Products Cameras
Trispector P1000 Sick has launched its Trispector P1000 3D vision camera, which enables reliable, continuous in-line product detection and can be easily customised for robotic belt picking applications for the packaging industry. The Trispector P1000 executes height-based profiling of products on moving packaging lines to ensure gentle and efficient robot picking, regardless of the shape or colour of the pack design; even where there is minimal contrast or colour difference between the product and the belt background. As a compact, stand-alone, programmable 3D camera, the TriSpector P1000 combines imaging, lighting and analysis in one device to facilitate on-board evaluation and processing of dimension, volume and true shape data on a millimetre scale. The camera is available as a stand-alone unit for customised programming, or can be supported by the Sick Belt Pick Toolkit App for a ready-made solution. Three models offer different fields of view and alignment of the camera with a robot arm is easy.
Frame grabbers
Predator2 CoaXPress frame grabber The new Predator2 is a low-cost frame grabber from Kaya Instruments supporting the CoaXPress 2.0 standard. Predator2 is capable of receiving a single CoaXPress 2.0 video stream at bit rates up to 12.5Gb/s, has an uplink interface of up to 20Mb/s, and can supply up to 20W of power to the camera using the PoCXP feature.
The rugged IP67 protective metal housing for the camera unit, with plastic or glass windows, ensures resistance to harsh industrial conditions, and the integrated Class 2 laser lighting reduces ambient lighting requirements. Connections include an Ethernet TCP/IP interface and a direct encoder connection. An Industry 4.0-ready web interface also makes configuration easy with the new camera.
www.sick.com
Terahertz imager
The 300GHz linear scanner is the latest Terasense high-speed terahertz imager, available in the UK from Alrad Instruments. The scanner bridges the gap between the extremely high 5-15kHz imaging speed of linear scanners, and the exceptional 0.5mm spatial resolution arising from 300GHz imaging technology. The linear camera is easy to integrate in conveyor lines or other mechanical scanning systems. It is a convenient and flexible tool for non-destructive
This CoaXPress frame grabber is ideally suited for industrial, defence and aerospace machine vision systems and applications. Predator2 can easily receive a video stream on a single CoaXPress link and transfer it to computer memory via a PCIe interface, using DMA. A GPIO for machine control signals, such as triggers, shaft encoders, exposure control, and general input/output, which can be controlled alongside video stream reception, is also provided. For easy access, the GPIO connector is located on the front bracket. Predator2 uses standard micro-BNC connectors as a CoaXPress interface to the camera and a standard D-sub 26 HD connector for general purpose input/output. The frame grabber is a low-profile card which uses PCIe Gen2 x 4 links for communication with the host PC for video streaming, control and configuration. Since the CoaXPress 2.0 standard is backwards-compatible, this frame grabber card can support CoaXPress interface bit rates of 1.25Gb/s, 3.125Gb/s and 6.25Gb/s. It also supports multiple hardware- based image processing features and support for second generation CoaXPress 2.0 standards.
www.kayainstruments.com
testing and imaging various materials, both in laboratory and industrial environments.
www.alrad.co.uk
Lenses
LX series with 2MP, 4MP and 25MP models
Baumer is enhancing its LX series with 2-, 4- and 25-megapixel cameras with integrated jpeg image compression and frame rates of up to 140fps. With the GigE cameras, savings can be made in bandwidth, CPU load and storage space, which simplifies the system design and reduces integration costs. The models are particularly well suited to applications that require long image sequences, but do not have to transfer and save the complete original images, for example in process monitoring or motion analysis in sports. The jpeg compression rate is configurable so that the image quality can be adapted to meet the needs of the individual application. Data reduction in the range of
1:10 to 1:20 can be achieved. The jpeg image compression takes place directly in the camera’s FPGA, which offers many advantages. A reduced bandwidth, like that of Gigabit Ethernet, is sufficient for high- speed transmission of high-resolution images. This enables a cost-effective and flexible system design. At the same time, the PC-based image processing system is relieved of CPU- intensive algorithms for image compression, so that a PC is sufficient, even for operation with multiple jpeg cameras. A GigE switch can be used to bridge longer distances. Compared to the transmission of full frames, applications also benefit from reduced storage space requirements, which cuts costs for hardware as well.
www.baumer.com
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12MP lens series Kowa has released a new lens series for 12 megapixel cameras with a pixel size of 3.45µm. The new FC series is optimised to fit the micro lenses of the new Sony sensors IMX253 and IMX304, so that unwanted shading on the sensor is prevented.
The lenses are also wide-band coated, which decreases glare and reflection, and produces a high transmission from the visible to the NIR wavelength. The focal lengths 8.5mm, 16mm, 25mm and 35mm are already on sale, with 6.5mm, 12mm and 50mm following in January. The new Kowa C-mount lens series is designed for use in industrial environments.
www.kowa-lenses.com
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