Cognex Introduces World's Smallest High Resolution Digital CMOS Machine Vision Camera.Business/Technology Editors NATICK, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 12, 2001 Cognex Corporation Cognex Corporation is an American corporation that manufactures commercial machine vision systems. Cognex is the world leader in its field, holding an array of patents and employing academic experts. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on - CGNX), the world's leading supplier of machine vision systems, today introduced the CDC-100(TM), the world's smallest high-resolution (1280x1024) digital CMOS camera A digital still or video camera that uses a CMOS-based image sensor chip rather than a CCD to record the picture. The CMOS image sensors enable the integration of all required camera circuits onto the same chip, making them well suited for tiny cameras such as in PDAs and cellphones. designed specifically for machine vision applications. Roughly half the size and weight of conventional machine vision cameras, the new camera merges high-performance digital camera technology with low-cost CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. image sensing, enabling the cost-effective use of high resolution imaging in a broad range of vision applications. "Although large format digital cameras offer a number of advantages over analog cameras, such as better image quality and the ability to view more part features with a single camera, the traditionally high price of these cameras has greatly limited their use in manufacturing environments," said Justin Testa, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Cognex. "By leveraging CMOS sensor See CMOS image sensor. technology, the CDC-100 now makes it possible to have high resolution imaging without the high cost." For applications requiring high speed acquisition, Cognex also offers the new CDC-50 standard format (640x480 resolution) digital camera. The CDC-50 is able to capture full-frame images at rates of up to 60 frames per second, and, like the CDC-100 camera, is ideally sized for use on robotic arms, as well as in space-constrained environments. The CDC-100 and CDC-50 digital cameras perform a direct 1:1 conversion of the digitized image, providing low noise images with no "pixel jitter A flicker or fluctuation in a transmission signal or display image. The term is used in several ways, but it always refers to some offset of time and space from the norm. For example, in a network transmission, jitter would be a bit arriving either ahead or behind a standard clock cycle ". This provides the machine vision system with better image data for making decisions, such as where an object is located and whether it is defective, thus maximizing the performance of industry-leading Cognex vision software technology. A configurable ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). (region of interest) feature enables users to optimize camera performance by selecting and acquiring a limited region of interest within an image. The CDC-100 and CDC-50 cameras are designed for use with Cognex's new MVS-8100D frame grabber A device that accepts standard TV signals and digitizes the current video frame into a single, bitmapped still image. Frame grabbers can be stand-alone devices that plug into a port on the computer or a function built into the video capture board or display adapter. . The 8100D features a full library of proven vision software tools, including Cognex's industry-leading PatMax(R) technology for locating objects despite changes in angle, scale, or appearance. Available in one, two, and three channel configurations, the 8100D enables interchangeability of any combination of up to three CDC-50 and CDC-100 cameras, eliminating the need to purchase multiple frame grabbers for different camera types. Asynchronous Refers to events that are not synchronized, or coordinated, in time. The following are considered asynchronous operations. The interval between transmitting A and B is not the same as between B and C. The ability to initiate a transmission at either end. acquisition support enables each camera to accept triggers and acquire images independently of one another. The CDC-50 and CDC-100 cameras and MVS-8100D digital frame grabber will be available from Cognex in Q1 2002. Cognex Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, and markets machine vision systems, or computers that can "see". Cognex is the world's leader in the machine vision industry, having shipped to date more than 150,000 machine vision systems, representing over $1 billion in cumulative revenue, since the company's founding in 1981. Cognex's Modular Vision Systems Division, headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts Natick (Pronunciation IPA: /ˈneɪtɪk/) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Natick is located near the center of the MetroWest region of Massachusetts, with a population of 32,170 at the , specializes in machine vision systems which are used for automating the manufacture of a wide range of discrete items and for assuring their quality. Cognex's Surface Inspection Systems Division, headquartered in Alameda, California, specializes in machine vision systems which are used for inspecting the surfaces of products that are manufactured in a continuous fashion, such as metals, paper, and plastics. In addition to its corporate headquarters in Natick, Massachusetts, Cognex also has regional offices located throughout North America, Japan, Europe, and Southeast Asia. Visit Cognex on-line at http://www.cognex.com. |
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