This guide will walk you through setting up PROFINET on your OV20i.
The first step will be to connect to the OV20i software and navigate to the External IO menu on the left hand side. From this menu, complete the following steps:
<aside> 💡 The External IO menu allows you to enable PROFINET as a global setting for the OV20i. After PROFINET has been selected, you will still need to enable PLC Triggering and the Inspection Pass/Fail function in the Recipe Editor (more details below) for any recipes that will be controlled by your PLC.
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Note your OV20i’s network settings in the Device Information window. We recommend you set a Static IP for the device. For instruction on that process…
Change the PROFINET Device Name to whatever you would like. Hit save. These should be unique if you have multiple OV20i’s communicating with the same PLC.
Download the GSD file.
To enable PLC Triggering for a given recipe, navigate to the Recipe Editor, then go to the Imaging Setup menu. Under Trigger Settings, select PLC Trigger to allow the PLC to trigger the camera using the PROFINET output assembly bit.
<aside> 💡 Once PLC Trigger has been selected, the camera will no longer be able to trigger manually from the software or provide a live camera view—only the PLC Trigger will capture a new image. For this reason you may find it helpful to keep Manual Trigger enabled while getting the cameras mounted and working on the AI Blocks, and switch over to a PLC Trigger when you are ready to control captures via the PLC.
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Use the following IO Module Reference Table to start communicating with your OV20i.