Machine Vision

The DataVS2 vision sensor series presents all the characteristics able to solve artificial machine vision applications in a flexible and intuitive way. The sensor is configured via PC through Ethernet interface. The configuration software has been developed in order to lead the customer through the inspection creation process step by step. DataVS2 is available in four different versions according to the installed control tools: Object recognition (OBJ), Advanced Object recognition (AOR), Identification (ID) and Professional (PRO).

FEATURES & BENEFITS

• The graphical user interface allows to create a new inspection in a simple and intuitive manner.
• The DataVS2 compact dimensions (70 x 52 x 40 mm) allow to install the device even in extremely narrow spaces.
• The VGA resolution guarantees high quality images thus allowing to check even the smallest details.
• The wide range of controls allows to use one model to solve many different kinds of control.
• The Advanced models (AOR) integrate more functionalities thus broadening the applicative scenarios of DataVS2.

APPLICATIONS

• Part presence verification
• Object counting
• Measurement
• Part position & orientation
• Quality inspection
• Identification

VSM (Vision Sensor Monitor) is a monitoring device compatible with all DataVS2 vision sensor models. It is able to display elaborated images together with inspection results. The device also allows to change the running inspection as well as to fine-tune the vision sensor functioning parameters on-the-fly thus representing an excellent and complete Human-Machine Interface (HMI) ideal for automated production lines attended by operators.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

• One model compatible with all DataVS2 models
• 3.5’’ LCD color display and 8 push buttons for a quick and immediate setup
• Inspection switching and parameter fine-tuning offer a complete Human-Machine Interface
• 20 memory slot to extend the device capability to manage different items

The P-Series is an ultra-compact cost effective smart camera offering advanced machine vision functionalities in a fully embedded stand-alone device. The P-Series is available with gray-scale or color CMOS image sensors with two different resolutions: VGA and 1.3MP. Lenses and illuminators are fully interchangeable and can be mounted and replaced by the user. Five focal lengths and nine lighting options result in 90 different combinations delivering outstanding installation flexibility while offering superior image acquisition capabilities. The P-Series is powered by the IMPACT LITE software package. With more than 25 inspection tools, IMPACT LITE revolutionizes device programming by making the inspection configuration quick and intuitive.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

• Cost effective compact Smart Camera Series
• Right-angle IP67 rated enclosure with rotating connectors
• VGA (640x480) or 1.3 MP (1280x1024)
• Grey-scale or color CMOS image sensor
• Embedded interchangeable lenses and illuminators
• Built-in digital I/Os, Serial and Ethernet interfaces

The A30 Series is a stand-alone, general purpose and cost effective Smart Camera that can be installed even in harsh industrial environments thanks to its IP67 rated housing. The A30 Series features a VGA (640x480) CCD imager, built-in discrete I/Os as well as Ethernet and Serial interfaces. Thanks to the ultimate programming flexibility offered by Impact software, the A30 Series represents the answer to every machine vision need.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

• Cost effective Smart Camera series
• Right-angle IP67 rated enclosure
• VGA (640x480) grey-scale imager
• Built-in digital I/Os and Serial interface
• Gbit Ethernet Port

The new T4x-Series smart camera provides customers with outstanding performance in an industrialized and compact package. Equipped with a powerful 1.1 GHz processor, the T4x-Series performance is exceptional in value and functionality. The T-Series comes in 3 different camera resolutions, VGA, 2 Mega-Pixel and 5 Mega-Pixel all in a sealed, industrially hardened enclosure for maximum protection. Combined with Impact software, the new generation T-series delivers the most rugged and versatile smart camera solution in the market today.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

• High performance Smart Camera series
• Right-angle IP67 rated enclosure
• Up to 5Mpix grey-scale imager
• Built-in digital I/Os and Serial interface
• Gbit Ethernet Port

MX-Series Vision Processors provide the highest performance in image processing with even more flexibility through multi-camera support. Three models allow you to choose the correct level of performance based on your application needs. The MX20 Series is an entry-level, affordable processor featuring an Intel® T3100 dual core 1.90 GHz processor and two independent PoE (Power over Ethernet) camera ports.

The MX20 offers a cost-effective mean to migrate from smart-camera applications to an embedded vision system. The MX40 Series is a ruggedized and compact embedded vision processor that features Intel® multi-core processors and four independent PoE (Power over Ethernet) camera ports. The MX40’s long-life embedded components provide a very robust and reliable vision system for critical inspection applications. The next-generation MX80 Vision Processor extends the power and performance of MX-Series to faster applications, advanced algorithms and higher-resolutions with its Intel® Core™ i7 quad-core microprocessor, 8GB memory and four independent Gigabit PoE (Power over Ethernet) ports.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

• Multi-camera vision processors
• GigE Vision camera connectivity
• Three models with different processing capabilities
• Win XP® or Win 7® operating systems

The new MX-U Series of vision processors combine superior image acquisition and outstanding computing power creating the perfect solution with unmatched performance for high-end machine vision applications.The MX-U family gives you the speed and flexibility to tackle even the most demanding inspection applications in Pharma, Food & Beverage and Electronics.

Datalogic continues its leadership in machine vision with this comprehensive range of industrial PCs. They are packed with technology including the latest Intel® multi-core chipsets offering outstanding computing capabilities. State-of-the-art USB 3.0 connectivity delivers ultra wide bandwidth to support camera image acquisition at high frame rates and resolutions. All this managed and controlled using IMPACT, Datalogic’s leading edge graphical interface. The MX-U Series further extends the Machine Vision portfolio reinforcing Datalogic as the preferred partner for automated inspection solutions.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

• Ultra high-speed using the latest Intel® multi-core chipsets
• High performance USB 3.0 ports support a wide selection of cameras
• Multi camera support for maximum ROI
• IMPACT Software Suite included for countless applications

APPLICATIONS

• Packaging: verifying the cap positioning on bottles, performing OCR reading on food packages
• Medical: inspecting medical device assemblies
• Electronics: aligning electronic components and sub-assemblies
• Pharmaceutical: inspecting syringe needles

IMPACT+ OCR is the smartest solution for variable data printing inspection in the Food & Beverage industry. Based on the bestselling compact P-Series Smart Camera, IMPACT+ OCR is the first smart camera solution devoted to Optical Character Recognition.

It is powered by an intuitive User Interface making it easy to create multiple inspection recipes.Combined with a thermal transfer printer, IMPACT+ OCR guarantees the highest printing quality enhancing the traceability of Food & Beverage packaging processes.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

• Dedicated User Interface for fast OCR setup
• Intuitive and easy-to-use Operator Interface
• Compact IP67 Smart Camera with rotating connectors
• Fully integrated interchangeable lenses and illuminators

APPLICATIONS

• Lot and batch number reading
• Expiration date verification
• Serial number traceability

IMPACT Software Suite, with over 120 inspection tools and 50 user interface controls, allows users to create unique inspection programs and develop user interfaces quickly and easily. All this can be done without the loss of flexibility, like traditional configurable systems, or the need for vast amounts of development time like traditional SDK environments.

Vision Program Manager (VPM) provides hundreds of image processing and analysis functions. Use VPM to enhance images, locate features, measure objects, check for presence or absence, and read text and bar codes.

Control Panel Manager (CPM) simplifies development of operator interfaces with the ability to make on-the-fly adjustments to critical machine controls. CPM creates operator interface panels to view and adjust critical machine controls.

The Pattern Sorting Tool is a revolutionary and unrivaled new pattern matching tool for sorting applications now available in the IMPACT Software Suite. This state-of-the-art patented algorithm is able to find thousands of different patterns in an extremely effective way.

The Pattern Sorting Tool guarantees maximum performances and consistency in any situation, including identification of objects with poor textured graphics. This tool is a tremendous breakthrough in the machine vision industry as no algorithm is able to offer a reliable and robust recognition over such wide pattern databases today.

With the new Pattern Database Manager (PDM) software application, users can easily create new databases or edit existing ones. Adding, modifying or deleting patterns is quick and intuitive as well as linking the whole database to one or more IMPACT .vp files.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

• Large pattern database management
• Recognition of patterns with random orientations and different sizes
• Robustness against out-of-plane rotations
• Partially occluded pattern detection
• Robustness against lighting variations

M-Series specialty cameras support today’s complex vision requirements that call for high-speed, high-quality inspections and measurements. These GigE Vision-compliant models represent the industry’s latest advances in camera technologies, powered by IMPACT software and supported globally by exceptional engineering expertise and customer service. M-Series specialty cameras can be easily integrated with MX-Series processors thus extending the embedded systems capabilities and broadening their applicative scenarios.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

• 1K to 4K greyscale line-scan cameras
• IP67-rated cameras
• 3CCD color cameras
• UV-sensitive cameras
• Remote-head cameras
• 8 and 16Mpix cameras

APPLICATIONS
• Web inspection
• Applications in harsh-environments (e.g. food and beverage, pharma)
• High-res color and greyscale applications
• Applications with mechanical constraints or narrow space available

M-Series specialty cameras support today’s complex vision requirements that call for high-speed, high-quality inspections and measurements. These GigE Vision-compliant models represent the industry’s latest advances in camera technologies, powered by IMPACT software and supported globally by exceptional engineering expertise and customer service. M-Series specialty cameras can be easily integrated with MX-Series processors thus extending the embedded systems capabilities and broadening their applicative scenarios.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

• 1K to 4K greyscale line-scan cameras
• IP67-rated cameras
• 3CCD color cameras
• UV-sensitive cameras
• Remote-head cameras
• 8 and 16Mpix cameras

APPLICATIONS

• Web inspection
• Applications in harsh-environments (e.g. food and beverage, pharma)
• High-res color and greyscale applications
• Applications with mechanical constraints or narrow space available

The U-Camera Series offers excellent performance packed into an incredibly compact housing (29x29x47mm). Ranging from VGA up to 5 MPix imager resolutions, the U-Cameras are available in both grayscale or color models providing the maximum application flexibility. The U-Camera Series supports the new USB 3.0 Vision communication protocol delivering ultra-high image transfer speeds to tackle even the most challenging machine vision applications.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

• USB3.0 compatible for easy communication to MX-U Series processors
• VGA to 5MP resolution, in both gray scale and color
• Extreme compact dimensions (29x29x47mm) enable mounting in narrow spaces
• Asynchronous triggering enables each camera to independently capture images
• Incredibly high frame rates (e.g. 4MP resolution @ 90fps)

The CBX series is a connectivity device designed to simplify and speed-up cabling operations during the installation of Datalogic Automation devices. Thanks to its modular concept and the complete range of optional modules, any installation, configuration and maintenance operation is now accomplished faster than ever.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

• Industrial connection boxes
• Flexible mounting and simplified wiring to speed up installation
• Reliable Backup and Restore features
• Open architecture allows connectivity to Ethernet TCP/IP, profibus, DeviceNet™ Ethernet/IP and other common networks
• Multilanguage display for easy monitoring and troubleshooting
• Visible led indicators and power on/off switch

The CBX800 connectivity device is an industrial gateway allowing the connection of devices equipped with a standard RS232 communication interface to the most common fieldbus systems, by means of a complete range of optional modules and to ID-NET™ high speed communication network.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

• Serial to Fieldbus / Eternet TCP/IP/ID-NET™ industrial gateway
• Open architecture allows interfacing to Ethernet TCP/IP, profibus, DeviceNet Ethernet/IP and other common networks
• Visible led indicators and power on/off switch
• Multilanguage Genius™ configuration tool
• Flexible mounting and simplified wiring to speed up installation

The solid-state illuminator SIL series has been developed to offer a complete range of industrial lighting solutions for machine vision or general harsh environment industrial lighting applications.

The illuminators of the SIL series are fully integrated devices: optics, electronics and LED driver unit are built inside the same housing. Many different models are available according to the format (Line, Area, Ring, Spot and Backlight), the LEDs (red, white, IR, blue, green) and the emission angle.

APPLICATIONS

• Machine vision application
• Machine lighting
• Barcode & Datamatrix reading
• Microscope lighting

LED Ring Light, 2.7” diameter, 24VDC, strobe and static. Available in Red (630nm), White, Blue (465nm), IR, and Near IR. This ring light is available with or without the diffuser.

LED Panel Light, 2.4” X 2.8”, 24VDC, strobe and static. Available in Red (630nm), White, Blue (465nm), IR, and Near IR. Also available with diffuser and collimator.