Vision Sensor

Setting
Techniques
BASICS OF SETUP,
“DIRECTION DETERMINATION EDITION”
 IV SERIES WIRING
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This section explains the system configuration and the output wiring
(power/external trigger input and judgement output) of the IV Series.

System configuration

Simulator (IV-Navigator)
Intelligent monitor
IV-M30
Sensor
IV-500C Power I/O cable
(2 m/5 m/10 m)
IV-500CA
IV-500M
IV-500MA Monitor power cable
Eth
IV-150M ern (2 m/5 m/10 m)
IV-150MA et
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IV-2000M un
ica
IV-2000MA tio
n

(Optional)
Dome attachment Monitor cable
IV-D10 (2 m/5 m/10 m/20 m)
USB memory stick
Polarised light filter attachment
OP-87436/OP-87437

24 VDC power supply

Photoelectric sensor,
proximity sensor, etc.
These devices send signals to
the trigger input when the target
is detected.
Indicator, buzzer, etc. PLC
The judgement output can be In addition to controlling the trigger input
used to generate alarms. and the judgement output, the PLC can
also switch the program number.

Sensor I/O cable table

Wiring
colour
Name
Assigned
default value
Description A The brown wire is the positive side and the
blue wire is the 0 V side of the power cable.
A
Brown 24 VDC - + side of power
- side of power,
Blue 0V -
GND of input-output cable The power voltage rating is 24 VDC ±10%
(including ripple). The current consumption
B
Total Status Output assignable functions
Black OUT1 (N.O.) • Total Status
White OUT2 BUSY (N.O.)
• BUSY rating is 0.6 A or less.
• Error
• Pos. Adj.
Grey OUT3 Error (N.C.)

Orange OUT4 OFF

• Result of each tool
(Tool 1 to Tool 16) B The judgement result is output from the black
• OFF (not used)
wire.
Set to external trigger.
C Pink IN1 External trigger

Rising () or falling () timing
can be set.
► ‌In the default settings, the output of the total status (OK output)
is assigned to the black wire. For details, see 11 .
Yellow IN2 OFF
Light Blue IN3 OFF
Input assignable functions
• Program bit0 to bit4 C The pink wire is used to trigger the IV from
Purple IN4 OFF • Clear Error a sensor or other external device.
• Ext. Master Save
Green IN5 OFF ► ‌Using the settings described later in this manual, it is possible to
• OFF (not used)
Red IN6 OFF delay the image capture timing by 0 to 1000 ms after a signal is
Drain FG - Insulated frame received. (This is the trigger delay function.) For details, see 06 .

Monitor unit wiring

Only the power cable needs to be connected to the power supply. The brown wire is the positive side and
the blue wire is 0 V.
The power voltage is 24 VDC ±10% (with ripple). The current consumption is 0.2 A or less.

This completes the device connections and wiring.

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 SENSOR UNIT INSTALLATION (1)
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The field of view varies depending on the distance between the sensor and the target.
The key to stable detection is displaying the target as large as possible for the field of view.

Relationship between the installation distance and the field of view

Installation
distance

In order to display a sufficiently large image

50 The field of view is
of the workpiece, reduce the distance from 18
25
18 mm × 25 mm.
the workpiece to the sensor as much as
possible.
The shorter the distance, the smaller the
field of view.
The field of view is
Adjust the installation distance so that the workpiece takes up 500
210 157 mm × 210 mm.
a large proportion of the field of view.
157
* ‌The figure on the right is an example of the field of view for
the IV-500M(A) and IV-500C(A) (Unit: mm)

Detailed example of the distance and field of view

We compared the capability to differentiate between a spade

and a club at installed distances of 50 mm and 300 mm.
The differentiation was performed by checking the shapes with
the spade set as the master.

Installation distance: 300 mm

♠ The
‌ match percentage for the ♣ The
‌ match percentage for the
spade is 100. club is 52.

Installation distance: 50 mm

♠ The
‌ match percentage for the ♣ The
‌ match percentage for the
spade is 100. club is 0.

Displaying the workpiece as large as possible, with the image still contained
within the field of view, enables more stable detection.

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 SENSOR UNIT INSTALLATION (2)
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After you determine the installation distance/position, use the included mounting
adapter to fix the sensor unit in place.

Installing the sensor

(1) Install the mounting adapter.
Use the mounting adapter (the included adapter or
OP-87460) to install the sensor.
POINT
The mounting adapter is attached to the sensor when it is
shipped. Remove it from the sensor.
(2) Install the sensor in the mounting adapter.
Use the left and right hooks of the mounting adapter to
hold the sensor in place.
The surface with the operation indicator cannot be
connected to the mounting adapter, but any of the other
three surfaces can.

Operation
indicator
■ Installing on a wall
► ‌Screws: M3 × 4
Use commercially available screws with a head height
Press the sensor
of 3 mm or less.
against the hooks
► Tightening torque: 1.0 N•m or less positioned at the
fixing screws.

■ Installing from the jig side

Press the sensor until the left
► ‌Screws: M4 × 4 and right hooks click into place.
Use commercially available screws.
► Tightening torque: 1.5 N•m or less
(3) Use the included screw to fix the sensor
in place in the mounting adapter.
►S
‌ crew: M3 × 1
Use the included screw.
►T
‌ ightening torque: 0.45 to 0.55 N•m

Remove the protective film.

This completes the mounting procedure.

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 CHANGING SETTINGS OUT OF THE BOX
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Settings such as the language, date, and time must be selected the first time the power is
turned on.

Operations during initial startup of the monitor

(1) Turn on the monitor. (4) Select [Direct Connection], and then tap
A screen for selecting the language is displayed. [OK].

(2) Select the language to display on the

monitor, and then tap [OK].

The settings complete screen is displayed.

Reference
For details on how to establish a network connection, see
the “IV Series User’s Manual (Monitor Edition).”
[English] is selected the first time the product starts.

(3) Set the current date and time, and then (5) Turn on the sensor.
tap [OK]. POINT
Turn on the sensor before you tap [OK] in step 6 and the
monitor restarts.

(6) Tap [OK].

► ‌Use the [←] and [→] buttons to move to the item

to set, and then enter the numeric value.
► ‌Tap [Delete] to reset the display of the selected
item.

The monitor restarts and connects to the sensor.

► ‌The first time that you connect a sensor to the monitor,
set the I/O format.
► ‌Thereafter, the operation screen or the sensor setup
menu screen is displayed.

Operations during initial sensor startup

When you connect to a sensor that has the factory default settings, a screen for selecting the I/O format (NPN or PNP) is displayed.
After selecting the I/O format, follow the setup navigation to set the sensor.

Select the sensor I/O format, and then tap [OK].

The sensor setup menu screen is displayed.

This completes the initial settings of the sensor and monitor.

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 ORIENTATION DETECTION DETAILS
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Let’s configure the settings using the orientation of a connector part as an example.

A product with the orientation shown in the photograph is Workpiece to use

defined as a good product.

Terminals
The judgement criteria are below:
Notch
► Are the terminals visible?
► Is the notch on the right side?

Let’s configure the settings.

Good products
OK 1 OK 2 Partial notch defect

Defective products
Reversed left and right
NG 3
NG 1 Reversed left and right sides NG 2 Reversed front and back as well as front and back

The settings for the above detection are explained on the next page.

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 SENSOR SETTINGS
[IMAGE CAPTURE CONDITION (1)—TRIGGER CONDITIONS]
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Set the trigger conditions (the image capture timing).
Select from internal triggers (images are captured at a constant interval without using external
input) and external triggers (images are captured according to external signals).

Navigating to Sensor Setup Setting the image capture conditions

(1) Tap [Sensor Setup]. (1) Tap [Trigger Options].

The screen for setting the trigger conditions is displayed.

(2) Tap [Start].
(2) Select the trigger type.

(3) Tap [OK], and then proceed to “Setting Select [Internal] or [External].
the image capture conditions” on the
right.

(3) When you select [Internal Trigger] in step (2) When you select [External] in step (2)
Set the trigger interval to a value in the range of 1 to 10000 ms. Set the trigger delay to a value in the range of 1 to 10000 ms.

Trigger interval Trigger interval Trigger delay

(1) (1)
Internal trigger External trigger
(2) (2)
Image capture, Image capture,
internal processing internal processing
(3) (3)
Judgement output Judgement output

(1) ‌The triggers occur automatically at the (1) ‌An external signal is required to
interval set by the user. capture an image.
(2) ‌After the image is captured, it is processed When a trigger delay is set, image
internally. capturing is delayed by the specified
length of time.
(3) The judgement result is output.
Reference (2) ‌After the image is captured, it is
You can change the trigger interval and the trigger delay by processed internally.
using the slider or by entering numeric values. (3) ‌The judgement result is output.

(4) When you finish configuring the settings, tap [OK].

The display will return to the main screen for the image capture conditions.

This completes the setting of the image capture trigger conditions.

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 SENSOR SETTINGS [IMAGE CAPTURE CONDITION (2)
—ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS AND FOCUS]
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This section explains how to adjust the brightness of the built-in lighting and the focus.
With the IV Series (autofocus type), the focus and brightness are adjusted automatically,
so settings can be configured with the press of a button.

Brightness adjustment

(1) Tap [Auto Brightness Adjustment]. (2) Tap [OK].

The display will return to the main screen for the image capture conditions.

Focus adjustment

(1) Tap [Focus Adjustment]. (2) Tap [OK].

The focus position is adjusted automatically.

(3) When you finish configuring the settings, tap [OK].

The display will return to the main screen for the image capture conditions.
If you tap [Cancel], the focus remains the same as it was prior to the adjustment.

(4) Tap [Next] to proceed to [STEP 2 Registering the

Master Image].

This completes the setting of the image capture conditions.

Next, register the image to use as the master.

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 SENSOR SETTINGS
[MASTER IMAGE REGISTRATION]
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With the IV Series, master images are registered and inspection tools are assigned according to
these images.
In this section, a good product image will be registered as the master image.

Master image registration

(1) Place a good target in the field of view to use as the

judgement reference.

(2) Tap [Register Live Image as Master].

(3) The image of the target is captured.

If you are using external triggers, apply an external trigger.
If you cannot apply an external trigger, tap to temporarily use internal triggers to
capture the image.
Tap to stop capturing the image with internal triggers.

(4) Check the captured image displayed on the monitor,

and then tap [Register].

(5) Tap [OK].

This completes the master image registration.

Next, register the specific inspection tool.

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 SENSOR SETTINGS
[OUTLINE SETTINGS—DETECTION DETERMINATION]
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Configure the specific settings for orientation detection.

STEP 1 Setting the tools

(1) Tap [Add Tool]. (5) Tap [OK].

The display returns to the main screen
for setting the outline tool.

(6) Tap [Fine Tune Outline].

► ‌If no tools have been set, only the [Add Tool]

button is displayed.
► ‌If one or more tools have been set in the
program, the [Edit Tool] and [Delete Tool]
buttons are displayed.

(2) Tap [Outline].

Delete the shapes (outlines) that are not necessary

for the OK/NG determination.
The main screen for setting the outline tool is displayed.

(3) Tap [Edit Window].

Unnecessary parts traced with a pen change to

yellow.

Deleting the parts that are not necessary for the

(4) Set the position, size, and degree of rotation
of the tool window to match the target.
determination (that is, parts whose shapes are the
same whether the status is OK or NG) leads to a
more prominent difference between OK and NG
determinations.
This makes the OK/NG determination more stable.

► ‌With the outline tool, shapes are automatically

outlined just by enclosing them in a window.

Enclose in the window only the characteristic points.

This completes the settings for orientation determination.

Next, set the position adjustment for workpiece misalignment.

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 SENSOR SETTINGS [POSITION ADJUSTMENT
SETTINGS—MISALIGNMENT ADJUSTMENT]
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The orientation determination settings are complete, so next set the position adjustment
function to deal with workpiece misalignment.

STEP 2 Setting the position adjustment tool

(1) Tap [Add Tool]. (5) When you finish configuring the settings,
tap [OK]. The display returns to the main
position adjustment screen.

(6) Tap [Adjust Threshold].

► ‌If there are variations in the shape of the targets set for
the position adjustment tool, set the match percentage

(2) Tap [Pos.Adj.]. threshold to a smaller value.

► ‌The image is judged to be OK if the match percentage
is greater than or equal to the threshold and NG if the
match percentage is smaller than the threshold.
► ‌The display colour of the tool changes according to its
judgement result.
► ‌You can change the threshold by using the slider or by
entering a numeric value.
► ‌You can also set the threshold by adjusting the threshold
A confirmation screen is displayed. on the sensor setup menu screen.

(3) Tap [OK].

The main position adjustment screen is
displayed.

(4) Tap [Edit Window].

(7) When you finish configuring the settings,

tap [OK].

(8) Tap [Next].

Apply position adjustment to the entire shape.
This makes it possible to track position changes of the
workpiece within the field of view.

Follow the method described in STEP 1 (4) to (6) to

set the window and remove unnecessary outlines.

Check that the position you want to detect

is being detected as an outline.

This completes the setting of the position adjustment.

Finally, set the output method.

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 OUTPUT SETTINGS
[JUDGEMENT OUTPUT SETTINGS]
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The sensor and tool settings have been configured, so the last step is to assign the outputs.
This section explains the outputs for total status (OK output) and total status NG (NG output).

STEP 3 Assigning the output details

(1) Tap the dropdown menu next to each output. (2) When you finish configuring the settings,
Select the desired output setting based on tap [Complete].
the descriptions in the table below.

Default value
OUT1 Total Status
OUT2 BUSY
OUT3 Error
OUT4 OFF
Trigger Error Disabled
If you have changed any of the program settings, a screen
asking you to confirm whether you want to save the
Setting Description
changes will be displayed.
The output is not used.
OFF
The output will be off at all times.

A Total Status
The output turns on when the total status result is OK.
You can select the total status condition from [All OK], (3) Tap [Yes].
[Any OK], and [Logic 1] to [Logic 4].
The setting details configured are saved to the program,
B Tot.
StatusNG
The output turns on when the total status result is
NG.
and the display returns to the sensor setup menu screen.

The output turns on when the sensor is operating

RUN
and no system error has occurred.
The output turns on when it is not possible to
receive a new trigger such as during image
BUSY
capturing, judgement processing, program
switching, and external master image registration.
The output turns on when a system error, memory
reading error, external master image registration
Error
error, or trigger error (when trigger errors are
enabled) occurs.
The output turns on when the position adjustment
Pos. Adj.
tool status is OK.
The output turns on when the status of the
Tool specified tool is OK. The judgement result can be
01 to Tool 16
output for each tool.
The output turns on when the status of the
Logic specified logic is OK.
1 to Logic 4 For details on the logic settings, see the “User’s
Manual (Monitor Edition).”

A Because the output is only generated when the

status is OK, this is the safest setting for the circuit.
► ‌If the status is not OK (NG), there may be some minor
problems.

B This is the simplest output.

► ‌Output is generated when the status is NG, so this output
can be used as-is for the product ejection signal.

* ‌It is also possible to use functions such as the logic function to

customise the output method to match different requirements.
* ‌For details, see pages 4 to 63 in the IV Series User’s Manual
(Monitor Edition).

This completes all settings.

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 STARTING OPERATION
[CHECKING THE STABILITY]
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Now that the settings have been configured, run the program and ensure inspection stability.

STEP 4 Starting operation

(1) Tap [RUN]. (4) Check that an NG product

(with a part missing) is detected.

The operation start screen is displayed, and then

operation starts. (If you have selected external triggers, The product is detected as NG without any problems.
apply the trigger signal from an external device.)
(5) Check that an NG product (with a part
inserted in the opposite direction) is detected.
(2) Check the operation screen on the monitor.

The product is detected as NG without any problems.

OK products are detected without any problems.
Check the match percentage to ensure stability. (6) Check that an NG product (with a
defective insertion) is detected.

(3) Check that a misaligned product is

detected.

The product is detected as NG without any problems.

(7) Check that an OK product (with a somewhat

shallow part insertion) is detected.
The product is detected without any problems by applying
position adjustment.

This should be an OK product, but the value is below the

threshold, so the product is detected as NG. Adjust the
threshold so that this situation is judged as OK.

Lastly, the way to adjust the threshold in order to improve

the stability will be explained.

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 IMPROVING THE STABILITY
[ADJUSTING THE THRESHOLD]
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This section explains how to handle the case in which an OK product is detected as NG.

STEP 5 Adjusting the threshold to accurately detect a product as OK/NG

(1) Check the match percentage of the (4) Move the slider to adjust the value until
OK/NG product. the product is detected as OK.

The match percentage of OK products is Move the slider or enter the value directly so that
displayed as 100%. the OK product is displayed as “OK.”

(5) When you finish configuring the settings,

tap [OK].

This OK product is detected as NG, but the match

percentage is displayed as 68%.
The match percentage indicates the result of a
comparison of the shape with the shape registered as
the master, so the reason for this match percentage is If necessary, set other tools in the same manner.
because the outline match rate is low.

(2) Tap the judgement bar. (6) Tap [No] to return to the sensor setup menu
screen.

(3) Tap [OK].

(7) Check the OK and NG products again on
the operation screen.
If you can detect the target test workpieces
without any problems, the procedure is
complete.

This completes the program adjustments.

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VISION SENSOR INTRODUCTION

Vision Sensor
for Presence Detection

Vision Sensor with Built-in Lighting

IV Series

1 Minute SETUP

AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT OF BOTH FOCUS

AND BRIGHTNESS
The IV Series is equipped with our first-in-class auto-focus function. Also, the automatic brightness adjustment
function allows for lighting settings to be changed at the touch of a button.
This makes it possible for anyone to capture optimal detection images.

EASY CONFIGURATION
AT THE TOUCH OF A BUTTON
The IV Series is equipped with “easy navigation,” which enables the user to capture images, circle items, and
immediately perform judgements. The intuitive, touch-screen operations make it possible to complete setup in around
1 minute.

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