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High Speed GigE Vision Area Scan, Line Scan, and TDI Cameras

Area-Scan Cameras

  • Full Featured
  • 0.5MP up to 150MP
  • Highest Possible Frame Rates
  • ie. 2MP @ 3462fps, 10MP @ 1000fps
  • Color, Mono, UV, Polarized, NIR, and SWIR Cameras
  • 10GigE, 25GigE, 100GigE
  • Available NOW!

Emergent area scan GigE cameras are best known for covering an extremely wide range of resolutions and frame rates. We incorporate all the best sensors from Sony and Gpixel. Sony boasts very high image quality with resolutions and frame rates a perfect match for the Emergent 25GigE Bolt series and 10GigE HR series. Gpixel boasts high image quality with resolutions and frame rates that push Emergent 100GigE Zenith series to its limit.

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Figure: Emergent Area Scan Cameras (100GigE Zenith, 25 GigE Bolt, 10GigE HR)

This animation illustrates a typical task of an area scan camera which is inspecting objects on a production line. The cameras here are hardware triggered by the sensor looking for objects on the conveyor. Images are transmitted with low latency and jitter back to the computer for analysis and action. Generally, the object under inspection is captured fully in a single image. Emergent Area Scan cameras have 3 inputs and 3 outputs with opto-isolated and TTL options depending on your application needs.

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At 10GigE, the products range from 0.5MP @ 1500fps up to 50MP @ 23fps.

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At 25GigE, the products range from 0.5MP @ 1600fps up to 127MP @ 17fps.

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At 100GigE, the products range from 2MP @ 3462fps up to 152MP @ 16fps.

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At 1, 2.5, and 5 GigE, the products range from 0.33MP @ 260fps up to 24.47MP @ 17.5fps.

Line-Scan Cameras

Full Featured
4K up to 16K
Highest Possible Line Rates
ie. 4K @ 172KHz, 16K @ 400KHz
Encoder Support
TDI
10GigE, 25GigE, 100GigE
Available now or Coming Soon!

Emergent line scan cameras are best known for covering an extremely wide range of resolutions and line rates. We incorporate all the best sensors from Gpixel. Gpixel boasts high image quality with resolutions and line rates that push Emergent 100GigE Pinnacle series to its limit. Emergent 25GigE Accel and 10GigE Pace models nicely round out the line scan product portfolio.

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Figure: Emergent Line-Scan Cameras (100GigE Pinnacle, 25 GigE Accel, 10GigE Pace)

This animation illustrates the same task with a line scan camera. Generally, line scan cameras are used for scanning a continuous web of material like print or fabric but does not preclude applications as shown here with discrete objects. The cameras images here are hardware triggered by the sensor looking for objects on the conveyor. The individual lines of a given frame are triggered synchronously through the use of the continuous encoder signal shown in green. The lines of a given image are immediately transmitted back to the computer and assembled in the user buffer with zero copy technology. Emergent Line Scan cameras have encoder RS422 A/B inputs, 1 trigger input and 2 outputs.

TDI Line Scan Cameras are used to expose the same line on the object multiple times to allow either higher speeds with same lighting or same speed with lower lighting brightness requirement. TDI achieves this by having multiple lines in the sensor with each line exposing multiple times and the exposure or line rate is perfectly synchronized to the movement of the conveyor through the use of the encoder.

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For line scan, the products range from 4K @ 172KHz up to 16K @ 400KHz
with a special nod to 9K TDI @ 600KHz.

Computer Vision Cameras vs. Machine Vision Cameras

“Machine Vision” and “Computer Vision” terms are often used when there is a discussion about images so it is important that we understand the meaning behind them and clear any misconceptions. A variety of factors must be considered before choosing a machine vision camera or a computer vision camera, but the table below provides a brief look at some of the key differences between the two terms.

Machine Vision Cameras Computer Vision Cameras
The term “Machine Vision” is mainly used in the context of industrial automation The term “Computer Vision” is mainly used in the context of deep learning/artificial intelligence
Machine vision is mainly associated with pre-processing of images and rule-based feature extraction Computer Vision is mainly associated with post-processing of images and learning-based feature extraction
Machine vision always involves a camera system for capturing images and data delivery Camera systems may or may not be involved
Machine vision may or may not involve GPU processing and cloud computing Large computer vision models often require GPU processing and cloud computing
The goal of machine vision is to enable machines to automate their decision-making by visually sensing their surroundings The goal of computer vision is to train an AI model by learning features from a set of images and then make predictions

It is clear that even though both machine vision and computer vision involve the processing of images, their goals are different. Machine vision is not necessarily a subset of computer vision and computer vision is not necessarily a subset of machine vision but machine vision systems often use computer vision tools to derive meaningful information for their decision-making process.

Camera Selector

That’s a lot of high speed cameras, so to find the right camera, you can visit the online camera selector from the Emergent website. Enter in your application critical parameters to filter down to suitable models and review other more detailed specs by showing other columns. Finally click the link to go to the camera product and resource page. Works on PC or cell phone and significantly shortens the time required to find the right camera for your application.

About Emergent Vision Technologies

Emergent Vision Technologies

Here is a recap of what Emergent is all about…

  • 10+ Awards for innovation and pioneering the high speed GigEVision imaging movement
  • 10+ years shipping 10GigE cameras with more than 140 models
  • 5+ years shipping 25GigE cameras with more than 55 models
  • 2+ years shipping 100GigE cameras with more than 16 models
  • Camera technology performance leader
  • Focused on high-speed Ethernet/GigEVision
  • Focused on enabling the processing of high-speed image data
  • Area scan and Line scan models
  • UV, NIR, Polarized, Color, Mono models for multispectral applications
  • Emergent eSDK for full application flexibility
  • Emergent eCapture Pro for a highly comprehensive software solution
  • Most comprehensive range of product and support for high-speed imaging applications
  • Any speed, any resolution, any cable length
  • Available NOW!

We are a multi-award winning company with a focus on high speed GigEVision product.

We have many years shipping product ranging in speeds from 10GigE up to 100GigE.

We have a strong focus on providing end-to-end technologies and support for our customers applications.

We can fullfil most application needs.

Lastly, products presented are available now.

Adoption of 10GigEVision and Higher

Here is a quick snapshot of the adoption of GigEVision products ranging in speeds from 10GigE up to 100GigE. Emergent has shown how top performance can be achieved and opened up many markets including machine vision to the use of such technologies. Some companies are just now leveraging our efforts toward releasing 25G and higher speed products but still a ways to go to release ratified and performance products.

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Figure: Emergent Vision Technologies is the first provider of cameras based on 10GigE, 25GigE, 50GigE, and 100GigE interfaces.