Machine Vision: End User Solutions
Vision Appliances: Multi Camera Vision Systems
DALSA's Vision Appliances are multi camera embedded machine vision solutions that have been designed to satisfy your current and future inspection needs. They provide the ease-of-use, performance and flexibility required to meet the diverse requirements of industrial applications, while accommodating the needs and experience of end users.
VA15
The VA15 defines a new standard for entry level machine vision
solutions. This low-cost, full-featured product, equipped with CCD
sensor, combines performance, ease-of-use and flexible integration
capabilities to tackle a broad range of industrial applications.
Unlike its traditional smart camera counterparts, the VA15 incorporates the “smarts” inside the camera controller, as opposed to the camera head. This has the dual benefit of easier integration, since it can be positioned in a chassis alongside other automation controllers, and smaller camera size, thus making it suitable for tight-fit applications.
Download VA15 datasheetVA3x
DALSA’s VA3x Vision Appliance provides automated optical
inspection solutions for applications requiring one or two views of a part.
Designed for easy setup and integration, DALSA Vision Appliances offer
manufacturers a cost-effective and practical means of automating quality control
on the factory floor.
The VA3x is fully equipped with directly accessible industrial grade inputs and outputs that are wired using removable screw terminal connectors. A visible LED light is coupled to each connection to reflect the active state of the signal. Flexible I/O, combined with choice of camera resolution and software user interface make these vision appliances well suited to tackle a wide range of inspection tasks.
VA4x
DALSA’s VA4X Vision Appliances are compact machine vision controllers for
multiple camera automated inspection applications. These products have been
designed to offer flexibility, speed and choice of camera to match the performance
needs of end users and system integrators.
Multiple camera inputs provide excellent cost efficiency and easier integration for applications that require simultaneous inspection of different parts or part views. Camera resolution can be easily substituted to match changing application needs.
Each controller is equipped with industrial grade I/O that are broken out to removable screw terminal connectors. Serial communication options include RS-232, USB and Ethernet for connecting into the factory network. All physical connections are located on the rear panel, with status lights available on the front.
VA5x
DALSA’s VA5X Vision Appliances are compact machine vision controllers for
automated optical inspections that use line scan camera technology. These
products have been designed for applications requiring cylindrical unwrapping
of parts or large format imaging of moving surfaces.
Multiple camera inputs provide cost efficiency and easier integration for applications that need to perform simultaneous inspection on more than one part or process. The VA5X products support a range of camera resolutions from 1024 to 8096 pixels and provide synchronization timing between the cameras and the moving part or surface.
Communication options include standard serial and Ethernet interfaces for communicating with complementary devices or connecting into the factory network.
VA61
The IPD VA61 is a compact vision controller that interfaces with DALSA gigabit Ethernet
cameras and 3rd party equipment to provide industrial quality control solutions.
Compatible with the full range of DALSA Genie and Spyder3 cameras, the IPD VA61
offers a cost-effective and expandable performance platform for a multitude of
inspection tasks.
A benefit of gigabit Ethernet cameras is that they can be positioned up to 100 meters from the controller. This allows easier installation and provides better protection of costly control components in harsh environments. Another benefit is camera expandability. The IPD VA61 camera ports can be configured to interface up to 4 or 8 cameras through Ethernet switches to provide extremely cost effective solutions.
DCI-100
The DCI-100 provides an interface between DALSA Genie GigE cameras and
industrial power, triggers and I/O. The module is used for remote or expandable
configurations using the VA61 Vision Appliance.
In remote configurations, the DCI-100 conditions industrial 24V power and triggers to the camera. If required, the camera outputs a strobe signal back to the DCI-100 for controlling lights. Image data from the camera is sent directly back to the VA61 via the GigE Ethernet link. One DCI-100 can interface up to two cameras.
Our newest Vision Appliance, the IPD VA61, offers users an expandable, cost-effective solution designed specifically for multi-camera applications. The unit supports a full range of image resolutions, both mono and color, together with synchronous or asynchronous triggering options. The physical camera interface is provided through dedicated Gigabit Ethernet ports that can be easily expanded using external switches to support up to 4 or 8 camera configurations. The VA61 supports DALSA Genie area scan cameras and Spyder 3 line scan cameras.
In addition to lower system costs, the use of GigE technology offers more flexibility in optimizing the system configuration. For example, the VA61 controller can be positioned alongside complementary equipment for ease of integration, while the cameras can be located up to 100 meters away. This provides better isolation and protection of costly components in harsh industrial environments.
For remote or expandable VA61 applications, DALSA offers an optional interface module, called the DCI-100, that provides a local electrical interface between DALSA Genie cameras, industrial power, triggers and I/O. The DCI-100 module can interface up to 2 Genie cameras.
The VA61, like all Vision Appliances, provides a powerful and quick-to-deploy solution for automated quality inspection. Available with standard (iNspect) or advanced (Sherlock) application software, this product has been carefully designed to address the needs of a wide range of industries such as Automotive, Consumer, Electronics, Packaging, Pharamceutical and more.
The standard iNspect software provides capabilities for positioning, identification, verification, measuring and flaw detection. Included with iNspect is iLabel, an application designed specifically for the packaging industry that is used for verifying the placement and quality of labels on packaged goods.
Vision Appliances are an ideal product solution for both end-users and integrators of machine vision.
More Information
- FREE iNspect CD
- FREE Sherlock CD
- Vision Appliance Selector Chart
- Vision Appliance Datasheets:
- Software