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### Step 2: Stage Calibration Setup - General tab

The General tab contains basic settings for the Vision Stage Calibration process.

Vision Stage Calibration Setup dialog box - General tab

Axis: The state of the axis check boxes defines a complete process of a Vision Stage Calibration. Therefore, for each check box that is selected, that axis must be calibrated for the stage calibration to be considered complete. If XY check box is selected, then the X and Y axes will be calibrated and verified at the same time using a Grid Standard. XY and X, Y check boxes are mutual exclusive, if XY is checked, the X and Y check boxes will be disabled, and vice versa.

Units: Selects the units to be used in the display for the calibration sequence. This is independent of the current units in the PC-DMIS part program or the units for any of the calibration standards.

Auto Continue: When this option is not checked, the Vision Stage Calibration will pause between Calibration runs and Verification runs for each axis, and it will also pause between each axis. In both cases, the user will need to manually click on Start Run button to continue the process. If Auto Continue is Checked, then process will continue automatically without needing to click Start Run button in above described two cases, so the process is fully automatic.

Auto Fill Std Value: This option is set to have any known standard certification data automatically entered during the calibration and verification processing. To use this feature, data must be entered in the Standard tab to define the standard for the axis.

IP with Auto Focus: When calibrating in X and/or Y, PC-DMIS Vision will perform an auto focus before each edge detection.

Motion: The motion type of your Vision stage is selected; Manual or DCC.

Edge Detection: If the Manual option is selected, then user must manually align a Crosshair tool on the screen or using other manual devices to the intended target on the Calibration Standard, and then click on Record Point to correct the data. If Automatic is selected, an automatic edge detection tool will be used to detect the target on the Calibration Standard. To use Automatic Edge Detection, the system must have valid Field of View Calibration.

Focus

Mode: Mode used for the Z measurement.

- Auto is an automatic DCC focus sequence. This would normally be used on a DCC machine with hard gages.

- Manual is manual stage motion and no software image analysis. This would normally be used with gages and a dial indicator or with an interferometer.

Sample Size: Determines how many focus values will be taken to determine a single Z position.

Range(mm): This defines the motion range in millimeters. This applies to DCC focus only.

Time (seconds): Provides the focus motion time or duration in seconds. This applies to DCC and Assisted Manual focus.

High Accuracy Pass: Indicates if additional adaptive processing will be done in an attempt to get an improved focus. This applies to DCC mode only.

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