Kontron and Stemmer Imaging demonstrate application-ready, pre-configured high speed machine vision system

This reference design for industrial high speed machine vision applications is based on aligned hardware and software, which has been optimized for this application. Key customers can expect system platforms from one source where the hardware is equipped with the latest processor technology. This guarantees a high level of processing quality and speed which in turn saves costs.



Thanks to the function-tested combination of industry servers from Kontron, with high-quality imaging components from third-party suppliers and pre-configured imaging software from Stemmer Imaging, OEM customers and system integrators will be able to take advantage of different benefits including short development and market-launch times, reduced system integration and certification costs, high reliability with continuous operation and one single contact who assumes responsibility for the overall system.



Further application-ready image platforms

The focus of the new industrial imaging solutions resulting from the cooperation between Stemmer Imaging and Kontron is the identification and quality control of piece and bulk goods in manufacturing and packaging, as well as web inspection of endless materials such as fabrics, foils or metal sheets. Thanks to the high certification standards of Kontron industry servers, and the flexible assembly with third-party components, different versions of this system configuration, offered by both companies, are also suitable for intelligent traffic management systems and for medical imaging.



The system configuration in detail

Kontron's high performance and long-term available 4U Rackmount Server KISS 4U Q57 was chosen as the core component which - due to the powerful 64-bit Intel Core i3/i5/i7 processor, Intel Q57 Express chipset and up to 16 GB of DDR3 SDRAM - brings together high image processing performance with convenient server functions. The industrial server is equipped with Stemmer Imaging's Common Vision Blox software, which enables efficient development of the imaging applications. The image is captured by monochrome area scan cameras, such as the JAI CM-140 PMCL, with a mini CameraLink interface which supports Power over CameraLink. The image is then processed by the cost-efficient CameraLink framegrabber Dalsa XCELERA-CL LX1 BASE. The lens used is a Fujinon 2/3-CCD FJN HF25HA-1B/1,4. Dome-shaped LED ring lights (CCS LDR2-90RD) assure homogenous illumination and the appropriate stabilized power supply (CCS PD2-3012-CE) completes the system. The software core of the system is the Common Vision Blox Image Manager that offers basic image acquisition and access functions via defined interfaces. Various software tools and powerful algorithms enable inexpensive and flexible adaptation to any imaging task.