Smart Cameras for Embedded Machine Vision
NI 17xx Smart Cameras
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• Real-time machine vision
• High-quality monochrome VGA (640x480)
or SXGA (1280x1024) CCD image sensors
• High-performance embedded processors
• Isolated 24 V digital I/O
• Dual gigabit Ethernet ports
• RS232 serial support
• Support for industrial protocols
• Expansion analog and digital I/O through
NI Compact FieldPoint and CompactRIO
• Built-in NI direct drive lighting controller
for current-controlled LED light heads
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• Quadrature encoder support
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Recommended Software
• Vision Builder for Automated Inspection
(included) or
• LabVIEW and the LabVIEW Real-Time
Vision Development Bundle
Recommended Accessories
• C-mount lens
• Power and I/O cables
• Mounting bracket
supported by NI 1722 Smart Camera
Overview
NI 17xx Smart Cameras simplify machine vision by analyzing images directly
on the camera with a powerful, embedded processor capable of running
the entire suite of NI vision algorithms. You can use these cameras in a
variety of applications including part location, defect detection, code
reading, and assembly verification. The combination of the onboard
processor with a charge-coupled device (CCD) image sensor provides an
easily distributed, all-in-one vision system that transmits inspection
results along with or in place of raw images. Housed in a rugged metal
case designed for use in industrial applications, all NI Smart Cameras
offer built-in I/O, multiple industrial protocols, built-in Web servers, and
many other features. You can configure NI Smart Cameras with the
included NI Vision Builder for Automated Inspection (AI) software or
program the camera with LabVIEW Real-Time.
logic controllers (PLCs), or with human machine interfaces (HMIs). All
NI Smart Cameras include an RS232 serial port and 5 and 24 V lighting
strobe outputs that you can use for synchronization with third-party
lighting controllers.
NI Smart Cameras, with the exception of the NI 1722, include quadrature
encoder support for synchronizing inspections with linear and rotary drive
systems. This feature simplifies timing in complex applications where
consistency is critical to system success.
Direct Drive Lighting
To directly illuminate objects under
the camera, NI Smart Cameras
feature direct drive lighting. Lighting
controllers can be costly additions
to machine vision applications.
NI Smart Cameras have a built-in
lighting controller so you can directly
drive lights from the camera itself,
lowering costs and simplifying wiring. The built-in direct drive lighting
controller can provide a constant DC current of 500 mA or a strobed
current of up to 1 A. With strobed lighting, you can increase the intensity
produced by up to four times without harming the light head. Most current-
driven LED light heads work with the NI Smart Camera’s direct-drive
feature (this feature is not included on the NI 1722).
Flexible Industrial I/O
To communicate results to other industrial devices, NI Smart Cameras
offer built-in digital I/O and support both Ethernet- and serial-based
industrial protocols such as Modbus TCP. NI Smart Camera digital I/O
lines are optoisolated for direct connectivity with industrial devices such
as triggers and actuators. All NI Smart Cameras offer two optoisolated
digital inputs and two optoisolated digital outputs.
To simplify Ethernet-based communication, NI Smart Cameras include
two gigabit Ethernet ports. With one port connected to an industrial
network to report inspection results, the other port can directly communicate
with programmable automation controllers (PACs) such as NI CompactRIO
or Compact FieldPoint, with industrial devices such as programmable
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