Processing Item Type Processing item name Description
Capture Images
Input image
Multi-trigger Imaging Processing item which means a start of Multi-trigger
Imaging
Multi-trigger Imaging Task Processing item which means a start of Multi-trigger
Imaging Task Block. With a STEP input, a Multi-trigger
Imaging Task Block is executed.
Multi-trigger Imaging End A processing item which means an end of Multi-trigger
Imaging.
Refer to Vision System FH/FHV Series Processing Item Function Reference Manual (Cat. No. Z341)
for the details of the settings of above items.
Allocating Multi-trigger Imaging Processing Items
• Always use the Multi-trigger Imaging and Multi-trigger Imaging End processing items in pair.
• Do not place processing items between the Multi-trigger Imaging processing item and Multi-trigger
Imaging Task processing item. Any processing units that are placed in this position will not be exe-
cuted.
• Always allocate the Multi-trigger Imaging Task processing item between the Multi-trigger Imaging
processing item and Multi-trigger Imaging End processing item.
• If you program a branch under a Multi-trigger Imaging Task processing item, make sure the branch
stays within the range of the Multi-trigger Imaging Task processing item.
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Restrictions
lAbout STEP Signal Input
• The signals that can be used as STEP signals are STEP signal of parallel and Trigger input of
EtherCAT. The signals that can be uses as READY signal are READY signal of parallel and Trigger
Ready of EtherCAT.
• Program the PLC so that STEP signal is not input while READY signal is OFF. When the STEP sig-
nal is input while the READY signal is OFF, the ERROR signal is output and the flow is ended with-
out measuring units whose imaging has not been completed.
• Measurement executed by signals other than STEP signal or control command does not wait the
STEP signal and flow is executed automatically as the controller does in the previous system.
lAbout Multi-trigger Imaging
• Always set the Multi-trigger Imaging processing item to the start of measurement flow, processing
unit 0.
• Always use only one Multi-trigger Imaging processing item in one flow.
lAbout Multi-trigger Imaging Task
• Always insert at least one Multi-trigger Imaging Task processing item between the Multi-trigger
Imaging and Multi-trigger Imaging End processing items.
• The maximum of 32 Multi-trigger Imaging Tasks can be allocated between the Multi-trigger Imaging
and Multi-trigger Imaging End processing items.
lAbout Multi-trigger Imaging Task and Input Image processing items
• The Input Image processing items that can be allocated in the Multi-trigger Imaging Task processing
item are the following.
FH series: Camera Image Input FH, Camera Image Input HDR, and Camera Image Input HDR-Lite.
FHV series: Camera Image Input FHV, and Camera Image Input HDR.
10 Advanced Usage
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FH/FHV Series Vision System User’s Manual (Z365-E1)
10-2 Multi-trigger Imaging Processing
with Any Timing [Multi-trigger Imaging]
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10-2-2 Restrictions