User Manual Sap

User Guide
for VS Monitoring Software

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Version 1.0
09 / 2013
706356 / 00
VS Monitoring User Guide
Contents
1 Preliminary note��4
1.1 Symbols used ��4
2 Safety instructions��4
3 System requirements��4
3.1 PC hardware��4
3.2 PC software��4
4 Functions and features ��4
5 Installation��4
6 Introduction ��5
7 Quick Guide��6
7.1 Adding a sensor configuration��6
7.2 Sensor configuration��7
8 Description of graphical user interface ��8
8.1 Menu strip��9
8.1.1 Menu strip item "File" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
8.1.2 Menu strip item "Edit" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
8.1.3 Menu strip item "Settings" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
8.1.4 Menu strip item "Actions" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
8.1.5 Menu strip item "Help" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
8.2 Toolbar�� 11
8.3 List items (sensor configurations)��12
8.4 Context menu ��13
8.5 Sensor configuration window��14
8.5.1 Monitoring tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
8.5.2 Service Reports tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
8.5.3 Statistics tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
8.6 Monitor window��17
8.7 Result window��18
8.8 Options window��19
9 Loading/saving the VS Monitoring configuration��20
9.1 Starting VSM with a specific configuration file ��20
9.1.1 Choosing a default application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
9.1.2 Creating a shortcut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
9.1.3 Using command line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
10 Using the MDI window��24
11 Start parameters ��25
12 Remarks ��25
12.1 Maximum number of connected sensors��25
12.2 Differences between O2D, O2I and O2V sensors��25
12.2.1 Result data size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
12.2.2 Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
12.2.3 Data acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
13 Terms and abbreviations��27
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Licences and trademarks

Microsoft®, Windows®, Windows XP® and Windows Vista® are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation. All trademarks and company names are subject to the copyright of the respective
companies.
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1 Preliminary note
1.1 Symbols used
► Instruction
> Reaction, result
[…] Designation of pushbuttons, buttons or indications
→ Cross-reference
Important note:
Non-compliance can result in malfunctions or interference.
Information
Supplementary note
2 Safety instructions
Please read the operating instructions prior to set-up of the device. Ensure that the device is suitable for
your application without any restrictions.
If the operating instructions or the technical data are not adhered to, personal injury and/or damage to
property can occur.
3 System requirements
3.1 PC hardware
–– PC with Pentium III processor or higher, clock frequency min. 500 MHz
–– min. 128 MB RAM
–– min. 10 MB freely available hard disc memory
–– XGA-compatible graphic card with min. 1024 x 768 pixel resolution
–– Ethernet network card for 10Base-T/100Base-TX, TCP/UDP/IP protocol
Note that the system requirements depend on the configuration of VS Monitoring. Connecting to a
lot of sensors needs more bandwidth, performance and more hard disk space to save data.
3.2 PC software
–– Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8 operating system
–– Microsoft .NET framework 2.0, 3.0 or 3.5
4 Functions and features

This document gives an introduction to the usage of the tool "VS Monitoring" for identification systems
and object recognition sensors.
VS Monitoring is used to
●● monitor multiple sensors of different types (O2I, O2D or O2V)
●● store results automatically
This document gives an overview of how to configure the application.

It provides a guide through the graphical user interface and explains how to add configurations for
different sensors, how to display the current results ("Monitor Mode") and how to store those results
automatically. It also explains the purpose of additional global options of the application.
5 Installation
The application is delivered "ready to use" or as zip archive. Just copy the files or extract the archive to a
directory on the hard disk and execute the file "VS_Monitoring.exe".
Windows 7 is used for the representation of the figures and texts in this guide.
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6 Introduction
The application "VS Monitoring" (VSM) is used to monitor multiple sensors at the same time and to store
sensor data to a local disk automatically. VSM provides the option to open multiple monitor windows at
the same time. These windows show the current decoding result of a single sensor. The information that
is displayed here contains the current sensor image, result details as plain text and information that is
drawn as overlay data on the image. With VSM it is possible to store monitoring results automatically to
a local disk. It is also possible to get a service report from the sensor manually or automatically with a
specific frequency. Stored results can be displayed in a result window that can be opened for each sensor
or for a specific folder. A result window displays all saved results in one directory.
Main parts of the graphical user interface of VSM:

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Screenshot 1
Window no. Window types Description

Main window In this window the whole application is configured. Configurations for each sensor can be
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added here and monitor/result windows can be opened here.
Monitor window In these windows are displayed the current result of an O2I (top), an O2D (bottom) and an O2V
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sensor.
3 Result window This window displays the saved results of one sensor.
Note that VSM does not provide any parameterisation functionality for sensors. To parameterise
sensors the normal parameterisation applications must be used (E2I200, E2D200, E2V100).
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7 Quick Guide
>> Start screen of the VS Monitoring software after initial start.
Screenshot 2: VS Monitoring start screen
7.1 Adding a sensor configuration

In order to add a new configuration for a sensor (sensor configuration):
►► Click on [Add configuration] in the toolbar, see screenshot 3 (1)
Screenshot 3:
1: Add configuration button
2: Menu bar to add a sensor configuration
►► Select a sensor type in the sub menu to add a sensor configuration, see screenshot 3 (2)
>> Sensor configuration window opens
Screenshot 4: Sensor configuration window (in this case of O2I)
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►► Verify and set the IP address, if necessary (here e.g. 172.025.116.011), see screenshot 4.
►► Verify and set all required settings for data exchange with the sensor.
You will find detailed information of required settings in chapter 8.5 (→ 8.5 Sensor configuration window).
The default settings allow to monitor the sensor without saving any results.
►► Confirm the settings by [OK]
>> The sensor configuration window will be closed
>> The sensor configuration will be added to the list in the main window
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>> Main window with all existing sensor configurations is displayed, see screenshot 5.
>> IP address, sensor type, additional information and buttons will be displayed in a table
Screenshot 5: Main window with two added sensor configurations
>> The sensor configurations are ready to monitor
Activation of configurations / polling of statistics / open a monitor window
Screenshot 6:
1: Active button
2: Column Pass/Fail
3: Open monitor windows button
►► Click on [Active], see screenshot 6 (1)

>> Acquisition of data starts.
According to the configurations monitor results, service reports and statistics will be collected.
>> Total number of passed or failed results will be displayed in the Pass/Fail column if polling of statistics
is enabled, see screenshot 6 (2).
►► Click on [Open monitor window] to open a monitor window (→ 8.6 Monitor window), see screenshot 6
(3).
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Get service report / open result window / edit or delete configuration
Screenshot 7:
4: Get service report button
5: Open results window buttons
6: Edit configuration / delete configuration(s) buttons
►► Click on [Get service report(s)], see screenshot 7 (4).

>> Service report will be generated.
►► Click on [Open result window], see screenshot 7 (5).
>> Saved monitor or service report results are displayed,(→ 8.7 Result window).
►► Click on [Edit configuration] to change the configuration, see screenshot 7 (6).
►► Click on [Delete configuration(s)] to delete the configuration, see screenshot 7 (6).
All functionalites can be addressed by using the menu bar (screenshots 3...5), the toolbar or the
context menu.
8 Description of graphical user interface

The main window consists of three parts:
Screenshot 8:
1: Menu strip
2: Toolbar
3: Sensor configuration list
Most of the buttons in those three elements have the same functionality. The buttons in the sensor list
are used for one selected sensor configuration whereas the buttons in the menu strip and the toolbar are
used for all sensor configurations that are selected at the moment. The elements of the menu strip and
the toolbar provide additional functionality like loading / saving a VS Monitoring configuration or switching
the language of the user interface.
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8.1 Menu strip

The menu strip provides buttons to save or load VS Monitoring configurations, to add, edit or delete
sensor configurations and to switch the language of the application. The following subchapters describe
all of these buttons.
8.1.1 Menu strip item "File"
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load conf. ... Loads a previously saved VS Monitoring configuration (→ 9 Loading/

saving the VS Monitoring configuration). Opens a file browser dialogue
to select the file.
save conf. as ... Saves the current VS Monitoring configuration (→ 9 Loading/saving the
VS Monitoring configuration). Opens a file browser dialogue to select
the file.
Exit Closes the application.
8.1.2 Menu strip item "Edit"
Add configuration... Adds a new sensor configuration and opens the sensor configuration window
(→ 8.5 Sensor configuration window)
Copy configuration... Copies the selected sensor configuration and opens the sensor configuration
window (→ 8.5 Sensor configuration window). This element is only enabled if a
single configuration is selected in the list.
Edit configuration... Edits the selected sensor configuration and opens the sensor configuration
window (→ 8.5 Sensor configuration window). This element is only enabled if a
Delete Deletes all selected sensor configurations.
configuration(s)...
8.1.3 Menu strip item "Settings"
Language Switches the language of the user interface. Note that saved results will use
this language too.
Options... Opens the Options window (→ 8.8 Options window)
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8.1.4 Menu strip item "Actions"
Start polling Activates all selected configurations. This will start data acquisition for each of
them.
Stop polling Deactivates all selected configurations. This will stop data acquisition for each
of them.
Open monitor Opens a monitor window (→ 8.6 Monitor window) for all selected
window(s) configurations.
Get service report(s) Gets a service report for all selected configurations.
View results Opens a result window (→ 8.7 Result window) for all selected configurations.
(monitoring) The directory of the result window will be the directory that is defined as result
path for monitor results in the sensor configuration.
View results (service Opens a result window (→ 8.7 Result window) for all selected configurations.
report) The directory of the result window will be the directory that is defined as result
path for service report results in the sensor configuration.
Close all monitor Closes all open monitor windows (→ 8.6 Monitor window).
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Close all result Closes all open result windows (→ 8.7 Result window).
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8.1.5 Menu strip item "Help"
About... Opens a window that displays general information about the application (name,
version) and licence information.
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8.2 Toolbar
The toolbar provides a quick access to the same functionality that is provided by the menu strip or the list
items.
load an application Loads a previously saved VS Monitoring configuration (→ 9 Loading/

configuration... saving the VS Monitoring configuration). Opens a file browser dialogue
to select the file.
save the current Saves the current VS Monitoring configuration (→ 9 Loading/saving the
application VS Monitoring configuration). Opens a file browser dialogue to select the
configuration to a file.
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open options Opens the options window (→ 8.8 Options window).
window...
add a new Adds a new sensor configuration and opens the sensor configuration
configuration... window (→ 8.5 Sensor configuration window).
delete all selected Deletes all selected sensor configurations.
configurations
start polling for Activates all selected configurations. This will start data acquisition for
each selected each of them.
configuration...
stop polling for Deactivates all selected configurations. This will stop data acquisition for
each selected each of them.
configuration...
open a monitor Opens a monitor window (→ 8.6 Monitor window) for all selected
window for configurations.
each selected
configuration
get a service report Gets a service report for all selected configurations.
for each selected
configuration
view saved results Opens a result window (→ 8.7 Result window) for all selected
(monitoring) for configurations. The directory of the result window will be the directory
each selected that is defined as result path for monitor results in the sensor
configuration configuration.
view saved results Opens a result window (→ 8.7 Result window) for all selected
(service reports) configurations. The directory of the result window will be the directory
for each selected that is defined as result path for service report results in the sensor
configuration configuration.
arrange all windows Arranges all open monitor windows (→ 8.6) and result windows (→ 8.7).
automatically Monitor windows will be arranged in a 3x3 table that fills each screen.
If the MDI window is used, they will be arranged in a 3x3 table that fills
the MDI window. Result windows will be arranged in a 2x2 table that
fills each screen. The auto arrangement feature is active until the user
moves or resizes a window.
Note that the info panel and the status strip of all monitor windows will
be hidden. They can be shown again in the monitor window toolbar
(→ 8.6 Monitor window).
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8.3 List items (sensor configurations)

Each sensor configuration is displayed in the main window list and has buttons to provide a quick access
to actions for this single sensor configuration.
IP Shows the IP address of the sensor configuration

type Shows the sensor type of the sensor configuration (O2D, O2I, O2V)
status Shows information and errors during data acquisition.
statistics Shows the overall number of passed or failed readings of the sensor.
It is only available if polling of statistics is enabled in the sensor
configuration.
activate or Activates/deactivates the sensor configuration. This will start/stop data
deactivate polling acquisition.
open monitor Opens a monitor window (→ 8.6 Monitor window) for the sensor
window configuration.
get service report Gets a service report for the sensor configuration.
view results Opens a result window (→ 8.7 Result window) for the sensor
(monitoring) configuration. The directory of the result window will be the directory
that is defined as the result path for monitor results in the sensor
configuration.
view results (service Opens a result window for the sensor configuration. The directory of the
report) result window will be the directory that is defined as the result path for
service report results in the sensor configuration.
edit the configuration Edits the sensor configuration. Opens its settings within the sensor
configuration window (→ 8.5 Sensor configuration window).
delete the Deletes the sensor configuration.
configuration
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8.4 Context menu

The context menu is accessible by a right mouse click on a sensor configuration. It is possible to open a
context menu with limited functionality for multiple selected configurations.
Context menu
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Edit.... Edits the sensor configuration. Opens the sensor configuration window
(→ 8.5 Sensor configuration window) for it. This item is only enabled if a
Copy... Copies the selected sensor configuration and opens the sensor
configuration window (→ 8.5 Sensor configuration window) for it. This
item is only enabled if a single configuration is selected in the list.
Delete Deletes all selected sensor configurations.
Start polling Activates all selected configurations. This will start data acquisition for
each of them.
Stop polling Deactivates all selected configurations. This will stop data acquisition for
each of them.
Open monitor Opens a monitor window (→ 8.6 Monitor window) for all selected
window configurations.
Get service report Gets a service report for all selected configurations.
View results Opens a result window (→ 8.7 Result window) for all selected
(monitoring) configurations. The directory of the result window will be the directory
that is defined as result path for monitor results in the sensor
configuration.
View results Opens a result window (→ 8.7 Result window) for all selected
(service report) configurations. The directory of the result window will be the directory
that is defined as result path for service report results in the sensor
configuration.
Reboot Reboots all selected sensors.
Reset Resets the statistics of all selected sensors.
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8.5 Sensor configuration window

The sensor configuration window provides all settings for a single sensor, e.g.:
●● IP address of the sensor
●● Settings for polling data from the sensor.
The description for each setting will be displayed in the box at the bottom of the window by a mouseover
effect. When you have finished editing the configuration, you confirm by clicking on "OK".
►► Click on [OK] to confirm and save the configuration
Screenshot 9:
1: connection settings, IP address / communication port of the sensor
2: data acquisition, frequencies of data acquisition / content of data are definable
3: description, description of settings will be displayed
4: show descriptions, button to enable or disable the description box
The tab control for data acquisition contains three tabs:

●● Monitoring
●● Service Reports
●● Statistics
Within each tab frequencies for receiving data and detailed settings for this data can be defined.
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8.5.1 Monitoring tab

In the Monitoring tab it can be defined how often a new result should be retrieved from the sensor. This
result can be displayed in a monitor window and it can be saved to disk.
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Polling Enables/disables the acquisition of monitor results. If this option is disabled no

monitor results will be displayed or saved.
Cycle time The frequency for getting a new monitor result from the sensor. The cycle time
is adjustable in the range from 10 milliseconds to 10 days.
Note: Cycle times are disabled for O2V sensors due to the asynchronous
communication!
Get images Defines if images should be retrieved from the sensor. If this option is disabled,
no images will be displayed or saved. The kind of results, passed / failed
images, is definable.
Get details Defines if detailed information should be retrieved from the sensor. If this option
is disabled, no detailed information will be displayed or saved. It is definable
what kind of result (passed, failed) details should be retrieved from the sensor
(→ 12.2.2 Details)
Get only every Defines if only every n-th new result should be retrieved from the sensor. For
n-th result example: If this setting has a value of 10, then only every 10th result will be
retrieved /displayed/saved.
Save results Defines if the monitor results should be saved.
Image type Defines the type of the image to save. Normal images are the pure sensor
image. Overlay images contain the overlay graphics as shown in the monitor
window. If the option "normal + overlay" is used, both images will be saved.
Note that the file size of overlay images is three times the size of normal
images.
Path for saved results Defines the directory where monitor results should be saved. For each sensor
a new folder will be created. The name of this folder is the IP address of the
sensor. The results will be saved to this "IP folder".
Example: If the path is set to "C:\\temp" and the IP address is "192.168.0.79",
the results will be saved to "C:\\temp\\192.168.0.79".
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8.5.2 Service Reports tab

The Service Reports tab provides the settings for the collection of service reports. Most of the settings
are identical with the monitoring settings. By default the automatic collection of service reports is disabled
because you can get them manually for each sensor in the main window. But it is also possible to
automate this for O2I sensors.
Important note:
The automatic collection of service reports is not recommended for O2D and O2V sensors
because this will lead to a change of the sensor state.
Polling Enables/disables the acquisition of service reports. If this option is enabled,

service reports will be collected automatically and saved to the specified folder.
Note that this option is only recommended for O2I sensors.
Cycle time The frequency for getting a new service report from the sensor. The cycle time
is adjustable in the range from 10 milliseconds to 10 days.
Get images Defines if images should be collected from the sensor. If this option is disabled,
no images will be saved. You can define for what kind of result (passed, failed)
images should be collected from the sensor.
Get details Defines if detailed information should be retrieved from the sensor. If this option
is disabled, no detailed information will be displayed or saved. It is definable
what kind of result (passed, failed) details should be retrieved from the sensor
(→ 12.2.2 Details).
Image type Defines the type of the image to save. Normal images are the pure sensor
image. Overlay images contain the overlay graphics as shown in the monitor
window. If the option "normal + overlay" is used, both images will be saved.
Note that the file size of overlay images is three times the size of normal
images.
Path for saved Defines the directory where service report results should be saved. A new
reports folder will be created for each sensor. The name of this folder is the IP address
of the sensor. The results will be saved to this "IP folder".
Example: If you set the path to "C:\\temp" and the IP address is "192.168.0.79",
the results will be saved to "C:\\temp\\192.168.0.79".
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8.5.3 Statistics tab

In the Statistics tab is defined how often to get the decoding statistics from the sensor. The statistic values
(number of good and bad readings) are displayed in the main window for each sensor.
Polling Enables/disables the acquisition of statistics. If this option is disabled, no UK

statistics will be displayed in the main window list.
Cycle time The frequency for getting a new statistics from the sensor. The cycle time is
adjustable in the range from 10 milliseconds to 10 days.
8.6 Monitor window
A monitor window displays the current result of a sensor. The title bar of the window shows the IP address
of the sensor and the sensor type.
Screenshot10: Standard view of a monitor window

1: Toolbar
2: Info panel
3: Image panel
4: Status strip
Toolbar In the toolbar the info and image panel and the status strip can be shown or
hidden. There are also buttons to zoom the image in and out.
Info panel The info panel shows detailed information about the displayed result. The
content of the info panel depends on the sensor type. For O2I sensors an
overview of the last decoding is displayed as plain text. Depending on the
sensor type there can be additional tabs that contain additional information. For
all sensor types there is a "display" tab where the visibility of overlay elements
in the image can be switched on/off.
Image panel In the image panel the sensor image is displayed together with overlay
information. It is possible to zoom in and out by using the mouse wheel.
Status strip The status strip can show errors that might occur during polling or displaying
data. It also shows a warning message when the monitor window is open
but monitoring (polling) of the sensor configuration is disabled or the sensor
configuration is not active.
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8.7 Result window

A result window shows all results that were saved to a specific folder. The title bar shows the number of
results (in brackets) and, if available, the IP address of the sensor that created the results.
►► Click on an item in the list, screenshot 11 (2).
>> The detailed view of the specific result will be displayed.
Screenshot 11: View of a result window

1: Current directory
2: List of all found results
3: Single result box
4: Change button, to change the current directory
5: Reload button, to reload the directory
6: Clear button, to clear the directory entry
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8.8 Options window

In the Options window some global application settings can be changed
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use MDI window The MDI window (→ 10 Using the MDI window) is a big window that can
contain all monitor windows. With the MDI window it is possible to move all
monitor windows at the same time for example.
transparent MDI Makes the background of the MDI window (→ 10 Using the MDI window)
window transparent so that the user can click through it.
window docking Enables/disables the "docking" feature. If docking is enabled, it is possible to
dock a window to the borders of a different window or to the screen borders
while it is moved. Note that the docking feature can cause "flickering" on
system with low resources when a window is moved.
show menu strip Shows/hides the menu strip in the main window.
minimize to tray If this option is enabled and the main window is minimised, all windows will
be hidden and a tray icon will be displayed. A click on the tray icon shows all
windows again.
always show tray icon If this option is enabled, the tray icon will always be displayed.
default paths The default path for monitoring results. This path is shown in the sensor
(monitoring results) configuration window when a new sensor configuration is created. A browser
dialogue can be opened by clicking the button next to this field.
default paths (service The default path for service report results. This path is shown in the sensor
report results) configuration window when a new sensor configuration is created. A browser
dialogue can be opened by clicking the button next to this field.
The options window also contains tabs for the different sensor types (O2D, O2I, O2V). Here the user
can change especially the colours that are used to display the result data in monitor windows and result
windows.
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9 Loading/saving the VS Monitoring configuration

When VS Monitoring is started, it always uses a default configuration. All changes will be automatically
saved to this file. As long as no different configuration file was defined, it will use the default file. When
the application is closed and restarted, it will be in the same state as it was in before closing. All sensor
configurations will load automatically and will be reactivated and all open windows will be reopened and
they will have the same position and size.
The whole configuration of VS Monitoring can be saved to a different file or loaded from a different file.
This can be done in the menu strip (→ 8.1 Menu strip) or the toolbar (→ 8.2 Toolbar).
Note: All further changes will be saved to the selected file. A configuration file cannot be opened by
two instances of VS Monitoring at the same time.
If you want to open VS Monitoring directly with a specific configuration file different from the default file,
you have the following three options.
9.1 Starting VSM with a specific configuration file
9.1.1 Choosing a default application

►► Double click on the [vsmc] file, see screenshot 12 (1).
>> The dialogue appears, an application to open the file can be selected, see screenshot 12 (2).
Screenshot 12
►► Click on [Select a program from ...], see screenshot 12 (3).

►► Confirm with the [OK].
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>> The box [Open with] opens.
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Screenshot 13
►► Click on [Browse...], see schreenshot 13 (1).
Screenshot 14
►► Browse to folder [VSMonitoring_REL...], see screenshot 14 (2).

►► Select file [VS_Monitoring.exe], see screenshot 14 (3).
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>> The box [Open with] contains the [VS_Monitoring...] application, see screenshot 15 (4).
Screenshot 15
►► Check that [Always use the selected program...] button is activated, see screenshot 15 (5).
►► Confirm with the [OK] button, see screenshot 15 (6).
Note: Some Windows systems provide to enter the menu [Open with --> Select default program...]
by a right mouse click.
9.1.2 Creating a shortcut

Create a shortcut to the "VS_Monitoring.exe" in the VSM application folder.
Screenshot 16
►► Right click the shortcut, see screenshot 16 (1).

►► Select [Properties] in the context menu, see screenshot 16 (2).
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>> The [VS_Monitoring - Shortcut Properties] opens, see screenshot 17.
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Screenshot 17
►► Enter the path to the configuration file into the [Target] field, see screenshot 17 (3).
►► Confirm with [OK] button, see screenshot 17 (4).
►► Double click the shortcut and VSM will start with the specified configuration file
9.1.3 Using command line

To open the Windows command line interpreter
►► Press [Windows key] + [R]
>> A box opens
►► Type in "cmd"
►► Click [OK]
>> A console window appears
►► Enter the command to execute VSM with a specific configuration
The command has the syntax: VSM_EXE VSM_CONFIG_FILE
–– VSM_EXE is the path to the "VS_Monitoring.exe" in the VSM application folder
–– VSM_CONFIG_FILE is the path to the configuration file to open
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10 Using the MDI window

The MDI window can be used as container for all monitor windows (→ 8.6 Monitor window). It makes it
easy to move all monitor windows at once or to close all of them with one click. It can be enabled in the
options window (→ 8.8 Options window).
Screenshot 18:
1: MDI window
2: Scrollbar up/down
3: Scrollbar left/right
Windows within the MDI window can be moved out of its visible area. The visible area of the MDI window
can be scrolled.The background of the MDI window can be made transparent so that the user can click
through it and access windows or the desktop behind it
Note that if the auto arrangement feature (→ 8.2 Toolbar) is active, all monitor windows will be
arranged in a 3x3 table that fills the MDI window even if the MDI window is resized. This behaviour
is deactivated when a monitor window or a result window is moved or resized or if the auto arrange
feature is disabled manually.
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11 Start parameters

It is possible to start VS Monitoring with different start parameters. This can be done via a command line
window or with a shortcut. How to do it is described in chapter 9 (→ 9 Loading/saving the VS Monitoring
configuration). The following start parameters are supported:
CONFIG_FILE The path to a configuration file that should be opened by VSM.

Example:
"D:\VSMonitoring\VS_Monitoring.exe" "D:\VSMonitoring\user_guide.vsmc"
Logging Enables the logging feature. Errors and warnings are logged to a daily log file.
They can be viewed within the application in a separate window. To open this
window a new button appears in the toolbar ( ). UK
Example:
"D:\VSMonitoring\VS_Monitoring.exe" logging
12 Remarks
12.1 Maximum number of connected sensors
The number of sensor configurations is not limited by the application. However the number of connected
sensors is limited by hardware configuration (PC performance, network bandwidth) and by the way how
the sensor and VS Monitoring are configured (number of models, cycle times...). If you realise that your
system becomes slow, it might be nesseccary to deactivate some sensor configurations in VS Monitoring
or the reduce some cycle times.
12.2 Differences between O2D, O2I and O2V sensors
12.2.1 Result data size

On the one side the data size of a result depends on the sensor type and on the other side it depends on
how many objects/codes/models were found in the image.
Result files:
O2D ~10 KB
O2I ~1 KB up to 10 KB:
Depends on how many codes were found in the image. The average file size
should be approximately 5 KB.
O2V ~10 KB up to 1000 KB:
Depends on the number of models and on how many objects were found in the
image. The average file size should be in the range from 10 KB to 100 KB.
Images:
The size of the image files is the same for each sensor. Normal images need ~300 KB disk space and
overlay images need ~900 KB.
12.2.2 Details
Result details can be enabled/disabled for monitoring results and service report results in the sensor
configuration window. This detailed information depends on the sensor type:
O2D Contours, tolerances, detailed model result data

O2I Especially code quality parameters
O2V Overlay data of models
Disabling detailed information might reduce the result file size a lot.
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12.2.3 Data acquisition

O2D and O2I sensors do synchronous communication. Results, service reports and statistics must be
polled with a specific cycle time. O2V sensors do asynchronous communication. Therefore no polling is
needed and the fields for cycle times are disabled in the sensor configuration window.
Also the O2V plugin does not update statistics continuously. It is updated when a new monitor result
was received. Until the first monitor result was received there will be no statistics displayed in the main
window.
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13 Terms and abbreviations

Abbrev./Term Description
Decoding result See result.
Decoding statistics See statistics.
MDI window Container window that contains all monitor windows. Makes it easy to move all
monitor windows at the same time.
Monitoring The monitoring functionality of VS Monitoring. With this functionality it is
possible to get the current result of a sensor frequently and to display it in a
monitor window or to save it automatically. The user can define the frequency UK
of polling monitoring results from the sensor and the content of such a result
(image, details...).
Monitoring result A result that is displayed/saved while the monitoring functionality is used for a
sensor.
Monitor window A window that displays the current decoding result of one sensor
Overlay Overlay is the additional information that is displayed in the sensor image in
monitor and result windows (bounding boxes, contours, decoding time...)
Polling Polling means the request for new sensor data and - if available - the transfer
of this data to the PC software. Polling can be enabled for monitoring, service
reports and statistics.
Result A decoding result of a sensor. It contains the information that is provided by the
monitor mode of the parameterisation applications and can be stored to a local
disk. Results are displayed in monitor windows or when they were saved in
result windows.
Result window Views the results that were stored to a specific folder. Can be opened in the VS
Monitoring GUI.
Sensor One of the ifm vision sensors of the O2D, O2I or O2V family.
Service report A list of the last results of a sensor that can be saved to disk. Service reports
can be collected manually or automatically with a specific frequency. The user
can define the frequency of polling service report results from the sensor and
the content of such a result (image, details...).
Service report result A result as element of a service report. It is saved to disk and can be displayed
in a result window.
Sensor configuration A configuration for a sensor in VS Monitoring. Sensor configurations can be
created in the GUI of the application and define settings for connection or data
acquisition. NOTE: This is not a sensor application that can be downloaded to
the sensor!
Statistics The number of good and bad readings that is displayed in the main window for
each sensor.
VSM The application "VS Monitoring"
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4 Functions and features

This document gives an overview of how to configure the application.

Main parts of the graphical user interface of VSM:

Window no. Window types Description

Screenshot 2: VS Monitoring start screen

7.1 Adding a sensor configuration

Screenshot 4: Sensor configuration window (in this case of O2I)

7.2 Sensor configuration UK

Screenshot 5: Main window with two added sensor configurations

>> The sensor configurations are ready to monitor

Activation of configurations / polling of statistics / open a monitor window

►► Click on [Active], see screenshot 6 (1)

Get service report / open result window / edit or delete configuration

►► Click on [Get service report(s)], see screenshot 7 (4).

8 Description of graphical user interface

8.1 Menu strip

8.1.1 Menu strip item "File"

load conf. ... Loads a previously saved VS Monitoring configuration (→ 9 Loading/

8.1.2 Menu strip item "Edit"

8.1.3 Menu strip item "Settings"

8.1.4 Menu strip item "Actions"

8.1.5 Menu strip item "Help"

load an application Loads a previously saved VS Monitoring configuration (→ 9 Loading/

8.3 List items (sensor configurations)

IP Shows the IP address of the sensor configuration

8.4 Context menu

8.5 Sensor configuration window

The tab control for data acquisition contains three tabs:

8.5.1 Monitoring tab

Polling Enables/disables the acquisition of monitor results. If this option is disabled no

8.5.2 Service Reports tab

Polling Enables/disables the acquisition of service reports. If this option is enabled,

8.5.3 Statistics tab

Polling Enables/disables the acquisition of statistics. If this option is disabled, no UK

Screenshot10: Standard view of a monitor window

8.7 Result window

Screenshot 11: View of a result window

8.8 Options window

9 Loading/saving the VS Monitoring configuration

9.1 Starting VSM with a specific configuration file

9.1.1 Choosing a default application

►► Click on [Select a program from ...], see screenshot 12 (3).

>> The box [Open with] opens.

►► Click on [Browse...], see schreenshot 13 (1).

►► Browse to folder [VSMonitoring_REL...], see screenshot 14 (2).

9.1.2 Creating a shortcut

►► Right click the shortcut, see screenshot 16 (1).

>> The [VS_Monitoring - Shortcut Properties] opens, see screenshot 17.

9.1.3 Using command line

10 Using the MDI window

11 Start parameters

CONFIG_FILE The path to a configuration file that should be opened by VSM.

12.2 Differences between O2D, O2I and O2V sensors

12.2.1 Result data size

O2D Contours, tolerances, detailed model result data

12.2.3 Data acquisition

13 Terms and abbreviations

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