Basler blaze Time-of-Flight 3D Camera

Wide measuring range

The Basler blaze offers a wide field of view (FOV 67° x 51°) as well as a flexible operating distance from 0.3 m to a maximum of 10 m. This allows the camera to capture depth data of even large objects and entire scenes at once and optimally support pick-and-place applications, volume measurements and palletizing tasks in logistics and production environments.

Real-time streaming

With up to 30 frames per second, the Basler blaze is ideally suited for applications where the speed of the imaging system is crucial. It allows “on-the-fly” detection and volume measurement of packages on a moving conveyor belt to determine freight costs. In robotic picking tasks, the blaze detects position, size and gripping points of objects in real time. The depth data is pre-processed in the camera to reduce the computational and data load, important for AGVs, for example.

Daylight robustness

Only the camera's own light is needed for distance measurement. That is why the blaze camera has an optical bandpass filter that is precisely matched to the wavelength of its light source. The blaze works with light pulses of 940 nm, which are invisible to humans. Because sunlight is strongly absorbed by the atmosphere at 940 nm and thus does not interfere with the camera operation, this makes the blaze a daylight-robust camera. This is especially an advantage in outdoor applications, such as container handling or depalletizing tasks, as well as wherever artificial light mixes with sunlight.

Compact and robust

The blaze stands up to harsh environments with an industry-grade, corrosion-resistant housing measuring 100 mm x 81 mm x 64 mm, which is designed to be shock and vibration resistant as well as waterproof and dustproof (IP67). Thanks to these features, the blaze can also be attached to fixed and mobile robots or transport vehicles.

Dual Exposure HDR feature

The High Dynamic Range (HDR) feature was developed for high contrast, complex scenes containing both highly reflective and low reflectivity objects or surfaces. In Dual Exposure Mode, two exposure times are combined allowing close, bright objects and distant, dark objects to be captured simultaneously. The result shows a precise 3D point cloud that correctly represents all object details regardless of distance and reflectance.

Multi-camera operation

The Basler blaze offers camera features for interference-free synchronous operation of multiple ToF cameras in the same application, even if they are in different networks. The use of multiple cameras may be necessary for the detection of large objects or scenes as well as for moving objects, such as for AGVs in a warehouse, for example.

pylon for blaze

For easy setup and integration of the blaze 3D camera, the established pylon Camera Software Suite is available with the complementary blaze Supplementary Package. This allows you to develop applications for your Basler 2D and 3D cameras via a single interface. Compatibility with GenICam, GenTL and GenAPI standards also enables plug-and-play integration with popular libraries, e.g. ROS for Robotics.

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