28.6.1 Procedure - Displaying Multiple Video Camera Outputs Simultaneously

On the display unit installed with the VM unit module, you can display real-time video images from 4 different views.

1. From the [Project] menu, select [System Settings], and click [Image Unit].

2. In [Image Unit], verify [VM Unit (3000)] is selected.
   For [Video Control Start Address] select [Disable]. For [Video Input] select [NTSC]. (If the video signal is PAL, select [PAL].)
   
   

   

   • If the [Video Control Start Address] is set to [Enable], 42 Words from the setup control address are automatically used to control the video display. For the items in the video control, see the following.
     28.12 Video Control Area

3. In the [Screen] menu, select [New Screen], or click icon. The [New Screen] dialog box appears.

4. For the [Screens of Type] select [Image Unit Window]. Set the [Screen Number] and [Title] then click [New]. (For example, [Screen Number] =1, [Title] = Video)

5. The Image Unit Window will appear.
   

6. Click the display area (blue area), and adjust the size of the border.
   As necessary, drag the Resize Boundary located at the four corners of the screen to adjust the screen size.
   

7. Double-click the blue display area. The following dialog box appears. In [Video Layout] click .
   

8. In the [Display] area, click , and under the [Channel], select the camera image to be displayed in this upper left area (for example, Channel 0).
   Also select the size of the image (for example, 1/4).
   Similarly, select the channels and display sizes for the images displayed in the upper right, lower left, and lower right areas.

   

   • If the selected [Display Size] is larger than the display unit or the blue display area, the entire image will not display. You can use [Video Display position] on the [Custom Settings] tab to specify which part of the input image to be displayed. If you want to display the entire image, set the [Display Size] smaller than the size of the blue display area.

   • The display size varies depending on a type of display unit and display mode.
     28.13.1 Display Size - Video Module

9. Specify the values for the space between the screens. (For example, Horizontal 10, Vertical 10)
   Click [OK] to finish and exit the [Image Unit Window] settings.
   

10. Click the [Base 1] tab to display the base screen.
    On the [Parts (P)] menu, select [Image Unit Display (V)] or click to place the [Image Unit Display] on the screen.
    

11. Double-click the [Image Unit Display]. The following dialog box appears.
    

12. In the [Video Layout] list, click [ON/OFF display] and select the video screen number (for example, 1) in the [Video Number].

    

    • After you set up the Video Screen, the icon appears on the [Image Unit Display]. Click the icon to display the corresponding video screen. This feature is useful for checking or changing the video settings.

13. Under [Window Interchange], select [Move to Top].

14. In the [Window Display Bit Address] list, set the bit address and click [OK].

15. Place a switch on the screen to display/delete the [Image Unit Window].
    On the [Parts (P)] menu, point to [Switch Lamp], and select [Bit Switch (B)], or click to place a switch on the screen.
    

16. Double-click the switch. The following dialog box appears.
    In the [Bit Address] list, select the (M100) address for controlling the screen and select [Bit Invert] in the [Bit Action] list.