List below are some demonstrations and tips that PPT VISION has put together to help you use IMPACT Software. You can also refer to the PPT VISION Forum for more ideas and tips from PPT Engineers and other vision experts.

Auto-save Images in CPM
This document shows an example of how to program CPM to automatically save images on your PC (using IMPACT Software ver 7.4)
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Auto-save Images in VPM
This document shows an example of how to program VPM to automatically save images on your PC (using IMPACT Software ver 7.4)
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Recipe Change using EthenetIP
This is a simple example that uses EthernetIP to change a recipe from an Allen-Bradley ControlLogix PLC. This example was created and tested using a 5561 controller (Rev 13.25) and an IMPACT C-series device (Ver 7.2).
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Sending Object Coordinates to a PLC using EthenetIP
This is a simple example that uses EthernetIP to send the X,Y and angle position of a dark blob found on an image to an Allen-Bradley ControlLogix PLC. This example was created and tested using a ControlLogix 5561 controller (Rev 13.25) and an IMPACT C-Series device
(Using IMPACT Software Ver 7.2).
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Morphology and Image Subtraction Tools
This document shows examples of how different Morphology and Image Filtering tools can be used to enhance and image for an OCR application.
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Output String Data from IMPACT to Hyperterminal
This document demonstrates the steps of how to program the IMPACT to send a string data to Hyperterminal.
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Output Data from IMPACT to a Spreadsheet
This document demonstrates how to send data from an IMPACT device and have it populate cells in a Microsoft Excel worksheet. This involves using a VPM Composite Tool called Send Data to Excel and then adding in an Add-in to Excel to auto-configure the communication and populating of the incoming data.
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