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News Release from: Cognex UK | Subject: Vision sensor
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 19 April 2007
Connection to ethernet for vision sensor
Cognex Corporation has released In-Sight Explorer software 3.4, enabling easy connection of In-Sight vision sensors to the ethernet via Profinet, and communication with Siemens S7 controllers.
Cognex Corporation, a leading supplier of machine vision sensors and systems, has announced In-Sight Explorer software release 3.4 for its award-winning In-Sight vision sensors The software includes Profinet communications support that makes it easier than ever to connect In-Sight vision sensors to industrial ethernet via Profinet, and communicate with Siemens S7 controllers
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 20 Mar 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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Cognex have introduced the In-Sight 2000, an entirely new type of industrial machine vision sensor at a cost usually associated with "smart cameras"
"Adding Profinet to the In-Sight suite of communication protocols is yet another example of how Cognex strives to support the latest industry standards for our customers," said Kris Nelson, Cognex Senior Vice President, Factory Automation.
"With Profinet, manufacturers can easily share and use data for process control and improvement, and more efficiently manage multiple vision sensors linked across the factory".
In addition to communication with PCs, controllers, robots and other industrial devices for process control, networking In-Sight vision sensors allows trend analysis of archived data and images for continuous improvement and increased manufacturing productivity with automated changeovers for mixed-model processing.
In-Sight Explorer 3.4 also offers enhanced optical character reading and verification tools and onboard image storage for reviewing inspection results without a PC.
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