Product category:
Vision and scanning systems
News Release from: Banner Engineering | Subject: PresencePLUSP4 EDGE 1.3 vision sensor
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 21 June 2005
Vision sensor captures minute details
Vision sensor that capture minute details of multiple features at ranges from a few inches to several feet, depending on the lens used, at a fraction of the cost of comparable vision sensors.
The new PresencePLUSP4 EDGE 1.3 vision sensor from Banner Engineering Corp makes highly detailed automated error-proofing and inspections possible, at a fraction of the cost of comparable vision sensors The P4 EDGE 1.3 uses a 1280 x 1024 pixel imager (1,310,720 pixels) to capture minute details of multiple features at ranges from a few inches to several feet, depending on the lens used
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 29 May 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
Related stories
Compact ultrasonic sensors push-button programmed
Compact ultrasonic sensors feature an advanced microprocessor design, push-button programming and bright diagnostic status LEDs located directly on the sensor housing.
Lasers offered at under $155 for precise sensing
Retroreflective laser sensors, at less than $155.00, feature an extremely small, tightly collimated 4mm laser sensing beam for precise sensing at ranges up to 18m.
"The P4 EDGE 1.3 combines fast sensing speed with high resolution in a powerful, compact vision sensor that delivers extraordinary performance at under two thousand dollars," said Dan Holste, Banner's director of Vision Products.
"1.3 megapixel resolution image performance in a vision sensor that can perform up to 1200 inspections per minute has never been more affordable." Applications.
The P4 EDGE 1.3 detects subtle differences in target dimensions at very fast throughput rates.
Further reading
Large job lights guide assemblers on picking
Parts verification sensor features large bright green and red job lights that provide distinct visual cues to guide assemblers through a part picking sequence and warn of incorrect procedure. out-of-s
Sensors beam through dusty/mist-laden environments
High-power sensors provide maximum excess gain (burn-through) for accurate reliable sensing in applications with heavy fog, dust and industrial process contamination.
Laser sensors detect small objects reliably
Laser sensors feature a mechanically adjustable sensing cutoff point that allows them to reliably detect extremely small objects with relatively low reflectivity such as verifying punched holes.
High speed and high resolution make it ideal for precision inspections, error-proofing and counting stamped metal parts as well as validating the location of objects such as labels or components of an assembly.
Example applications include the following: * Error-proof stamped parts in a precision metal stamping application.
* Count metal pins and verify their locations in a connector assembly.
* Validate label placement in a pharmaceutical labeling operation.
* Verify PCB board and component orientation in a semiconductor assembly.
* Confirm that the cap and fill level in a bottling application are correct.
* Ensure the SKU and label are straight and properly placed on a package.
Several features of the P4 EDGE 1.3 make it particularly easy to install and use: * Remote TEACH allows the sensor to learn new features to inspect for, without connecting to a PC or shutting down the production line.
* A built-in live video output allows users to view the sensor's inspections in real time and to view failed inspection images without a PC.
* The P4 EDGE 1.3 vision sensor interfaces to machinery or factory networks through a built-in 10/100 Ethernet connection, RS-232 or four discrete input/outputs.
* Specifications - the compact, self-contained P4 EDGE 1.3 is available with two lens positions: in-line (on the end of the housing) and right-angle (on the side of the housing).
Both versions measure only 66.8 mm wide; the in-line model is 136.1mm long and the right angle model is just 124.5mm long.
The included mounting brackets make it easy to attach the P4 EDGE 1.3 sensor to machines or conveyors.
The unit's three bi-color LED indicators clearly show unit status during setup and operation.
It operates on 10 to 30V DC.
Banner also offers hundreds of specialized lighting and C-mount lensing options to solve even the most challenging applications.
* A family of easy-to-use vision sensors - Banner's PresencePLUS Pro vision sensor defined low-cost vision sensing.
The PresencePLUS P4 GEO, P4 GEO 1.3, P4 EDGE and P4 EDGE 1.3 continue this trend of making it easy and affordable to adopt vision sensing capabilities at multiple points in user applications.
One reason Banner's PresencePLUS vision sensor products are so successful is because they share a user interface that many consider the easiest to use on the market today.
It is available in nine languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish.
With the PresencePLUS's intuitive interface, even operators with only basic computer skills can easily set up an inspection.
* About Banner - Banner Engineering is the world's leading manufacturer of vision sensors, photoelectric and ultrasonic sensors, fiber optic assemblies, electronic machine guarding systems and precision measurement systems.
• Banner Engineering: contact details and other news
• Email this article to a colleague
• Register for the free Manufacturingtalk email newsletter
• Manufacturingtalk Home Page
Search the Pro-Talk network of sites
