1. Industrial Location Guidance (ILG)
2. Configuration
3. Working with Setup Mode
4. IPG Page
5. Hardware Setup for ILS and IPG

Hardware Setup for ILS and IPG

Ideal ILS and IPG Setup

For the best result the ILS module and IPG module should be mounted next to each other looking directly at the product.

The image of the ideal setup below is one example of how the ILS and IPG can be placed. Other setups may also work, as long as the ILS and IPG are placed close to each other and their field of view are overlapping.

Distorted Projections

If the IPG module and ILS module cannot be placed next to each other the projections might be distorted:

• If ILS module is placed at a 45° angle relative to the IPG module, then the further away the projection is from the IPG module the more distorted/elongated the projections will appear.

  E.g. the ILS module and the IPG module are placed as can be seen in the image below, then the projection of a circle will appear correct when it is located near the IPG module (projection A) and distorted/elongated when it is located further away from the IPG module in a shape of an ellipse (projection B).

  

• As the angle between the ILS and IPG approaches 90 degrees the resulting projection will be very distorted and in most case not usable.

Compensating for the Setup

In some cases it is possible to compensate for this distortion. It is possible to do the following to compensate:

• Create a system datum: make sure that the tag/s are facing the IPG projector. If the system datum is created by three tags, the order of the tags must be a positive Z-axis pointing at the IPG device. Consider using the right-hand rule for the coordinate system.

  

• In some cases, e.g. for lines and square projections, the distortion can be improved by adjusting the specific projection parameters such as projection size and direction.