Omron ZG2 Series User manual
Smart Sensors
ZG2 Series 2D Profile Measuring Sensors
Smart Monitor ZG2
User’s Manual
Smart Sensors
ZG2 Series 2D Profile Measuring Sensors
CONTENTS
SMART MONITOR ZG2 USER’S MANUAL.....................1
SECTION 1 PREPARATIONS .....................................2
Installing the Smart Monitor ZG2 on a Computer .................................................................. 2
Installing the USB Driver......................................................................................................... 3
Uninstalling the Smart Monitor ZG2....................................................................................... 3
SECTION 2 BASIC OPERATIONS ................................4
Starting and Quitting ............................................................................................................... 4
Main Window............................................................................................................................. 7
Window Functions..................................................................................................................... 9
Basic Setting Procedure...........................................................................................................11
SECTION 3 SETTING FUNCTIONS ............................15
Selecting Functions................................................................................................................. 15
Registering Profiles: Profile .................................................................................................... 16
Position Correction: Positioning ............................................................................................. 20
Slope Correction: Slope ........................................................................................................... 21
Setting Measurement Items: Item Setting............................................................................. 22
Checking Measurement Status: Run...................................................................................... 28
System Settings: System......................................................................................................... 30
Data Logging ........................................................................................................................... 35
Profile Logging ........................................................................................................................ 40
Menu Bar Functions ............................................................................................................... 43
SECTION 4 TROUBLESHOOTING .............................44
Section 1 Preparations
This section provides information required before using the Smart Monitor ZG2.
Installing the Smart Monitor ZG2 on a Computer
Use the following procedure to install the Smart Monitor ZG2 on a computer. You must be
logged in as a user with administrator rights to install the Smart Monitor ZG2 on Windows 2000
or XP.
1. Insert the Smart Monitor ZG2 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive on your computer.
2. The Install Wizard will be displayed automatically.
Double-click the Setup.exe file in the CD-ROM if installation does not start
automatically.
3. Follow the instructions provided by the Install Wizard to install the Smart Monitor
ZG2.
By default, the Smart Monitor ZG2 program is installed in the following directory:
C:\Program Files\OMRON\Smart Monitor ZG2.
Smart Monitor ZG2 help is displayed using Acrobat Reader from Adobe Systems Inc.
If Acrobat Reader has not been installed on your computer; install Acrobat Reader 9.0 from
the Smart Monitor ZG2 CD-ROM.
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Installing the USB Driver
Use the following procedure to install the USB driver after you install the Smart Monitor ZG2.
The USB driver must be installed only once. The driver will be automatically detected the next
time the Sensor Controller is connected.
1. Connect the Sensor Controller to the computer using a USB cable.
The Windows toolbar will show that new hardware has been detected and the New
Hardware Detected Wizard will be displayed.
2. Click the Next Button.
3. Select the Search optimum driver for disk (recommended) option, and click the Next
Button.
4. Select the CD-ROM drive checkbox, and click the Next Button.
5. Make sure that the optimum driver has been detected, and click the Next Button.
6. The driver installation will start and a completion message will be displayed when the
installation has been completed.Click the End Button.
7. The same window as displayed in step 1 will be displayed again. Repeat the above
procedure starting from step 2. This completes installation of the USB driver.
Uninstalling the Smart Monitor ZG2
The following procedure can be used to uninstall the Smart Monitor ZG2 from a computer. You
must be logged in as a user with administrator rights to uninstall the Smart Monitor ZG2 from
Windows 2000 or XP.
1. Select Start – Settings – Control Panel from the Windows menus to open the
Control Panel.
2. Click the Add/Remove Program Icon in the Control Panel.
3. Select Smart Monitor ZG2 and click the Remove Button. The Smart Monitor ZG2 will
be uninstalled.
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Section 2 Basic Operations
This section describes basic operations for the Smart Monitor ZG2.
Starting and Quitting
The procedures to start and quit the Smart Monitor ZG2 are described below.
Starting
Use the following procedure to start the Smart Monitor ZG2.
1. Be sure that the Controller is operating in Run Mode.
2. Click the Windows Start Button and select Programs – OMRON – Smart Monitor
ZG2.
3. Click the [Smart Monitor ZG2] and the program will be started. If this is the first time
that the Smart Monitor ZG2 has been started, the initial window will be displayed.
4. Select the COM. set Button, and set the USB COM port.
When the Smart Monitor ZG2 has started, settings will be synchronized between the Controller
and computer.
If the Controller is not connected, the Smart Monitor ZG2 can be started in Offline Mode by
selecting the Offline Button.
Do not disconnect the USB cable while the Smart Monitor ZG2 is running.
Do not change the display on the Controller while the Smart Monitor ZG2 is running.
Exit the Smart Monitor ZG2 before turning OFF the power of the Controller.
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When two Controllers are connected, channel numbers are assigned from left CH1, CH2.
Connect a USB cable with PC to the CH2 Controller. We call a left-side Controller the CH1
Controller and a right-side Controller the CH2 Controller.
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Quitting
Use the following procedure to quit the Smart Monitor ZG2.
1. Select File - Exit from the menus.
2. To save the settings to the Controller, click the OK Button.
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Main Window
This section describes the part names and functions of the main window of the Smart Monitor
ZG2.
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1. Navigator
The Navigator is used to select functions or Controller setting.
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2. Setting Pane
This is the main pane used to set the Controller. Either a profile of the measurement
object or a graph of logged data is displayed.
3. Set Button
Click the Set Button to transfer the settings to the Controller.
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4. Save to Controller Button
Click the Save to Controller Button to save the settings to flash memory in the Controller.
If you turn OFF the power without saving the settings, the settings will be cleared.
5. BUSY Indicator
The BUSY Indicator is lit during communications between the Smart Monitor ZG2 and
the Controller.
6. Digital ON/OFF Button and Action ON/OFF Button
These buttons are used to open and close window functions.
7. FullDiaplay ON Button
Click the button to change the display size of the profile.
8. 2CH Display Button
When two Controllers are connected, the profile of CH1 is displayed on the left section
of the window and the profile of CH2 is displayed on the right section.
9. Menu Bar
The menu bar is used to access menu items used to operate the Smart Monitor ZG2.
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Window Functions
The Action Window and Digital Window can be positioned anywhere on the computer screen.
Action Window
The Action Window contains commonly used function.
1. CH Select Button
This button is for CH No. selection of the Controller you would use.
2. Start/Stop Button
If the profile is displayed, this button is used to start and stop displaying the profile.
If measurement data is being logged, this button is used to start and stop logging.
3. Zero ON/OFF Button
This button executes the zero reset function.
4. Save Profile Button
This button is used to save a profile of 631 points of data in a CSV file.
5. Magnifier Button
If the profile is displayed, this button enlarges the profile display.
If measurement data is being logged, this button enlarges the log data graph.
Click this button once and then use the cursor to specify the area to be enlarged. Click
the button again to set the region. Click the Reset Button to return to the default display
6. Task Buttons
Click one of these buttons to select the task to be displayed for setting.
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