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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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