American Innovision Vision System EDI Driver and Processing Task

The American Innovision External Device Interface (EDI) Driver and Processing Task work in conjunction to receive data transmitted from the American Innovision Vision Inspection System and process the received data into reject and error information to be used by the FactoryLink application. The American Innovision EDI Driver allows the user to configure up to four vision inspection stations as serial communications inputs to the FactoryLink Real Time Database. The vision inspection system transmits data as errors are detected using a binary protocol. The data is read by the driver running the PC system unit through the standard communication ports and/or on the IBM Real Time Interface Co Processor (ARTIC) Card.

The driver pre-processes the received data, eliminating unneeded data and passing the wanted error information to the processing task. The processing task processes the received data further and updates accumulators to count the number of rejects and errors for different cameras and wells. The processing task also updates user defined tags to report on operator names, batch ID numbers, product names, expiration date and other text oriented data received from the vision system.

The American Innovision EDI Driver controls the communication interface through information designated by the user in multiple configuration tables accessed from the FactoryLink Configuration Manager utility. The processing task is also configured from the Configuration Manager. The application controls the processing task through the use of triggers. Both the driver and the task provide operational status and error information to the application.

The FactoryLink American Innovision EDI Driver is responsible for the following data transactions:

• Reading data from the American Innovision Vision System(s)
• Announcing any error that may occur in the communication interface

The FactoryLink American Innovision EDI Driver provides the following configuration tables:

• American Innovision Station ID Tables used to specify communication parameters and device specific information per port. Each table consists of two data entry panels: American Innovision Logical Station Control and American Innovision Logical Station Information.
• American Innovision Read Table use to identify FactoryLink Database elements to be used as table status indicators and tags to hold the pre-processed, raw data received. Each table consists of two data-entry panels: American Innovision Read Control and American Innovision Read Information.

The FactoryLink American Innovision Processing Task provides the following configuration tables:

• American Innovision Processing - Table to control the processing task and to identify tags to act as accumulators for errors and rejects. Each table consists of three panels: American Innovision Processing Control, American Innovision Processing Error Information and American Innovision Processing Batch Information.
• American Innovision Top Errors - Table to control the searching of error accumulator tags to find the accumulators with the most errors and to identify tags to hold the results. Each table consists of three panels: American Innovision Top Errors Control, American Innovision Top Errors List Information and American Innovision Top Errors Results Information.
  

Specifications

• FactoryLink System: DOS/DESQview, OS/2, DOS/Windows
• Devices Supported: I-300 Industrial Inspection System for Pharmaceutical Packaging Inspection
• Comm Port: PC system unit RS-232 port 1 or 2 or any ARTIC/RIC Port
• Baud Rate: 300 - 19K2
• Number of Devices Supported: One Vision System per Port
• Max. Number of Definable Read Tables: One per Vision Station
• Error Types Accumulated: Errors per Camera, per Well, per Type or per any combination.
• Batch Information Data Types: Operator, Batch ID, Expiration Date, Product Name, Machine Name and Package Reject Reasons
• Task Error Message and Error Codes supported for Task and Driver

Required FactoryLink Software

FactoryLink Multiplatform: Device Interface Software, FLxxx-DI

Note: Replace the "xxx" with the appropriate multiplatform preface and add the suffix -RT for runtime versions.

Ordering Information

Part No: FLK-EDIAIxxx

Note: Replace "xxx" with the appropriate platform preface.

Software package includes 3-1/2" diskette and User's manual.

Pricing

List: CALL

Rev. 09/01/07