User guide

28 Operation
3.8.2 Calibrating the Camera
To calibrate the camera:
1. Place a workpiece on the tooling plate and turn on the vacuum switch.
2. In the FmXP Main Window, click on Configuration > Setup Vision.
 The Setup Vision Window opens.
3. Click on Calibrate.
 The Calibration Window opens.
4. Position the camera over a fiducial and adjust the light level to obtain a good image
contrast.
 If the image is not in focus, focus the camera as described below.
5. Click on Next.
6. Verify that the fiducial image is centered and click on Next.
 The vision system will take a snap image of the fiducial.
7. If the fiducial is acceptable, select Next. If not, select Prev and define a new fiducial.
 NOTE The fiducial should fit inside the green square on the camera image.
8. After the camera calibration sequence is complete, verify that the X and Y values are
relatively close to each other. If there is a large difference, repeat the calibration process
and define a new fiducial.
9. If the results are satisfactory, select Done to save the calibration results.
 NOTE Machine offsets must be performed after calibrating the camera. For more information,
refer to the Fluidmove User Guide or Online Help.