introduction to scorpion vision software

SL-2005-022-d Introduction to Scorpion Vision Software

Introductionto

Scorpion Vision Software

Helge Jordfald

Marketing Director

Visit us at: www.scorpionvision.com


Tordivel AS

• Developing, distributing and supporting Scorpion Vision Software

• An independent Vision Software Company incorporated in 1992, focusing on Vision Software and Industrial Automation.

• Programming vision solutions for Ericsson production facilities in late 90’s based on 3rd party vision libraries combined with proprietary hardware

• The competence is represented by merging Vision-, Automation- and Software knowledge for developing, configuring, operating, and monitoring Vision Systems

• Owned by employees and private investor


Scorpion Vision Software

• Sold in more than 30 countries to Component Suppliers, Integrators, Machine Builders and End Users

• Distributors in:– Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Germany,

France, United Kingdom, Spain, Netherlands, USA, Brazil, India, Thailand, Singapore and Taiwan

• Tordivel AS deliver Turn-Key solutions based on Scorpion Vision Software in Norway and Sweden


Selection of Customers

Furniture manufacturing Material selection

Lear Automotive Assembly verification

Automotive Quality verification

Industrial Robots Robot Vision

Sensors/ Automotive Quality Verification

Aluminium production Quality Inspection


Selection of Customers

Desktop Robots Quality and Assembly Inspection

Multicrystaline Wafers Quality Verification

Paper mill Material Selection

Food and Beverage Label Inspection

Food and Beverage Identification


Our vision

• To be a successful global supplier of machine vision software through: – Continuous development of world class software

– Seeking industrial partners wanting to increase their competitiveness and to stay in the forefront of the market development for Machine Vision Systems

– Direct and dedicated support to our partners


Our mission

Develop a Machine Vision Software for smart, expedious and cost effective

development and maintenance

of advanced 2D and 3D vision systems


Content

• Scorpion Design Criteria• Scorpion Applications• Scorpion System Overview• Installation of Scorpion Vision Software• Scorpion Development and License policy• How to get Scorpion Vision support?• Scorpion Methodology

– How to make a Scorpion Vision system?• Scorpion Product Overview


Design criteria

• Complete machine vision and automation system software

• Low component cost using standard components• Powerful, flexible including customised solutions• DIY - Do it Yourself!• Low maintenance cost with Open Software

The smartest and expedious way to implement and maintain real vision systems.


Low Component Cost

• Standard/commodity hardware• Standard PC with Windows 2000/XP/MS Vista• SmartCamera with XP embedded• Highend Multicore PC with raid disks

• Industry standard communication links• Camera interface through USB, FireWire, GigE standard PC

ports• Communication to external system through:

– RS232, TCP/IP standard PC ports– I/O using standard PC modules or external I/O modules– OPC and dB access with ODBC


USB and FireWire interface

By complying with Microsoft WDMand DirectX/Show specification,

Scorpion Vision Software can acquire images from any WDM based camera hardware,

and the transfer of images is100% standardised


USB, FireWire and GiGE Cameras• Benefits from the

multimedia revolution• No proprietary hardware

like Framegrabbers and Vision Sensors

• Standardised multi camera support

• Free selection of camera for your application(Low Cost or/and High Quality)

From 100 €

To 8.000 €

Unibrain

Prosilica

Basler

SONY

AVT

http://www.alliedvisiontec.com/avt-products/cameras/stingray.html

http://www.prosilica.com/products/allmodels.html


Powerful & Flexible

• Benefits from the ever increasing power of Intel processors

• Multiple camera connections direct to PC through FireWire, GiGE and USB imaging

• Customised sequence of operation• Extensive remote communication features • Upgrade for more functionality, more cameras,

more resolution, 3D Machine Vision and more processing power

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Image Processing

• Robust, fast and flexible in a non-programming and point & click environment with more than 137 powerful 2D and 3D tools


Customised vision solutions

• Python scripting at all levels• .Net support for customised

operator functionality• Smart DataInput pages• Interface with plug-ins

– dynamic link libraries (DLLs)

– Active-X– .Net Objects

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DIY - Do it Yourself!

• Designed for production engineers that want to develop or maintain their own systems

• Smart and expedious non programming user interface


Vision Software for most applications

Scorpion Vision Software, is ideal for all types of Machine Vision Applications, has robust performance proven in:

•2D and 3D Robot Vision •2D and 3D Robot Inspection•2D and 3D Assembly verification •Identification•Surface inspection •Colour verification • 2D and 3D Gauging•Print and Label inspection


Robot Vision

• Major Scorpion Application – 2D and 3D support

• Scorpion interfaced to major robots vendors– Motoman, ABB, Bosch

Rexroth and more


3D Robot Vision

• Complete 3D and stereo vision support


Scorpion Robot Inspection

• Semiautomatic Inspection

• Zero Defects – 100 % Inspection

• 2D and 3D assembly verification and color identification


2D and 3D High Precision Gauging

• Special gauging tools

• Lens calibration eliminating perspective and lens distortion


Solar Cell Wafer Sawmark System

• Saw marks down to 3 micrometer are measured with a 1 mikrometer standard deviation


Identification – Code Verification

• Text verification (OCV) using advanced Template matching technique

• Barcode and Matrix code reading tools


EOL Cockpit verification, 11 Cameras

Automotive Assembly Verification

• Fully automated car cockpit inspection

From assembly stations

Vision station

Repair loop

To delivery


Automated control thru vision

• Color/Presence/Dimensioning

Colour/Presence/Dimensioning


Operator operated stationfor door panel verification

Colour and presenceverification

5 Cameras


Scorpion System Overview

• PC configuration

• Smart Camera configurations


Configuration using PC

Internal FireWire portor PCI FireWire card

TCP/IPControl systems

RobotsExternal databases

Etc.

RS232

I/O with PCI IO cardor external IO module


Multiple application on one PCScorpion Vision Server

Internal FireWire portor PCI FireWire card

Multiple TCP/IP

Control systemsRobots

External databasesEtc.

Multiple RS232

Multiple I/OControl systems


Etc.


Multiple PCsStandard tcp/ip command protocol

TCP/IPControl systems


Etc.RS232

I/OTCP/IP

TCP/IP


Standalone Sony Smart Cameras

Robot orcontrol system

Operation

Keyboard and mouse

Configuration

TCP/IPor RS232


Networking Sony Smart Cameras

TCP/IP

Remote desktop and/or Scorpion Maintenance

Network configuration


Get Started with Scorpion Vision• Acquire Software

– 1. Download the complete software from our support web• To request a download visit our website: www.scorpionvision.com

– 2. Request a Scorpion CD - Contact [email protected]• Request a demo license

– At our web site: www.scorpionvision.com • Install Software

– Scorpion supports Windows 2000, XP and Vista• Start exploring Scorpion Vision with your own images

– Use your web cam to get live images direct into Scorpion– Use your digital camera to take images and import them directly into Scorpion– Buy a FireWire camera (if needed drivers are on our support web or CD)

• Learn more about Scorpion Vision– Exploit the Scorpion profiles/applications on the support web or CD

• Open Scorpion and Restore the zipped Scorpion profiles from the profile selection dialog


Scorpion development policy

• 100% backward compatibility– All Scorpion Vision Software Systems can be upgraded to current

version without modification

• Continous development– Short time from customer request to customer satisfaction =

frequent releases• New internal build/(version) every week• Minor official release available very 12 weeks• Major release every 11 months – Scorpion seven is due 12/2008

• Software patches and beta versions available for customer evaluation and test every week – require software maintenance contract


Scorpion license policy

• Free demo license valid for 30 days– Visit our web site: www.scorpionvision.com

• One Scorpion system license per PC– Valid license linked to the MAC address– You can run multiple Scorpion application on

one PC – require a profile addon licence

• Scorpion Maintenance Contract needed for free upgrades of major versions


Scorpion Support web

• Download Software upgrades

• Start-up exercises• Demonstration videos• Examples• Documentation


Scorpion Vision Support

www.scorpionvision.com

Customer Site

X number of operational

systemsOne or more

office computers running Profile Maintenance

Network or file copy

connections

Upgrades

Documentation,FAQ, examples

ScorpionSupport Centre

Download software

and license upgrades

Use all available information on the

web

Send images or back-up zip files over e-mail or

use the phone

http://www.scorpionvision.com/


Scorpion ftp server for partners

• Frequent patch updates releases– ftp://ftp.tordivel.no

• User: scorpion • Password: vision98

• Customer Specific ftp areas for each customer– ftp://ftp.tordivel.no– Require maintenance contract


Scorpion Methodology

• Connect the image input(s)• Define the Logical States

(events that may occur in the Production Process)• Define inspection criteria• Vision strategy and configuration of vision tools• Establish basic states needed for the Logical States• Configure the Communication links to external

systems• Configure the user interface


Starting point

• Operation mode: (No password)– For operators

– Can start and stop the inspection

– Read history list, curves and statistics

– No access to any configuration

• Settings mode: (Password: 1234)– For operators certified to adjust

logical states and alarm limits

• Service mode: (Password: 911)– Full access to all functions

– Camera, vision tools, communication set-up


Connecting Image Sources

• Camera connections are handled by Windows (plug and play)

• Cameras recognised by Windows are automatically available in Scorpion

• Note: Can also connect to IP Video Servers and other Cameras – may require different scorpion camera interface dll


One camera – several images


Several cameras


Colour with HSI conversion


Methodology


(events that may occur in the production process)• Define inspection criteria• Vision strategy and configuration of vision tools• Establish basic states needed for the Logical States• Configure the Communication links to external



Define the System States

• Inspection:– Inspection Passed

– Inspection Failed

– No object present

– Cannot measure and inspect

– Undefined object

– Type XX object identified

• Robot Vision– Picking point located

– Cannot measure rotation

– No object present

– Undefined object

– Type XX object identified


System States

• These production events are in Scorpion called: “States”

• The States are created and defined in the “Settings” mode


Example of States


State Display

• The name of the State is displayed in the Inspection Result Panel

• Text and colour is user defined


Defining the State Constrains

• One or more logical conditions can be used

• A logical condition is either true (value=1) or false (value=0)

• The logical conditions are set in the tool box based on testing results from any vision tool against user defined conditions(distance, area, radius)


Define State Commands

• Depending on inspection result (States), one or more commands can be executed:– Sending status info to

PLC or Robot– Sending data to PLC or

Robot or a database– Save images


Methodology





Inspection criteria

• A business rule consisting of:– A combination of measured values

– A priori knowledge about the inspection task

• The business rules are used to define states that reflect the purpose of the machine vision system.


Defining Inspection criteria

• Select inspection parameters:– Measurements of area, dimensions (line, distance,

radius)– Read or verify text or code– Verify a colour or greyscale surface– Find or verify position and rotation– Counting number of areas, lines, circles

• Set inspection tolerances:– Acceptable +/- values for each inspection parameter– Apply customer specification and knowledge about the

task


Typical Inspection Criteria

• States– Object Present

– Type of object

– Inspection Passed

– Cannot measure

• Parameters– Area of object within

certain limits

– Size of object

– Radius within tolerances

– Quality of circle too low


Methodology





Vision strategy

• How to locate the object?• How to handle rotation?• How to handle illumination variations?• How to identify a specific object?• How to measure the specific parameters needed as

inspection criteria?


The Scorpion Toolbox• Basic• Data• Geometry• Reference• Advanced• 3D• Beta• Legacy


Vision Strategy example

• How to handle rotation?

• How to handle illumination variations?

• How to measure the label position?


Vision strategy example


Methodology





Implementing inspection criteria

• Testing measurement results against limits using Logic Tools


Methodology





Communication with external systems

• RS-232– Raw, tdvcmdprotocol

• TCP/IP– Raw sockets, tdvcmdprotocol

• I/O using ADAM modules from Advantech(RS232 or TCP/IP interface to computer)

• Profibus • OPC• Database ODBC


Scorpion Actions

• The Scorpion Command centre

• Set the operational sequence– Image acquisition– Inspection

(running the tools)– External

communicationIn and Out)


Actions = Power and Flexibility

• Easy communication using names (“camera trigger”)

• Flexible image grab sequence (multi camera or multi position using a robot)

• Robot Vision (signal move robot after image grab but before inspection is finished)

• User defined events– Communicate product type


Automaticinspection

ManualInspection

Scorpion ActionsExternal orinternal input

Send: "CameraTrigger"

Camera Trigger GrabExecute

GrabExecute# grab sequenceGrab

All Image(s)are available

AfterGrab#ready to do inspectionInspectExecute

Waits for images

Contains

Contains

Scorpion Calls

Contains

InspectExecute

Calls

Inspect#Runs Toolbox

Contains

System Events Command Sequence

System Running

Guard

Pressing "Start" sets SystemRunning Value to 1, and Guarded

Commands will be executed

Pressing "Stop" sets SystemRunning Value to 0 and GuardedCommands will NOT be executed

When system is NOT running(manual operation), the

GrabExecute command isguarded and no image is taken

before pressing "Snapshot".Since The InspectExecute

command also is guarded, noinspection is done before

pressing "Inspect". Scorpion Callscalls

External input

Send: "Start" or"Stop"

AfterInspection Contains #contains IO operation

State Handler #contains IO operation

Scorpion Calls

Waiting for EventsCameraTrigger, Start, Stop,

Backup +++

Contains

Calls


Sending Status data to a PLS

• We want to send status data (object present or absent) using the RS232 interface

• We will link the timing of sending the data to the event ”Inspection”

• Initially the event inspection activate the command ”Inspect”.

• After that we want the system to send status data


Testing the communication

• Add a new RS 232 command

• Select the parameters to be sent (All parameters from all tools are available)

• In ”Communication” tab you can monitor both outbound and inbound messages


Methodology





Configure the user interface

• Result panel

• Indicator panel

• History list


Visualisation of vision tools


Curves and statistics


Operator inputs


Scorpion Vision Software Overview

• Scorpion Capture• Scorpion Image Logger• Scorpion Lite• Scorpion Basic• Scorpion Standard• Scorpion Vision Server• Scorpion Maintenance


Scorpion Lite

• Applications:– Simple measurements of

dimensions and diameters. Counting and presence check

– Replace sensors using low cost USB and FireWire camera(s) due to more flexibility and higher performance

• Can often coexist with other applications on a PC

• Vision Tools– Basic

• Blob, Line-, edge- and arc- finder incl. calliper, math tool, ColorMatcher and Barcode – EAN-13

• Logic tools and Python

– External Data• External input of text,

scalar, line and point

• One VGA camera license• Optional extra camera

licenses


Scorpion Basic

• Applications:– Handle rotation of products– Can construct points and

lines– Scaling and measurements

in engineering units incl. Multi reference systems

– Handling of many product variants

• Very competitive to a standard vision sensor, especially when two or more cameras are needed

• Vision Tools (Lite +)– Geometry

• Line from points, nearest point, point on line,angle

– Reference• Scale reference, Point Line

reference, move and change reference

– One SVGA camera license• Optional extra camera

licenses


Scorpion Standard

• Applications:– Many multiple polygon

ROI tools for inspection of multiple details

– 5th order camera calibration fro eliminating lens distortion

– Powerful multi Line finder

• For label and printed circuit inspection, robot guiding and advanced

• High precision gauging

• Vision Tools (Basic +)– Advanced

• Multi blob, line and arc finder

• Multi Gap- and Edge- fault finder

• Calibrator and External Reference

• Template Finder and Colour Image converter

– Two camera licenses with unlimited resolution incl.

• Optional extra camera licenses


Print and Label inspection

• Find broken lines– PolyLineGapFinder

• Find spots, missing ink on letter– MultiBlob / Blob3

• Verify letter contours– PolyLineEdgeFaults

• Verify letter contrast– MultiBlob

• OCR and OCV– TemplateFinder2


Robot Vision

• Pick and Place

• Easy to use four point robot calibration

• Nth order lens calibration to improve accuracy


Need more cameras or tools

• One-year free software maintenance upgrades included in all products

• Can be downloaded from our web for registered users.

• All Scorpion products can be upgraded with extra camera licenses and extended toolbox

• Price = actual price difference when ordering plus 10%.


More information about Scorpion

• Look at the latest data sheets found at www.scorpionvision.com

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