Cognex In-Sight 1400, Installation And Reference Manual

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In-Sight® 1400 I/O Expansion Module Installation and Reference Manual
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A.2.2 Line Type
Available Line Types are selected from the Type drop-down list.
A.2.3 Signal Type
Select a signal type for the selected input line, which controls the sensitivity of the input line
to edge transitions.
• Rising Edge : Changes the State of the input line on the leading edge of a pulse.
• Falling Edge : Changes the State of the input line on the falling edge of a pulse.
• Both Edges : Changes the State of the input line on the leading edge and falling
edge of a pulse. This option is only available when Event Trigger is the selected
Type.
Table A-4: Discrete Input Line Types
Type Description
User Data General purpose input line; used to drive events in the spreadsheet or to set a
value in the spreadsheet via the ReadDiscrete function.
Event Trigger Triggers an event. To update the spreadsheet, the spreadsheet must contain an
Event structure with its Trigger parameter set to this discrete input Line Number.
Job ID Number Provides one bit of a Job ID Number, which is loaded when the State of a different
input line with a Type of Job Load Switch is ON.
To use the Job ID Number function, the job to be loaded must be saved with a
numerical prefix of 0 to 127.
Online/Offline Forces the In-Sight sensor Offline or Online. 0 = Offline and 1 = Online.
When the Type is set to Online, the sensor may still be Offline if it has been set
Offline manually in the In-Sight Explorer user interface or a Native Mode Set
Online command, SO0, has been issued telling the In-Sight sensor to go Offline.
This input type may not be used on more than one input Line simultaneously.
Job Load Switch ON reads all of the Job ID Number lines and loads the specified job.
This input type may not be used on more than one input Line simultaneously.
Note:
Signal Type is only available for Event Trigger and Job Load Switch line types.