Usage Guide for HALCON Samples
Using the HALCON samples provided by Mech-Mind, you can complete the entire process from connecting to the laser profiler, triggering data acquisition to retrieving the acquired data.
Sample Introduction
Mech-Mind provides the following HALCON samples:
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trigger_with_software_and_fixed_rate: Trigger one round of data acquisition with the software + fixed rate method and retrieve the profile data.
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trigger_with_external_device_and_fixed_rate: Trigger one round of data acquisition with the external + fixed rate method and retrieve the profile data.
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trigger_with_software_and_encoder: Trigger one round of data acquisition with the software + encoder method and retrieve the profile data.
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trigger_with_external_device_and_encoder: Trigger one round of data acquisition with the external + encoder method and retrieve the profile data.
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trigger_with_software_and_fixed_rate_continuous: Trigger multiple rounds of data acquisition with the software + fixed rate method and obtain the profile data.
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trigger_with_external_device_and_fixed_rate_continuous: Trigger multiple rounds of data acquisition with the external + fixed rate method and obtain the profile data.
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register_profiler_event: Register the profiler event and define the event processing mechanism.
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modify_ip_configurations: Modify the IP configurations of the profile, including the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway.
| For different methods of triggering the laser profiler to acquire data, refer to Methods for Triggering Data Acquisition. |
Obtain Samples
HALCON samples are included in the installation path of Mech-Eye SDK or can be obtained from GitHub by cloning. The samples in the installation path are the version at the time of Mech-Eye SDK release. The version on GitHub may contain the latest changes.
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The samples in the installation path are located in xxx/Mech-Eye SDK-2.4.1/API/samples/halcon/profiler.
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The samples cloned from GitHub are located in xxx/mecheye_halcon_samples/profiler.
Prerequisites
Before using the HALCON samples, please check if the following prerequisites are satisfied:
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HALCON 20.11 or above has been installed on computer.
HALCON versions below 20.11 are not fully tested. -
The laser profiler firmware version is 2.2.0 or above.
If you need to upgrade the laser profiler firmware, please install or upgrade Mech-Eye SDK first. Then, open Mech-Eye Viewer and click the Upgrade button. -
Make sure that the following IP addresses are in the same subnet and are unique:
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The IP address of the laser profiler
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The IP address of the computer Ethernet port connected to the laser profiler
For the methods of setting the IP addresses, refer to Use Mech-Eye Viewer to Set the IP Address of the Laser Profiler and Set IP Address on Computer.
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Sample Usage Guide
The following topics provide the guide for using each sample on Windows:
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trigger_with_software_and_fixed_rate: Single Round of Data Acquisition: Software + Fixed Rate
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trigger_with_external_device_and_fixed_rate: Single Round of Data Acquisition: External +Fixed Rate
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trigger_with_software_and_encoder: Single Round of Data Acquisition: Software + Encoder
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trigger_with_external_device_and_encoder: Single Round of Data Acquisition: External + Encoder
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trigger_with_software_and_fixed_rate_continuous: Multiple Rounds of Data Acquisition: Software +Fixed Rate
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trigger_with_external_device_and_fixed_rate_continuous: Multiple Rounds of Data Acquisition: External +Fixed Rate
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register_profiler_event: Register Events
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