Cognex Designer Standard

**The List Price is Per Student**

The Cognex Designer Standard class gives new users an overview of the hardware and software used to quickly and efficiently program the vision system for automated vision inspections. With the focus on understanding image acquisition basics as well as core vision tools, students learn how to walk through the process of setting up a vision application using programming best practices within the Cognex Designer interface.

The class will expose students to VisionPro tool knowledge, C# scripting, flow diagram component placement and integrated HMI creation so students can focus on their vision solution needs.

Course Outline

• Getting Connected and Image Acquisition
• Tasks and PatMax RedLine
• Histograms, Fixtures and Coordinate Spaces
• Blob Tool
• Caliper and Geometry Tools
• Calibration and Tool Blocks
• Identification Tools
• Cognex Designer Components
• I/O and Communication
• Building an HMI
• Deployment
• Lighting and Optics

Learning Objectives

• Connect to the image source (camera or image database) and capture an image
• Implement a pattern recognition tool to locate a feature in the FOX
• Analyze an image for the presence/absence of a part using a Histogram tool
• Configure a blob tool that will find blobs in a designated grey range
• Identify applications where Caliper and Geometry tools may be part of the vision solution
• Create and configure a calibration routine using the CalibNPoint tool
• Setup an OCRMax tool to read characters
• Determine how to utilize components in a Cognex Designer application
• Outline how Cognex Designer controls communication
• Create a custom user interface accessible from other devices, including status indicators, results, and controls to view and affect the vision application
• Employ utilities available to deploy the Cognex Designer system
• Discuss the different Lighting Techniques

Prerequisites

Familiarity with Microsoft environment. C# scripting knowledge is recommended.

Recommended Audience

Engineers, Software Developers, Managers, as well as Control, Process, and Quality Engineers who need to be able to understand the connection, acquisition, inspection, and communication necessary to create a vision application using the Cognex Designer programming environment.