Feeder verification with a camera

摘要

A method for component verification during operation of a component placement machine ( 101 ) has a series of feeder slots ( 103 ) for holding component feeders ( 104 ) with feeder markers. Each feeder marker carries a unique feeder ID, and each feeder slot ( 103 ) has a unique slot ID ( 208 ). On an image taken with a camera of the feeder slots, image analysis is performed to check whether the actual feeders in the slots correspond to those feeders that are intended to be placed in these slots.