Imaging systems tackle color measurement

Off-the-shelf FireWire cameras and spectrometers ease the task of color measurement.

There's an old saying that although there may be more than one way to skin a cat, you get only one try per cat. In building machine-vision systems, developers can choose from a number of different components to perform any specific task. By studying product application notes and successful integration stories, system integrators are in a better position to lower the cost of a particular system by choosing the correct lighting, lenses, and cameras to meet the needs of their application.

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