Scorpion 9.1 support the latest OpenCV 2.3

Reblogged from Tordivel's Blog:

Scorpion Vision Software 9.1.0.505 adds integrated support for the latest OpenCV version 2.3.  There is a series of new samples included Scorpion Vision Installer both raw code sample and ready to use STC – Scorpion Tool Components – template ready to be integrated into your Scorpion application. The integration of OpenCV into Scorpion Vision Software is a long-term strategic choice based on the following. The value created in Open-Source is tremendous- we at Scorpion Vision want to benefit from this by …

Happy New Year to all our readers!

We’re excited here about the opportunities that 2012 will bring. We’ve had a great start to the year and long may it continue! Tordivel have been very busy creating new Scorpion Vision Apps, this will be a defining product in 2012 I am sure.

Watch this space for events in which we are participating this year….

A Photonex Success

We exhibited at the Photonex exhibition which took place at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry this Autumn. Thomas Karow from The Imaging Source joined us for the two days and we exhibited a multi-camera matrix of a selection of industrial cameras including the new small GigE camera which is due for release in Q1 2012. This is a brand new format camera with Power over ethernet (PoE) and in a very small housing.

Also on demonstration was the new autofocus machine vision camera. We used this in conjunction with the face tracking application in Scorpion Vision Software and showed off the one touch autofocus function.

Thomas Karow of The Imaging Source

Visit us at Photonex 2011 for a chance to win an Autofocus Camera

One of our principle camera manufacturers, The Imaging Source of Bremen in Germany are a company that doesn’t sit still ever. This year they have launched new products, discontinued old ones and improved existing ones.

The Imaging Source Autofocus Camera

The biggest news of the year as far as we at Scorpion Vision Ltd is concerned is the launch of the Autofocus Camera.

A device based on the DxK 72/22AUCxx series of cameras which offer up to 5 megapixels resolution and a USB2 interface in a very small compact housing. The cameras exploit the flexibility the Micron CMOS sensors offer with variable ROI and up to 52 frames per second. The Wide VGA version uses the Micron Mt9V024 sensor with global shutter  and up to 150 frames per second!

If you’re in the UK on the 18th or 19th of October and would like to take a closer look at these remarkable little cameras, then please visit us at our stand G21 at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry next week.

You’ll have the chance also to have a free camera if you put your business card into our raffle. The Imaging Source are sponsoring the event with the gift of a free camera for the winner who will be picked at random on the afternoon of the 19th October. Don’t worry if you can’t make it on the 19th, we’ll send you the camera if you win and can’t collect.

We’ve not sat still either and will have a number of new products to announce, including the award winning Scorpion Vision Apps. One of which is the Scorpion Autofocus App, based on our partner’s new camera! This is a machine vision imaging application in a small footprint with a unique autofocus function.

New for 2011 – SmartVision Lights Distribution Agreement

Please have a look at the new section on our ecommerce site under Industrial Vision Illumination. Look for a new range of LED products from Smart Vision which feature high current LEDs and

EZ Mount Ring Light

intelligent drivers. The intelligent, or Smart driver provides a constant current to every machine vision light, guaranteeing optimal performance at all times. This of course negates the problem with failing vision systems due to faulty illumination  problems.

Smart Vision Lights uses only high current, HB (High Brightness) LED’s in their machine lights. Smart Vision Lights designs, manufactures and markets a line of products that apply the benefits of high current LED’s for use in machine vision applications. All machine vision lights us standard industrial 24VDC for operation.

The SMART driver has the option to run the machine light in a constant LED illumination including analogue and variable intensity control. The analogue feature allows 0-100% intensity control of the machine vision light through a 0-10VDC signal. The variable feature allows 0-100% intensity control of the machine light through an integrated potentiometer.

Smart Vision Lights uses Standard Industrial Cables and Connectors on every Machine Vision Light

Smart Vision Lights cables are 5 conductor M12 in 18AWG wire. 18AWG is recommended for ALL OverDrive series and standard series lights. 18AWG is necessary to strobe lights at full current. Common M12 cables are 22AWG. Standard 22 AWG wires will not supply full power needed for these lights. Smart Vision Lights recommends the cable from the power supply to the light be kept to a minimum.

5 Pin M12 style connection

Lights require a cable for operation.

Standard Cables

Standard 5 pin M12 cable. Lengths are 5, 10 and 15 meters. High flex cables available for robotic applications.

Length
Part #

5 Meter	5PM12-5
10 Meter	5PM12-10
15 Meter	5PM12-15

Jumper Connectors

5 Pin M12 with male and female connectors. Cable is used to jumper lights together.

Length
Part #

300mm Jumper	5PM12-J300
2 Meter Jumper	5PM12-J2000

The SmartVision range is vast and includes devices for most machine vision scenarios. The modular design means that the lights can be connected in serial and with a comment power supply/control.

Machine Vision Training Course scheduled for June 28th at Heathrow

This is a new 3 day course with a refreshed agenda, delivered as usual by the inimitable Mr Helge Jordfald. Due to the high quality content and venue, this is a paid for course. BUT we are paying for some delegates!

If you’d like to learn about 3D machine vision but can’t justify the expense, email us via contact@scorpionvision.co.uk or call the UK office on +44(01590 679333 to find out more (ask for Pippa or Paul).

New Scorpion Vision Starter Kits

Read more at Scorpion Vision Web - http://scorpionvision.co.uk/announcements/scorpion-vision-starter-kits

Hot off the press: New Scorpion 3D Stinger products launched

This is a brand new range of hardware based products – 3D camera systems with a choice of cameras and lasers for highly accurate and robust 3D vision systems.

The 3D stinger products are delivered already calibrated and ready to go for accurate Scorpion 3D Machine Vision.

Scorpion 3D Stinger in Casting Robot Vision

Ideal for robot guidance systems where 2D doesn’t cut it – or where 3D reliability is in doubt. Make it a 3D system for increased robustness, reliability and performance.

More information is available from our webshop

Board camera lenses, 1 megapixel lenses, 5 megapixel lenses, telecentric lenses

Our award winning catalogue now lists lenses from 5 different manufacturers, all with different specialisms so we have a lens for any project. Click here to view the current list: http://scorpionvision.co.uk/catalogue-index/camera-lenses

We keep some stock too so if you need to evaluate, we can help you with that.

Fly in for the best 2D and 3D Machine Vision Training

Scorpion Vision Software® 2D & 3D Training Course
at London Heathrow, March 15 – 17, 2011

Learn from the experts behind Scorpion Vision Software®. The course is based on the new Scorpion Vision Software release 8.3 including Stereo Vision and 3D Robot Vision. The course starts with a brief Scorpion basic introduction, continues with advanced 2D vision tasks and brings you further through 3D vision solutions and the content of the new Scorpion 3D Stinger™.

Learn about the benefits of 3D machine vision:

• Works in physical coordinates, easy to verify against CAD drawings
• Object location does not degrade when the object position changes
• It is possible to detect that something is wrong, in 2D machine vision there is normally no quality measurement
• The systems are more accurate
• The system will never fail

Read more in the Scorpion Training Invitation Heathrow London.

Check here for the next Scorpion Training Event. More information about Scorpion Vision at TordivelBlog.