Baumer Releases USB 3.0 Board-Level Cameras

Baumer adds the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 3.0 interface and other performance features to its MX camera series. Application possibilities, USB connection and flexibility in tiny installation spaces characterise the 10 new camera models. The USB 3.0 board-level cameras are available with resolutions from Video Graphics Array (VGA) to 4 megapixels (MP) and high-performance Sony Charge-Coupled Device (CCD) and CMOSIS sensors. Fast motion sequences are detected with up to 160 frames per second (fps) and global shutter sensors in monochrome and colour. The MX series’ proven large range of functions, including sequencer or storable user sets and matching Baumer Generic Programming Interface (GAPI) Software Development Kit (SDK) v.2.2 software, round out the benefits of the new USB 3.0 board-level cameras. All models are certified in accordance with the new USB3 Vision standard, making them compatible with software libraries for industrial image processing, such as National Instruments (NI) LabVIEW, MVTec Halcon or Matrox Imaging Library. Plug and play functionality enables quick and easy camera integration. The USB 3.0 interface allows you to use a single cable solution for data transmission and power supply. The small remoted 28.5 millimetre (mm) × 28.5mm sensor head is connected to the system’s printed circuit board (PCB) with only 8.2mm overall height by flexprint. This allows flexibility in camera integration where space is very limited (i.e., in industrial image processing installations or medical and laboratory technologies).