28 product focus: smart cameras
Onboard intelligence
Greg Blackman rounds up the latest smart camera launches
is available with 28 monochrome
and colour sensors offering
Among the latest smart camera Flir Systems’ (www.flir.com) processing system mvBlueLynx-M resolutions up to 5 Megapixels.
products on the market are the latest A320 camera comes with a allows the use of identical sensor Application development for the
Vision Appliances from Dalsa host of smart features. Using the heads for stereoscopic applications camera is done in ANSI C/C++,
(www.dalsa.com), which are simple web-based user interface, the or two sensors with different which enables developers to reuse
embedded machine vision solutions camera can have up to four areas set resolutions for mixed operation. existing code. Data can be uploaded
designed to satisfy the customer’s up for a variety of alarm functions, All modules feature a 400MHz to the camera over the built-in FTP
current and future inspection needs. as well as the ability to mask off PowerPC processor, 512MB interface. A web interface allows
Vision Appliances provide the certain areas. The IP addressable DDR2-RAM memory, 64 + 8MB changing settings
ease-of-use, camera can then be set up to send Flash memory. The board has through a web
performance a message via FTP or email with two 10/100/1000-Megabyte LAN browser.
and flexibility an attached interfaces and supports the GigE The PicSight
required. image, as Vision interface standard. Further Smart GigE comes
Dalsa’s well as using interfaces include four USB 2.0, with 64Mb of
newest Vision Appliance, the IPD the more a miniPCI Type III, SD/SDHC memory for saving
VA61, offers users an expandable, traditional digital memory cards and also eight digital multiple images and
cost-effective solution designed I/O to trigger relays inputs and outputs to control program code, and 32Mb
specifically for multi-camera and klaxons as required. external peripherals like lighting. of flash memory for application
applications. The unit supports a Temperature measurement Matrox Imaging (www. storage. It is fully GigEVision/
full range of image resolutions, both is from -20°C to +350°C with the matroximaging.com) has GenICam compliant. Besides the
monochrome and colour, together option to go to +1,200°C, and a introduced the Matrox Iris GT, a GigE-interface, it offers several
with synchronous or asynchronous variety of lens options gives the smart camera for machine vision digital I/Os for trigger, strobe and
triggering options. The physical user great flexibility for fire, safety, applications designed for harsh interaction with peripherals, and
camera interface is provided process monitoring and other environments. The an RS232 interface. The optional
through dedicated Gigabit Ethernet applications. Iris GT is powered programmable video output can
ports that can be easily expanded to German-based company Matrix by an Intel 1.6GHz display images on a monitor.
support up to four or eight camera Vision (www.matrix-vision.de) Atom processor, FPGA real-time functions and
configurations. The VA61 supports offers three different smart cameras: and features an an integrated three-channel lens
Dalsa Genie area scan cameras and mvBlueLynx, mvBlueCougarR-P integrated graphics controller are available as well.
Spyder 3 line scan cameras. and mvBlueLynx-M7. controller with Supercomputing Systems
Fiber Vision’s (www.fibervision. mvBlueLynx features a 400MHz VGA output, (SCS) (www.scs.ch) produces
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de) Caminax smart vision system is PowerPC processor and 64MB 256MB DDR2 memory, and 1GB of leanXcam, an intelligent camera that
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configured directly in a production RAM, which contains an embedded flash disk. Matrox Iris GT includes can autonomously inspect images
eur environment using just a keypad Linux OS. Furthermore, there are a 10/100/1000 Ethernet port, a and transmit the results of the image
.imv and any enough interfaces to guarantee USB 2.0 port, an RS232 serial port, analysis via
VGA video optimum network integration an opto-coupled trigger input and different
display. Its (LAN) as well as easy device strobe output. Iris GT also supports interfaces (e.g.
graphical user integration (USB, dig I/O, VGA, ethernet/IP and Modbus over TCP/ Ethernet and
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interface and serial I/O). Different CCD area and IP communications, and is housed RS232) to its
inspection tools enable the line scan, as well as CMOS sensors, in a dust-proof and washable casing environment.
configuration of complete tasks are available. with IP67 rating. Iris GT is bundled The single board camera
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in minutes. Caminax supports The mvBlueCougar-P combines with Matrox Design Assistant, a comprises an industrial 1/3-inch,
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complex regions of interest (ROIs) the advantages of GigE cameras development environment in which 752 x 480 resolution, 60fps CMOS
and features smart tracking. The and smart cameras in one device. users create a flow chart of the image sensor from Aptina Imaging
smart camera has sub-pixeling The series has a wide range of CCD application instead of programming and a complete computer based on
algorithms and supports ethernet and CMOS sensors and features a or scripting. a Blackfin DSP from Analog Devices
data exchange. 400MHz PowerPC processor, 64MB The PicSight Smart GigE from running the uClinux operating
Caminax includes calibration SDRAM as well as digital I/Os. The Leutron Vision (www.picsight. system.
software and a C-mount lens camera can be powered via Power com) is a smart camera with a Sony Europe’s Image Sensing
adapter, which allows telecentric over Ethernet (PoE). Gigabit Ethernet interface and a Solutions (ISS) division (www.
measurement lenses to be fitted. The single-board image 32-bit RISC processor. The camera
sonybiz.net/vision) has produced
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