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Adoption of global stan-
dards for camera interfaces will
give builders cost and time sav-
ings, says Ben Dawson, director
of strategic development, Dalsa
(www.dalsa.com). “Low-cost
smart cameras will get smarter,
faster and easier to use, so they
will be an inexpensive and
easy way for builders to solve
routine vision problems such as
part location or gauging.”
Label inspection, whether
to confirm label presence and
position or to monitor label in-
formation, is a rapidly growing
application in the vision system
market, explains Gary Kocken,
national sales manager at PPT
Vision (www.pptvision.com).
“Labels and direct part marks
(DPMs) are used in a wide array
of industries from pharmaceu-
tical and consumer goods to
automotive and electronics,” he
says. “As traceability increas-
ingly becomes a critical strategy
in all of these markets, proper
label content is essential.”
Recent advances in LED tech-
nology, including substantial
increases in power and bright-
ness, have enhanced the effec-
tiveness of vision lighting, says
Dan Holste, director of vision
products at Banner Engineering
(www.bannerengineering.com).
“In a vision application, the user
must establish optimal contrast
between the target object and
its background to ensure reli-
able, repeatable detection, so a
more-effective lighting solution
leads to a more accurate vision
inspection,” he says.
“In 2010, traditional mar-
kets have loosened the purse
strings and now look to solve
vision problems by driving down
the cost of the solution,” says
Francois Bertrand, vice president
sales and marketing, Matrox Im-
aging (www.matrox.com/imag-
ing). “We see pent-up demand for
machine vision from the Asian
semiconductor market, includ-
ing wafer fabrication, electronic
packaging, LCD and LED lighting.
This demand comes from facto-
ries as well as from equipment
makers based in Asia or that
have relocated to Asia. In North
America and Europe, we note a
strong demand for our products
in the packaging industry.”
EXPANDED VISIONMachine vision capabilities
are available with CompactRIO
and Single-Board RIO hardware
devices. To acquire images, NI
vision acquisition software has
expanded to support Internet
Protocol (IP) cameras, including
those from Basler Vision Tech-
nologies. To process images,
engineers now can program
and deploy image processing
libraries to CompactRIO and
Single-Board RIO deployment
targets with LabView 2009
graphical system design using
the Vision Development Mod-
ule 2009 software.
national instruments;
800/258-7022; www.ni.com
MULTI-VISIONMulti-purpose VOS300 vision
series combines a camera,
illumination, digital outputs,
process data and five evalua-
tion methods in a single sen-
sor housing. It provides a 100
mm sensing range when using
internal illumination and a
500 mm sensing range when
using external illumination,
with 640 x 480 resolution.
VOS300 vision sensors are
configured via Ethernet using
VOS3-Config software, and
operate without a PC during
automatic operation.
pepperl+fuchs; 330/486-0001;
www.am.pepperl-fuchs.com
SMART VISIONIris GT smart camera comes
pre-installed with Windows
XP Embedded. The cameras
offer a dust-proof, immersion-
resistant and rugged construc-
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tion. A choice of image sensors
combined with an Intel Atom
embedded processor makes the
cameras suitable for a variety
of machine-vision applica-
tions. Designed for deployment
in custom applications, Iris
GT has a PC-like development
environment.
Matrox Imaging; 800/804-6243;
www.matrox.com/imaging
ZFX IDZFX-CD vision sensors with ID
verification capabilities read
linear barcodes and two-di-
mensional bar codes. One- and
two-camera models are avail-
able, and the vision sensors
provide real-time images on
a built-in LCD touchscreen
panel that enables setup, com-
missioning and production
run changeover. The ZFX-CD
models add 1D and 2D code-
reading tools to the existing
ZFX inspection tools.
Omron Industrial Automation;
866/88-omron;
www.omron247.com
SMART AND SMALLBOA smart camera with
iNspect Express software
interface let users prototype
and deploy solutions, and
it is available with a fully
featured emulator for off-line
application development and
debugging. The camera’s 44
mm3 form factor is designed
for tight-fit machine applica-
tions, and a IP67-rated hous-
ing permits the camera to be
deployed in harsh, washdown
environments.
Dalsa; 514/333-1301;
www.dalsa.com
NINE TOOLSDatasensor SVS vision sensors
have a frame rate of 60 fps (60
images/sec), Ethernet com-
munication, a teach button,
640x480 pixel resolution and
nine inspection tools, includ-
ing pattern match, positioning
verification, edge count, con-
trast comparison, 360° pat-
tern match, contour match,
width comparison, brightness
check and character verifica-
tion. The smart vision sensors
are available in two product
lines. SVS1 models provide
setup via handheld configura-
tor, and SVS2 models can be
connected to a PC and offer
multiple controls.
IDEC; 800/262-idec;
www.idec-ds.com
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Giddy for GiGETXG cameras with PoE over Cat.
6 Ethernet cable, up to 100m,
eliminates the need for a sepa-
rate power cable. Frame rates to
90 frames/sec provide resolu-
tions from VGA to 5 megapixel.
Standard functions include
gain, offset and exposure time.
A generic programming inter-
face facilitates integration into
an application, and SDK soft-
ware provides camera control
and development.
Baumer; 800/937-9336;
www.baumergroup.com
fAST HiGH-dEfCV-5000 vision system has a
5-megapixel camera for transfer-
ring ultra-high-definition images
in 61.2 msec. Connecting extra
lighting controllers or camera
expansion units to either side
of the base controller creates
a solution without added PLC
programming or wiring. New
algorithms detect foreign objects
or burrs on irregularly shaped
profiles and filter out glare or
background noise. The control-
lers have built-in statistical func-
tions that let the user view the
inspection results in real-time.
Keyence; 888/539-3623, x70703;
www.keyence.com/cv5
opEn SourcE LibrAry Open source program library
OpenCV is adapted for VC
smart cameras to increase
their application range and
includes many algorithms
enabling movement detec-
tion, facial recognition, object
tracking, contour processing
and image segmentation.
Vision Components;
603/598-2588;
www.vision-components.com
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