Edge Position

Detects the position of the measurement object according to the color change within in the measurement region.

Used for the following case

  • When calculating edge coordinates of measurement objects
    Edge Position - Overview
  • When calculating width of measurement objects
    With the expression, the width of the measurement object can be calculated based on the edge position difference of 2 points.

List of Edge Position Items

Edge position items are explained below.
Table: List of Edge Position Items
Menu Name
Description
Region setting
This item specifies the measurement region.
Edge color
(for color cameras only)
This item specifies an edge color information to be detected.
[Edge Color - for Color Cameras Only (Edge Position)]
Reference position
This item can be changed if necessary.
The edge position is registered, which is once measured when setting up the region.
[Reference Position (Edge Position)]
Measurement
This item specifies the judgement condition for measurement results.
Measurement values can be changed as needed to address unstable measurement results.
The displayed items are different depending on whether your camera is a color or monochrome camera. Normally the factory default value will be used.
[Measurement (Edge Position)]
Output parameter
This item can be changed if necessary. Usually, the factory default value can be used.
Use the Output parameter to specify how to treat the coordinate.
[Output Parameter (Edge Position)]