Inspection support device and inspection support method

An inspection support device for supporting inspection of a mounting state performed on an electronic component mounted on a circuit board as the target, the inspection support device being applied to a component mounter provided with a transfer device that picks up an electronic component supplied to a supply position and transfers the electronic component to a mounting position on a circuit board, the transfer device including a moving body supported to be relatively movable with respect to a base, and a mounting head provided on the moving body, the mounting head supporting multiple suction nozzles that hold the electronic component, the inspection support device comprising:

• a camera configured to image the circuit board, the camera being provided on the moving body, and
• imaging control circuitry configured to control imaging processing of the camera and to acquire image data of an inspection component, which is a component that is a target for inspection among the electronic components mounted by the component mounter, when the inspection component is mounted on the circuit board,
• wherein a mounting operation is performed in order based on a control program, and defined as an operation of the transfer device to mount the inspection component held by the suction nozzle at the mounting position by moving the suction nozzle from its current position to a position above the mounting position and lowering the suction nozzle, an imaging operation is defined as an operation of the transfer device to move the camera from its current position to a position above the mounting position such that the camera images the inspection component mounted at the mounting position, and the imaging control circuitry optimizes a performance sequence of multiple of the mounting operations and multiple of the imaging operations based on a moving distance of the moving body during the performance sequence or based on a time required for the mounting operation and the imaging operation during the performance sequence.