4.3.0.227 - June 16, 2006
- Toolbox
- Classifer
- add edit parameters
- updates converted values after measured values edited
- added Quality result
- added parameter options
- parameter setup list
- added toolbar/menu functionality
- featurelist GUI
- signals invalid values by '*'
- signals error values by 'E'
- shows converted measured values if checked (applied earlier to
reference values only)
- optimized opening browsing dialogs for max distance/min
separation
- LineFinder2 moved to beta
- added Feature Classification
- Added SurfaceAnalyzer - Alpha
- General
- Profile selection dialog
- Optional Open (Debug start)
- incremental zip fileno on backup
- shortcuts - python adaption
- params = full profile path
- working dir = exe dir
- ImageView
- adding pointing precision
- Console window
- secures inside desktop if outside (may occure if screen
size reduced)
- added Save
- Mainform
- states was always enabled if state was only page in
Settings page
- added "Hide left pane" (Scorpion Central)
- Central
- Plugin position/alignment
- Help
- added Central/Plugin/PageConfig.htm
4.3.0.223 - May 18, 2006
- Toolbox
- Dynamic Threshold
- RadialArcFinder, PolyLineEdgeFaults2
- Classifier
- fix calculation of weight when std=0
- More efficient generation of XYf tuple strings
- leads to dramatic speed increase on som polygon tools
like blob4
- Blob4
- added polygon simply and convex hull calculation
- General
- Curves
- Reduced Memory consumption on large profiles
- faster to load on startup
- ImageView
- Edit can activate tool configuration
- Commands
- Central
- Improved shutdown procedure for ActiveX
- PageAdministrator
- PythonForDelphi 3.31 used
- Will maybe fix running on Windows Server 2003
4.2.4.220 - May 6, 2006
- Toolbox
- Moved to beta
- PolyLineEdgeFaults2, Blob4
- complete feature classification
- more information in documentation
- TF3
- adaptive thresholds improves accuracy and speed
- command to de/activate templates
- command to load/save template files
- Fail when no object is found options
- Blob3, Blob4, Tf2, Tf3, Lf and Lf2
- ColorAnalyzer
- visualize only best color
- Imageresampler
- Intensity
- standard deviation result
- PolygonMatch, PolygonMatch2
- MultiBlob
- Central
- Improved Copy / Paste
- Can copy script from another profile
- Script rename implemented
- Python Editor
- added Snapshot, Inspect and Restart Central to toolbar
- General
- ActiveX
- improved instantiation
- ActiveXContainerX will load plugin with disregard to
loading error
- WebServer
- Options
- New Fast mode - reduces overhead in running mode - vital
for fast inspection rates > 10 Hz
- optimise runtime statistics persistence
- reduces inspection overhead
- disabling Image Display in running mode -
inspection cycle overhead reduction
- 75 ms reduction on Sony SmartCam
- 10-20 ms on standard P4 PC
- persistence error fixed on high priority option
- Curves
- Added System.ManagementTime
- possible to measure Inspection Cycle overhead
- Camera
- ICamGrab added
- Supports Sony SmartCamera XCI-SX1
- 220 or later is recommended version for Sony SmartCam
- States
- Dynamic States defined by linking to Classifier Tool
- "keep in history" option - possible to avoid filling
historylist with unimportant states
- ImageView
- added Service layout
- layout only available in service mode
- Html-Help
- Python
- Python Editor
- improved replace / find function
- enhanced toolbar
- execute, new, apply, close and open buttons
- Profile command
- HistoryList
- AfterInspect event added
- dynamic filtering of images entering historylist
4.2.3.212 - March 16, 2006
- Toolbox
- Modeless results dialogs for all tools
- Icon for tool script presence
- New Alpha Tools
- Blob4 - Blob3 with feature classification
- PolyLineEdgeFaults - PLEF with feature classification
- Moved to beta
- ChangeReference
- Classifier
- Defines classes and reference based on values in the
tagdatabase
- PolygonMatch2
- adds initial search for edges before search for polygon match
- TF3
- view only partial template
- possible to edit template center with edit fields
- PolygonEdgeFaults
- supports Translation Rotation and Scale
- PolygonMatch
- adaptive tresholds
- more EdgeSelect options
- First Nearest
- Larges Nearest
- ExternalReference
- exposes fit for all added points
- Blob3, Blob4
- Bug fix: ROI polygons split into several ROI blobs could lead
to exception
- Central
- Improved Copy / Paste
- Can copy script from another profile
- Script rename implemented
- Python Editor
- added Snapshot, Inspect and Restart Central to toolbar
- General
- Fixed serious profile conversion keyboard exception
- Curves
- Fixed parameter linked limits - present since 192
- Rare start up crash fixed
- Scorpion ActiveX
- EventLogNTX updated
- SimpleScheduler
- possible to double-click to edit action
- ctrl-a - activated / deactivates selected event
- support large fonts
- RS232TDVCmdProtocol
- supports more than 20 comports
- Camera
- ICamGrab added
- Supports Sony SmartCamera XCI-SX1
- Cycle overhead removed from firegrab - means faster
image grab and more time for image analysis
- effect is important on larger images
- Possible to change camera driver from camera popup menu
- Signals active camera calibration
- Scorpion Capture
- recompiled with new grab speed
- Html-Help
- Pareto Plugin help updated
- Python
- Python Editor
- added Snapshot, Inspect and Restart Central to toolbar
4.2.1.207 - February 5, 2006
- Toolbox
- Alpha version ImageMerger, ChangeReference
- ImageResampler - bugfix whole image option
- Size % --> pitch
- ImageResampler
- ImageCombiner
- ImageFilter
- TF3 - bugfix - reflect template angle in reference
- Central
- Script multi select operations
- Edit/Delete
- Copy/Paste
- Export
- Paste/Import - added script selection dialog
- added Restart
- removed Export/Import only in popup menu
- General
- Mainform - toolbar
- servicetoolbar always right of close button
- Image Layout
- hides image selection in layout setup dialog for single
images
- changed default properties
- up/down selected images
- auto add new images
- BeforeStart fix - was called twice at start
- Shortcuts
- handles shortcuts on Goto Toolbox/Central buttons from
service toolbar
- Profile protection
- Protected replaces ReadOnly
- disables pages in Settings pagecontrol instead of
disabling Settings page when not in SettingsMode
- SP2 com-object
- speeds up loading of binary properties
- Html-Help
- Added description of Unibrain driver installation and
Camera Properties
- Python
- DrawModule
- TextStyle property in DrawText
- updated examples
- Python Editor
- Improved Search / Replace
- Font Properties persistence
- Line Number persistence
4.2.0.204 - January 12, 2006
- ToolBox
- ColorAnalyzer - move to Release - Advanced Group
- very powerful tool for color measurement
combining ColorMatcher and an advanced blob analysis
- improved p&k
- Blob3 - bugfix memory leak on border blobs
- tools using Spb2 internally
- TemplateFinders
- ImageCombiner
- TemplateFinder3
- calculate static grid when image size change
- hit statistics page to simplify template
evaluation in complex multiple templates
configuration
- added Translation - Rotation and Scale option to
PolygonMatch
- Euresys Tools
- activeXes only loaded when needed
- ExternalReference
- PolygonMatch
- snap / fit to model to current image
- available using executeCmd
- new important option - Scale - Rotation -
Translation
- increases hit rate where scale changes are
present
- new visualistation when no model is located
- TemplateFinder
- MaxSTDDeviation persistence error fix
- Static grid update when image size changes
- ImageCombiner
- Tf3
- ImageResampler
- ImageFilter
- ExternalDictionary
- Moved from Beta to Release Data
- New automatically generated variants are active
- General
- ImageLayout
- User Configuration to define new Overview
Image Tabs
- Show / Hide on individual images
- Camera Calibration
- python interface to tools
- tool set/getConfigValue implemented
- Erases overlays on Inspect
- ActiveX tab / arrow fix
- Console window
- persistance of length
- persistance of topmost
- New System Registers
- System.ScorpionDir
- System.Service
- System.Settings
- System.ImageMode
- Updated Product Data Sheets
- Update Html Help pages
- Complete introduction to Scorpion .Net
- Added Release Notes to help file
- Spb and SPB2 com objects updated
- less memory consumption on starting and
terminating Scorpion
- On large profiles memory saving may be 300 MByte
or greater
- ProfileSelectionDialog
- Backup when updating an existing profile
backup is working
- Rename profile is supported
- .Net Controls added to About Page
- ImageMode - option to hide right pane of
scorpion
- Updated ScorpionCapture.exe
- Access Control Command
- option to activate Password Access dialog
- New Central Events
- ImageView.OnPageChanged
- ImageView.OnImageModeChanged
- Options
- Enable Snapshot in operator mode
- Enable Inspection in operator mode
- Enable Snapshot while running
- Enable Inspection while running
- Python
- pyTool added methods
- get/setBoolValue
- get/setIntValue
- get/setFloatValue
- get/setStringValue
- get/setResultValue
- get/setPointValue
- get/setLineValue
- get/setConfigValue
- python kernel additions
- Get/SetBoolValue
- Get/SetIntValue
- Get/SetFloatValue
- Get/SetStringValue
- Get/SetResultValue
- setConfigValue(tag,val[,reload=1])
- optional-reload optimized set operations when
multiple set operations on same tool
- Uses Python for Delphi 3.30
- Handles Unicode strings from .Net correctly
- .Net Support
- OverlayPanel .Net objects makes it possible
to add .Net Panels to tabs and resultpanel
- OwnedForm .Net objects make it easy to make
custom dialogs / status window from python using
.Net Framework 1.1
- New ImageView python class
- Central
- TDVImageX
- Support for
- pyCamera
- pyCameraList
- pyCameraImage
- blocks recursive call OnImage with SetImageMatr
- access violation SetImageMatr
4.1.1.196 - November 12, 2005
- ToolBox
- ColorAnalyzer - beta stage
- very powerful tool for color measurement
combining ColorMatcher and an advanced blob analysis
- Blob3 - option for removing Border blobs
- PolygonEdgeFaults, PolygonMatch
- exception with poor match and lens calibration
removed
- Speed of tagdatabase access improved - very
useful when more than 300 tools in toolbox
- New paste / import - possible to overwrite tools
- ExternalData
- added results are reflected immediately
- Execute of tools where imageNo is higher than
configured images handled without exception
- General
- Camera Calibration -
- Camera Drivers Directory
- Older firegrab drivers are included in setup
- Use FireGrab.dll 2.7.5.35 if build 36 shows
incompatibilities
- Panels
- DataInput page
- New Custompage
- can be populated with .Net controls
- .Net control interface to be documented
- Commands
- SaveImage with maxcount - will limit the number
of stored images to maxcount
- Inspect
- partial inspect implemented
- Image
- clear display added to support partial inspect
- SaveImage
- grahics=0|1 - can save image with grahics
- System.Live Video added
- Updated Product Data Sheets
- Update Html Help pages
- Python
- Color can be specified as '0xbbggrr'
- Central
- TDVImageX
- Support for
- pyCamera
- pyCameraList
- pyCameraImage
- blocks recursive call OnImage with SetImageMatr
- access violation SetImageMatr
4.1.0.192 - October 12, 2005
- ToolBox
- New Tools
- EasyOCR - beta stage
- EasyOCV - alpha stage
- ColorAnalyzer - alpha stage
- very powerful tool for color measurement
combining ColorMatcher and an advanced blob analysis
- ColorMatcher / TextureMatcher option to rotate
roi to reflect incoming reference
- Point & Click ROI feedback for most tools
- PolygonMatch
- add circle and rectangle roi tab
- Corrected TraceLine sample dialog
- LineFinder, RadialArcFinder, TemplateFinder3,
PolygonMatch, PolygonEdgeFaults, WidthGauger and
CircleGauger
- TransferPaste option - External Point,
ExternalData and ExternalLine
- to avoid accidentially overwrite persistent
settings
- Make persistent changes default on data tools
- Calibrator
- Internal Point & Click for calibration grid
roi
- Calib subdirectory - all calibration files are
stored in this directory by force
- keep all calibration files in backup file
- ExternalReference
- up to six points - makes it possible to validate
points
- Point & Click support for local coordinates
- ImageResampler
- Whole Image option for ROI
- Static resampling speeds up resampler by a
factor of 4 to 10
- Paste ROI will reset clipboard
- WidthGauger - new results
- miniumum and maximum points - positive and
negative side
- Resampling Correction
- ColorSegmentor, ImageConverter and
ImageResampler
- Static grid for resampling speeds up
- TemplateFinder3, ImageCombiner and ImageFilter
considerably
- Minor bugfixes - with Calibrator reference
- Blob3, PolygonEdgeFaults and PolygonMatch
- Common resampling for all Scorpion tools
- faster and more consistent - remove minor bugs
- TemplateFinder3 moved to release
- Faster than TF2 and recommended to use in new
projects
- When activating PolygonMatch option it can be
used to locate objects with
subpixel location accuracy
- General
- System.Context - easy way to switch the complete
toolbox on product changes
- includes new system events
After/BeforeContextChange
- New ActiveX - TdvPicture
- used to display product images in web-pages
- Updated FXGrab camera dll for Baumer Optronic
Firewire Cameras
- Camera Calibration - make it possible to
resample image before entering toolbox
- New FireGrab.dll 2.7.5.36 improves support
Unibrain driver
- Tested with Unibrain 3.03 and the following
cameras
- SONY DFW-V500 v1.00
- SONY SX-900
- SONY XCD-SX910 v2.20E
- SONY XCD-X710 v2.01D
- SONY XCD-X710CR v2.01A
- SONY XCD-V50CR
- Unibrain Fire-i 1.2
- PixeLINK Firewire Camera Release 4
- Imaging Source DMK 21F04 (non - Unibrain
driver)
- IBM Ultraport (non Unibrain driver)
- fixes reported lack of support for format7
and persistence for some cameras.
- recommended to update to this driver -
camera interface is compatible with previous
Scorpion versions
- Update HTml-Pages
- New sony camera usage pages
- Python
- New Python Classes
- Camera
- CameraImages
- DataInput
- possible to refresh a data input page
- ImageBuffer
- Dialog support - making it easier to implement
custom web-pages
- Hash-index for GetValue and SetValue access from
Python speeds up access on large Scorpion profiles -
more than 750 tools.
- Central
4.0.0.180 - June 24, 2005
- ToolBox
- Dynamic Tool menu
- Set ImageIndex works all types of images
- SetManualExecute - updates icons
- All Data Tools
- explisitt transfer of values from initial value
to results
- support for p&k on points and lines
- ExternalData
- added options Set Initial Value - Make
Persistence
- Point & Click - Ctrl-A for add polygon
- Blob3
- Blob2
- MultiBlob
- MultiIntensity
- ColorMatcher
- improved matching with extended featuremeasure
- p&k for adding reference images
- shortcuts menu in imagelist
- integrated color crossindex
- TextureMatcher
- p&k for adding reference images
- shortcuts menu in imagelist
- integrated texture crossindex
- General
- New options
- manual update while running - lower cpu
consumption
- force vertical imagelayout
- New profile
- indicatorpanel off
- default state pass
- SaveImage
- can add tag and date time to saved image
- Python
- New Clipboard class
- Draw Module
- quicker
- psFilled new style for circle, rectangle and
polygon drawing
- Central
- Activates All when starting
4.0.0.179 - June 10, 2005
- ToolBox
- TextureMatcher - executeCmd
- ColorMatcher - executeCmd
- ImageMenu - Ctrl-Z goes to open tool
- General
- Jpg - 8 bit support for bw images
- Python
- New Clipboard class
- Draw Module
- quicker
- psFilled new style for circle, rectangle and
polygon drawing
4.0.0.178 - June 8, 2005
- ToolBox
- TextureMatcher - p&k reference images
- ColorMatcher - p&k reference images
- New Tool dialog
- selects color plane individually for each
tool
- last tool is included in reference choice
- General
- 177 did crash with no licence when starting
- Python
4.0.0.177 - June 6, 2005
- General
- Faster and Improved Configuration Format Access
- Option to delete profile before restoration
- Actions
- Possible to run Central Start / Stop from script
- Script; Central Start/Script.Central Start
- Script; Central Stop/Script.Central Stop
- LogMsg - fix for three arguments
- New Page Administrator
- new data input page
- support multiple web pages
- HistoryList
- Service -Mode
- Documentation
- New examples
- Updated tool descriptions
- Upgrade notes for Scorpion Vision Software 4.0
- ToolBox
- General
- improvement - selected tool keep focus
- filter persistence fix
- can select variant in new dialog
- active variant is shown in toolbox
- Set operations support Variant
- New Tools - more information in htmlhelp pages
- ExternalData
- ExternalDictionary
- CenterLinesFromLines
- NormalLine
- ImageResampler
- LineReference
- CircleGauger
- WidthGauger
- EasyMatrixCode
- EasyBarcode
- ImageCombiner
- ImageFilter
- ExternalPolygon
- Updated tool
- Visualisation
- ResultReference and axis
- ResultRef and visualisation added for:
- CenterLineFromLines
- LineFromPoints -- also ChildRef
- LineReference
- MoveReference
- NearestPointOnLine -- also ChildRef
- NormalLine
- PointFromLines
- PointLineReference -- more visualisation
- PointOnLine
- NormalLine
- WidthGauger
- ImageResampler
- LineReference
- CircleGauger
- TemplateFinder3
- LineFinder
- Point & Click support for "all" tools
- New tool command ExecuteCmd - make it possible :
- Add polygons models for all polygons tool
- Manage templates for tf2 and tf3
- TemplateFinder2 and 3
- add template based on four points inside the roi
- Blob3 and Tf3
- can set ROI to the complete image
- Blob3 can ignore holes by size
- Python
- Central
- toggle debugconsole fix
- shows line of error in editor
- helpbutton in editor
- Python Draw - handle NaN - not a number
- sikrere activeX initialisering
- Loads script before toolbox
- Runs Central Stop after system event Close
- New system events
- System.LoadTools
- System.SaveTools
- Improved toollist object
- ToolList
- add(type,name,notify=1)
- deleteAll(notify=1)
- changeNotify()
- Start
- Automatic save of configuration only in ServiceMode
- Fix - ClearOverlay
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