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Stemmer offers enhanced Dalsa imaging software

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Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Jun 8, 2009

Dalsa, a specialist in high-performance digital imaging and semiconductors, has increased the functionality of the Inspect and Sherlock software packages, which are available from Stemmer Imaging.

These software packages are intended to enable imaging systems to be used cost effectively in many fields and by users with any level of knowledge.

Inspect, which recently gained colour imaging functionality, can now support up to eight instead of three GigE cameras per application.

It can be configured and operated in traditional synchronous mode to trigger all cameras simultaneously.

Other enhancements in the new version include real-time image rotation and the ability to work with composite images.

This is said to make it much easier to implement inspection tasks involving multi-camera applications.

Each camera is set up individually with the aid of pull-down menus and simplified flexible scripting allows tool parameters or results to be linked across multiple cameras.

For experienced imaging integrators, new features and capabilities have also been added to Sherlock.

These include an OCR tool that can be quickly trained and that is tolerant of the scaling and rotation of individual characters.

The OCR reader can scan several lines at the same time and uses optimised algorithms for character segmentation and effective control to deliver predictable and repeatable results.

Administrative and operator support features security and auditing capabilities, which are said to make Sherlock suitable for use in applications requiring conformance to FDA21 CFR Part 11 compliance requirements.

Sherlock now also supports Dalsa Genie HM cameras, the AVT Fire Package 2.9 driver and a variety of commands, pre-processing options and algorithm enhancements.

Sherlock's support for multi-camera systems provides users with application flexibility and cost savings, according to Stemmer.

For example, applications involving up to 16 Genie GigE cameras, including high-resolution variants, have already been implemented on a VA61 unit.

Inspect and Sherlock can be used together with GigE cameras attached to a Dalsa VA61 or to any other GigE-compatible industrial computer.

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