372GB Ultra High-Speed,High-capacity Multi-camera Machine Vision System XG Series Easy Setup Guide FTP Image Output - FileZilla
Contents Easy Setup Guide: FTP Image Output - FileZilla 1. Installing and Setting Up the FileZilla Server Page 3 2. Configuring the XG FTP Settings Page 12 3. In the back of the manual: Troubleshooting - Connection Problems Page 18 KEYENCE CORPORATION. Vision System Division ‐2‐ www.keyence.
Saving images from XG to PC via FTP (Using FileZilla) This example uses the free FTP software FileZilla as a representative example of an FTP server software. We cannot guarantee that all FTP server software, including FileZilla, can communicate with the XG Series. Be sure to confirm that communication is possible beforehand. ✎Downloading, Installing and Setting Up FileZilla Server. 1 Download FileZilla Server (Be sure not to download FileZilla Client by mistake) http://filezilla-project.
3 Select "I Agree". 4 Do not change the boxes that are checked. Select "Next >". KEYENCE CORPORATION. Vision System Division ‐4‐ www.keyence.
Specify a folder to install in and select "Next >". 6 Do not change the settings. Select "Next". KEYENCE CORPORATION. Vision System Division ‐5‐ www.keyence.
7 Do not change the settings. Select "Install". Check this box. For reference: The default setting is to start up FileZilla automatically when the PC starts up, as selected here. To start FileZilla manually, select "Start manually". 8 Select "Close" when the installation is complete. KEYENCE CORPORATION. Vision System Division ‐6‐ www.keyence.
9 Do not change the settings below unless necessary. Press "OK". [Important] Do not change the Server Address or Port. For reference: If you do not want the "Connect to Server" dialog box to be displayed again during start‐up, check the "Always connect to this server" box. (This box can be checked or left unchecked.) 10 The software automatically starts up when the installation is complete. A screen like this should appear.
11 Select "Add". 12 Enter a user name and select "OK". ("abc" is a temporary user name. Choose and enter a new user name) Make a note of the user name as it will be used in the XG settings. KEYENCE CORPORATION. Vision System Division ‐8‐ www.keyence.
13 Check the "Password" box, and set a password. Make a note of the password you set as it will be used later. 14 Select "Shared folders". KEYENCE CORPORATION. Vision System Division ‐9‐ www.keyence.
15 Select "Add". 16 Specify the folder to be written to by the FTP. In this example, the desktop is specified. The path cannot contain any full‐ width characters. Specify a folder with a path that contains only half‐width characters (standard English characters). KEYENCE CORPORATION. Vision System Division ‐ 10 ‐ www.keyence.
17 Check all of the boxes under "Files" and "Directories". [Important] Ensure that the boxes are checked like this. The FileZilla setup is now complete. Press "OK". KEYENCE CORPORATION. Vision System Division ‐ 11 ‐ www.keyence.
✎Configuring the XG FTP Settings 1 2 Configure the XG settings. Press the FNC button on the console, and select "Go Offline" from the function menu. While offline, select "FTP" from the "Communications & I/O" submenu. KEYENCE CORPORATION. Vision System Division ‐ 12 ‐ www.keyence.
3 In general the settings can be left as they are, but make sure that the Server Port No. is 21. [Important] Do not change the Server Port No. from 00021 unless absolutely necessary. There is no "High Speed Mode" option for the XG‐7000 Series. For the XG‐8000 Series, turn the "High Speed Mode" on as necessary. For Reference: About the FTP High Speed Mode When "High Speed Mode" is on, data can be output from the FTP even faster.
5 Specify the Server IP Address, User ID and Password. Specify the Server (PC in this example) IP Address. Enter the User Name and Password set in FileZilla. The other settings can be left as the default. When the settings are complete, press the OK button to close the window. 6 Configure the Image Archive settings. KEYENCE CORPORATION. Vision System Division ‐ 14 ‐ www.keyence.
7 Enable the archive conditions, and set "Output Location" to "FTP". Check the "Enable" box. Set the conditions that images must meet to be saved in "Reference". If set to "None", all images are saved. (It may not be possible to save all images depending on the operating conditions.) Set the "Output Location" to "FTP". Select "Settings". 8 Set a destination folder. Place the cursor over this box and click the button (0). KEYENCE CORPORATION. Vision System Division ‐ 15 ‐ www.keyence.
9 If the settings are valid, the PC desktop folders appear, and the connection can be confirmed. The desktop folders are displayed. If the settings are correct, the desktop can be seen from the XG, and the folders are displayed. Full‐width characters will appear corrupted. Folder names that include full‐width characters cannot be specified as the destination folder. In this example, there is no folder called XG on the desktop when the were finished.
10 When these settings have been configured, images will be saved to the FTP server when the unit is operating. This screenshot shows the destination folder when it is checked again after operating the XG and saving images. Confirm that the /xg/hist/(camera number)_(year month day)_(hour minute second) folder has been created. Images are saved to this folder. 11 To check the images saved to the FTP server during operation... Images on the FTP server can be browsed using the image strip.
✎Troubleshooting 1 - Connection Problems (1) Change the Windows firewall settings (For Windows 7) * Note It may pose a risk to change these settings on a PC that is connected to internal or external company networks. Set up a PC only for using FileZilla, or check with the network administrator before changing the settings. You may not be able to connect due to security software or the Windows firewall settings.
3 (2) Use a fixed IP Address Select "Local Area Connection". 4 (2) Use a fixed IP Address Select "Properties". KEYENCE CORPORATION. Vision System Division ‐ 19 ‐ www.keyence.
5 (2) Use a fixed IP Address Select "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)", and then select "Properties". 6 (2) Use a fixed IP Address When the settings are configured like this... KEYENCE CORPORATION. Vision System Division Configure the settings as shown above. Set the IP Address and Subnet Mask to the following: IP Address: 192.168.0.20 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 The Default Gateway and other settings can be left blank. ‐ 20 ‐ www.keyence.
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