From June 12 to 14, Vision Components and its partner companies FiberVision and EVT were present at this year's International Robots & Vision Show in Rosemont, Illinois. The presentation's highlights were the VisiCube camera, the EYESPECTOR machine vision solution and a preview of the Caminax camera system (which will be presented in detail to a wide audience at the 2007 VISION trade show).

A wide range of Vision Components products were shown at the '07 Exhibition on Sensing via Image Information in Yokohama (June 5-7) by the three VC distributors Aprolink, Chronix and Symco. Apart from standard Smart Cameras, they also showcased the compact smart vision sensor VisiCube and the VC4002L line camera.

At last year's VISION trade show, Vision Components® showcased the capabilities of Smart Cameras by means of a foosball competition which attracted many visitors. A modified foosball table with only two goalkeepers was employed, one of which could be used to aim at the opposite goal. By means of a special program, an intelligent VC4038E camera monitored the movements of the ball and calculated the optimal position for the opposite goalkeeper.

Thanks to its integrated 400 MHz (3,200 MIPS) processor from Texas Instruments, the VC4068 is one of the fastest intelligent cameras on the market and qualifies even for highly complex applications. Its 1/2“ CCD sensor has a resolution of 1,280 x 1,024 pixels. Triggered internally or externally, the camera offers a maximum frame rate of 14 fps (28 fps in binning mode).