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Code reading systems
Object recognition
Pat-Genius for MV440
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■ Overview
Object recognition with Pat-Genius
With the object recognition license "Pat-Genius", devices of the
SIMATIC MV440 family can also be used for checking the spec-
ifiable structures in the image (verification) in addition to reading
1D barcodes and 2D matrix codes.
The license is supplied as a "Single License" on a USB flash
drive and can be installed via the SIMATIC Automation License
Manager (ALM) on any reader of the SIMATIC MV440 series. The
license can be installed on a SIMATIC MV440 with firmware ver-
sion 6.0 or higher.
■ Benefits
• Pat-Genius shape recognition contains the following different
partial tasks:
- Object recognition (classification)
- Position detection (position, rotational position, scaling)
- Presence check (object recognition and position check with
setpoint specification)
- Completeness check (multiple presence check with setpoint
specification)
- Text recognition (based on the contour of any character or
symbol)
• Pat-Genius is easy to operate thanks to integration into the uni-
form operator concept for all packages in the operator inter-
face of the MV440 devices
• Pat-Genius can be used together with all other function pack-
ages (Text-Genius and Veri-Genius) of the SIMATIC MV440
devices
• Pat-Genius is available to all resolution versions of the
SIMATIC MV440 (640 x 480 pixels, 1024 x 768 pixels and
1600 x 1200 pixels)
• Pat-Genius can be flexibly retrofitted for every device of the
SIMATIC MV440 series via the Automation License Manager
of SIMATIC – advantage: cost benefits in spare parts inventory
• Pat-Genius licenses are transferrable between all SIMATIC
MV440 devices without regard for the resolution capacity
• Pat-Genius supports the proved simple integration of the
SIMATIC MV440 devices into the automation environment us-
ing a function block (FB79, FB45 and FB101) for SIMATIC
S7-1200, S7-1500, S7-300 and S7-400 controllers.
■ Application
The functionality of object recognition is basically suitable for ap-
plications such as:
• Pick-and-place machines
• Quality control in production
• Position detection in infeed systems
• Quantity monitoring in infeed systems and production
Pat-Genius can be used wherever environmental conditions per-
mit the use of MV440 code readers - for details, see SIMATIC
MV440. Standard ring lights and lenses are available for IP67
degree of protection by means of the protective barrel, and for
glass-free use in the food and beverages industry. If light
sources or lenses are used outside the protective barrel, they
must be used in compliance with their specification.
Any host and HMI systems required must be selected sector-
specifically and project-specifically. The range of application of
the selected test method is defined in the specification of the test
method and compliance is essential if universally valid results
are to be obtained.
The following sectors and applications are a particular focus for
MV440 verification systems:
Automotive industry
For example:
• testing the manufacturing process: e.g. assembling the body-
in-white, etc.
• Access control for semi-finished products for machining sta-
tions in the process: cylinder heads, etc.
• Monitoring the uniformity of the assembly quality in the manu-
facturing process
Pharmaceutical industry
For example:
• Checking of warning information on medicines (e.g.: Caution
poison)
• Checking of the correct arrangement of the content and the
closing mechanism in the packaging process
• Checking the filling level of packages
Medical equipment
For example:
• Inline quality control and documentation by means of check-
ing completeness and consistent shape
Electronics
For example:
• Inline quality control and documentation by means of check-
ing completeness and shape consistency
Semiconductors
For example:
• Detecting the alignment of components
• Controlling the dimensional accuracy of components
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