Color versions available now: affordable starter models open up the world of intelligent cameras

Ettlingen – The highly compact Smart Cameras VC4016 and VC4018 are now also available as color cameras. Just like the black-and-white models, they fea-ture high-performance Texas Instruments DSPs with a clock rate of 400 MHz and a computing power of 3,200 MIPS. At 1024 x 768 and 640 x 480 pixels respectively, the VC4016 and the VC4018 offer a frame rate of 16 or 32 fps.

Both models come equipped with 32 MB DRAM and 4 MB Flash EPROM for program and data storage. With four PLC inputs and four outputs as well as a RS232 and an Ethernet interface, they can be easily integrated into any existing automation environment. Like all Smart Cameras from Vision Components, the VC4016 and the VC4018 are designed for rugged industrial environments – due to their robust industrial housing, they resist vibration and shocks.

On 22 February 2006, Vision Components will hold a beginners' seminar on programming and the basics of image processing in Ettlingen. If you are inter-ested in participating, please sign up on our home page