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Feature Product -December 2008
Image Sensor and Carrier Sockets
Andon has developed the largest line of Image Sensor Sockets in the industry. We have sockets for Atmel, Dalsa, E2V, Fairchild, Hamamatsu, Kodak, Marconi, Micron, Motorola, National, NEC, Peripheral Imaging, Phillips, Site, Sony, TI, and Toshiba.
Image Sensor sockets provide higher reliability because the sockets can be soldered to the motherboard in large quantities. Later,as required, the sensors can be plugged-in or unplugged and upgraded easily.
Feature Product -November 2008
Introducing a new dimension in Near Infrared Imaging
The NIR-600P is the latest Infrared Imaging camera from VDS Vosskuher the well respected German manufacturer of Industrial imaging cameras.
The NIR-600P is a high resolution camera with 640 x 512 pixels. The NIR-600P uses an "InGaAs" sensor, and is optimized for wave lengths between 0.9 - 1.7 µm. At 640 x 512 pixels resolution the camera delivers up to 30 frames/sec., digitalized and processed with 14 bit. Camera Link or Gigabit Ethernet options are available for data output.
The camera is ideal for a wide range of industrial applications including:-
Near infrared imaging-Thermal imaging of hot objects (in a range of 150 to 800 deg. C)- Imaging spectroscopy- Laser beam profiling- Sorting of plastic- Semiconductor inspection-Water or moisture detection- Medical science and biology- Vision enhancement.A data sheet (pdf) format can be downloaded or go to the VDS web site.
Feature Product- October 2008
ARTRAY the specialist CCD and CMOS camera manufacturer of multi megapixel cameras has a new catalogue available. You can download the catalogue (pdf file) or go to our ARTRAY profile page to learn more about the company and its products from the links below.
Feature Product- September 2008
CCD5000F - High Resolution 5 Megapixel Progressive Scan CCD-Camera
The CCD5000F is the latest camera to be added to the VDS Vosskuhler range of high resolution cameras. This progressive scan CCD camera has 2448 x 2048 pixels and offers 12 frames per second at this high resolution. The camera has an asynchronous shutter up to 1/10000 sec with IOD mode. The camera has an 8 bit digital output with an option of Camera Link or Gigabit Ethernet. The camera has a single output (80 MPixels/sec. Download data sheet (pdf file)
Feature Product - August 2008
Panavision DLIS-2K & 4K Image sensor
RE-CONFIGURABLE LOW COST CMOS DIGITAL LINE-SCAN IMAGE SENS
ORS
The DLIS-2K and the DLIS-4K re-configurable line scan CMOS image sensors feature oversampling for enhanced sensitivity and High Dynamic Range (HDR) imaging. The DLIS-2K and 4K sensor consists of 4 independently selectable and resettable rows with 2080 or 4096 optical each and a high resolution mode of 4160 or 8192 pixels each respectively. These Sensors To Be Used In Spectroscopy, Barcode, Touch Screen, OCR, Machine Vision, Measurement, And Other Applications.
For more information and to download data sheets click appropriate type number below
Feature Product - July 2008
Sentech Cube Cameras
We now have a separate page giving details of the different types of SenTech cube cameras. Three different types are featured, interlaced analogue, progressive scan analogue and progressive scan digital. The digital machine vision cameras use a 1/3" format CCD colour or monochrome progressive scan sensor. The cameras output 30/60/90fps VGA (STC-CL33 Series) or 30fps XGA (STC-CL83 Series) depending on the type. They can be partial scanned and allow binning; internal/external sync system is incorporated. The output is 10 bit Camera Link®. The compact size just 28(W) x 28(H) x 40(D) mm makes them ideal for a wide range of machine vision and industrial applications. MiniCL socket is used on the camera.
Feature Product - June 2008
Imaging software - Hermes API.
Add digital video recording features to your application using the Hermes API.
- Optimized to take advantage of multi-core / multi-CPU architecture, 32 bit or 64 bit Windows OS
- Set of C/C++ functions and classes. (.Net coming soon)
- Full control of the image flow within the application: Keep/discard/archive/display.
- Connect to any of the over one hundred frame grabbers and cameras supported by NorPix.
- Receive images from the camera.
- Save images to sequence file ( StreamPix's .seq file format), image files (bmp, jpeg, tiff, png) or movie clip ( .avi).
- Provides access to time stamping using either computer clock or Irig time or GPS source , or LTC.
- Playback captured sequence files at various speed.
- Display images received on a user-defined canvas (device context).
- Compute frames per second speed.
- Comes with detailed documentation and demo samples.
- Can be used with single or multiple cameras.
- Simultaneously support for multiple identical or different cameras.
- Set triggering mode from hardware or software based triggering.
- Work in 8 or 16 bit per channel with monochrome or color images.
- Perform Bayer interpolation.
- Modify frame rates as desired.
- Adjust camera parameters such as gain, brightness, shutter, gamma,hue, saturation, white balance.
- Set time lapse capture from single or multiple cameras simultaneously.
- Overlay graphics and text on live or playback video.
- Save images in tiff, multitiff, jpeg and bmp formats.
- Automatic or manual white balancing
- Real time intra frame JPEG compression to lower sequence file size
- Support cameras or frame grabber with embedded JPEG compression
- Save camera settings in memory channels and reload them on demand
- OEM volume pricing available for run time copies.
- For further information contact Alrad sales desk on 01635 30345
Feature Product - May 2008
mvHYPERION-CLf - PCI Express frame grabber for FULL CameraLink
The PCI Express x4 interface offers the necessary band width for image transfer and makes it possible to operate one CameraLink camera with FULL, MEDIUM or BASE configuration. Here, a data rate up to 1 GB/s is possible.
The mvHYPERION-CLf is suited for a multitude of image acquisition and image processing applications in the fields of science and industry. The frame grabber features two MiniCL connectors for camera control, opto-isolated I/Os (for trigger and flash control) and a camera power supply. Alternatively, it is possible to power the CameraLink cameras via Power over CameraLink (PoCL).
The board sorts the mixed image data of sensors with several taps and outputs them to the main memory linearly.
mvHYPERION-CLm is a further model of the x4 frame grabber. This frame grabber has the same features as the mvHYPERION-CLf with one difference: it is possible to connect either two CameraLink cameras with BASE configuration or one CameraLink camera with MEDIUM configuration.
Drivers for Linux 32/64 bit as well as Windows Vista 32/64 bit are available (mvIMPACT Acquire). Additionally the mvIMPACT Base library is included in the scope of supply.
Quick Link: mvHYPERION-CLf product page
Feature Product - April 2008
The Bitflow
Alta Analogue Frame Grabber
The Alta-AN is an affordable, versatile analog product family for Semiconductor and Industrial Vision OEMs. This family can acquire from almost any analogue cameras on the market, from high speed asynchronous-reset monochrome cameras to super high resolution colour HDTV cameras. The Alta frame grabbers are high-quality, flexible, PCI Express bus imaging products, well supported by an easy-to-use SDK, and drivers for most popular software imaging packages.
There are three main models in the Alta family: Alta-AN1, Alta-AN2 and Alta-AN4. The Alta-AN1 has one Virtual Frame Grabber (VFG) and can support one analogue camera of any type. The Alta-AN2 has two VFGs and support two cameras, and the Alta-AN4 has four VFGs and support four cameras. Each VFG is a completely independent frame grabber. This means that each VFG can be configured for a different camera, different triggering mode, different destination buffer and can be in a different acquisition state than the other VFGs. But most importantly, all of the VFGs on one board can acquire simultaneously, at the cameras full frame rate and resolution. Each Alta model is a half size x4 PCI Express board (supporting total data rate up to 1.0 GB/S. More Info
Feature Product - March 2008
mvBlueLYNX-M7 aids Automatic Number Plate Recognition and vehicle counting.
More and more cities around the world try to control the traffic in order to avoid traffic congestions.
Examples would be LONDON and STOCKHOLM with their Congestion Charge.
The camera could be used to enforce the payment of the charge by registering the number plates "on the fly".
Number plate recognition for restricted areas (parking lots, companies, airports,....) car size classification, average speed cameras are also examples where you could use the camera.
Any toll plaza on a motorway would use these cameras as well. Also traffic frequency counts are an application field.
Click BELOW for more information about the camera system.Automatic Number Plate Recognition and vehicle counting application information
Data Sheet on mvBlueLYNX-M7
Find out more about the this camera system by going to our dedicated page on the mvBlueLYNX
Feature Product - February 2008
SENTECH 2 Megapixel camera with USB2.0 Interface
Sentech the well known US manufacturer of Machine vision cameras has introduced the STC-C202USB-AT.This camera is also available uncased for OEM applications as the STC-C202USB-BSCS. The camera is progressive scan and uses a Sony CCD sensor with a pixel resolution of 1628 x 1236. More information on this exciting new development can be found on our web site. More info
Feature Product - January 2008
EPIX PIXCI-EC1
ExpressCard - Notebook Camera Link Frame GrabberThe PIXCI® E
C1 frame grabber supports all Full, Medium, and Base configuration Camera Link cameras with bandwidth requirements of 191 Megabytes (1528 Mbits) per second or less. Compatible with ExpressCard, the mobile PCI Express interface for notebook computers, the PIXCI® EC1 offers dedicated support to more than 70 of the newest, most advanced, highest bandwidth machine vision cameras. More info
Feature Product - November 2007
Scion 2 Megapixel camera for Mac and PC
Scion is one of the few companies that offer software for cameras and frame grabbers under MAC as well as PC operating systems. The CFW-1600 series cameras are high-resolution single chip colour/monochrome digital cameras well suited to a variety of bright-field as well as low-light scientific imaging applications. The camera interfaces with both desktop and notebook computers through the convenient IEEE-1394a (FireWire) interface. The cameras come with several software support options. Scion VisiCapture is a full-featured application for controlling the camera and capturing and saving images. Also provided is a TWAIN module for using the camera inside of popular applications such as Adobe Photoshop and Image/J. Software is compatible with Windows 2000, XP, and Vista, and Mac OS X. The CFW-1600 series comes with a 6 pin IEEE-1394a cable with a 4 pin adapter available on request for use with notebook computers. More info
Feature Product - October 2007
Now your VDS camera can have a GigE interface
GIP1000 GigE ca
mera interface for all VDS cameras
The GIP1000 Gigabit Ethernet adapter suits all cameras from VDS Vosskuhler. This adaptor is manufactured to GigE Vision standard and allows camera cable lengths up to 100m (expandable with switchers). Conversion is from 8-12 bit RS644 to Gigabit Ethernet (1000Base-T). Integrated image processing is available for some cameras More Info
Feature Product -September 2007
8-14 Micron InfraRed Camera from VDS
VDS Vosskuhler expand its IRC 300 Series camera range.
VDS Vosskuhler has extended their infra red camera range.
Following on quickly after the introduction of the IRC300 comes the IRC320.
The IRC-300 series cameras are designed for applications in the automation, quality and process control as well as for scientific research and development.
The IRC320 camera features an uncooled microbolometer detector (8 - 14 µm (LWIR)) and is able to resolve temperature distinctions smaller than 80 mK in an range from 20 - 200 °C @ F/1.0.
At a frame rate of 40 Hz the camera delivers excellent, noise-free and high-resolution images with 320 x 240 pixels. The camera has built in shutter and image pre-processing module.
Now three different versions of the IRC300/320 are available. More info
Feature Product -August 2007
SenTech Camera Link® cube camera is launched
The new SenTech machine vision digital cube cameras offer the very latest in compact camera technology.
Alrad Imaging has announced the introduction of the SenTech Camera Link® version of the popular STC-33 series of machine vision cameras. These cameras use a 1/3" format CCD colour or monochrome progressive scan sensor. The cameras output 30/60/90fps VGA (STC-CL33 Series) or 30fps XGA (STC-CL83 Series) depending on the type. They can be partial scanned and allow binning; internal/external sync system is incorporated. The output is 10 bit Camera Link®. The compact size just 28(W) x 28(H) x 40(D) mm makes them ideal for a wide range of machine vision and industrial applications. MiniCL socket is used on the camera. More info
Feature Products - July 2007 ExpressCard - Notebook Camera Link Frame Grabber Ultra High Resolution 16 Megapixel CCD-Camera with 12-bit Digital-Output The PIXCI® EC1 frame grabber supports all Full, Medium, and Base configuration Camera Link cameras with bandwidth requirements of 191 Megabytes (1528 Mbits) per second or less. Compatible with ExpressCard, the mobile PCI Express interface for notebook computers, the PIXCI® EC1 offers dedicated support to more than 70 of the newest, most advanced, highest bandwidth machine vision cameras.
For more details click hereThe CCD16000 has a staggering 4896 x 3264 pixels giving ultra high resolution imaging. The sensor size is 36mm x 24mm. Frame rate at full resolution is 2 frames per second but also can be partially scanned to give 4 frames per second at 4896 x 1632 pixels. The camera uses a progressive scan interline transfer sensor which offers very short exposure times down to 1/7000 sec.. Effective dynamic range is >= 1:1000 (>= 60 dB). The camera has a Digital RS-644 output with 12-bit (LVDS). Monochrome our colour sensors with RGB Bayer mosaic filter are available.
For more details click here
Feature Product - June 2007
New near IR camera system- (0.9 -1.7 micron).
VDS Voskuhler the well respected German manufacturer of industrial cameras has introduced the NIR-300 camera which has a NIR response from 0,9 - 1,7 µm. The NIR-300 camera is based on an "InGaAs" sensor with 320 x 256 pixels, and has read out of 14 bits at 50 images/sec. Camera output is available with Camera Link or Gigabit Ethernet.
For details click here
Feature Product - April 2007
New range of low cost micro board cameras.
The STC-P54 is a low cost, standard resolution, micro board camera with a 1/4" colour CCD. The size is only 26 (W) x 22 (H) mm and the STC-P54 features 10-Bit DSP, Normal/Mirror Selectable and an Internal Sync System. Available in PAL and NTSC formats. The cameras are available with no lens, fixed lens or CS Mount lens.
For details click here
Feature Product - Mar
ch 2007
Machine Vision lasers fromZ-Laser
Z-Laser the well respected German manufacturer of laser projectors and 2D laser systems now offer a range of machine vision laser illumination systems. You can download a copy of the Machine Vision catalogue from here. More InfoFor details of the latest products on offer click here
Feature Product- February 2007
Panavision CMOS sensors
Panavision offer a family of linescan CMOS sensors featuring high performance and low cost. Fully integrated, single voltage supply sensors typically need only a CMOS clock and a few control signals to operate. Unlike CCDs, these sensors do not bloom or streak. Most feature multiple readout modes including standard, non-destructive, and adaptive exposure. Non-destructive mode enables multiple readouts of the same integrated signal while adaptive exposure allows readout while integrating. Also available are high performance area scan CMOS sensors. The QuadHD has 8.3 Megapixel full resolution with speeds of 30 frames per second. And the high sensitivity high dynamic range MDIC-2.0 has a pixel format of 1600 x 1200 at 30fps with integrated image processor.
Click here for more information
Feature Product- January 2007
ZPS-1000 2D/3D laser profile system from VDS Vosskuhler
The ZPS-1000 is a 2D/3D line profile sensor with high scan rates 500Hz to 2 kHz at 500 pixels/line. There is an adjustable Z-measuring range with resolution +/- 0.05% and measuring accuracy of +/- 0.2% Data output is directly in mm. Ideal for a wide range of vision applications.
Click here for more information
Feature Product- December 2006
TVI 3 CHIP COLOUR LINE SCAN CAMERAS now available from ALRAD IMAGING
ALRAD IMAGING announces new distribution agreement.
Alrad Imaging is pleased to announce they have signed a British Isles distribution agreement with TVI Vision covering the latter’s range of Colour Line Scan Cameras.Click here for more information
Feature Product- April 2006
New Backlights for Stereomicroscopy
Two new backlights have been introduced by Photonic Optics the European specialists in microscopy lighting. The first is a self contained LED backlight system. The second is an add-on lightguide for a fibre optic based cold light source system. Data sheets on both systems are available for download
Feature Product- March 2006
Sentech- New STC 33/83 series cameras with USB2.0 output.The Sentech STC33/83 series USB2.0 output cameras have been announced by Alrad.
These are available in both Monochrome and Colour versions with VGA (640 x 480)
and XGA (1024 X 768) format sensors. Both camera series are available in cased and
uncased board camera versions. The cameras can operate in the full or partial progressive
scanning mode. Frame rates are 59.94 fps for the VGA version and 29.18 fps for the
XGA version. However higher frame rates are available in the partial scanning mode up
to 242 fps (VGA) and 120 fps (XGA)
Feature Product- February 2006
Introducing Active Dcam - An ActiveX SDK development solution
for FireWire (IEEE-1394) digital camerasActive Dcam is an ActiveX SDK designed to provide developers with a rapid access
to FireWire (IEEE-1394) digital cameras. Just drop an ActiveDcam control onto the
surface of your application and have it immediately support multiple FireWire cameras.
With ActiveDcam your application does not rely on a specific camera model - any
DCAM-compliant 1394 camera will work with it out-of-the-box. You can even insert
the control into an MS Word or PowerPoint document and have the live video embedded
right into your presentation. Further Details>>
Feature Product - January 2006
Introducing the mvBlueCOUGAR
The mvBlueCOUGAR is the latest in high performance cameras from Matrix Vision.
The camera is the first camera from this leading German manufacturer to feature
high speed Gigabit Ethernet interfacing. The camera is available with either CCD
or CMOS sensors with pixel resolution up to 1600 x 1200. More Info
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