Machine Vision
Basler Integrates Additional Features into the scout and pilot Camera Families
The additional features include: very short exposure times, a trigger delay feature, a combined auto-gain and auto-exposure feature, and a mirroring function at full grabbing speed. Multicast support that makes camera image data available on more than one PC will also be added via the free pylon driver package.
Thanks to Basler's compliance with the GenICam standard, existing customers can make use of the new features without making changes to their software. Naturally, the new features will be included on every new camera at no additional cost and will be fully compatible with cameras that have recent firmware revisions.
1. Shortest Exposure Times and Trigger Delay
To capture sharp images of fast moving objects, the shortest possible exposure times are essential. By optimizing the camera firmware to the individual sensor hardware used in each camera, Basler has lowered the minimum exposure times for all scout and pilot cameras down to a few microseconds. In addition, the new trigger delay feature provides an adjustable time frame between the trigger signal and the start of exposure. Now, instead of using a long exposure time to allow a flash lamp to ramp up to full brightness, the camera can wait until the lamp is at full brightness and then collect the same amount of light using a shorter exposure time.
To capture sharp images of fast moving objects, the shortest possible exposure times are essential. By optimizing the camera firmware to the individual sensor hardware used in each camera, Basler has lowered the minimum exposure times for all scout and pilot cameras down to a few microseconds. In addition, the new trigger delay feature provides an adjustable time frame between the trigger signal and the start of exposure. Now, instead of using a long exposure time to allow a flash lamp to ramp up to full brightness, the camera can wait until the lamp is at full brightness and then collect the same amount of light using a shorter exposure time.
2. Auto-Gain and Auto-Exposure Feature
The Auto Features Suite controls several camera functions "automatically" as a counterpart to manual adjustment of the individual parameter values. By controlling the gain and the exposure time, the new auto-gain and auto-exposure feature can adjust the camera quickly to deal with a wide range of different lightning conditions. For example, when going from a dark night scenario to a situation where car lights brighten the scene, the new feature will quickly adjust the image properties in order to keep a specific target value constant, even in a series of images. This will make a significant improvement in the ease of use of Basler scout and pilot cameras in many applications where extreme changes may occur.
The Auto Features Suite controls several camera functions "automatically" as a counterpart to manual adjustment of the individual parameter values. By controlling the gain and the exposure time, the new auto-gain and auto-exposure feature can adjust the camera quickly to deal with a wide range of different lightning conditions. For example, when going from a dark night scenario to a situation where car lights brighten the scene, the new feature will quickly adjust the image properties in order to keep a specific target value constant, even in a series of images. This will make a significant improvement in the ease of use of Basler scout and pilot cameras in many applications where extreme changes may occur.
3. Image Mirroring at Full Grabbing Speed
The new mirror image feature will swap all of the pixels from the left hand side of a captured image to the same position on the right hand side of the image and vice versa. This new feature is based in the camera's FPGA hardware and has no influence on the throughput of the camera. The feature allows more flexible mechanical integration and also allows image processing algorithms to operate at higher speeds in many circumstances.
The new mirror image feature will swap all of the pixels from the left hand side of a captured image to the same position on the right hand side of the image and vice versa. This new feature is based in the camera's FPGA hardware and has no influence on the throughput of the camera. The feature allows more flexible mechanical integration and also allows image processing algorithms to operate at higher speeds in many circumstances.
4. Mulitcasting Supported by Basler’s pylon Driver Package
One key highlight of Basler’s pylon driver package is the "multicasting" feature that makes camera image data available on more than one PC. This capability can be used, for example, to display images on several PCs or for shared image processing. It opens a wide range of possibilities for creating distributed inspection systems that use many GigE Vision cameras connected to several PCs. All camera models in the Basler scout and pilot families support multicast image data transfer to an unlimited number of PCs. With the combination of multicast capability and pylon’s 64 bit support, a new class of inspection system performance can be reached using standard PCs. The pylon SKD is free of charge and can be downloaded from Basler’s web page.
For more information, please contact us at +49 4102 463-500 or e-mail us at bc.sales.europe@baslerweb.com.
One key highlight of Basler’s pylon driver package is the "multicasting" feature that makes camera image data available on more than one PC. This capability can be used, for example, to display images on several PCs or for shared image processing. It opens a wide range of possibilities for creating distributed inspection systems that use many GigE Vision cameras connected to several PCs. All camera models in the Basler scout and pilot families support multicast image data transfer to an unlimited number of PCs. With the combination of multicast capability and pylon’s 64 bit support, a new class of inspection system performance can be reached using standard PCs. The pylon SKD is free of charge and can be downloaded from Basler’s web page.
For more information, please contact us at +49 4102 463-500 or e-mail us at bc.sales.europe@baslerweb.com.
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