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Click here to enlarge imageInfrared camera shrinks sizeOmega thermal-imaging camera measures 1.35 X 1.45 X 1.90 in., weighs 3.5 oz, and consumes 1.5 W. Its detector is an uncooled microbolometer, array format is a 160 X 120 RS-170 display or a 160 x 128 CCIR display, and digital output is 14 bits. Auto gain switching extends maximum temperature scene temperature from 150°C to 400°C. Pixel size is 51 sq µm, optical fill factor is 65%, and spectral response is 7.5 to 13.5 µm. Frame rate is 30 Hz RS-170 or 25 Hz CCIR. FireWire (IEEE 1394) output module enables PC to acquire digital video without a frame grabber. Germanium lenses offer ƒ/1.6 with 11-, 18-, and 30-mm focal lengths.Indigo Systems Corp.,Santa Barbara, CA 93111(805) 964-9797.Go to www.onlinecenter.to/vsd and enter 100

Click here to enlarge imageSystem detects color changesCV-751 machine-vision controller uses shade-scale ASIC-based processor for enhanced color recognition and detection without requiring a PC or complex software. The processor detects color differences in hue and density as shade levels by performing 360° high-speed image rotation as part of the pattern-matching process. It can store up to eight screen images in separate built-in memory. Menu-driven user interface includes storage of Setup Menu to restore parameters such as camera focus and brightness adjustment. Other features cover 0.1-pixel measurement, illumination adjustment and normalized correlation against image illumination changes, and data recording analog output.Keyence Corp. of America,Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677(888) 539-3623.Go to www.onlinecenter.to/vsd and enter 101

Click here to enlarge imageOscilloscopes aboundFive oscilloscope models in TDS2000 line provide two and four channels, 200-MHz bandwidth, and 2-Gsample/s maximum sample rate. Color LCD displays multiple waveforms. Two oscilloscope models in TDS1000 line offer two channels, 100-MHz bandwidth, and 1-Gsample/s maximum sample rate. Features for both lines include P2200 200-MHz 10X-1X switchable passive probe and wizard, FFT function, various triggering techniques, autoset function, and up to four automatic measurements for the displayed signal. Options offer an RS-232, GPIB, or parallel printer port, WaveStar measurement software, and operator training kit.Tektronix Inc.,Beaverton, OR 97077(800) 426-2200.Go to www.onlinecenter.to/vsd and enter 102

Click here to enlarge imageComputer performs in tough environmentAllen-Bradley RAC6181 industrial computer suits factory-floor applications with a flat-panel display, a 12.1-in. keypad bezel, programmable function keys, and a numeric keypad. It comes with 600-MHz or 866-MHz Pentium III CPU cards or 566-MHz Celeron CPU cards. An optional four-slot chassis adds an additional PCI and ISA slot to the standard PCI and shared PCI/ISA slots. RSView Machine or Supervisory Edition software is used to collect and display information. The computer can access information on a RAC6180 or RAC6155 server, access the Internet, and update a process anywhere on the plant floor.Rockwell Automation,Bloomington, MN 55438(800) 223-5354.Go to www.onlinecenter.to/vsd and enter 103

Click here to enlarge imageCamera works in stereoBumblebee stereovision camera uses two Sony ICX084 color or monochrome 1/3-in. progressive-scan 8-bit CCD sensors to deliver 640 X 480-pixel resolution at 30, 15, 7.5, or 3.75 frames/s. It uses two Sony ICX204 color or monochrome CCDs for 1024 X 768-pixel resolution at 15 frames/s. An IEEE 1394 (FireWire) interface carries camera data, control, and power signals. Auto/manual gain ranges from 0 to 34 dB. Shutter speeds cover 1/16,000-1/30 s at 30 Hz. Prefocused microlenses provide 4-mm focal length and a 70° horizontal field of view. Precalibrated for lens distortion and camera misalignment, the camera measures 16 X 4 X 4 cm and produces images that are aligned within 0.05-pixel rms error. Software support includes Windows 98SE/2000/XP, Triclops stereo vision SDK, and image-acquisition and camera control device driver and SDK.Point Grey Research Inc.,Vancouver, BC, Canada V6J 1Y6(604) 730-9937.go to www.onlinecenter.to/vsd and enter 104Lens suits 1.3-Mpixel sensorsDSL602 multielement glass lens focuses on 1.3-Mpixel CCD/CMOS image sensors with 3.25 to 3.3-µm sq pixels for digital still cameras. It measures 15 mm in diameter and 17.41 mm in length. Its imager resolution is 1280 X 1024 pixels, focal length is 4.8 mm, diagonal field of view is 59°, and maximum image circle is 5.4 mm. The lens provides an ƒ/2.8 aperture, a total optical path length of 20 mm, and a relative illumination of 71%.Sunex Inc. USA,Carlsbad, CA 92008(760) 602-0988.go to www.onlinecenter.to/vsd and enter 105CMOS imager packs featuresIBIS5-1300 monochrome or color CMOS image sensor features 1024 X 1280-pixel resolution, on-chip timing and control circuits, and triggered snapshot and rolling shutter operation modes. Snapshot shutter starts and stops integration in a few microseconds for all pixels at the same time. Rolling shutter mode runs at a pixel rate of 40 MHz and provides up to 30 full-image frames/s. Optical format is 2/3 in. using 6.7-sq mm pixels. Image information is available via an analog or a 10-bit parallel digital output. Linear or single-slope dynamic range is 60 dB. Intrascene dynamic range can be increased to more than 120 dB using flexible multiple-slope operation mode. Sensor comes in an 84-pin CLCC package and measures 15.3 X 15.3 mm2. Color sensor provides a RGB Bayer filter mosaic and a near-IR cut-off filter. Development board operates under Windows 98/2000/XP with an IEEE 1394 (FireWire) interface.FillFactory NV,2800 Mechelen, Belgium+32 15 446 350.go to www.onlinecenter.to/vsd and enter 106

Click here to enlarge imageScan lenses cover fieldF-Theta Ronar lenses provide an outer diameter of 47 mm. These lenses serve small scan heads with apertures from 5 to 8 mm. The series comprises four lenses with a focal length of 160 mm (wavelengths of 1064 and 532 nm) and 63 mm (wavelengths of 1064, 532, and 830 nm). Long-focal-length ƒ/q lens offers a focal length of 635 mm at 532 nm and covers an image field of 390 X 390 mm2. Aberration-free imaging is achieved up to a beam diameter of 20 mm, resulting in a spot size of 32 µm2.Linos Photonics Inc.,Milford, MA 01757(815) 624-8466.go to www.onlinecenter.to/vsd and enter 1073-D software updated3D-Doctor, version 3.5, is 3-D image visualization, rendering, and measurement software for CT, MRI, microscopy, and scientific images. It includes new functions for quantitative analysis and 3-D color image processing, and improvements to real-time 3-D surface and volume rendering algorithms. Quantitative analysis functions are used to calculate histogram, size, and volume for tumor-measurement and cancer-treatment applications. Image-processing functions, such as color image segmentation, image registration, and fusion, are available. The software supports image files stored in DICOM, TIFF, Interfile, BMP, JPEG, PNG, and raw formats. Surface models are created from cross-section image slices and saved to a 3-D format, including VRML, IGES, 3DS, DXF, OBJ, STL, and others.Able Software Corp.,Lexington, MA 02420(781) 862-2804.go to www.onlinecenter.to/vsd and enter 108Camera corrects lightingOpsis 5150HL linescan camera can acquire a 5150-pixel line at 40 Mpixels/s. It corrects for lighting conditions in real time and sends the images to a host computer over a Fibre Channel (ANSI X3.230) connection at 400 Mbits/s. A built-in FPGA enables customizing the camera's operation. Camera NEMA-12 enclosure protects against harsh environments.Wintress Engineering Corp.,San Diego, CA 92121(800) 550-7300.Go to www.onlinecenter.to/vsd and enter 109

Click here to enlarge imageCamera adds Camera LinkKP-F100ACL progressive-scan CCD camera comes with a fixed shutter, PC control via an RS-232C port, an analog output, and a Camera Link digital output. It measures 44 X 44 X 78 mm, weighs 180 g, and accepts positive- or negative-going trigger pulses. Frame-on-Demand function offers a choice of three trigger modes for capturing images at a desired timing. The RS-232C port allows the remote control of all camera functions, the selection of external trigger mode of Frame-on-Demand feature, the setting of shutter speed, and the adjustment of A/D gain and offset. The camera can display 24-frame/s half-vertical resolution or 12 frame/s full-vertical resolution of 1300 X 1030 pixels.Hitachi Denshi America Ltd.,Woodbury, NY 11797(516) 921-7200.Go to www.onlinecenter.to/vsd and enter 110Lens handles megapixelsThe 26HA 25-mm-focal-length, ƒ/1.4 lens delivers more than 2640 TV lines in the center and more than 2110 TV lines at the edges for use with 2/3-in., 3 million-pixel CCD cameras. Distortion compensation ensures high resolution from corner to corner at the close minimum focusing distance of 0.6 mm. Key features include a 13.686-mm (in air) back focus, a -38.730-mm exit pupil position, and a 45.3-mm maximum diameter. Overall lens diameter is 41 mm, and lens weight is 145 g.Tamron USA Inc.,Commack, NY 11725(631) 858-8400.Go to www.onlinecenter.to/vsd and enter 111

Click here to enlarge imageDSP board does floating pointC65712CPU embedded DSP board combines a TMS320C6712 DSP processor that delivers up to 600 MFLOPS at 100 MHz. It comes with up to 32 Mbytes of external SDRAM and 512 Kbytes of Flash ROM in a 98 X 67-mm form. Users can access two TMS 320C6000 ports, programmable digital I/O interface, and Flash file system that works with a PC via a RS232 line. As many as seven peripheral boards can accompany a C6712CPU board in a microline stack. Additional boards are controlled by the DSP processor using its 20-bit address and 32-bit data buses. Integration with computers can be achieved at up to 230 kbaud by RS-232, at up to 400 Mbits/s using an optional IEEE 1394 (FireWire) interface, or via JTAG for debugging.Traquair Data Systems Inc.,Ithaca, NY 14850(607) 266-6000.Go to www.onlinecenter.to/vsd and enter 112

Click here to enlarge imageLight source checks operationRS-5M color-tunable digital-light-source system suits photometric and radiometric calibrations for verifying the performance of solid-state light sources, photodiodes, imaging systems, and CCD/CMOS sensors and cameras. It features 16-bit color-tunable spectral output with up to eight different spectral channels, allowing tunable broadband output from 380 to 1000 nm. It can measure charge capacity, electronic gain, responsivity, quantum efficiency, and nonlinearity with NIST-traceable calibration. Manual or computer interface control is done via RS-232 or IEEE-488. When coupled with a PC, system software provides a GUI that generates measurement sequence macros for CCD cameras. Command set is provided so developers can write routines to fit their application.Gamma Scientific,San Diego, CA 92123(858) 279-8034.Go to www.onlinecenter.to/vsd and enter 113

Click here to enlarge imageSensor detects ultravioletKAI-2000DUV interline CCD image sensor captures images in the ultraviolet portion of the light spectrum (200-400 nm) for semiconductor imaging applications. It provides progressive-scan readout, 7.4-µm sq pixels, and 1600 X 1200-pixel resolution. The 11.8 X 8.9-mm imaging area and split horizontal register offer single or dual video outputs. Single output delivers 9 frames/s and 15 frames/s at 20-MHz pixel rate and 32-MHz pixel rate, respectively. Dual outputs deliver 18 frames/s and 30 frames/s at 20-MHz pixel rate and 34-MHz pixel rate, respectively. Key features include electronic shutter, low dark current, and antiblooming protection.Eastman Kodak Co.,Rochester, NY 14650(585) 722-4385.Go to www.onlinecenter.to/vsd and enter 114

Click here to enlarge imageFrame grabber shrinksPicPort-Color frame grabber is available in a half-height PCI-compatible form factor. It acquires images from S-Video and composite video sources in NTSC, RS-170, PAL, CCIR, SECAM, or PAL-M formats. Image resolution is NTSC 720 X 480 sq pixels or 640 X 480-pixel CCIR 601 format. Image coding is YUV 4:2:2 or CCIR 656. Contrast, color hue, brightness, and color saturation are programmable. Software support includes LV-SDS software development suite, which comprises Daisy software interface, Orchid library of ActiveX/OCX and regular function calls, Camera Editor, Twain driver, and Video for Windows.Leutrek Vision Inc.,Burlington, MA 01803(781) 238-0213.Go to www.onlinecenter.to/vsd and enter 115

Click here to enlarge imageSensors are mobileMI-SOC-0133 CIF-size CMOS image sensor camera system-on-a-chip device and stand-alone MI-0133 CIF-size CMOS image sensor meet low-power imaging needs. They incorporate camera functions on-chip and are programmable through a two-wire serial host interface. Both devices offer progressive-scan CIF resolution of 352 X 288 5.6-µm sq pixels, 1.97 X 1.61-mm imaging area, up to 30 frames/s progressive scan, and an on-chip, 8-bit, analog-to-digital converter. They feature Bayer RGB color filters, 4.5-MHz data rate at 27-MHz master clock, exposure controls from 2.4 µs to 200 ms, dynamic range of 65 dB, and signal-to-noise ratio of 45 dB. Camera-on-a-chip device consumes less than 45 mW at 30 frames/s and less than 30 mW at 15 frames/s.Micron Technology Inc.,Boise, ID 83707(626) 685-5100.Go to www.onlinecenter.to/vsd and enter 116

Click here to enlarge imageCamera uses Camera LinkIK-SX1 digital monochrome progressive-scan video camera offers a Camera Link or LVDS interface. It provides a 2/3-in. CCD with 6.45-µm sq pixels. Resolution is 1392 x 1040 pixels at a full scan rate of 15 frames/s. Asynchronous reset electronic shutter covers 1/15 to 1/50,000 s. Partial scan rate allows outputs of up to 60 frames/s. The camera measures 44 X 44 X 53 mm.Toshiba Imaging Systems,Irvine, CA 92618(949) 461-4986.Go to www.onlinecenter.to/vsd and enter 117Camera senses near ultravioletXCD-SX999UV black and white digital CCD video camera offers near ultraviolet sensitivity. It incorporates a 1/2-in. interline-transfer progressive-scan CCD sensor based on the company's HAD technology that covers the 230- to 1000-nm spectral range. Resolution is 1280 X 960 pixels. When used with ultraviolet lighting, the camera can capture fine surface defects that might not be detected using visible or infrared lighting. It measures 44 X 33 X 116 mm in an enclosure that withstands harsh environments.Sony Electronics,Park Ridge, NJ 07656(800) 686-7669.Go to www.onlinecenter.to/vsd and enter 118Software solves lightingTracePro release 2.4 helps users analyze illumination and optomechanical designs. It offers a graphical user interface with RepTile surface and target visualizations, multiple exit surfaces, source spreadsheet, surface property catalogs, user-defined surface properties using dynamic-linked libraries, and definitions of nonuniform surface temperature distributions. RepTile algorithm models thousands of repetitive surfaces used in present display and lighting products to construct prismatic films, lenslet and fresnel lens arrays, and scattered dot patterns. Display model options include ray color definition as a function of flux, directional ray arrows, local coordinate systems, and user-defined projections. Source spreadsheet lets users vary source parameters. Rectangular, circular, and cylindrical surfaces can be defined by a spatially varying nonuniform temperature distribution.Lambda Research Corp.,Littleton, MA 01460(978) 486-0766.Go to www.onlinecenter.to/vsd and enter 119