Cognex In-Sight 1721, User Manual

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In-Sight
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1700 Series Wafer Reader Section 6: System Settings
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Handshake
None, Xon/Xoff, or Hardware (default).
Mode
Sets the serial protocol to use.
SELECTION DESCRIPTION
Text Standard ASCII protocol for sending/receiving text strings. To define the input and output
terminator characters, press the Details button to open the Text Mode Details dialog. ‘Text’ must
be the selected Mode when Trigger and Output Destination are set to ‘Serial’.
Native (default) Custom ASCII protocol for controlling In-Sight from any remote host. To define the input and
output terminator characters, press the Details button to open the Native Mode Details dialog.
DeviceNet Protocol for communicating with Allen-Bradley PLC (requires an optional, RS-232-to-DeviceNet
Gateway adapter from Cognex). To define the input and output data packets sizes, press the
Details button to open the DeviceNet Details dialog.
Motoman Protocol for communicating with Motoman MRC, MRC-II, and XRC robot controllers operating in
DCI mode.
Unused Closes the serial port so that no commands or data can be received/sent.
Details
Opens the Details dialog for the selected Mode.
SELECTION DESCRIPTION
Text Mode Details The Text Mode Details dialog defines the terminator characters to use for Text Mode serial
communications. Text Mode Details dialog controls include:
Fixed Input Length : Reads a fixed number of characters before triggering an event.
Input Terminator : The ASCII value interpreted by In-Sight as the end of an incoming string.
The default is 13 (carriage return).
Output Terminator : The ASCII value that In-Sight adds to each output string to mark the end
of the transmitted string. The default is 13 (carriage return), and 0 specifies "no terminator".
Native Mode Details The Native Mode Details dialog defines the terminator characters to use for Native Mode serial
communications. Native Mode Details dialog controls include:
Fixed Input Length : Reads a fixed number of characters before triggering an event.
Input Terminator : The ASCII value interpreted by In-Sight as the end of an incoming string.
The default is 13 (carriage return), and 0 specifies "no terminator".
Output Terminator : The ASCII value that In-Sight adds to each output string to mark the end
of the transmitted string. The default is 13 (carriage return), and 0 specifies "no terminator".
DeviceNet Mode Details The DeviceNet Mode Details dialog defines the terminator characters to use for The DeviceNet Mode
serial communications. DeviceNet Mode Details dialog controls include:
Input Packet Size : Sets the expected packet size to be received through the DeviceNet
Interface Module, in bytes. The setting must agree with the MaxWidth value in the RS-232-to-
DeviceNet configuration.
Output Packet Size : Sets the packet size to send out through DeviceNet Interface Module, in
bytes. The setting must agree with the Transmit Width value in the RS-232-to-DeviceNet
configuration.
Trigger on First Byte : Triggers an acquisition when the first byte is received.