Offline troubleshooting and development for automated visual inspection stations

A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

• receive one or more container images captured by an imaging system of an automated visual inspection (AVI) station;
• receive one or more additional container images captured by a mimic imaging system of a mimic AVI station;
• identify one or more differences between the one or more additional container images and the one or more container images;
• generate a visual indication of (i) the one or more differences, and/or (ii) one or more suggestions for modifying the mimic AVI station;
• and
• modify the mimic AVI station based on the visual indication, at least by modifying a mimic illumination system, the mimic imaging system, and/or mimic sample positioning hardware of the mimic AVI station.

A system comprising:

• an automated visual inspection (AVI) station comprising
• an imaging system,
• an illumination system, and
• sample positioning hardware configured to hold and/or support containers containing samples;
• a mimic AVI station that performs one or more AVI functions of the AVI station, the mimic AVI station comprising
• a mimic illumination system,
• a mimic imaging system, and
• mimic sample positioning hardware configured to hold and/or support containers containing samples;
• and
• a computing system configured to
• receive one or more container images captured by the imaging system of the AVI station;
• receive one or more additional container images captured by the mimic imaging system of the mimic AVI station;
• identify one or more differences between the one or more additional container images and the one or more container images;
• generate a visual indication of (i) the one or more differences, and/or (ii) one or more suggestions for modifying the mimic AVI station;
• and
• modify the mimic AVI station based on the visual indication, at least by modifying the mimic illumination system, the mimic imaging system, and/or the mimic sample positioning hardware of the mimic AVI station.