In-Sight Explorer Emulator Key Generator
As a registered user of Cognex vision sensors, you are entitled to install and run the In-Sight Explorer on one or more PCs with no time limit, as long as at least one In-Sight sensor is located on the same network as the PC(s).
In order to run In-Sight Explorer without an In-Sight sensor, you will need to enter a key to unlock the emulator software. The following instructions will help you with this process:
Unlock In-Sight Explorer
  • Step 1: Start In-Sight Explorer.
  • Step 2: Under the System menu, select Options. The Options dialog box will appear with emulation selected by default.
    • NOTE: DO NOT CLOSE THE OPTIONS DIALOG BOX UNTIL TOLD TO DO SO! If you accidentally close it, you will need to start over from step 2.
  • Step 3: In the Registration Section of the dialog box, locate the 8-character Offline Programming Reference string.
  • Step 4: Copy the string into the text box below labeled Offline Programming Reference, then press the Get Key button below to generate the unlocking Offline Programming Key
  • Step 5: Copy the generated 8-character Explorer Key into the In-Sight Explorer Key textbox of the Options dialog box, then click OK.
  • Step 6: Close the Option dialog box and restart In-Sight Explorer to have the new key take effect.

    • An Emulator Key will be registered to the following:
    Company:
    Offline Programming Reference:
    Offline Programming Key: