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News Release from: ipd | Subject: IPD VA3X machine vision appliance
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 17 May 2007
Machine vision systems handle two
cameras
Dalsa VA3X products provide quick user setup, factory-friendly wiring and support for one or two cameras with choice of sensor resolution.
Dalsa has released the IPD VA3X, the latest products in the company's line of machine vision appliances Housed in compact, DIN mountable enclosures, the VA3X products provide quick user setup, factory-friendly wiring and support for one or two cameras with choice of sensor resolution
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 15 Jul 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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"The VA3X offers over twice the performance of our popular VA2X products", says Steve Geraghty, Director of Dalsa IPD.
"We've upgraded the processor and system resources to support applications that demand higher throughput or greater image resolution".
"The VA3X is footprint, software and electrically compatible with the VA2X, providing familiar compact solutions that are quick to configure and easy to interface".
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Available in two versions, the VA3X offers users choice and flexibility to satisfy their near and long-term application needs.
The VA30 comes complete with iNspect software, while the sister VA31 version additionally includes Sherlock, machine vision software.
The VA3X incorporates the "smarts" inside the camera controller, as opposed to the camera head.
This allows users to position it alongside other automation controllers for easy interfacing and have the benefit of small camera heads for easy mounting.
The dual camera capability of the product also provides significant cost savings in multi-camera applications.
The VA30 comes with software preinstalled on the device, thus eliminating version control problems.
The iNspect application interface is exposed through a standard web browser on a connecting network computer, thus providing "connect and go" capability.
The device is equipped with a Gigabit-compliant network connection that allows a real-time image feed to the web browser.
Alternatively, for users who prefer in-place setup, the VA31 offers the ability to connect keyboard, mouse and monitor directly to the unit.
Fully equipped with industrial grade I/O and external connections conveniently located on the front of the unit, the VA3X makes electrical interfacing easy.
The devices include status lights for every input and output connection to help application debugging.
On the sensor side, the VA3X provides users with the resolution choice they need to satisfy a wide range of inspection tasks, from presence and absence to high-precision measurements.
Standard supported sensor resolutions are 640 x 480 and 1024 x 768; however, higher resolutions of up to 1600 x 1200 are possible.
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