The MERLIC Tool Development Process
The development of a custom MERLIC tool can be done with MVTec HALCON, i.e., in HDevelop, the integrated development environment of MVTec HALCON. However, you have to ensure to set up HDevelop accordingly before starting the actual implementation of the tool.
The following topics describe the required and optional steps to develop a custom tool. Among others, we will demonstrate the development process based on the development of the tool template "Check_Wafer" that is provided with the MERLIC installation. If you want to develop a custom tool, you can start either from scratch or you can use the provided tool template as basis for you custom tool and adjust the implementation as desired. You can find the tool template in the directory "\examples\tool_development\tool_templates" within the MERLIC installation.
Setting up HDevelop for Tool Development
Get information how to add the required procedure libraries to the HDevelop settings.
Implementing a Custom Tool with HALCON in HDevelop
Get information how to implement a custom MERLIC tool in HDevelop.
Get information how to define a specific tool category for your custom tool.
Adding a Quick Info for a Custom Tool
Get information how to add a short documentation as Quick Info for your custom tool.
Integrating a Custom Tool in MERLIC
Get information how to set the tool path in the MERLIC settings to integrate the custom tool in MERLIC.
