Instruction Manual

7-4 Programming Basics
The Vision System
An essential component of the programming and production process of fluid dispensing is the Vision
System. The Vision System is capable of automatically locating features on the workpiece so that
patterns can be placed accurately. The Vision System hardware consists of a camera, light source, vision
processor board and video mixer board. The software portion includes Fluidmove for Windows NT
(FmNT) which controls all programming and dispensing functions and uses the Asymtek Vision for
Windows (AVW) library in conjunction with the vision processor s software to perform fiducial location
and edge detection functions. The video image you see in the Teach Window is supplied by the Vision
System. Figure 7 -2 is a block diagram showing the interaction between the components of the Vision
System.
Vision
Processor
Board
Video Mixer Board
Camera
Lights
Monitor
Computer
FmNT
Vision Processor Software
AVW
Figure 7 -2