Patent ID: 7083082

Claim:
Method for component verification in connection with operation of a component placement machine ( 101 ) having a series of feeder slots ( 103 ) for holding component feeders ( 104 ) with feeder markers, each feeder marker carrying a unique feeder ID, wherein each feeder slot ( 103 ) has a unique slot ID ( 208 ), the method comprising determining ( 210 ) the actual feeder IDs carried by the actually installed feeders ( 104 ) in said series of feeder slots ( 103 ) and using this information in comparison with stored configuration information ( 201 , 207 ) to check for configuration errors, characterized in that the method comprises providing at least one camera ( 107 ) for providing an image ( 202 ) spanning over said series of feeder slots ( 103 ) and in the image imaging all feeder IDs of the feeders in the feeder series of feeder slots simultaneously, providing said image and performing image analysis ( 205 ) on it for determining ( 210 ) the actual feeder IDs carried by the actually installed feeders ( 104 ) in said series of feeder slots ( 103 ).