High-sensitivity camera handles near-IR light

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Mar 3, 2008

The VC4067 EXview Smart Camera executes even complex image processing routines, rendering additional PCs unnecessary.

Vision Components has released the VC4067 EXview smart camera, which is based on a Sony EXview HAD CCD sensor and sutits applications requiring high light sensitivity.

The sensor technology enables the camera to analyse even long wavelength light near the infra-red spectrum, ensuring very precise image recording.

The 2/3in CCD sensor has a 1280 x 1024 pixel resolution and provides a maximum frame rate of 14 frames a second.

Featuring an integrated 400MHz processor from Texas Instruments, the VC4067 EXview has a computing power of 3200 MIPS.

It executes even complex image processing routines, rendering additional PCs unnecessary.

Standard camera models are equipped with 4Mbyte Flash EPROM and 32Mbyte DRAM for program and picture storage, which can be optionally extended with a 128Mbyte SD card.

Additionally, the Smart Camera comes with an RS232 and an Ethernet interface and an external trigger input that enables jitter-free image recording even at high reading frequencies.

Standard equipment also includes four digital PLC inputs and four outputs.

An external monitor can be connected to the camera's integrated SVGA video output for maintenance and testing purposes.