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Template is a reference to the image to locate during the match process. The template image is the image obtained from the output of the IMAQ Learn Pattern 2 VI. If the template has not been learned, this VI first goes through the learning process.
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Image is a reference to the source image.
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Search Rect specifies a rectangular search area in an image. The Left, Top, Right, and Bottom coordinates describe a non-rotated rectangle. The Rotation specifies the rotation angle of the rectangle around its center.
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Left is the x-coordinate of the upper left corner of the rectangle.
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Top is the y-coordinate of the upper left corner of the rectangle.
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Right is the x-coordinate of the bottom right corner of the rectangle.
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Bottom is the y-coordinate of the bottom right corner of the rectangle.
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Rotation specifies the rotation angle in degrees of the rectangle with its center as
point of rotation. If the rotation angle does not equal zero, the Left, Top, Right, and
Bottom coordinates are not the actual coordinates of the
upper left and bottom right corner of the rectangle, but their position if the rotation
angle equals zero.
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Coordinate System specifies the coordinate system to which the Rectangle is linked. If the Coordinate System input is used (connected), the location of the intensity measurement is shifted and rotated by the difference between the reference position of the coordinate system and its new location.
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error in (no error) describes the error status before this VI or function runs. The default is
no error. If an error occurred before this VI or
function runs, the VI or function passes the error in value to
error out. This VI or function runs normally only if no error
occurred before this VI or function runs. If an error occurs while this VI or function runs,
it runs normally and sets its own error status in error out. Use the Simple Error Handler or General Error Handler VIs to display the
description of the error code. Use error in and error out to check errors and to specify execution order by wiring
error out from one node to error in of the next node.
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status is TRUE (X) if an error occurred before this VI or function ran or FALSE
(checkmark) to indicate a warning or that no error occurred before this VI or function ran.
The default is FALSE.
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code is the error or warning code. If status is
TRUE, code is a nonzero error code. If status is FALSE, code is 0 or a warning code.
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source describes the origin of the error or warning and is, in most cases, the
name of the VI or function that produced the error or warning. The default is an empty
string.
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Settings is a cluster defining the parameters of the template location algorithm and
the information that is overlaid on the result image.
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Match Mode specifies the technique to use when looking for the template pattern in the
image. Choose from the following values:
| Shift Invariant (0) |
(Default) Searches for the template pattern in the image, assuming it is not rotated more than 4 degrees.
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| Rotation Invariant (1) |
Searches for the template in the image with no restriction on the rotation of the template.
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Number of Matches Requested is the number of valid matches expected.
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Minimum Match Score is the smallest score a match must have to be considered valid.
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SubPixel Accuracy determines whether the match results should be returned with subpixel
accuracy.
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Rotation Angle Ranges is an array of angle ranges where each range specifies how much you expect
the template pattern to rotate in the image. Each range is specified by a lower angle and an upper angle, both of which are expressed in degrees.
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Show Search Area specifies whether the centers and bounding rectangles of the patterns found
are overlaid on the result image.
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Show Result Show Result specifies whether the centers and bounding boxes of the
patterns found are overlaid on the result image.
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Matches is an array of match clusters.
Matches returns the following elements:
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Position is a point-coordinate cluster corresponding to the center of the
template.
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Angle is the rotation angle of the template in the source image at the current
match location.
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Scale is the change in percentage size of the matched template from the original
template. Currently this is always set to 1.
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Score ranks the match results on a scale of 0 to 1,000, where 0 equals no match
and 1,000 equals a perfect match.
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Bounding Box is an array of five points that define the boundary of the template pattern
in the image. You can connect this array directly to the IMAQ Overlay Multiple Lines VI to overlay the location of a match on your image.
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Image Out is a reference to the destination image. The search area and/or the result of the measurement may be overlaid on the image according to the settings.
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Number of Matches is the number of template matches found in the inspection image based on
the input settings.
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Coordinate System (duplicate) is a reference to the coordinate system.
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error out contains error information. If error in
indicates that an error occurred before this VI or function ran, error
out contains the same error information. Otherwise, it describes the error status
that this VI or function produces. Right-click the error out
indicator on the front panel and select Explain Error from the
shortcut menu for more information about the error.
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status is TRUE (X) if an error occurred or FALSE (checkmark) to indicate a warning
or that no error occurred.
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code is the error or warning code. If status is
TRUE, code is a nonzero error code. If status is FALSE, code is 0 or a warning code.
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source describes the origin of the error or warning and is, in most cases, the
name of the VI or function that produced the error or warning. The default is an empty
string.
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