Introducing LightGuide 25.1: AR Work Instructions Enhanced by AI

LightGuide 25.1 makes it easy to access, analyze, and act on production data through powerful new reporting features and customizable dashboards in Data Hub.

• Real-time production line data: Unify and visualize data from multiple workstations in real time with faster dashboard refresh rates.
• Automated cycle reports: Automate reporting and support AI models by scheduling exports for any data point in your system at set intervals.
• Shareable dashboard templates: Create and share process-specific dashboards across similar workstations.
• Parameterized database queries: Create and test queries using live LightGuide data—such as cycle times or rework rates by serial number—and seamlessly integrate results into Data Hub.

LightGuide’s proprietary AI calculates and suggests standard step times using your system’s historical data, filtering out irrelevant data points to provide accurate insights for continuous improvement.

Excalibrator (formerly the Calibration Wizard) simplifies hardware setup and replacement for projectors and cameras (including webcams, Ethernet cameras, depth cameras) with a single, easy-to-use tool. Calibration takes minutes, enabling efficient workflow deployment and consistent visual integrity across workstations.

Excalibrator also enhances vision program adaptability, automatically compensating for hardware changes such as swapped cameras, adjusted mounting positions, or field-of-view differences to simplify system management.

Streamline system setup with powerful new self-deployment tools. Automate key configurations, track manual tasks, and access all necessary information in one central location. Intuitive tools guide you through the process, ensuring reliable system operation from the start.

LightGuide now offers cloud-based system monitoring on an opt-in basis to provide customers with enhanced service and support. With this feature, system uptime data is securely collected over the Internet—containing only essential details, such as the license serial number. No proprietary or identifying information is ever captured. By working closely with customers to meet Internet connectivity and security requirements, we are rolling out this feature in initial deployments to enhance system reliability while maintaining strict data security standards.

LightGuide integrates with ProGlove wearable barcode scanners to streamline material handling processes for fast, accurate fulfillment.

Pair it with SpotGuide for an extra edge. Spotlight projection technology visually guides workers to key areas in your warehouse, while ProGlove delivers crucial instructions directly to their hands.

Beyond visual guidance and data, LightGuide communicates with 3D sensors to confirm bin selections and provide haptic feedback via ProGlove wearables. Imagine a subtle vibration from the glove if you reach for the wrong bin – that’s LightGuide preventing errors and optimizing workflows for a truly intelligent warehouse.

Managing different cameras across workstations can be tricky. Camera Aliases solve this problem by introducing a standardized and user-friendly method for referencing cameras across multiple systems.

This enables you to author work instructions and vision programs on one station and seamlessly run them on others, regardless of the specific camera hardware. The result? Faster deployment of work instructions and new capabilities, like capturing snapshots from depth cameras for enhanced traceability.

LightGuide’s Health Status Dashboard and Log Control have been significantly enhanced in 24.3, providing a comprehensive solution for proactive system management. With centralized access to device information, connection statuses, and logs, you can take proactive steps to ensure optimal performance.

• Enhanced device monitoring: View detailed information about your projectors and other connected I/O devices, including the ability to enable or disable devices and monitor projector status in one place.
• Simplified log control: Easily access and analyze logs with our modernized log control interface. Categorize and filter log entries by severity, type, or source for faster troubleshooting and diagnostics.
• Centralized troubleshooting: View device logs directly in the Health Status Dashboard for faster testing and diagnostics. Quickly troubleshoot issues, reset connections, or disable devices to prevent errors and keep workflows running smoothly.

Effortlessly package workflows, including all dependencies, into portable workflow packages for distribution across your enterprise with our Workflow Import/Export Tool.

• Simplified workflow deployment: Export entire workflows, or standard tools (like soft buttons), for easy import on any workstation.
• Centralized authoring: Develop workflows centrally and distribute them seamlessly across your factory. Upload workflow packages to your document management, PLM, and other process management tools faster and easier than before.
• Improved standardization: Efficiently distribute workflow variations and subroutines so all enterprise systems are harmonized, ensuring everyone works from the same SOPs.

Say goodbye to limited data access and hello to a world of possibilities. Originally part of Data Hub, this powerful feature is now fully integrated into LightGuide. Perform SQL queries in your workflows and empower your team with data-driven insights, right where it matters most.

• Make smarter workflows that adapt to operator performance, driving higher productivity and delivering extra help where needed.
• Evaluate skill development and tailor training programs for faster onboarding and skill mastery.
• Send data to your MES or PLC to inform data-driven decisions around maximizing efficiency and throughput.