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Embedded Vision Systems combine image capture and data processing for integration into machines and smart devices. Vision Components develops and manufactures board cameras, smart cameras and embedded vision components in this area. They enable the quick and easy design of individual applications.
VC Power SoM FPGA accelerator

VC Power SoM

FPGA Accelerator for embedded vision

Simplifies your electrical design!

VC nano 3D-Z combines laser triangulation and onboard data analysis in a robust housing.

Board camera for OEM applications
VC Board Cameras
Systems for image capture and processing
Embedded cameras – ready for immediate use!

Our intelligent board level cameras enable the quick and easy integration of Embedded Vision.

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VC Smart Cameras

Smart cameras for industry

The OEM machine vision cameras!

Small, robust and with onboard data processing: the ideal cameras for Embedded Vision in industry.

VC Power SoM FPGA accelerator
Board camera for OEM applications
Smart Kamera VC pro Z

VC Power SoM

FPGA Accelerator for embedded vision

Simplifies your electrical design!

VC Power SoM handles complex image processing and simplifies the design of your electronics.

VC Board Cameras
Systems for image capture and processing
Embedded cameras – ready for immediate use!

Our intelligent board level cameras enable the quick and easy integration of Embedded Vision.

VC Smart Cameras

Smart cameras for industry

The OEM machine vision cameras!

Small, robust and with onboard data processing: the ideal cameras for Embedded Vision in industry.

Perfectly harmonised components for professional image processing

Vision Components has been developing and producing Embedded Vision Systems in Germany for over 30 years. They are characterised by the fact that they are perfectly adapted to their respective application, ultra-compact and energy-saving. 

VC board and smart cameras are used in numerous industrial and series products and can be customised or specially developed for your application.

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Can we help you with your selection? We would be happy to talk to you about your customised Embedded Vision project!

Sven Klette-Matzat - Sales Manager - OEM Solutions - Vision Components

Application and areas of use of
Embedded Vision Systems

The possible applications for embedded vision systems are limitless: they are used for machine vision and in industrial quality control, in automation and in smart devices – from traffic management,
autonomous robots and vehicles to intelligent devices in the home, in medical technology or in agriculture. Thanks to increasingly powerful cameras and processors, new areas of application are emerging almost daily.
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Packing & Logistics

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Mechanical & plant engineering

Robotics

Intelligent household appliances

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Semi­­conductors, Photovoltaics & Electronics

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Pharma & Medical Technology

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Food industry

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Security, monitoring & ITS / Traffic

VC Success Stories - Embedded Vision in practice

How do companies benefit from Embedded Vision solutions and support from VC? We present some exciting projects here!

Forklift truck drives through a scangate with logistics barcode scanner

Barcode Scanner for Logistics

Prototype with FPGA hardware accelerator VC Power SoM

Header Schweißroboter sicher führen - Laserschnittkamera

Safe guidance for welding robots

Autonomous laser sensor based on a VC board camera
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Advanced Quality Control in Can Production

Smart camera-based inspection systems for can manufacturers.

Forklift truck drives through a scangate with logistics barcode scanner

Barcode Scanner for Logistics

Prototype with FPGA hardware accelerator VC Power SoM

Header Schweißroboter sicher führen - Laserschnittkamera

Safe guidance for welding robots

Autonomous laser sensor based on a VC board camera

The 3 most efficient Ways to integrate Embedded Vision

It has never been easier to integrate Embedded Vision into a device than it is today. Developers have numerous options to choose from to find the perfect integration level for their projects: from a pure MIPI camera module to complete embedded vision systems and OEM sensors that are ready to use or can be customised and adapted quickly and easily.

This blog post shows you how to find the optimum balance between flexibility, development effort and time to series production for your project.

More embedded vision solutions from VC

In addition to Embedded Vision Systems, VC develops other products and solutions for professional image processing - from flexibly integrable MIPI camera modules including accessories to 3D camera systems and ready-to-use 2D/3D profile sensors.

Frequently asked questions about Embedded Vision Systems

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Embedded vision refers to technologies and solutions that combine image capture and image processing in a compact design and that are “embedded” as components in devices and machines. The areas of application for embedded vision range from classic machine vision applications and industrial quality control to factory automation and intelligent household appliances, driver assistance systems and self-driving cars, autonomous robots and drones.

 

Over the past 30 years, Embedded Vision technology has developed rapidly and has produced ever smaller, more powerful and more energy-efficient embedded vision components. As a result, the areas of application have also become increasingly diverse. Artificial intelligence, which often processes visual data, is further reinforcing this trend.

Embedded vision systems are computer systems and electronics that combine cameras for image acquisition and a processor as well as memory, input/output and peripheral devices. They are referred to as “embedded” because they can be deployed into larger mechanical or electronic systems, where they take over the imaging function.

A board-level camera, for example with a MIPI-CSI2 interface, is often - and quite correctly - referred to as an embedded camera and embedded vision component, as are complex systems that include a camera module, a processing unit with mainboard and system on module (SoM) as well as other electronics such as interface boards, digital I/Os etc.. Other components such as triggers, lighting and optics, other sensors and software can also be part of an embedded vision system.

 

Smart cameras that take over complete image processing images with onboard data processing are also referred to as embedded vision systems.

Embedded cameras or embedded vision cameras are board-level cameras or camera modules that can be installed in electrical devices. Pure image sensor modules and board-level cameras that combine an image sensor and processing unit are also referred to as embedded cameras.

Embedded vision stands for ultra-compact components that are perfectly adapted to their respective application and use in industrial and series products. They dispense with unnecessary overhead in terms of components and functionality, thus ensuring low unit costs. Embedded vision systems are as small as possible and ideally suited to the design of edge devices and mobile applications. Other important aspects that are firmly associated with the term “embedded vision” are low power consumption, robust design, industrial-grade quality and long-term availability. The technology is therefore suitable for a wide range of devices and applications, from consumer products to highly specialized industrial applications.

With their high performance, low series costs and ease of integration embedded vision systems are also replacing conventional machine vision systems consisting of industrial cameras and external PC systems, which are used in industrial quality assurance, for example.

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