Configuration and programming
Automation engineers familiar with PLC type scripting often choose systems that can be easily configured via a graphical user interface (GUI) and can be deployed without requiring in-depth programming know-how. Using this method, individual tools can simply be positioned on the image using the computer mouse and can then be configured in a way that they exactly find the features that need to be recognised. These users therefore mostly select intelligent cameras or compact vision systems.
The following section covers different configuration possibilities for compact vision systems and smart cameras.