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PPT Vision introduces IMPACT Camera Link-based vision system

JULY 15 --PPT Vision Inc. (Minneapolis, MN; www.pptvision.com) has unveiled the IMPACT CL, a new extension to the IMPACT machine-vision microsystem product line that provides connectivity to high-speed digital cameras.
July 15, 2003
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JULY 15 --PPT Vision Inc. (Minneapolis, MN; www.pptvision.com) has unveiled the IMPACT CL, a new extension to the IMPACT machine-vision microsystem product line that provides connectivity to high-speed digital cameras. IMPACT CL interfaces to the Camera Link digital cameras now manufactured by major industrial camera suppliers worldwide. Camera Link is the global open standard for high-speed industrial digital camera communications. By combining the IMPACT CL machine-vision microsystem technology with the Camera Link open standard for industrial camera communications, the limited camera selection and closed architectures associated with smart cameras and self-contained vision systems are eliminated.

"Previously, users of low-priced machine vision have been limited by systems that only support a few basic cameras," stated Joe Christenson, president of PPT VISION. "With IMPACT CL, vision system users can leverage the Camera Link open standard with the flexibility to choose from a broad range of camera formats and vendors, including linescan, color, and high-resolution cameras."

Camera Link is an open, high-speed digital camera communication standard for machine-vision applications, previously available only for high-cost, heavily customized, frame-grabber-based PC-vision architectures. The Automated Imaging Association sponsors the Camera Link certification program including the oversight Camera Link Committee and product registry. All major industrial camera suppliers have obtained certification for a range of digital Camera Link cameras.

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