Inspections

Inspections are a collection of vision tools and logic that will process a single image and generate a result. In this application they are referred to as Inspection Points.

Inspection Points

A Inspection Point is where the Inspection details are defined. It details the reference image presented to the user while acquiring a image, the workspace that will be used to process, along with a key uniquely identifying it to a PLC.

The following fields can be defined for a Inspection Point:

  • Name: The name of the Inspection Point. This must be unique to the Inspection Group.
  • InspectionKey: This is the globally unique ID for the Inspection Point. The PLC will use this value to trigger a inspection in PLC mode. Sometimes this is referred to as the Inspection ID.
  • Description: A description for this Inspection Point. This text will be presented to the user before acquiring a image in the mobile application.
  • IPM Workspace: The IPM Workspace to use when processing images acquired for this inspection point.
  • Reference Image: The image presented to the user as a overlay while acquiring a image. This image can be imported from the connected IPM Workspace, or set individually for each Inspection Point.
  • Operator Feedback: Enable Operator Feedback on the mobile device.
  • Flashlight: This will turn on the torch on any mobile device while acquiring a image for this inspection
  • Embed Serial Numbers: The serial number of the part will be added to the image when a inspection is ran.
  • Training Mode: Enable Training Mode for this inspection point
  • Feedback Mode: Force the user to provide a Accept/Reject result while acquiring a image. This mode is intended to help collect labeled images for the Capability Reports

Once these inspection points are added to a Inspection Group in the MVS Web Server, they will appear on any connected mobile devices running in audit mode:

For more information on configuring Inspection Points, see our quickstart guide here.

Inspection Groups

Inspection Groups are a collection of Inspection Points. Each Inspection Point will belong to a Inspection Group. The main utility of a inspection group is to define which Inspection Points belong to what part family or model.