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8-81 Vision Sensor Cloning
8.3.
Vision Sensor Cloning
The cloning function can create multiple vision sensors with the same files as the original one vision
sensor.
This function can be used with the vision sensors either logged on or logged off.
Also, although this function can be used with the vision sensors either Online or Offline, since the robot
and vision sensor access can be slowed by file transfer operations, it is recommended to restore with the
vision sensor offline.
This section explains cloning work using MELFA-Vision.
(1) Display the MELFA-Vision cloning screen.
From the MELFA-Vision menu, click [Sensor] - [Clone To] to display the “Clone” screen.
(2) Select the vision sensor to be the cloning source and the vision sensor to be turned into a clone on
the "Clone" screen.
Multiple vision sensors can be selected. To select multiple vision sensors, select with mouse
operations while pressing down the keyboard [Shift] key or [Ctrl] key. After the selection is complete,
click the [Clone] button.
(3) If the clone source vision sensor(s) and the vision sensor(s) to be cloned from it are different, the
following warning message is displayed.
To continue the work, click the [Yes] button; to cancel it, click the [No] button.
