Smart Light doesn't flash when triggered

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Hello B&R Community,

I am trying to implement a Smart Light (VSLL11D10.67AP) and a Camera (SVC122001.041P).
The camera works fine; i can trigger images and use vision functions.

I can adjust the angle of the lights and even the ‘AcceptedFlashCnt’ goes up, but I cannot get the lightbar to flash, no matter what color.
It doesn’t matter if I trigger the image acquisition manually (or per code) or via the mapp vision HMI. Does the smart light even work via the mapp vision HMI?

  • followed the traning module TM1610
  • tried with and without syncing per nettime
  • the smart light is connected i can use it, except there is no flash
  • tried with a different lightbar (all new)
  • using AS4.12.9.18

Hardware:

  • X20EM1613
  • SVC122001.041P
  • VSLL11D10.67AP
  • VAC0Y020 - adapter between ethernet and Y hybdrid cable

I created a new project with nothing but mappVision, OPC UA, Camera+Light and a simple program to handle the IOs.

Any suggestions on what I could check?
Is there some sort of example program i can look at?

Thank you in advance!

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Hello Thomas,

how do you set the trigger time for the Camera? Are you using Nettime or TimeDelay?

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The SmartLights can only be triggerd with Nettime so you have to set a valid Nettime for the Trigger.

Best regards,
Florian

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Hello Florian,

i trigger it by NetTime

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I checked again and it’s mapped like here suggested.

The calculation of the delay is calculated like suggested with PLC_CYCLIC_TIME = 400(us)

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Hi @Thomas_Perchthaler

did you add the VC Reference in your configuration?

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Hi @vanessaca

Camera and Light both refence the same vision component.

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And that VC references a viApplication.

What I’m unsure about is the way the image acquisition is started.
I just set the ‘start’ PV to true and via a rising edge detection (R_TRIG) the ‘ImageAcquisition’ of the camera and ‘FlashTrigger’ is set to true. But only for 1 PLC Cycle.

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Still doesn’t explain why there is no flash via the mapp Vision HMI.

Thank you for your fast answers!
BR Thomas

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Hi @Thomas_Perchthaler

you wrote, that you have a VSLL11D10.67AP, this lightbar has IR Light, did you active the IR Filter in your camera?
Otherwise you got a black photo.

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Take into account that you can’t configure the light via the HMI application.

External Light

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Yes it works now with the IRFilter enabled!
Thank you for your help.

BR Thomas

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