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User Interface
Live Video window menus
The Live Video window menus provide access to tools for:
• Firing the current video probe
• Selecting the New VED probe
• Selecting a VED probe
• Teaching (calibrating) video edge detection
• Filtering camera images to improve video edge recognition
• Sending the stage to the beginning (Goto Worm) or the end (Goto Worm Stop) of the
worm probe travel
• Capturing a bitmap of the current camera image
• Automatically finishing a feature measurement (Auto Finish) after a video tool is fired
• Selecting the High Accuracy mode for data acquisition
• Selecting the Continuous Fire mode for probe positioning
• Entering or removing data points and completing or cancelling a measurement
Most Live Video window menu items pertain to video probe calibration or use in mea-
surements and are described in detail in Chapter 4: Probes Chapter 4: Probes and Chapter 5: Measuring Chapter 5: Measuring.
Dry fire probe
During a probe setup process, when Measure Magic is not used, click Dry Fire Probe
to indicate data points that will be collected during actual measurements. During a
measurement session, when Measure Magic is used, clicking Dry Fire Probe collects
feature data.
New VED Probe
Click New VED Probe to select the New VED Probe for a measure-
ment.
VED Probes
Click VED Probes to select a probe from the list of VED probes. Click
Load Video Chart to import a dxf overlay file as a basis of qualitative
visual part inspections.
Teach VED Edge
Click Teach VED Edge to calibrate VED edge detection. Follow in-
structions presented on the screen. Details are provided in Chapter 4: Probes Chapter 4: Probes.
Filter
Click Filter to launch an image processing utility that can be used to optimize the camera image for video
edge detection. Follow instructions presented on the screen. Details are provided in Chapter 4: Probes Chapter 4: Probes.
QC5200 On-screen Menus