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Machine vision, explained without the sales pitch.
Six guides covering what machine vision is, how a system is put together, what it gets used for, and how to choose the hardware. Written for the person who has been handed an inspection problem and has to specify something.
The fundamentals
Start here if you are new to it. Each guide stands on its own.
What Is Machine Vision
The definition, how it differs from computer vision, and the pieces that have to be present before a camera can make a decision.
Read the guideMachine Vision Systems
How a system works step by step, the parts it is built from, the main types, and how to tell which one a job actually needs.
Read the guideMachine Vision Applications
Twelve real inspection jobs in manufacturing, grouped by the task being done and by the industry doing it.
Read the guideHardware, and what comes next
What to put on the line, and where the technology is heading.
Industrial Cameras
What separates an industrial camera from a consumer one, and which interface, sensor and resolution choices change the outcome.
Read the guideVision Sensors
The jobs a vision sensor handles well, how it differs from a photoelectric sensor, and the point at which you need more than one.
Read the guidePhysical AI
The perceive, predict, act loop behind physical AI, and why inspection is the most deployable form of it on a factory floor today.
Read the guideLooking for product walkthroughs?
Step-by-step instructions for the camera software, recipes, integrations and updates live in the documentation, where they stay current with the release you are running.