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News Release from: Cognex UK | Subject: MVS-8501 frame grabber
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 05 February 2004
Frame grabber for high-speed analogue
cameras
Cognex Corporation has unveiled the MVS-8501 frame grabber, designed for the next generation of high-speed analogue cameras that use the latest progressive scan CCD sensor technology
Cognex Corporation' the world's leading supplier of machine vision systems and vision sensors, today unveils the MVS-8501 frame grabber The MVS-8501 was designed for the next generation of high-speed analogue cameras that use the latest progressive scan CCD sensor technology
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 6 Jul 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The MVS-8501 joins the high-performance MVS-8500 Series, which also includes the four-channel MVS-8504 frame grabber that supports up to four independent cameras.
The MVS-8501 provides the high-speed acquisition capability of the MVS-8504, in cost-effective single-channel architecture that supports up to four multiplexed cameras.
In addition to supporting the new generation of double-speed analogue cameras, the MVS-8501 is backward compatible with standard speed analogue interlaced and progressive scan cameras.
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As a result, the MVS-8501 provides an economical platform for equipment builders and factory automation engineers currently migrating their PC-based machine vision systems to the new generation of 60 frame-per-second standard resolution analogue cameras.
"Combined with the new high-speed analogue cameras that provide twice the performance of standard cameras at a comparable price point, the MVS-8501 enables customers to cost effectively achieve higher performance in their machine vision applications," said Peter Neve, Director of International Marketing for Cognex.
"Moreover, the frame grabbers come equipped with the industry's highest performance machine vision software tools, including Cognex industry leading PatMax technology for locating objects despite changes in angle, scale, and appearance".
Developers familiar with Microsoft Visual C++ can choose the CVL (Cognex Vision Library) Software Developer Kit to program fully customised solutions for a variety of vision applications.
Alternatively, developers can choose VisionPro, a suite of COM/Active-X based vision software tools that combine the power and flexibility of advanced programming with the ease of development that graphical programming environments provide.
The MVS-8501 frame grabber provides real-time image transfer over the PCI bus to system memory for analysis.
Independent DMA (Direct Memory Access) eliminates delays by allowing captured images to be processed at the same time other images are being captured.
The Cognex MVS-8501 is a half-slot frame grabber that is PCI 2.31 compliant.
The MVS-8501 has an 8 MB FIFO for reliable image transfer and employs high-speed 32-bit/33-MHz bus architecture.
The MVS-8501 is available now. Request a free brochure from Cognex UK ...
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