Hardware manual

VPM - An Overview Impact Reference Guide
Datalogic Automation Inc. 3-2
Multiple users can connect to one device, but only one user at a time can edit programs or change data
on the device.
User Logon dialog
Enter a valid User ID and password, then click Log On, to access the selected Impact device. Click
Change Password to change a user password from this dialog. (See “To modify a password during
logon” on page 2-14 for more details.)
• Edit IP Address...
To change the IP address of the selected device, click this button. When the Edit IP Address dialog is
displayed, enter the new IP Address, and Mask. See “IP Address, IP Gateway, and IP Mask” on
page 2-2 for more details.
VPM - An Overview
VPM is used to develop vision inspection programs. These programs contain one or more tasks which are
built from a variety of tools. Tasks can be developed to produce a certain result, then grouped together and
called from other tasks to provide flexibility. This diagram shows the elements of a simple VPM vision pro-
gram.
Vision Program
Task A
Tools
Task B
Tools