Vision Tools 642 . The area that a camera can "see" is called its field of view (FOV). Emulated Camera (emulation device) An emulated camera is a collection of stored images that can be used as input, via a virtual camera, to vision tools. Using an existing image, rather than taking an image with a camera, can be useful when setting up a new system, or when troubleshooting. Images taken at a system that is having trouble can be sent to a remote facility for analysis. Virtual Camera The interface between ACE Sight and Vision Devices is a virtual camera. Both physical and emulated cameras require the definition of an associated virtual camera.
This allows ACE Sight to access either type of camera using the same interface. Vision Tools A vision tool is software that performs one or more vision-related operations on its input. Each tool performs a specific function, such as inspection or some other processing. The input can be an image from a virtual camera or it can be the output of another vision tool. NOTE : A new workspace doesn't have any tools in it. You add (create) them in the work- space as needed. See Adding Vision Tools on page 352. Sequences The output of one vision tool can be used as the input to another. In this way, the order of tool execution is implicitly defined.
You can add a Sequence object to the workspace, to help you see the order in which tools will be executed. See ACE Sight Sequence on page 608 . Related Topics Adding Vision Devices Adding Vision Tools Calibration Overview ACE User's Guide, 3.6.x 18316-000 Rev A Page 302