Creating, Saving and Loading Jobs (Settings)

A sensor can store several hundred jobs. Being able to switch between jobs is useful when a sensor is used with different constraints during separate production runs. For example, width decision minimum and maximum values might allow greater variation during one production run of a part, but might allow less variation during another production run, depending on the desired grade of the part.

Most of the settings that can be changed in the sensor's web interface, such as the ones in the Manage, Measure, and Output pages, are temporary until saved in a job file. Each sensor can have multiple job files. If there is a job file that is designated as the default, it will be loaded automatically when the sensor is reset.

When you change sensor settings using the sensor web interface in the emulator, some changes are saved automatically, while other changes are temporary until you save them manually. The following table lists the types of information that can be saved in a sensor.

Setting Type	Behavior
Job	Most of the settings that can be changed in the sensor's web interface, such as the ones in the Manage, Measure, and Output pages, are temporary until saved in a job file. Each sensor can have multiple job files. If there is a job file that is designated as the default, it will be loaded automatically when the sensor is reset.
Alignment	Alignment can either be fixed or dynamic, as controlled by the Alignment Reference setting in Motion and Alignment in the Manage page. Alignment is saved automatically at the end of the alignment procedure when Alignment Reference is set to Fixed. When Alignment Reference is set to Dynamic, however, you must manually save the job to save alignment.
Network Address	Network address changes are saved when you click the Save button in Networking on the Manage page. The sensor must be reset before changes take effect.

Setting Type

Behavior

Job

Alignment

Alignment can either be fixed or dynamic, as controlled by the Alignment Reference setting in Motion and Alignment in the Manage page.

Alignment is saved automatically at the end of the alignment procedure when Alignment Reference is set to Fixed. When Alignment Reference is set to Dynamic, however, you must manually save the job to save alignment.

Network Address

Network address changes are saved when you click the Save button in Networking on the Manage page. The sensor must be reset before changes take effect.

The job drop-down list in the toolbar shows the jobs stored in the sensor. The job that is currently active is listed at the top. The job name will be marked with "[unsaved]" to indicate any unsaved changes.

To create a job:

Choose [New] in the job drop-down list and type a name for the job.

Click the Save button

or press Enter to save the job.

The job is saved to sensor storage using the name you provided. Saving a job automatically sets it as the default, that is, the job loaded when then sensor is restarted.

To save a job:

Click the Save button .

The job is saved to sensor storage. Saving a job automatically sets it as the default, that is, the job loaded when then sensor is restarted.

To load (switch) jobs:

Select an existing file name in the job drop-down list.

The job is activated. If there are any unsaved changes in the current job, you will be asked whether you want to discard those changes.

You can perform other job management tasks—such as downloading job files from a sensor to a computer, uploading job files to a sensor from a computer, and so on—in the Jobs panel in the Manage page. See Jobs for more information.