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Smart features to optimize image capture
With our wide range of smart features for image capture, you can decisively influence and optimize it. For example, you can exploit the maximum performance potential, simplify the setup, and decisively reduce the installation effort as well as hardware, software, and development costs.
The smart features of image capture at a glance
BlockScan
As the name suggests, the BlockScan captures an Area of Interest block consisting of several lines. It then generates and transmits an overall image from a user-specified number of individual AOI blocks. Through this functionality, the feature, in conjunction with Sony's Pregius Global Shutter area sensors, offers the possibility to realize line scan applications - using the standard USB 3 and GigE Vision interfaces.
The BlockScan simplifies the handling of line scan applications, e.g. when focusing, increases the usability of area scan cameras and reduces costs by eliminating the need for a frame grabber as well as by the lower price compared to line scan cameras with the same line rate.
Chunk data
Chunk data is meta information such as camera parameters, timestamps or even frame counters in the image that is sent to the host application in the same data stream as the image. They can be used, for example, to reproduce camera settings or to assign images to different sources.
Frame buffering
Frame buffering is made possible by the cooperation between the internal image memory of our cameras and the FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array). This functionality allows you, for example, to look back in time in traffic or at traffic lights (pre/post trigger mode), bridge bus bottlenecks, record image sequences and temporarily achieve higher frequencies (burst mode). Frame buffering thus improves data security and enables higher acquisition rates than the bus bandwidth actually allows.
Multi-AOI
Since several image areas are often of equal interest, you can select and access them with the Multi-AOI feature. This allows you to achieve higher frame rates and reduce the data rate or the necessary bandwidth.
Pre-trigger
This option allows you to output images captured before an event, thus increasing data reliability. This is realized by the interaction between the internal image memory of our cameras and the FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array).
Sequencer
This feature allows you to easily define acquisition sequences that contain a specific set of parameters such as gain, binning, exposure time, etc. - controllable via trigger input and signal. This way, information is captured that would not be achievable with a single setting.
SmartFrameRecall
SmartFrameRecall generates small preview images with reduced resolution (thumbnails), which are transferred to the host PC with IDs. At the same time, the corresponding full-resolution image is stored in the camera's image memory. If required, the application can also send a request so that the full-resolution image is transferred in the same data stream as the thumbnails. In this way, the feature enables large sensors with high frame rates to be fully utilized and used at maximum speed, even over Gigabit Ethernet. Advantages of SmartFrameRecall include reduced data volume and a lightened overall system load.
Serial recording
The image memory of our cameras can record a series of images and play them back later. For this purpose there are the modes mvRecord and mvPlayback. While mvRecord takes the set frame rate and trigger settings into account, mvPlayback outputs the images at the maximum transfer speed, whereby the bandwidth settings can provide for throttling. In this way, the feature also increases data security, among other things.