Machine Vision & NeuroCheck® Technical Training Course (#MVC-201)

(This our main and most popular NeuroCheck® Course)

Contents

How to do automatic inspection applications using NeuroCheck-powered machine vision. This is an “industrial strength” non-commercial course. Commonly used topics are covered in greater depth, and more advanced or specialized topics are covered as overviews. Substantial focus on the use of NeuroCheck software, and highly condensed sections on other areas crucial to project success. Topics include:

• Brief general overview of machine vision technologies, architectures, evolution and purposes.

• An overview and framework for successful machine vision project implementation. Strategies for mission and application definition that successfully fulfills the mission while avoiding unnecessary cost escalation. Feasibility studies, application review, review of scope questions and related implementation, project management.

• Basic setup and navigation of NeuroCheck® for implementing machine vision applications.

• NeuroCheck® software tools and their use including image acquisition, asynchronous image acquisition, using NeuroCheck® ’s 54 standard filters or custom filters for image processing, creating / applying look-up tables to images, image thresholding, defining, processing, sorting, screening, counting regions of Interest, template matching, thresholding, bar code reading, deriving object-level mathematical results (elsewhere), gauging color processing, Neural Net color classifications, Neural Net processor use, Neural Classifier use. Creating and passing results of checks as ROI objects, image-level math and other tools.

• Other NeuroCheck® system type features which are utilized for machine vision applications. Password and multi-level security profiles. Creating and exporting output files and data, networking, Check Routine Wizards, operating modes (manual, test, live and automatic) and their uses. Configuring the user interface / automatic mode screen.

• Introduction to OLE (Object Linking & Embedding) and NeuroCheck OLE capabilities. Available OLE implementation services. (does not include instruction for self-implementation)

• Introduction to Plug-Ins, and NeuroCheck® Plug-In capabilities Available Plug-in implementation services. (does not include instruction for self-implementation)
  Implementation of example machine vision applications: Presence verification to check for proper assembly and forming of parts, character recognition, print quality inspection, robot guidance, pattern recognition, gauging, color analysis, surface analysis, flaw detection.

• Overview of principles and implementation concepts for triggering and high-speed image acquisition.

• Introduction to NeuroCheck® capabilities for unusual (non-default) program flow control including non-sequential passage/linkage of input and output objects from and to tools, conditional branching, and non-default I/O control.

• Hardware overview of machine visions powered by NeuroCheck. Includes various approaches utilizing FSI pre-tested systems and pre-tested building blocks where compatibility issues have already been resolved. Overview of relevant image acquisition / camera specifications and selection including resolution, speed, and comparison of performance and operational characteristics of monochromatic, color and line-scan image acquisition. Brief overview of image acquisition, I/O hardware functions, plant-floor enclosure ratings, and relevant specifications.

• Machine vision lighting purposes and principles. Review of machine lighting source types and their strengths and weaknesses. Review of machine vision lighting configuration types and their uses. Detailed “how to” section on the most common lighting examples.

• Machine Vision lens types and selection. Standard and specialized lenses.

An extensive notebook, NeuroCheck CD, and a training course accompaniment CD (with example images, problems and solutions) are provided to each participant.

The duration of the MV-201 course is 1 ½ days; a full day, and then a ½ day ending in lunch. Lunch will be provided on both days. 

A technical starter package is also available is also available as an add-on to the course, or available separately. At the core of it is a complete (extensive) set of manuals; but additional demo & presentation software and other publications are also included. Consult your FSI representative for pricing. Another popular add-on is the book “Industrial Image Processing” by C. Demant and other core NeuroCheck® personnel. Recommended source is www.amazon.com or other booksellers, but for convenience it is also available at higher cost through FSI.