6 Debugging Inspections
6.1 iVu Emulator
The iVu Emulator is a Windows application that allows you to operate in a Windows environment exactly as you would on
the iVu Series sensor itself. In general, the Emulator is an inspection debugging tool where you can:
1. Import stored inspections and configuration from an iVu BCR sensor.
2. Modify inspection parameters on the emulator.
3. Restore the updated configuration back to the sensor.
6.2 How to Round-Trip Debug Using the Emulator
The iVu Emulator is a Windows application that allows you to operate in a Windows environment exactly as you would on
the sensor itself. In general, the Emulator is an inspection debugging tool: you can import stored inspections and
configuration from an iVu sensor, then modify its parameters on the emulator, and restore the updated configuration back
to the sensor. When you install the iVu Emulator, by default, it is installed in the following folder:
C:\Program Files\Banner Engineering\iVu Series
You can run the Emulator from this folder, but you will need to move files between the USB drive and PC. To avoid moving
files, you can copy the Emulator executable to the USB drive, and run the Emulator directly from the USB drive.
This "how-to" describes the procedures for doing round-trip debugging either using the iVu Emulator installed on a PC or
using it directly from the USB Thumb Drive.
NOTE: This document refers to saving configuration and inspection logs in folders based on the sensor
name. If you have not yet named the sensor, then folders will be named using the first 8-characters of
the sensor serial number.
6.2.1 How to Debug Using the Emulator from a PC
1. Plug a USB Thumb Drive into the sensor.
2. Save Inspection Logs to the Thumb Drive.
a. On the Main Menu > Inspection Logs > View Logs screen, click the Save icon to save the inspection
logs.
b. When prompted, select Yes to save sensor configuration along with the Inspection Logs. The location of
these files on the USB Thumb Drive will be displayed after the operation is completed. The Inspection Logs
are saved in <USB>:\BANNER\<SENSOR_NAME>\InspLog and the sensor configuration is saved in
<USB>:\BANNER\<SENSOR_NAME>. For example, if the sensor name is myName:
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Configuration File (CONFIG.CFG) path: <USB>:\BANNER\myName
•
Inspection Logs path: <USB>:\BANNER\myName\InspLog
NOTE: If the sensor has no name, then the folder is the first 8-characters of the serial
number.
3. Remove the USB drive from the sensor and insert it into an available USB port on a Windows PC that has the iVu
Emulator installed.
Important: Make sure the iVu Emulator is NOT running before going to the next step.
4. Copy the Sensor Configuration from the USB Thumb Drive to the folder where the Emulator is installed on the PC.
For example, if the sensor name is myName and the iVu Emulator is installed in the default location on the PC,
copy the file <USB>:\BANNER\myName\CONFIG.CFG to C:\Program Files\Banner Engineering\iVu Series.
5. Copy the Inspection Logs from the USB Thumb Drive (for example, <USB>:\BANNER\myName\InspLog) to the
InspLog folder on the PC (for example, C:\Program Files\Banner Engineering\iVu Series\InspLogs).
6. Start the emulator.
7. Set the Trigger option to Internal—
a. Go to Main Menu > Imager > Trigger, and select Internal.
b. Set the Trigger Interval as desired.
The iVu Emulator will run with the saved configuration from Step 6 using the saved Inspection Logs from
Step 7 as images.
8. Make the desired adjustments.
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