The 10 GigE cameras enable high-speed image processing in Gigabit Ethernet-based networks - and combine this with exceptional precision. What does this mean in practice? And what other technologies should companies be looking at?

The uEye Warp10 cameras offer up to ten times the transmission bandwidth of 1 GigE cameras and are around twice as fast as cameras with a USB3 interface. This gives them the edge when it comes to capturing, monitoring and analyzing high-speed applications. This is particularly true when motion blur must be excluded and the data needs to be available quickly on the network. A whole range of applications benefit from these advantages, including inspection systems on production lines with high cycle rates and quality controls in incoming goods and warehouses. Claudia Kirsch, Product Communication at IDS, summarizes the advantages: "The uEye Warp10 camera family offers a new level of precision and speed and can therefore significantly improve processes and performance in industrial plants."

10GigE industrial cameras now also with TFL mount

uEye Warp10 cameras are not only available with C-mount lens mounts, but also with TFL mount (M35 x 0.75) for the use of particularly high-resolution sensors. By combining the 10GigE interface and TFL mount, large-format sensors with up to 45 MP can be integrated.

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IDS customers can already choose from a wide range of different sensors. These include, for example, models with the fourth generation Sony Pregius S sensors, IMX535 (12 MP), IMX536 (8 MP) and IMX537 (5 MP). What makes them special is the combination of global shutter and BSI technology, which means that the sensors deliver very good image quality. In addition, cameras with the onsemi global shutter sensors XGS20000 (20 MP, 1.3"), XGS30000 (30 MP, 1.5") and XGS45000 (45 MP, 2") are now available. The large-format onsemi XGS sensors require correspondingly large optics. Unlike the previous uEye+ Warp10 models, the new cameras are therefore equipped with a TFL mount (M35x0.75). TFL lenses can be firmly screwed to the cameras for secure mounting. The flange focal distance is standardized and, at 17.526 mm, is the same as for the previously available cameras with C-mount.

Smarter production thanks to artificial intelligence

The cameras can precisely record high-speed processes and forward image information in the Gigabit Ethernet-based network without delay and demonstrate their strengths in inspection tasks, for example, when scenes need to be recorded, monitored and analyzed in full detail and without motion blur.

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Industrial cameras with artificial intelligence (AI) go one step further. They open up completely new fields of application that cannot be mastered with conventional image processing. While many robots do not understand their environment themselves and can only work command-based, AI-based systems enable them to react adaptively. This ability is necessary, for example, when recognizing and processing highly varying objects. Very high or hardly predictable variances are very difficult to realize with conventional image processing. Artificial intelligence, on the other hand, offers the necessary capabilities to solve such challenges. However, when it comes to AI in particular, many companies lack the necessary expertise and time to familiarize themselves with the topic and use the technology for their needs.

The IDS NXT AI image processing system is designed to remedy this situation, as it can be operated quickly and easily by any user group - even without in-depth knowledge of machine learning, image processing or application programming. Customers benefit from a complete system that includes both cameras and software.

The IDS NXT system is also characterized by user-friendly workflows: It provides step-by-step support, from the creation of the image to the training of the neural network and the realization of the application. IDS NXT therefore offers an excellent basis for the intelligent use of image processing. A few weeks ago, IDS also launched a groundbreaking product on the market: the new IDS NXT malibu can analyze images in real time and integrate results directly into compressed video streams. It combines on-camera AI with compression and streaming - a first in the industrial environment.

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