Impact+OCR 1.1 Readme

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1 April 22, 2016 Impact+OCR 1.1 Readme Welcome to the Impact+OCR (Optical Character Recognition) application, a complete software and hardware application to solve your machine vision OCR needs. This is the most complete product with the same software used throughout. Impact reduces your cost of ownership and provides you with the flexibility that today s quickly changing manufacturing environment requires. This Readme file describes the Configuration Interface software and Operator Interface software, along with documentation installed on the client PC by IMPACT+OCR.exe. See installation instructions on page 4. The Configuration Interface software is used to configure the Datalogic Impact+OCR recipes (a combination of tools for inspections) and to view the data collected from them. The Operator Interface software is used to view the inspection results and interact with the camera. Check our website at for possible releases newer than this release and for information on other Impact software and hardware products. This document is divided into the following sections: Software and Documentation System Requirements for the Application System Requirements for the Client Computer Enhancements in this release Bugs fixed in this release Known Issues Installation Instructions Configure antivirus software General Notes about this release Software and Documentation Shortcuts to the software and documentation listed below are located in your computer s Start folder. Select Start, All Programs, Impact+OCR. Software Configuration Interface Software You can Configure your Camera Program your machine vision OCR and Code Reader inspections Operator Interface Software Copyright 2016 Datalogic Automation Inc. All Rights Reserved Page 1

2 You can View inspection results Load and unload recipes Documentation Impact+OCR Readme This file describes the software and documentation in IMPACT+OCR.exe. Impact+OCR Reference Guide This manual documents how to configure, program, control, and monitor Impact+OCR. QuickStart Guide This manual describes the Impact+OCR hardware, including the inputs and outputs available to integrate your system into a production line. System Requirements System Requirements for the Application - The application will only connect to a Datalogic P19 camera with the Impact+OCR firmware installed on it. System Requirements for the Client Computer - Intel, AMD, or VIA x86-class processor -minimum 1.2 GHz; 64-bit processors are supported with Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows GB or more of RAM, 2 GB recommended - 800MB or more of available hard disk space - 10/100Mbps Ethernet connection - Monitor display resolution of 1024 x 768 or greater (1920 x 1080 recommended) - A PDF reader is required to read the software and hardware manuals Enhancements in this release Key enhancements in this release include an enhanced installer, a monitor auto-size feature, image history, better pass/fail statistics, better camera reset recovery, the ability to use file-camera images, recipe import/export, an Emulator, automatic image save, a blob-based Anchor Point, a new code type, and a new Teach Verify String button. 1. A history of the previous ten failed images is available. You can now display the most recently failed images for inspection. (6325) 2. More statistics are displayed. Run, Pass, Fail, and Total counts are now displayed on the Operator and Configuration UI. (6363) 3. The Operator UI can now be moved. The ability to unlock the Operator UI position was added. (6389) Copyright 2016 Datalogic Automation Inc. All Rights Reserved Page 2

3 4. The Configuration UI now detects the monitor resolution. The UI detects the monitor resolution and automatically scales the display size. (6720) 5. The installer recovers better. The installer now restores a reset camera better. (6768) 6. File images can be loaded in an Emulator. You can now load and inspect images from the host PC without a camera. (6919) 7. Recipes can be imported and exported. You can now export and import recipes to and from the PC. (6924) 8. Inspections can now be created and edited offline An Emulator is now available for configuring inspections. (6925) 9. The ability to save images has been added. Images can now be automatically saved to the host PC. (6999) 10. A new Anchor Point type was added. Blob Find can now be used to establish an Anchor Point. (7129) 11. The ability to read a new code type was added. The Code Reader can now read the Pharmacode (one-track). (7685) 12. Creating a Verify String is easier. A new Teach button creates the Verify String from the string the tool reads. Bugs fixed in this release These bugs were fixed in this release. 1. Several words were corrected. Various interface and label spellings were corrected. (6230) 2. The Home screen was displayed while using the Image Wizard. When a 4x4 matrix was displayed, using the Wizard caused the problem. (6316) 3. The incorrect recipe number was displayed by default. If a recipe was indicated by Specify Recipe in Load Recipe at Startup, when the Configuration UI was started, the specified recipe number was not displayed by default. (6338) 4. The Verify String was not displayed correctly. The Verify String refresh was corrected in the output string. (6406) 5. The Verify String was not added. The Verify String was not added when Teach by Digital Input was selected. (6410) 6. The camera could stop responding while changing OCR tool settings. When the fixed threshold value was changed quickly, the problem could occur. (6418) 7. The password had no maximum length. The password length and content was not checked sufficiently. (6427) 8. The camera would disconnect after the IP Address was changed. If a recipe was created after the address was changed, the camera would disconnect. (6494) 9. Some ROI positions were not saved after power on. If the camera was turned off, then on, certain tool ROI positions were lost. (6502) 10. The message out preview was incorrect. The preview displayed an extra character in the message string. (6610) 11. An incorrect tooltip was displayed. The tooltip for the Train String field was incorrect. (6639) Copyright 2016 Datalogic Automation Inc. All Rights Reserved Page 3

4 12. The monitor screen was not displayed when the camera started online. If a new recipe was started but not completed, the camera would not start at the monitor screen. (6700) 13. It was not possible to have no separator in the Output Message. The separator None was added to the choices. (6972) Known Issues After you close the Emulator, you cannot use the Configuration UI in Offline Mode After you close the Emulator, then click Offline Mode in the Configuration UI, it will not connect. (7457) Workaround: You must wait approximately twenty seconds after you close the Emulator before you try to use the Configuration UI in Offline Mode again. An error is displayed if you close the Emulator while the Configuration UI is open If you create a recipe in the Configuration UI (after closing the Emulator), an Uncaught Exception error is displayed. (7486) Workaround: Do not close the Emulator while the Configuration UI is open..net 2.0 is required You must have Windows.NET 2.0 or greater installed on Windows XP. It is required so that the camera s new IP Address will be displayed when it is changed in the Configuration UI. Configuration UI You should avoid using the key combination Ctl-X (Control-X) while defining Regions of Interest (ROI) in the Reading Tools screen. You can accidentally delete the ROI. (6261) If the camera trigger rate exceeds the interface s ability to process the image, the connection to the camera will be lost. To recover, decrease the trigger rate. (6371) Installation Instructions Operating System Type There is only a 32-bit version of the Impact+OCR installation program (IMPACT+OCR.exe). It will install on both 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems. Installing the Impact+OCR Application (PC) You may need to turn off automatic virus checking during install if it causes installation problems. You must have administrative privileges to install Impact software. You can click Cancel to quit the installation at any time during the installation. To install the Impact+OCR Application software: 1. Double click the installation executable file IMPACT+OCRSetup_n_n_n.exe and the installation program should start. (The install version n_n_n is embedded in the setup file name.) IMPORTANT: When you start the installation, the following screen is displayed. The installation replaces all the recipes on the camera or Emulator with new, blank recipes. Copyright 2016 Datalogic Automation Inc. All Rights Reserved Page 4

5 If there are recipes on the camera or Emulator that you want to save, export them: A. Click Cancel. B. Start the Configuration UI. C. Select Home, then use the Export Recipe function to copy the recipes to a location on your PC. If there are no recipes on the camera or Emulator that you want to save: A. Click OK. 2. You must click the I Agree button to accept the License Agreement and continue with the installation. 3. The Destination Folder dialog is displayed. Select the default directory for the Impact+OCR software, click Browse to choose the desired directory, or type in the directory name. Click Next when you are done. 4. If you want to install Impact+OCR firmware on a camera, select the checkbox labeled Camera, then click Install. 5. The installation progress dialog is displayed. 6. When the Choose Vision Device(s) dialog is displayed, select one or more devices from the list of devices. Only P19 cameras are supported. Click Refresh to update the device list. If the camera does not appear in the list, check its power and Ethernet connections. (The default IP address for each camera is when it is shipped.) Click OK or Cancel when you are done. A. If you click Cancel, no camera software is installed. B. If you click OK, the camera installation dialog is displayed. IMPORTANT: Do NOT disconnect power from the camera during the software install. 7. When the installation has completed, click Finish. Refer to the Impact+OCR Reference Guide for more details about using the Configuration UI and the Operator UI. Configure antivirus software Antivirus and anti-malware settings Restrictive settings in antivirus or anti-malware software on the PC can block communication ports that Impact+OCR uses. There are several symptoms of this problem, including one or more of the following: - The Impact+OCR software installation fails - An error (Error registering online callback) is displayed when you try to connect to the camera - The camera is not displayed in the Device Connection list Copyright 2016 Datalogic Automation Inc. All Rights Reserved Page 5

6 - You may be able to resolve some of these problems by adjusting the antivirus or antimalware settings to work well with Impact+OCR. General Notes about this release A PDF reader is required to open Impact+OCR software PDF manuals and online help For your convenience, you may install an Open Source PDF reader or Adobe Reader. Datalogic Automation, Inc. is not responsible for the performance or reliability of any PDF reader software you install. For support, refer to the reader documentation. To run Impact+OCR software, you must have file modification permission. You must have permission to modify files in the installation directory. Copyright 2016 Datalogic Automation Inc. All Rights Reserved Page 6