Setting Up Halcon

Before using Halcon with a sensor, you must set up Halcon.

To set up Halcon:

1.

Connect a sensor to the PC running Halcon.

You will need a Master hub to connect the sensor to the PC. For more information, see Installation and Network and Sensor Setup.

2.

Connect to GoPxL running either on a sensor or a PC using a web browser.

By default, a sensor's IP is 192.168.1.10. If you have changed the sensor's IP, use that. If you can't find your sensor, see GoPxL Discovery Tool.

For more information on running GoPxL on a PC, see Running GoPxL on a Windows PC.

3.

In the GoPxL interface, expand the navigation bar on the left side of the interface.

4.

Click the Scan page icon in the navigation bar on the left.

5.

On the Scan page, click the Surface icon to switch to Surface mode.

6.

(Optional) If you need intensity data, enable Acquire Intensity.

7.

Configure the sensor to produce the desired surface data.

For more information on configuring sensors, see Configuring Acquisition.

8.

Click the Gocator page icon in the navigation bar.

9.

On the Gocator page, enable the Gocator protocol.

10.

In the Data to Send section, choose the surface you want to send to Halcon.

For more information on configuring Gocator output, Gocator Communication Protocol.

11.

Make sure the sensor is running.

12.

On the PC, launch Halcon.

13.

In Halcon, in the Assistants menu, click Open New Image Acquisition.

14.

In the dialog that opens, in the Source tab, check the Image Acquisition Interface option and choose GenICamTL in the drop-down.

The driver uses the Gocator protocol discovery messages to search for available Gocator sensors. Discovery messages can be blocked by a PC’s firewall. You should therefore turn off the firewall and try again if the sensor can't be detected.

15.

Switch to the Connection tab.

If Halcon detects a sensor, the sensor's IP will be listed next to Device.

16.

In the Connection tab, set Color Space to RGB and Bit Depth to 16.

17.

In the sensor's web interface, click the Snapshot button to trigger the output of a surface.

The output displays in the Halcon Graphics Window.

Halcon is now configured for use with the sensor.