09/19/2006 • Sensor Technology

Perceptive color sensor PCS-II now with enhanced functionality

The industry proven perceptive color sensor PCS-II from Silicann Technologies is now available with enhanced functionality.

Besides the well-established color processing modes like „Classify“ (recognition of the most similar color taught) and „Check SPH“ or „Check CYL“ resp. (detection of a taught color within a definded tolerance) now an additional practical-oriented color sequence recognition mode is offered. It can be switched on in one of the processing modes „Check SPH“ or „Check CYL“ resp.
All conceivable variants of color sequences, e.g. with cables, can be checked savely by this new feature. Furthermore the perceptive color sensor PCS-II processes colors just like we do. Hence the sensor is estimating color deviations in a human manner. Incorrect color checkings that are possible with usual RGB-sensors are eliminated. The interaction of perceptive color processing (e.g. in the color sequence recognition mode) and highly specialized demands of the industry on color sensor technology allows to better handle applications that are difficult to solve up to now.

Furthermore the scope of delivery now comprises the software package „PCSLib“. After LabVIEW® drivers there are from now Win dll function libraries for immediate integration in automation processes. On the user side an additional PC based control of the sensor with standardized programming languages is possible.

By means of a newly implemented master slave function several sensors can be run synchronously. One sensor of the joint array is configured as „master“. It provides the modulation step. All other sensors are justified as „slaves“. They operate with the step of the „master“. Thus a synchronous functioning of the sensor array is guaranteed and interference of light is excluded. By synchronizing several sensors in master slave mode complex demands of color recognition in industrial automation are opened.

Conclusion
The Perceptive Color Sensor from Silicann Technologies is setting new standards in industrial color processing. Its unique feature is the realisation of transformations in true-to-perception color spaces. In combination with newly implemented features like color sequence recognition and master slave mode incorrect color recognition and therefore higher cost in automation processes can be avoided. In doing so the sensor is reasonably priced and absolutely reliable.

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