The Explorer control center software utility from Cognex Corp., Natick, MA, provides a graphical view of all of the company's vision systems, ID readers, and visualization systems connected to the network. It includes maintenance tools for viewing device settings; backing up, restoring, or cloning systems; carrying out firmware upgrades; and adding licenses for VisionView. The control center displays the identity, type, and status of all Ethernet-connected In-Sight vision systems, DataMan ID readers, and VisionView display devices on the network and is available, free of charge, to the company's customers.