DALSA Xcelera-HS PX8 frame grabber supports speeds of new machine vision camera

PRESS RELEASE

DALSA Corporation (Waterloo, ON, Canada; TSX: DSA), a global leader in machine vision technology, announced the availability of the Xcelera-HS PX8 frame grabber to support the Piranha HS 12k 90 kHz camera. Building on the field proven technology and performance of DALSA's Xcelera-CL frame grabbers, the Xcelera-HS Series leverages the PCI Express (PCIe) platform to bring traditional image acquisition and processing technology to new levels of performance and flexibility.

With DALSA's newly developed HSLink interface, Xcelera-HS PX8 frame grabber can deliver unprecedented image acquisition bandwidth of 1.5 gigabytes/second and host transfer bandwidth of 2 gigabyte/second over multiple-lane PCI Express implementations. The HSLink interface is a new machine vision connectivity interface pioneered by DALSA. The interface has taken the key strengths of Camera Link, and added new features and functions. HSLink delivers scalable bandwidth in 300 megabyte/second steps, from 300 to 6000 megabytes/second, while using globally available, off-the-shelf components. A white paper detailing the HSLink interface is now available for download.

"DALSA's Xcelera-HS PX8 frame grabber sets a new standard for image acquisition speed and processing," said Inder Kohli, product manager for DALSA. "The new HSLink interface delivers unprecedented speed while providing 100% data reliability at system level."

The Xcelera-HS PX8 has been built within DALSA's Trigger-to-Image Reliability technology framework to leverage DALSA's hardware and software innovations to control, monitor and correct the image acquisition process. Ideal applications for this new Xcelera frame grabber include solar cell, flat panel display, semiconductor and electronics inspections, as well as general machine vision applications.

Software Advantage
All Xcelera series frame grabbers are supported by DALSA's Sapera Essential software package. Sapera Essential is a cost-effective machine vision software toolkit that bundles board level acquisition and control with advanced image processing capability. The Sapera Essential standard processing tool run-time license is offered at no additional charge when combined with DALSA frame grabbers. This software run-time license includes access to over 400 image processing functions, area-based (normalized correlation based) template matching tool, blob analysis and lens correction tool. (Some conditions and limitations apply, contact DALSA sales for details).

Key features include:
a.. HS-Link Interface - next generation image acquisition interface
b.. Image acquisition at rates up to 1.5 gigabyte/second
c.. Ultra compact, field proven CX4 cable and connector
d.. Dedicated communication channel supports data rates up to 300 megabyte/second
e.. Built-in support for data forwarding for distributed image processing
f.. Supports Windows 32/64-bit , Windows 7, Windows XP, and Windows Vista ROHS compliant

DALSA's Xcelera-HS PX8 frame grabber is available immediately. For full resolution photos of the Xcelera-HS PX8 frame grabbers visit DALSA's media kit. For more product information about the Xcelera models, visit the Frame Grabber section of DALSA's site.

About DALSA's Machine Vision Products and Services
For more than 25 years DALSA has led the design, manufacture and deployment of digital imaging components for the machine vision OEM market, and now offers Vision Appliances for factory floor deployment. Today, DALSA image sensors, cameras, frame grabbers, software, and Vision Appliances are used in thousands of automated inspection systems around the world and across multiple industries including semiconductor, flat panel display, electronics, automotive, medical, packaging and general manufacturing.

About DALSA Corporation
DALSA is an international high performance semiconductor and electronics company that designs, develops, manufactures, and markets digital imaging products and solutions, in addition to providing semiconductor products and services. DALSA's core competencies are in specialized integrated circuit and electronics technology, software, and highly engineered semiconductor wafer processing. Products and services include image sensor components; electronic digital cameras; vision processors; image processing software; and semiconductor wafer foundry services for use in MEMS, high-voltage semiconductors, image sensors and mixed-signal CMOS chips. DALSA is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "DSA." The Company has its corporate offices in Waterloo, ON and over 1000 employees worldwide.

DALSA | 605 McMurray Rd | Waterloo | ON | N2V 2E9 | Canada

-- Posted by Vision Systems Design