Q&A: Multi-camera vision controllers, open architecture imaging, Google's Project Tango

The following is a discussion with Corrado Franchi, CEO, Tattile Srl.

Name: Corrado Franchi
Company: Tattile Srl
Title: CEO

What is your latest product and for what reason was it developed?

The latest product we launched in the market is the M100 series of multi-camera vision controllers. The M100 is an industrial PC specifically designed for machine vision systems, available in GigE or Camera Link communication protocols. It was developed after a thorough analysis of the market and to meet the needs of performance and “ease to use” that our customers were seeking.

Editor’s note: The M100 GigE features six independent GigE ports which can be connected to Tattile or third-party GigE cameras. Each port has its own PCI Express direct connection to the CPU and Power over Ethernet. M100 CameraLink features four CameraLink ports connected directly to an FPGA of 160k logic cells which manage the image acquisition and pre-processing and can be configured by the user via software. Both models feature a fanless design, plug-and-play connectivity, and i3 or i7 Intel processors, along with eight digital inputs, eight digital outputs, and six trigger outputs (one for each camera.)

Are market changes affecting your product development, and if so, how?

Yes, we have recently seen an increasing number of customers requiring "open" products in order to develop their applications internally and without restrictions. For this reason, we designed our whole new range of products based on standard operating systems (Linux and Windows Embedded Standards) and standard protocols (GigE Vision, Camera Link, and USB3), and also with the ability for users to program the FPGA by themselves in mind.

In which areas or applications do you see the most growth?

It is very difficult to determine what they might be, but recently we have noticed an increase in the field of semiconductors and sorting. In both, we noticed a strong interest in our multi-camera vision controller, due to their flexibility and multi-connectivity.

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