Module description
3 Module description
Intelligent cameras (Smart Sensor and Smart Camera) are the core element machine vision, B&R's ma-
chine vision technology with full machine control integration. synchronized exposure (flash) can therefore implemented with the external light of
a Smart Light.
Smart Camera enables the simultaneous use several functions solve multiple tasks once. Various integrated lenses
and housing variants with standard C-mount are available. Combinations the two are also possible. The protocol not only used for high-precision synchroniza-
tion with control and drive technology, but also for transferring information for the HMI application.
Depending the selected hardware and software power output class, wide range camera models is
available for variety applications.
Internally, individual camera consists processor unit and sensor unit, both which can select-
ed from multiple options.
Smart Sensor can used for one task (reading code, measuring, localizing). The camera integrated directly into the
machine's real-time network via POWERLINK. Options the lower end replace simple machine vision sensors, while
the top the range provides the full potential high-end Smart Cameras.23
. also includes various optics and lighting unit that can selected from mul-
tiple options.3 megapixels.
Smart Sensor and Smart Camera are equipped with the same hardware options. The individual product versions that can ordered are dependent how these units are
combined. Lighting can either integrated into the camera body provided via an
external device. Another key component the system the
intelligent lighting, Smart Light. The function defined the
application means simple configuration instead complex programming. Image
triggers from the camera and lighting control can set hard real-time directly from the controller or
drive application.
Camera modules are fully integrated real-time fieldbus devices.
Smart Sensor and Smart Camera differ the number vision functions that can used simultaneously
for application. Other options include wide variety inte-
grated lighting, FPGA image preprocessing and image sensors from 1.3 5.
Functions:
• Integrated monochrome lighting
• Image acquisition
• Preprocessing (linear filters)
• Line sensor mode
• Vision functions
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