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Camera Calibration Impact Reference Guide
Datalogic Automation Inc. 1-8
5. Click the Live button. If you do not see the image or object in the image window, adjust the camera
focus, image gain, shutter open time, and strobe length until a clear, well defined image is displayed.
See “Camera” on page 2-16 for more details about how each of the settings affects the image.
6. You may need to move the camera toward or away from the object until it fills most of the camera’s
field of view. You can now calibrate the camera if desired.
Camera Calibration
For this Quick Setup, you can leave the camera uncalibrated. A camera requires calibration the first time you
use it and when the camera-to-subject distance is changed. Calibration insures that the measurements indi-
cated in VPM tools accurately relate to the camera image’s measurements. See “Camera Setup Tab” on
page 2-17 for more details.
Settings tab
In this step of the Quick Setup procedure, you need to configure the following parameters using the VPM
Settings Tab - General System Object - Setup Tab. Leave the other parameters at their default setting.
General Panel - Go Online When Device Starts
• If you check this box, the device or camera goes online when it reboots or is powered on. Tasks can be
loaded when it goes online, then they are executed based on their Trigger Event type setting. See “Go
Online When Device Starts” on page 2-6 for details.
General Panel - Timeout Setup
• Check Enable Timeout-Task. See “Enable Timeout” on page 2-6 for more details.
General Panel - Device Date/Time
• Click Synchronize to PC to set the device or camera date and time to match the client computer. See
“Device Date/Time” on page 2-6 for details.
You have now completed the Quick setup. More details about using the Settings Tab in VPM to configure
the device or camera can be found in Chapter 4. The device or camera should now be ready for defining
inspection tasks, which is described in Chapter 2.