Machine vision system program editing environment including synchronized user interface features

摘要

A machine vision system program editing environment including synchronized selection and/or identification of related features in a plurality of different user interface windows is provided. In particular, one of the windows is an editing window where a part program representation is displayed for editing by a user. In one embodiment, a user may select data or another feature of interest in a window that is not the editing window (e.g., a results window, or graphical workpiece inspection feature display window) and the associated part program instruction representation is automatically highlighted and/or selected in the editing window. Conversely, a part program instruction representation may be selected by a user in the editing window and the associated results or feature in another window is automatically highlighted and/or selected. User interface navigation, rapid program quality assessment, and overall part program creation and editing efficiency are significantly enhanced in such an editing environment.

主权项

1. A machine vision inspection system comprising an imaging portion, a stage for holding one or more workpieces in a field of view of the imaging portion, a control portion including a processor, a display, and a user interface, wherein the machine vision inspection system further comprises:
a run mode configured such that it is operable to execute a previously created part program using a run mode of execution; a learn mode configured such that it is operable to receive user input to control operations of the machine vision inspection system and record associated part program instructions corresponding to the controlled operations in order to create a part program, the learn mode including a learn mode user interface comprising:
an editing user interface portion comprising an editable part program representation of part program instructions in an editing window, the part program representation comprising instruction representations; anda results window which receives and displays respective results which comprise results provided by controlled operations of the machine vision inspection system; wherein the learn mode is configured such that when user input is received that provides a first respective set of controlled operations of the machine vision inspection system that include operations that determine and display a first respective set of results in the results window, then the learn mode is operable to automatically provide operations comprising:
recording a first respective set of part program instructions corresponding to the first respective set of controlled operations that include operations that determine and display the first respective set of results in the results window;display the first respective set of results in the results window; anddefine and display in the editing window a first respective set of instruction representations corresponding to the first respective set of part program instructions that include operations that determine and display a first respective set of results in the results window; and wherein the learn mode user interface is configured such that the results window and the editing window operate according to a set of inter-window auto scroll operations including:
in response to user selection of a member of the first respective set of results in the results window, an inter-window auto scroll operation is initiated comprising:adjusting the instruction representations in the editing window such that at least one instruction representation of the first respective set of instruction representations is displayed in the editing window; and marking at least one instruction representation of the first respective set of instruction representations displayed in the editing window with an indicator to indicate that it corresponds to the member of the first respective results selected by the user in the results window.