightness of the Touch Finder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
7-4 Monitoring the Signal I/O Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
7-5 Connecting to More Than One Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Setting the Sensors to Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Selecting the Display When More Than One Sensor Is Connected . . . . . . . . 389

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7-6 Logging Measurement Data and Image Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Logging Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Logging All Data (File Logging) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Checking Recent Measurement Trends (Recent Results Logging) . . . . . . . . 401
7-7 Saving Sensor Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Backing Up Settings in External Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Restoring Data to the Sensor from External Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
7-8 SD Card Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Inserting and Removing SD Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Checking the Available Space on the SD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
Formatting an SD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
7-9 Convenient Functions for Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
Setting a Password to Prevent Unwanted Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
Capturing the Displayed Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
Saving the Currently Displayed Camera Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
Setting the Startup Run Display Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
Specifying the Sensors to Connect Continuously . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417
Monitoring and Setting Up a Sensor from Two Touch Finders . . . . . . . . . . . . 417
Checking the cause of a sensor NG from the multisensor display . . . . . . . . . 419
7-10 Convenient Functions for Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420
Making Settings with Stored Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420
7-11 Setting the Retry Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
Retry Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
7-12 Functions Related to the System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Turning OFF the Integrated Sensor Lighting
(Only Sensors with Built-in Lighting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Switching the Display Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Setting the Time on the TouchFinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Setting the Day and Time Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Initializing the Sensor and Touch Finder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428
Restarting the Sensor and Touch Finder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428
Checking Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428
Checking the Touch Finder Battery Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428
Changing the Sensor Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429
Checking Available Memory in the Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429
Correcting the Touch Screen Positions of the Touch Finder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429
Setting the Resolution of Measurement Objects Displayed on the PC Tool . . 429
Changing the Sensor’s BUSY Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429
Setting the Inspection Timeout Time (FQ2-S4 series or FQ2-CH series only) . . . 429
8. Troubleshooting
8-1 Error Histories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
8-2 Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434
8-3 Basic Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435
Restoring a Sensor Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436