SensorX – GUI Walkthrough

Menus

Live Data

In the Live Data panel, you can see the live camera and microphone footages. If you have already trained icons or sounds, you will also find a graph with the detection signal.

By using the palette icon, you can change the colors of the different signals.

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System

Open the system menu with the gear icon. Here you can find all system related information like the Serial Number, the Manufacturing Date, Hard-, Soft- and Client-Version. On top you are able to define an alias which can be displayed on the Hardware display.

With the Advanced Mode enabled you are able to see and adapt the following additional settings.

Advanced CAN settings

It enables you to enable / disable single CAN data packets and to use user defined CAN IDs for each data packet.

Advanced Audio Detection

It enables you to use the parameters Min. Peak Distance and Min. Peak Prominence for teaching sounds.

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Data Link 1️⃣

Parameter	Possible Values	Description
MAC Address	(Hardware dependend)	Displays the unique hardware address of the SensorX Ethernet interface. The MAC address is fixed and cannot be changed.
IP Address	192.168.88.24	Defines the static IP address used to access SensorX via Ethernet. Make sure the IP address is compatible with the network of the connected device.
Subnetmask	255.255.255.0	Defines the subnet in which SensorX communicates. SensorX and the connected device must be configured within compatible network ranges to communicate directly.
Gateway	–	Defines the IP address of the network gateway. A gateway is typically only required when SensorX needs to communicate with devices outside its local network.
DHCP Client	❌ / ✅	Enable this option to let SensorX automatically obtain its network configuration from a DHCP server. When enabled, the network assigns an IP address to SensorX automatically.
Assigned IP Address	–	Displays the IP address currently assigned to SensorX by the DHCP server. This field is relevant when DHCP Client is enabled.

Parameter	Possible Values	Description
Termination CAN1	❌ / ✅	Enable this option to activate the CAN bus termination for CAN 1. Use termination when SensorX is located at one end of the CAN bus.
Baud rate	1000 500	Defines the communication speed of CAN 1 in kBaud. Select a baud rate that matches the other devices connected to the CAN bus.
Prescaler	1	Defines the prescaler used to derive the CAN controller timing from its internal clock. Together with TSEG1, TSEG2, and SJW, this parameter determines the CAN bit timing. (Fixed Setting)
TSEG1	31	Defines the length of the first CAN bit timing segment. Together with TSEG2 and the Prescaler, this parameter determines the position of the sampling point within a CAN bit. (Fixed Setting)
TSEG2	8	Defines the length of the second CAN bit timing segment. Together with TSEG1 and the Prescaler, this parameter determines the CAN bit timing and sampling point. (Fixed Setting)
SJW	8	Defines the Synchronization Jump Width used by the CAN controller to compensate for timing differences between devices on the CAN bus. (Fixed Setting)

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Sensors 2️⃣

The Sensor settings allow you to configure each connected sensor individually. Currently, SensorX supports two types of sensors:

• Camera
• Microphone

As soon as you connect a sensor, SensorX automatically detects it and displays it under the corresponding port. The icon indicates which type of sensor is connected.

Camera

Parameter	Possible Values	Description
Frame Rate	10 20 25 50 100	Defines the number of images captured by the camera per second. A higher frame rate provides a higher temporal resolution and allows SensorX to capture faster changes in the camera image.
Focus	0 … 200	Adjusts the focus of the connected camera. Change this value until the relevant objects or display elements appear sharp and clearly visible in the camera image.
Brightness	0 … 1000	Adjusts the brightness of the camera image. Choose a value that provides a well-exposed image. Avoid overexposure, which can cause colors to appear white and lose their characteristics, and underexposure, which can make color differences difficult to distinguish.

Microphone

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The wizard guides you through the following steps:

Sensor Recording

In the first step, select the sensors you want to use for object detection. In this example, the connected camera (Sensor 2) and microphone (Sensor 3) are selected.

Click Start to begin recording. You can then run your test case or trigger the icon, sound, or other event you want SensorX to detect.

We recommend using the Spacebar feature during the recording. Whenever an event occurs that you want to teach later, simply press the spacebar to set a trigger point. These trigger points are displayed during the teaching process, making it much easier to locate the relevant moments in the timeline.

Object Teaching

In the next step, select the types of objects you want to teach. Currently, SensorX supports teaching icons and sounds.

Additional object types, including tachometer readings, CAN IN signals, vibration patterns, and photodiode signals, will be supported in future versions.

Icon

Method	Description
Shape	SensorX automatically detects all edges within the defined search area and uses them to determine the shape of the icon. Based on this shape, SensorX determines whether the icon is active or inactive. During measurement, SensorX continuously tracks the detected edges and automatically compensates for camera vibrations and slight movements. This ensures stable and reliable icon detection, even if the camera position changes slightly.
Shape + Color	You can enhance the detected shape by adding color regions behind or around the icon. By combining shape and color information, SensorX can distinguish between different icon variants and states. This is particularly useful for indicators with multiple color states, such as Lane Keeping Assist indicators. Note: If the shape of an icon changes between different variants or states, SensorX cannot track them as a single icon. In this case, use the Brightness Spot detection method in combination with logic conditions.
Brightness Spot 🔒(Coming soon)	Define one or more small regions within the icon. SensorX analyzes the brightness of each region and converts it into a Boolean state based on the configured brightness threshold. This method is particularly useful for detecting simple On/Off states or illuminated indicators. By combining multiple Brightness Spots with the Logic Node Editor, you can also detect different icon variants, even if their shapes change.

Teaching the Search Region

Teaching an icon by Shape

You can use the controls on the right to adjust the color and intensity of the detected edges in the preview.

Next, click Verify to scan the entire timeline for the icon. Each period in which the icon is detected is marked with a blue bar. Review the results to make sure the icon is detected correctly.

If SensorX misses occurrences of the icon, increase the Detection Tolerance. If the icon is detected when it should not be, decrease the Detection Tolerance.

If adjusting the tolerance does not provide reliable results, select a different point in the timeline where the icon is clearly visible and click Assign again. You may also need to optimize the camera setup, for example by reducing reflections or avoiding changing lighting conditions.

Teaching an icon by Shape + Color

By default, these regions are highlighted in yellow. You can adjust the visualization using the controls on the right-hand side.
Adjust the Identification Threshold until the relevant color regions are highlighted correctly. Use the Polarity setting to control which areas are identified as color regions.

In the next step, you can define different variants of your icon. Keep in mind that the shape of the icon must remain the same across all variants. Variants can only differ in the color of the detected color regions or in whether individual regions are active or inactive.

To define a new variant, click + Add Color Variant. Navigate to a point in the timeline where the new variant is clearly visible, then click Assign. The variant preview updates automatically based on the selected point.

Click Verify to analyze the entire recording. SensorX highlights all time spans in which the selected variant is detected, allowing you to check whether the variant is recognized reliably. Increase the Detection Tolerance if SensorX misses occurrences of the icon. Decrease it if the icon is detected when it should not be.

Once you have added all required variants and verified that they are detected reliably, click Finish Icon to complete the teaching process.

Sound

To teach a sound, zoom in on the relevant sound signal in the timeline using your mouse wheel or the zoom controls. Then click the waveform to select the Reference Region, indicated by the small gray area.

In the next step, adjust the following parameters to define the key characteristics of your sound signal. For most sounds, the best results are achieved by selecting one or two distinct signal peaks and setting the Min. Peak Level relatively close to their peak levels.

Please validate your settings using the recording timeline to ensure the sound has been trained correctly.

Please validate your settings using the recording timeline to ensure the sound has been trained correctly.

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Sync 4️⃣

The time sync settings will be available in the near future.

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Logic Editor 5️⃣

The Logic Editor allows you to use taught sounds, icons, and their variants and connect them to data outputs.
In future versions, you will also be able to combine multiple objects using logic conditions to create more complex detection scenarios.

GUI Element	Name	Description
1️⃣	Auto create all	For a quick setup, use this button to automatically create input nodes for all taught sounds, icons, and their variants and connect them directly to the corresponding output nodes. The names assigned during the teaching process are applied automatically.
2️⃣	Clear all	Clears all nodes.
3️⃣	Icon	Adds an icon input node.
4️⃣	Sound	Adds a sound input node.
5️⃣	Output	Adds an output node.
6️⃣	Reset View	Resets the Node view for seeing all placed nodes.
7️⃣	Toggle Fullscreen	Activates Fullscreen.
8️⃣	Icon and Variant dropdown	Allows you to select the desired icon and one of its variants. You can choose either the icon shape itself or one of the defined color variants.
9️⃣	Name definition	Defines the channel name used for CAN and Ethernet data output.

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Data Output 6️⃣

General

GUI Element	Name	Description
1️⃣	Sample Rate	Select the data sample rate. The following frequencys are available: 100, 200, 500, 1000
2️⃣	Destination IP and Port	Select the destination IP address and port to which you want to send the data.

Data Payload

Use Auto Assign to automatically assign the output nodes defined in the Logic Editor to your User data packets. You can then drag and drop the assigned channels to change their order within each data packet.

You can delete data channels or lock them to prevent further changes. When a channel is locked, its name, description, and bit position within the data packet cannot be edited.

When a channel is unlocked, you can edit its name and description. You can also use the Assigned Output dropdown to assign a different unused output to the channel.

Expand the Status data packets to view the information they contain. For a detailed description of the available data, refer to the related SensorX Data Stream article.

Signal Out

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Launch 7️⃣