Vision Builder AI Configuration Options

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Vision Builder AI Configuration Options

Use the Options dialog box to set preferences global to Vision Builder AI. Select Tools»Options to display the Options dialog box.

Configuration

The following controls are available for the Configuration category.

Control Name Description
Inspection Display Mode Changes the representation of the inspection diagram, shown at the bottom left corner of the Configuration Interface. The following options are available:
  • Table View—Displays the inspection steps in a tabular format.
  • Diagram View—Displays the inspection steps in a graphical format. This view looks similar to LabVIEW code.
Password-Protected Access to Configuration Interface When enabled, Vision Builder AI requires that users enter a password to launch the Configuration Interface from the Welcome dialog box or switch from the Inspection Interface to the Configuration Interface. Use this feature when you deploy your inspection system and need to restrict the access to the Configuration Interface to specific users.

Image Display

The following controls are available for the Image Display category.

Control Name Description
Image Display Palette Changes the display palette used to display the images. The following options are available:
  • Gray Levels—Gradual gradation from black to white.
  • Binary—16 cycles of 16 different colors. The binary palette is designed especially for binary images.
  • Gradient—Gradation from red to white with a prominent range of light blue in the upper value range. 0 is black and 255 is white.
  • Rainbow—Gradation from blue to red with a prominent range of greens in the middle value range. 0 is blue and 255 is red.
  • Temperature—Gradation from light brown to dark brown. 0 is black and 255 is white.
  • Extended Rainbow—Complete rainbow gradation from black to violet, blue, green, red, and white. 0 is black and 255 is white.
  • Iron—Display palette traditionally used for thermal imaging. The color gradation matches the changing hues of iron when heated: black to purple, red, orange, yellow, and white. 0 is black and 255 is white.
Mapping Method Enables the mapping technique used when displaying a 16-bit grayscale image. The following options are available:
  • Full Dynamic—Full dynamic range of the 16-bit image is mapped to an 8-bit (256 grayscale values) scale. 16-bit images are displayed by scaling the data to 8 bits, calculated as a function of the dynamic range from the image source. The minimum value (min) and the maximum value (max) are calculated automatically. Then the following formula is applied to each pixel:

    Display(x, y) = (Src(x, y) − min) × 255/(max − min)

  • Downshift—16-bit image pixels are shifted to the right the number of times specified by the # Shifts cluster member.
  • Given Range—Pixel values in the range specified by Minimum Value and Maximum Value are mapped to an 8-bit scale.
  • 90% Dynamic—Dynamic range containing the middle 90% of the cumulated histogram of the image is mapped to an 8-bit (256 grayscale values) scale.
  • Given Percent Range—Pixel values in the relative percentage range (0 to 100) of the cumulated histogram specified by Minimum Value and Maximum Value are mapped to an 8-bit scale.
Minimum Value Minimum value used for Given Range and Given Percent Range. When Mapping Method is set to Given Range, Minimum Value represents the value that is mapped to 0. When Mapping Method is set to Given Percent Range, Minimum Value represents the percentage of the range used to compute the pixel value mapped to 0.
Maximum Value Maximum value used for Given Range and Given Percent Range. When Mapping Method is set to Given Range, Maximum Value represents the value that is mapped to 255. When Mapping Method is set to Given Percent Range, Maximum Value represents the percentage of the range used to compute the pixel value mapped to 255.
# Shifts Number of bits to right-shift the pixel values for the Downshift conversion method.

Startup

The following controls are available for the Startup category.

Control Name Description
Start Inspection when Launched When enabled, the specified inspection begins running automatically when you open Vision Builder AI. Select an item from the Inspection list to specify which inspection on your system to run automatically.
Inspection Inspection you want the run when Vision Builder AI launches. This option is available only when Start Inspection When Launched is enabled.
Run Setup and Cleanup States when Specifies when you want Vision Builder AI to run the Inspection Setup and Inspection Cleanup states. The following options are available:
  • Open/Close Inspection (default)—Runs the Inspection Setup state only when an inspection opens and runs the Inspection Cleanup state when an inspection closes.
  • Start/Stop Inspection—Runs the Inspection Setup state when an inspection starts running and runs the Inspection Cleanup state when an inspection stops running.
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