JP2023078962A - Power supply for illumination in inspection, and program used therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a power supply for illumination in inspection, reducing a user burden when parameters of a plurality types of control items are set for a plurality of channels and enabling more user-friendly setting input than before.SOLUTION: There is provided, a power supply for illumination in inspection which includes: a basic setting region display part 11 displaying, on a display, a basic setting region BR that receives input of a parameter of each of a plurality types of control items including at least one type of emission time, emission delay time, and an output voltage; an individual setting region display part 12 displaying, on the display, one or more individual setting regions IR including a channel identifier, and each parameter of the plurality types of control items that is set for a channel corresponding to the identifier; and a setting reflecting part 4 receiving channel designation input designating at least one channel and reflecting. in one or more individual setting regions IR corresponding to the channel designation input, each parameter of the plurality types of control items that is received in the basic setting region BR.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a power supply apparatus for inspection lighting, which is connected to a plurality of inspection illuminators used, for example, for visual inspection of workpieces, and supplies power to each inspection illuminator in an individual manner.

2. Description of the Related Art When inspecting the appearance of a work, a plurality of inspection illuminators may be used to illuminate the work from various directions with different light irradiation modes. In the inspection lighting system described in Patent Document 1, two inspection illuminators are connected to separate channels to alternately irradiate the workpiece with light from different directions. and an inspection lighting power supply for supplying power from each channel to each channel in a separate manner. For this power supply for inspection illumination, the user sets parameters for a plurality of types of control items, such as light emission time, for each inspection illumination device to realize a desired illumination mode.

Further, depending on the contents to be inspected, more inspection illuminators than those described above may be used, and all of them are connected to one inspection illumination power supply. For example, some inspection lighting power supplies have eight channels, each of which can be powered in a separate manner.

By the way, when setting parameters for a plurality of types of control items related to power supply to each inspection illuminator, an input screen such as that shown in FIG. 7 is used via a personal computer or the like connected to the inspection illumination power supply. . On this input screen, a channel number of a channel to be set is selected from a plurality of radio buttons, and parameters are selected for each of a plurality of types of control items such as dimming value setting, light emission mode, and ON/OFF setting. In other words, when setting for eight channels, the user must switch the channel to be set by using the radio button and repeat the input a total of 8×3=24 times. For this reason, it is a very complicated task to set parameters for a plurality of types of control items for a large number of channels. Especially when it is desired to supply power so that most of the plurality of channels are in the same lighting mode depending on the contents of the inspection, the user has to repeat the same setting contents, and the setting work is very troublesome. I will be taken.

JP 2015-129715 A

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the problems described above, and is intended to reduce the user's burden when setting parameters of a plurality of types of control items for a plurality of channels, and provide more user-friendly settings than before. An object of the present invention is to provide a power supply device for inspection lighting that enables input.

That is, the power supply device for inspection illumination according to the present invention is a multi-channel inspection device in which a plurality of inspection illuminators are connected to individual channels, and power can be supplied to each channel in an individual manner. A power supply device for lighting, wherein a basic setting area display for displaying a basic setting area for accepting input of parameters for a plurality of types of control items including at least one of light emission time, light emission delay time, and output voltage is displayed on the display. an individual setting area display for displaying one or a plurality of individual setting areas on the display, each of which includes an identifier of a channel, an identifier of a channel, and each parameter of the plurality of types of control items set for a channel corresponding to the identifier; receiving a channel designation input designating at least one channel, and said plurality of types of control items received in said basic setting region in individual setting regions of one or more channels corresponding to said channel designation input; and a setting reflection unit that reflects each parameter of

With this configuration, for example, when the user wants to operate a plurality of inspection illuminators in the same illumination mode, the user inputs the parameters of each control item to be commonly set in the basic setting area, and sets the parameters. It is sufficient to input the channel designation input for designating the channel to which the inspection illuminator to be reflected is input, and it is not necessary to repeat the same setting contents for each channel as in the conventional art. Therefore, it is possible to greatly reduce the labor required to set a plurality of types of control items for a large number of channels, and to make the system more user-friendly than before.

The parameters of each control item set in the basic setting area can be easily compared with the parameters of each control item set for each channel, and the user can set the parameters accepted in the basic setting area. In order to make it easier to select which channel to reflect on, or to make it easier to check whether the appropriate parameters are set for the required channel, the channel setting input can be set in the basic setting area and It is sufficient that the plurality of individual setting areas form one input screen.

For example, even if it is desired to set similar but not the same values as parameters for each control item for each channel, in order to reduce the user's trouble in making settings, the individual setting area may be set for each of the plurality of types of control items. It is sufficient that each parameter is configured to receive direct input. In such a case, the user inputs a representative value such as an average value as a parameter in the basic setting area, reflects the parameter in common in each individual setting area, and then individually sets each channel number. By correcting the individual setting area, the labor for input can be reduced.

In order to easily check whether each parameter received in the basic setting area has been erroneously reflected in an unintended channel, or whether the parameter has been reflected in a necessary channel, The individual setting area may further include a notification portion indicating that each parameter of the plurality of types of control items received in the basic setting area by the setting reflecting section has been reflected.

In order to make it easier for the user to select the desired channel as the channel on which each parameter accepted in the basic setting area is to be reflected, the channel designation input is the selection of the channel number or the individual setting corresponding to the channel. Any selection of the area is acceptable.

In order for each inspection illuminator to be controlled by the parameters reflected or input to the individual setting area and to realize the desired illumination mode, the plurality of types of control items received in the individual setting area an individual setting storage unit for storing individual setting data in which a channel identifier and each parameter relating to the plurality of types of control items are linked based on each parameter of the individual setting storage unit; and a power control unit that controls the power output from each channel in an individual manner based on the individual setting data.

For example, in order to obtain the same effect as that of the inspection power supply system according to the present invention by updating the program in an existing inspection illumination power supply system, a plurality of inspection illuminators are connected to individual channels. , a program used for a multi-channel inspection lighting power supply device configured to be able to supply power to each channel in an individual manner, wherein at least one type of light emission time, light emission delay time, or output voltage a basic setting area display unit for displaying on a display a basic setting area for accepting input of parameters for each of a plurality of types of control items including; a channel identifier; and the plurality of types set for the channel corresponding to the identifier an individual setting area display unit for displaying one or a plurality of individual setting areas on the display, each parameter of the control item; and a setting reflecting unit that reflects each parameter of the plurality of types of control items received in the basic setting area in the corresponding individual setting area of one or more channels. good.

The program described above may be electronically distributed, or may be recorded on a program recording medium such as a CD, DVD, or flash memory.

As described above, according to the power supply device for inspection lighting according to the present invention, the user can input the parameters to be set in common for each channel in the basic setting area, and select the channel to which the input parameters are to be reflected. Multiple channels can reflect the same settings. Therefore, it is not necessary to set parameters one by one for all types of control items for each channel as in the conventional art, so that the labor involved in setting can be greatly reduced and usability can be improved.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an inspection lighting power supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention and an inspection lighting system using the same; The functional block diagram which shows the structure of the power supply device for inspection illumination in the same embodiment. FIG. 4 is an input screen of the power supply device for inspection illumination according to the same embodiment, and is a schematic diagram showing a state before the parameters received in the basic setting area are reflected in the individual setting area. FIG. 4 is an input screen of the power supply device for inspection illumination according to the same embodiment, and is a schematic diagram showing a state after the parameters received in the basic setting area are reflected in the individual setting area. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing a state before the parameters received in the basic setting area are reflected in the individual setting area, which is an input screen of the power supply device for inspection illumination according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing a state after parameters received in the basic setting area are reflected in the individual setting area, which is an input screen of the power supply device for inspection illumination according to another embodiment of the present invention. The schematic diagram which shows the example of the input screen of the conventional power supply device for inspection illumination.

A power supply device 100 for inspection lighting and an inspection lighting system 200 using the power supply device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

The inspection illumination system 200 of the present embodiment is used, for example, for visual inspection of a work W, and for example, irradiates a single work W with light in different modes from four directions, and reflects light from the work W. It is configured such that a camera C provided directly above the work W picks up an image of the work W using light or scattered light.

That is, the inspection lighting system 200 of the present embodiment has four inspection illuminators L1, L2, L3, and L4, and four inspection illuminators L1, L2, L3, and L4, which are connected to individual channels, respectively. and a multi-channel inspection illumination power supply device 100 capable of supplying power with.

The inspection illuminators L1, L2, L3, and L4 are provided with, for example, LEDs, and their brightness, emission time, and emission timing are controlled by power supplied from the inspection illumination power supply device 100. FIG. Although the inspection illuminators L1, L2, L3, and L4 are of the same type in this embodiment, the inspection illuminators L1, L2, L3, and L4 may be of different types. Also, the number of inspection illuminators L1, L2, L3, and L4 is not limited to four, and two or more inspection illuminators may be connected to inspection illumination power supply device 100. .

The inspection illumination power supply device 100 includes a power supply main body PS to which inspection illuminators L1, L2, L3, and L4 are connected to respective channels by power supply cords, and connected to the power supply main body PS to supply power from each channel. and a computer COM used for setting each parameter of the control items of the power to be output.

The power supply main body PS is provided with a power supply unit that individually outputs power from each channel according to, for example, parameters of each control item set for each channel. The power supply unit includes, for example, an AC/DC converter or the like that converts a commercial voltage into a DC voltage to be supplied to the inspection illuminators L1, L2, L3, and L4 made up of LEDs.

The computer COM includes various input devices 5 such as a mouse and a keyboard, a memory, a CPU, a display, etc. The program stored in the memory and used as a power source for inspection lighting is executed, and various devices cooperate with each other. By doing so, the functions of at least an input screen display section 1, a basic setting storage section 2, an individual setting storage section 3, and a setting reflection section 4 are exhibited.

The input screen display unit 1 displays on the display an input screen SC for setting parameters of a plurality of types of control items for each channel as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, for example. The input screen SC includes at least two types of areas: a basic setting area BR for receiving input from the user regarding parameters of a plurality of types of control items, and a plurality of areas displaying parameters for each control item set for each channel. and an individual setting area IR. That is, the input screen SC is configured by displaying the basic setting area BR and a plurality of individual setting areas IR on one screen on the display.

Here, the basic setting area BR is an area in which input from the user is accepted for parameters of a plurality of types of control items including at least one of light emission time, light emission delay time, and output voltage. In this embodiment, the basic setting area BR is provided with input fields F for the user to input parameters such as light control value, light emission time, and light emission delay time, which are control items that can be set for each channel.

On the other hand, the individual setting area IR is an area for displaying the parameters of each control item currently set for the channel. In this embodiment, the input screen SC is provided with four individual areas corresponding to respective channel numbers for four channels. Focusing on one individual setting area IR, the individual setting area IR contains a channel number, which is a channel identifier indicating the corresponding channel, and currently set parameters for the dimming value, light emission time, and light emission delay time. A plurality of display fields are provided for displaying. In this embodiment, the display field is configured as an input field F that not only displays currently set parameters, but also allows the user to individually change each parameter for each channel by input from the input device 5.

Further, for the parameters displayed in each field of the individual setting area IR, the values received in the basic setting area BR can be reflected by the user performing a predetermined reflecting operation. The individual setting area IR further includes a notification portion N indicating that the parameters received in the basic setting area BR have been reflected by the reflection operation. The notification part N is an icon that schematically represents a connector to which the inspection illuminators L1, L2, L3, and L4 are connected. The display mode of the icon changes to the lighting state. Note that the display mode of the notification portion N is not limited to this, as long as it is possible to know in which individual setting area IR each parameter received in the basic setting area BR has been reflected by the reflection operation.

In the present embodiment, the input screen display unit 1 includes a basic setting area display unit 11 that receives various inputs from the user, reflects the input contents in the basic setting area BR, and displays them on the display; and an individual setting area display unit 12 for displaying each individual setting area IR on the display.

The basic setting area display unit 11 accepts input of each parameter from the input device 5 and reflects the accepted values on the basic setting area BR. For example, the user can select one of the input fields F in the basic setting area BR with a mouse-operated cursor, and input a parameter desired to be set as a corresponding control item in the selected input field F using a keyboard or the like. The user can also increase or decrease the value in the corresponding input field F by clicking the increase/decrease key provided adjacent to the input field F with the mouse. The parameters received in the input field F are stored in the basic setting storage unit 2 as basic setting information in which each control item and the parameter input to each control item are paired.

Based on the individual setting information of each channel stored in the individual setting storage unit 3, the individual setting area display unit 12 reflects and displays the parameters of each control item in each individual setting area IR. Here, the individual setting information is, for example, information in which a channel number, a control item, and a parameter are paired. Further, the parameters inputted by the user to each input field F of the individual setting area IR are updated as new individual setting information and stored in the individual setting storage section 3 . When no parameter is set for the control item and the individual setting storage unit 3 stores the default value of zero as the parameter as the individual setting information, the individual setting area display unit 12 displays the display shown in FIG. display zeros for each control item as follows:

The individual setting area display unit 12 is also configured to receive direct input from the user regarding the parameters of each control item. That is, the user can select one of the input fields F in the individual setting area IR with a mouse-operated cursor, and input parameters to be set as corresponding control items in the selected input field F using a keyboard or the like. The user can also increase or decrease the value in the corresponding input field F by clicking the increase/decrease key provided adjacent to the input field F with the mouse.

The setting reflecting unit 4 receives a channel designation input designating at least one channel, and sets a plurality of types received in the basic setting region BR in the individual setting region IR of one or more channels corresponding to the channel designation input. Reflect each parameter of the control item of . In this embodiment, the channel designation input is performed by the user dragging and dropping the reflection symbol G displayed on the basic setting area BR to the individual setting area IR corresponding to the desired channel, as shown in FIGS. is. Although the reflection symbol G is a gear icon in this embodiment, it is not particularly limited to this. When receiving a channel designation input from the user, the setting reflecting part 4 copies the basic setting information stored in the basic setting storage part 2 to the individual setting information of the corresponding channel stored in the individual setting storage part 3. - 特許庁

As a result, the individual setting information of the specified channel number is changed, so the individual setting area display unit 12 changes and displays the parameters of each control item in the individual setting area IR corresponding to the channel number specified by the user. do.

Further, the power supply unit individually outputs power from each channel according to the parameters of each control item set for each channel based on the individual setting information for each channel stored in the individual setting storage unit 3. do.

According to the inspection lighting power supply device 100 configured in this manner, the user inputs parameters of a plurality of types of control items to the basic setting area BR, and drags the setting reflection symbol G to each individual setting area IR. Each parameter input to the basic setting area BR can be copied to each individual setting area IR simply by "and-dropping".

Therefore, it is not necessary to repeatedly input the parameters of each control item one by one for each channel as in the conventional art. can be easily set by simply dragging and dropping as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, reducing the number of setting inputs. Also, even if it is desired to set partially different parameters for each of the inspection illuminators L1, L2, L3, and L4, the basic settings can be copied from the basic setting area BR to the individual setting area IR by dragging and dropping. Then, by directly inputting each parameter in the input field F of the individual setting area IR for correction, the labor for inputting can be reduced. For these reasons, with the inspection illumination power supply device 100 of the present embodiment, the usability of the input screen SC for setting the parameters of each control item for a plurality of channels can be improved more than before.

In addition, since a plurality of individual setting areas IR are displayed side by side as the input screen SC in this embodiment, the user can easily compare and confirm what parameters are currently set for each control item in each channel. . Therefore, it is easy to set an appropriate value as a parameter of each control item for each inspection illuminator L1, L2, L3, and L4. easy to prevent.

Further, when the gear icon, which is the reflection symbol G, is dragged and dropped to reflect the parameters accepted in the basic setting area BR in the designated individual setting area IR, the notification portion N of the individual setting area IR is displayed. Since the display mode changes, the user can recognize at a glance to which channel the parameters accepted in the basic setting area BR are reflected. For this reason, it is easy to prevent copying to the same channel multiple times, and to avoid drag-and-dropping to channels in which the parameters received in the basic setting area BR are not desired to be reflected.

Other embodiments will be described.

As for the channel designation input for reflecting each parameter accepted in the basic setting area in the individual setting area, as shown in FIGS. is not limited to For example, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a selection field for selecting a channel number and a setting button for confirming the reflection operation for the selected channel number may be provided in the basic setting area. . Also, the setting reflecting unit reflects the parameters of each control item received in the basic setting area to the individual area of the specified channel number when the user presses the setting button while the channel number is selected by the user. can be

Even with such a configuration, it is not necessary to directly input parameters of a plurality of types of control items for a plurality of channels one by one as in the case of the above-described embodiment. can be reduced by comparison.

The control items displayed in the basic setting area are not limited to the dimming value, light emission time, and light emission delay time described in the above embodiment. For example, a parameter related to the output voltage may also be accepted. The basic setting area may receive input of parameters for each of a plurality of types of control items including at least one of light emission time, light emission delay time, and output voltage. Moreover, since it is sufficient if there are a plurality of types of control items, it is sufficient that there are two or more types of control items. Needless to say, the greater the number of types of control items, the more remarkable the effect of reducing the setting input work according to the present invention.

Also, the parameters of the control items are not limited to numerical values, and may be switched ON or OFF, for example. Control items include, for example, a light emission mode for switching between strobe light emission and constant light emission, and a control mode for switching between constant current control and PWM control. There may be.

Especially when there are many channels and it is difficult to display all individual setting areas on one screen due to visibility issues for the user, some of the multiple individual setting areas can be displayed on the display using the page switching function. may be made. That is, the input screen may display a basic setting area and at least one individual setting area on one screen.

The fields corresponding to the respective control items in the individual setting area may not accept input from the user so that the individual setting information can be updated only through the basic setting area. The channel identifier is not limited to the channel number, and may be any identifier that allows the correspondence with each channel to be grasped. For example, a unique color may be assigned to the connector of each channel, and a corresponding color may be assigned to each individual setting area as a channel identifier.

In the above-described embodiment, the functions related to the input screen are realized by a computer connected to the power supply main unit. , a setting reflecting unit, and the like may be realized. That is, the inspection lighting power supply device is not limited to the one provided with the power supply main body and the computer provided separately therefrom, and may be composed of only the power supply main body. Moreover, although a mouse and a keyboard have been exemplified as specific examples of the input device, a touch panel display, for example, may be used as the input device.

In addition, as long as it does not contradict the gist of the present invention, various modifications of the embodiments and combinations of parts of the embodiments may be performed.

200 Inspection illumination system 100 Inspection illumination power supply 1 Input screen display unit 11 Basic setting area display unit 12 Individual setting area display unit 2 Basic setting storage unit 3 Individual setting storage unit 4 Setting reflection unit SC Input screen BR Basic setting area IR Individual setting area G Reflection symbol F Input field

Claims (7)

A multi-channel inspection lighting power supply device configured such that a plurality of inspection illuminators are connected to individual channels, and power can be supplied to each channel in an individual manner,
a basic setting area display unit for displaying, on a display, a basic setting area for accepting input of parameters for a plurality of types of control items including at least one of light emission time, light emission delay time, and output voltage;
an individual setting area display unit that displays one or more individual setting areas on the display, each of which includes a channel identifier and each parameter of the plurality of types of control items set for the channel corresponding to the identifier;
Receiving a channel designation input designating at least one channel, each parameter of the plurality of types of control items received in the basic setting area in the individual setting area of one or more channels corresponding to the channel designation input and a power supply unit for inspection lighting, comprising a setting reflection unit that reflects the 2. The power supply device for inspection lighting according to claim 1, wherein said basic setting area and said plurality of individual setting areas constitute one input screen. 3. The inspection lighting power supply device according to claim 1, wherein the individual setting area is configured to receive direct input of each parameter of the plurality of types of control items. 4. The individual setting area further includes a notification portion indicating that each parameter of the plurality of types of control items received in the basic setting area by the setting reflection unit has been reflected. The power supply device for inspection lighting according to . 5. A power supply device for inspection lighting according to claim 1, wherein said channel designation input is selection of a channel number or selection of an individual setting area corresponding to a channel. An individual storing individual setting data in which a channel identifier and each parameter related to the plurality of types of control items are linked based on each parameter of the plurality of types of control items received in the individual setting area. a setting storage unit;
A power supply for inspection lighting, further comprising: a power control section that controls power output from each channel in an individual manner based on the individual setting data stored in the individual setting storage section. A program for use in a multi-channel inspection lighting power supply device configured such that a plurality of inspection illuminators are connected to individual channels and power can be supplied to each channel in an individual manner,
a basic setting area display unit for displaying, on a display, a basic setting area for accepting input of parameters for a plurality of types of control items including at least one of light emission time, light emission delay time, and output voltage;
an individual setting area display unit that displays one or more individual setting areas on the display, each of which includes a channel identifier and each parameter of the plurality of types of control items set for the channel corresponding to the identifier;
Receiving a channel designation input designating at least one channel, each parameter of the plurality of types of control items received in the basic setting area in the individual setting area of one or more channels corresponding to the channel designation input A program used in a power supply device for inspection lighting that causes a computer to exhibit the function of a setting reflecting unit that reflects the .

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