Vision + Automation Products

System inspects randomly oriented cylinders

OmniView uses four cameras to obtain a 360˚ view of all features on surface of a cylinder. It can read barcodes, verify text, inspect graphics, and measure features at production line speeds up to 1200 parts per minute. It uses images from multiple cameras to create one seamless and undistorted image of any cylindrical surface. OmniView can detect damaged products, check for date-code presence, and confirm package and product match.
Cognex
Natick, MA, USA
www.cognex.com

Color cameras have high resolution

EliiXA multilinear camera is a 4K pixel camera, combining row spacing of 2 pixels, line rate of 18 KHz, enhanced blue response, and three lines (RGB) or four lines (RGB plus a fourth line either monochrome or NIR). The arrangement of one 4K pixel line per color with smart management of space correction yields a true resolution of 4K and a high MTF. The EliiXA cameras will be available in three versions: one trilinear version (RGB) and two quadrilinear versions—RGB-monochrome and RGB-NIR.
e2v
Saint-Egrève, France
www.e2v.com

Camera is color or mono

piA2400 Gigabit Ethernet camera runs at 12 frames/s at 2456 × 2048-pixel resolution. A new member of the pioneer camera family, it is available in mono and color and features a fully GigE Vision-compliant interface. It is small, with an industrial-sized footprint of 29 × 44 mm. Other features include progressive scan; area of interest feature with speed increase; and cable lengths up to 100 m.
Basler
Ahrensburg, Germany
www.basler-vc.com

Device tracks multiple images

VILGA is an advanced video-tracking and image-processing package that tracks from multiple video sources installed in the optical payload. It provides electronic stabilization of images from external sensors. Targets are highlighted and overlaid on-screen during tracking. Selecting and engaging a target in tracking mode is done with a hand-grip controller. Once engaged the video tracker will drive the turret to the target. The VILGA card offers a picture-in-picture mode, where two sensors can be displayed on a single display.
Cedip Infrared Systems
Croissy-Beaubourg, France
www.cedip-infrared.com

Vision sensor simplifies inspection

MultiSight is an economical alternative to conventional vision systems for detecting presence or absence, completeness, position, markings, labeling, packaging, and components. A 640 x 480-pixel CCD sensor with a pass/fail PNP output, the MultiSight uses pattern-matching, contrast, and brightness to detect or differentiate objects by means of previously defined optical characteristics. Features include sturdy industrial housing with IP 67 rating, integrated lighting, and short evaluation time (50-100 ms).
Rockwell Automation
Chelmsford, MA, USA
www.rockwellautomation.com

Macro lens inspects large areas

ML-0310VF variable-focus macro lens, designed for use with large-format megapixel CCD and CMOS cameras (up to 15.2 × 15.2 mm sensor size), delivers the required accuracy to inspect large-area components in high resolution. Incorporating a varifocal zoom and variable iris provides users with the flexibility to adjust both zoom and focus. It is for PCB and wafer inspection, electronic part inspection, automotive-part inspection, and solar-panel inspection.
Moritex Europe
Cambridge, UK
www.moritex.com

Linescan camera is powerful

VICAMssi2 can be used at conveyor speeds up to 4.5 m/s and can acquire images at a resolution of 170 dpi. The camera unit consists of a compact LED, high-resolution high-speed linescan camera, compact power supply, and, as an option, an attached mini PC for simple identification tasks. Energy consumption is reduced by up to 40% at a maximum rating of 190 W through a combination of highly efficient LEDs and an optimized lens, combined with an automatic standby mode that drops the power consumption to 25 W.
Vitronic
Wiesbaden, Germany
www.vitronic.com

Systems read code rapidly

EyeSpector Reader systems are available in two variants: the classical version with C-mount lens and the compact version with built-in lighting and optics that meet the requirements of standard IP65. The code-reading functions for DMC, barcode, and OCR/OCV combined with easy-to-use graphical script language allow for rapid integration in a variety of process fields. The classic version of the Reader has a video output on which the original code and the plain text reading result can be displayed.
EVT Eye Vision Technology
Stuttgart, Germany
www.evt-web.com

Simulator mimics Camera Link cameras

PROC_CamSim automatically generates Camera Link images without the use of real cameras. The system consists of the CamSim host-based software application, an FPGA board, and Camera Link driver daughter board. It simulates the behavior of any Camera Link camera; outputs 1- to 8-pixel channels simultaneously at 70- to 85-MHz pixel clock; and supports continuous linescan mode. The GUI-based CamSim software configures all the simulation parameters, including timing and resolution and Camera Link channel structure.
GiDEL
Or Akiva, Israel
www.gidel.com

Video capture board has four inputs

Designed for video-surveillance applications, the Picolo Diligent Plus is a PCI Express video capture board offering simultaneous full D1 compressed and uncompressed streams on four video inputs. The acquisition rate is 100/120 frame/s or 200/240 field/s PAL/NTSC. An FPGA manages a large memory buffer. This frame store guarantees, independent of FIFO buffers overflows or PCI latencies, the transfer of complete and reliable images. In addition, the FPGA performs on-the-fly data processing: scaling, cropping, contrast, brightness, saturation, color conversion, and storage format.
Euresys
Angleur, Belgium
www.euresys.com

Software is enhanced

InstantVision ISE 3.1 is an integrated image-processing software environment optimized to run at high speeds on embedded vision systems. Major changes from version 3.0 are improvements on two of the main Instant Vision libraries: the Multitarget Tracking Library has undergone a revamp of its tracking algorithm, resulting in significantly improved performance and accuracy; the Software and Image Flow Processing Library now includes a second foreground-background separation algorithm, providing additional flexibility for developers to choose the algorithm that best suits their needs. The updated version also now supports C-MVA 1.1, the newest and enhanced version of the company’s C-MVA processor technology.
Eutecus
Berkeley, CA, USA
www.eutecus.com

Wide-angle lens is for 1.2-in. sensors

Stilar lens is a super-wide-angle lens developed specifically for camera systems that use 1.2-in. sensors with 21.43-mm imaging dimensions. The lens combines high speed, precise sensor illumination, and a good signal-to-noise ratio. All lens elements feature antireflection coatings. The lens was designed to obtain both high relative illuminance and low-light falloff. It has a focal length of 8.5 mm with click-stopped apertures ranging from f/2.8 to f/11 and comes with a standard C-mount; adapters and step rings are optionally available.
Docter Optics
Neustadt, Germany
www.docteroptics.com

Panoramic camera monitors security

Panoramic infrared vision system, VIGISCAN, has been designed for surveillance of security perimeters (refineries, power plants, airports, military bases). It includes a sensor head rotating continuously at 1 rotation/s for 360° azimuth coverage. The ultrawide panoramic field of view and continuous monitoring ensure that no event is missed in extremely large areas, total darkness, or fog. Dedicated software enables display in real time, zoom of selected zones, and automatic alarm on intrusion or scenery.
HGH Infrared Systems
Igny, France
www.hgh-infrared.com

Device measures solar-cell quality

The pco.1300 solar camera features increased sensitivity in the near-IR. With quantum efficiency up to 11% at 900 nm, together with an optical longpass filter, the camera captures cell electroluminescence with high sensitivity and accuracy. ROI, binning, cooling, as well as other features of the camera can be selected and optimized to accommodate the user’s application. A software-development kit with 32-bit DLL is included. The pco.1300 solar features IEEE1394a standard interface and optimal offset stability and control (≤1 count).
PCO
Kelheim, Germany
www.pco.de

Cameras have lossless compression

FPGA-series of USB cameras has an internal 64-Mbyte buffer that prevents loss of image data and optimizes the use of bandwidth when operating multiple USB components. Lossless compression of the image data is possible in real time. All color cameras operate with 10-bit Bayer converter. For integration of the camera modules into existing applications the company has enhanced the software development kit.
VRmagic
Mannheim, Germany
www.vrmtech.com

Software functions expand

Scorpion version 6.0 expands the software toolbox with more than 25 tools including integrated 3-D visualization, powerful 3-D reference, seamless 3-D integration, high-performance support for Prosilica GigE and Allied Vision Technologies FireWire cameras, and support for Windows XP large memory model, which increases the available size of a Scorpion profile to 2.5 Gbytes.
Tordivel
Oslo, Norway
www.scorpionvision.com

Cameras combine speed/low light

Lw570 and Lw575 cost-effective 5-Mpixel CMOS camera series are designed for use in a variety of industrial and scientific applications where high resolution and low-light performance are required. This series offers 7 frames/s at full 2592 × 1944-pixel resolution, up to 60 frames/s through subwindowing. Other features include high dynamic range, on-board processing, and DirectShow connectivity. Uncompressed images such as streaming video and still image capture are provided across a high-speed USB 2.0 digital interface. No frame grabber is required.
Lumenera
Ottawa, ON, Canada
www.lumenera.com

LED lighting is compact

The Brick Light has six high-output, high-current LEDs in a 3-in. housing. It is available in light output of white, red, amber, blue, green, cyan, IR, and UV. Brick Light includes an integrated constant-current driver with a built-in strobe input with option for PNP or NPN trigger control. No need for an external driver to control the light. The integrated driver also includes variable light intensity control. Light can be controlled by a manual potentiometer or a 0–10-Vdc analog signal.
Smart Vision Lights
Muskegon, MI, USA
www.smartvisionlights.com