AutoVISION Quick Start Guide December 2020 Appendix B – Use Omron Microscan Link AutoVISION allows you to link tool parameters to tags within the software's Global Data Service GDS . This makes it possible to "set and get" the parameter values via any GDS-supported protocol, including serial, TCP/IP , EtherNet/IP , and PROFINET I/O . Example of count tool setting is below. See HELP for more detail. a. Set up [Count tool]. b. Click the link button in [Count tool] in tool list. c. Hovering the mouse over the link buttons identifies their associated parameter as shown below. Clicking the link button displays the Link Menu populated with GDS tags of a compatible type. d.
Select the variable to be linked. e. Once a parameter is linked, the background of the link button turns green. f. There are other parameters to be linked which is not shown in tool list. To check all, click [Data navigator] . To check each parameter, see HELP.