Vision system handles up to three cameras
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ipd product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
Oct 1, 2004
iNspect is the newest product in the ipd line of easy-to-use, prepackaged vision appliances for industrial end users.
iNspect is the newest product in the ipd line of easy-to-use, prepackaged vision appliances for industrial end users.
Designed for applications that require multiple inspections based on independent views of the same part, iNspect provides a cost-effective, yet powerful, multiple-camera machine vision solution.
Like ipd's other vision appliances, iNspect is shipped with all required software, hardware, user interface, I/O controls and communications interfaces resident in the product.
"Requirements for part and product inspections continue to increase, both in the number of inspections performed throughout the manufacturing process and the level of detail needed to ensure the best possible quality", said Steve Geraghty, Director of ipd.
"To address these requirements, iNspect incorporates the best of our existing vision appliances, along with a number of powerful new hardware and software-based features, to provide a highly advanced, multiple-camera inspection system at a price that is affordable for any manufacturer".
The first Vision Appliance based on ipd's powerful NetSight II platform, iNspect features several significant new hardware-based capabilities, including: the ability to accommodate views and processing for up to three cameras; performance up to ten times that of comparable smart camera solutions; setup and monitoring via a traditional desktop interface; optional monitor access through a remote network interface (web browser or application); a local display that gives users the ability to view runtime images with measurement overlays; and ample disk space for history and local job storage.
iNspect provides a comprehensive toolset, including all the tools from iGauge and iCheck.
The product allows users to define custom inspection criteria and is capable of locating parts oriented in any position.
iNspect offers users several choices of interface.
The primary setup and configuration interface is "desktop" style, while remote monitoring of inspections is available across a network using standard web browsers.
Remote command inputs, such as solution changes for product switchovers, are also available.
And, to increase operator ease of use, iNspect can run from a custom, user-defined Visual Basic front-end.
Standard interface protocols, such as Modbus and Ethernet/IP, are available for communicating with devices on the factory floor.
In addition, iNspect supports direct mapping of inspection results into several popular PLCs.
For simple applications, iNspect's sophisticated internal I/O processor provides direct control of rejected products.
Pricing for iNspect starts at US $3995 for a single-camera solution.
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