"Understanding Camera Subsystems for Your Embedded Vision System and Making the Right Choice," a Presentation from Basler

Copyright © 2016 Basler AG 1

Gerrit Fischer

Understanding Camera Subsystems for Your Embedded Vision System… and

Making the Right Choice



Agenda

1. Objectives

2. Company – Basler AG

3. Vision Systems –> Camera Subsystem

4. Conclusion


Company Introduction — Basler AG

www.baslerweb.com

No1 in

Machine Vision

>200.000 cameras/year

>500 employees

Made in

Germany


Vision Systems -> camera subsystems

Under the covers


• Computer Vision

• Research and fundamental technology for

extracting meaning from images

• Machine Vision

• Factory applications

• Embedded Vision

• Extraction of meaning from visual inputs,

creating machines that see and understand

• Cross Sectional technology

Vision Systems — Definitions


Vision Systems — Definitions

Light Lens Camera PC Cable


Vision Systems — Camera Subsystems

Camera Housing

=

Sensor

Front-End

+

Interface

Back-End

+

Firmware

+

Board-level Camera for embedded Vision


Vision Systems

Processing Board

Board – Level

Camera

Flat Flex Cable


Camera Subsystems

Critical components


Subsystems — Image Sensors

Measurement Viewing

CCD vs CMOS Rolling vs Global Shutter Industrial vs Consumer


Subsystems — Sensor suppliers


Price Speed

Image Quality

Subsystems — Sensor suppliers


Vision Systems — Image quality

• Standard for

comparing cameras

and image quality


Vision Systems — Image quality

• Standard for

comparing cameras

and image quality


Standard vs Proprietary — Interfaces

http://ibv.vdma.org/en_GB/

https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Datei:GigE_Vision_Logo.svg&filetimestamp=20111202151238&


Common APIs (e.g. C++)

Configuration and Grabbing Configuration

Standard vs Proprietary — Interfaces



• Price

• Data Format

• Processing

• Image Quality

• Integration Effort

• Scalability

• Availability

$

$$

Board-Level Camera

Sensor Frontend

Standard vs Proprietary


Conclusion


Conclusion

• Critical Components of a camera subsystem are specifically:

Image Sensor Interface Vision Architecture



Conclusion

Embedded

Standard 1-100

>10000

System BOM

Cost per Unit R&D Cost Volume



Resources

• Creating Smarter, More Interactive Apps and Systems with Computer

Vision—Jeff Bier, Founder, Embedded Vision Alliance / President, BDTI

Augmented World Expo—June 8, 2015

http://www.embedded-vision.com/academy/20150608d_AWE_Bier-

with-post-event-updates.pdf

• Genicam: http://www.emva.org/standards-technology/genicam/

• EMVA 1288: http://www.emva.org/standards-technology/emva-1288/

• AIA—global machine vision interface standards:

http://www.visiononline.org/filesDownload.cfm?dl=Global_MV_Stand

ards_English_brochure.pdf

http://www.embedded-vision.com/academy/20150608d_AWE_Bier-with-post-event-updates.pdf













http://www.emva.org/standards-technology/genicam/




http://www.emva.org/standards-technology/emva-1288/





http://www.visiononline.org/filesDownload.cfm?dl=Global_MV_Standards_English_brochure.pdf




Technology

"Understanding Camera Subsystems for Your Embedded Vision System and Making the Right Choice," a Presentation from Basler