Matrix Vision has introduced its MvBlockScan camera with an FPGA for acquiring lines of data from an area scan sensor
Philipp Huber, Hans-Joachim Gelke and Matthias Rosenthal, from the Institute of Embedded Systems at Zurich University of Applied Sciences, describe a method for direct data transfer between a GPU and FPGA for real-time imaging
MathWorks has announced the Vision HDL toolbox, which includes native multipixel streaming support to process high-frame-rate and high-resolution videos on FPGAs
Depth map from the SceneScan. Credit: Nerian Vision
Dr Konstantin Schauwecker, CEO of Nerian Vision, describes the firm’s stereo vision sensor for fast depth perception with FPGAs
Silicon Software has released version 3.2 of its VisualApplets graphical development environment
Gidel has released a the Proc10A cXp12 and HawkEye_cXp12 frame grabbers, based on Arria 10 FPGAs and supporting eight PoCXP12 links to provide up to 100Gb/s throughput
Gidel, a provider of imaging solutions based on FPGAs, has announced an addition to its robust developer’s kit, CertifEye, which provides an FPGA development, debug, and validation solution
MVDK evaluation board with MIPI CSI-2 sensor and CXP interface board. Credit: Euresys
Greg Blackman finds that purchasing IP cores for FPGAs is one way to reduce time-to-market for camera production
Silicon Software has launched with runtime 5.7 the configuration software MicroDisplay X for setting up image processing solutions with all Silicon Software frame grabbers
Euresys presents its custom on-board FPGA processing for Coaxlink frame grabbers
MVTec’s Halcon software library includes a deep learning OCR tool with pre-trained fonts from a wide range of industries. Credit: MVTec
Matthew Dale explores vision solutions for code reading and inspection in pharmaceutical production
Engineers at KYB in front of a pick-and-place solution for handling steel metal cylinders. Credit: Pickit
Car manufacturing has been hit hard by Covid-19, but the need for automation on production lines has not diminished, as Greg Blackman finds out
A point cloud of a National Research Council Canada artefact superimposed on a CAD model. Credit: NIST
How do you choose a 3D vision system for a robot cell? Geraldine Cheok and Kamel Saidi at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the USA discuss an initiative to define standards for industrial 3D imaging
SWIR imaging can show bruising in fruit that wouldn't be evident with a visible camera. Credit: Sony
Edmund Optics’s Thomas Armspach-Young and Boris Lange consider the optics needed to get the best out of Sony's new short-wave infrared image sensors
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Findings from a two-part survey, conducted by the European Machine Vision Association, on the effects the Covid-19 pandemic could have on the machine vision industry
Credit: Drag&bot
Christoph Hellmann Santos, of the ROS Industrial Consortium Europe and Fraunhofer IPA, explains why more industrial users are now building robots through the open source software platform, Robot Operating System
