In its 35th anniversary year, Stemmer Imaging is launching a new embedded vision concept which is set up as a comprehensive ecosystem for users.
‘Modular Embedded’ relies on a powerful hardware selection combined with a wide range of cameras, the best software tools and individual service packages. Everything from a single source and with expert knowledge that customers can rely on to realise sophisticated machine vision solutions on modern embedded technology quickly and without major development effort, says the company.
The core of the system is Stemmer’s proprietary Modular Embedded Carrier Board coupled with the company’s own generic driver stack, both of which are designed for flexible use in vision applications in a wide range of industries. The board enables manufacturer-independent camera use. It is based on the latest, most powerful NVIDIA Jetson hardware and offers plug and play efficiency for the rapid development of embedded vision and AI projects.
On the software side, Common Vision Blox (CVB), Stemmer’s software library, offers the flexibility and performance for image acquisition and processing. GPU-accelerated algorithms for local pre-processing and data reduction are the foundation for building complex applications with maximum reliability and performance, both in prototyping and series production. TCP offload technology for image capture offloads the processor while enabling the maximum performance to be achieved with a low power consumption.
Full GenICam compatibility opens up a comprehensive selection of cameras for all common interfaces (GigE, USB, MIPI) without the need for special programming skills. The hardware is ready for immediate use and releases users from customised board developments. Equipped with a decent number of 10GigE, USB3 and MIPI interfaces, the Embedded ecosystem’s hardware modules are particularly suitable for demanding vision applications supporting a high bandwidth and multiple simultaneous cameras. Hardware I/O and a separate GigE interface provide communication with an automation controller or a connected host PC.
The integrated M2 interface allows access to a wide range of peripheral hardware. Due to its compact design, the board can also be easily used in space-constrained vision systems.
A comprehensive and flexible range of service packages round off the Modular Embedded Ecosystem and offer customers the opportunity to achieve their project objectives. These range from feasibility studies, assistance to select the right products along with comprehensive support of the technology through product training and consulting services followed up by lifecycle management services. Customers can then benefit from calculable costs and maximum transparency, by receiving an easy-to-use all-in-one solution for their projects.
“We want to enable developers to integrate embedded vision into their devices easily, quickly and flexibly by supporting them in the best possible way,” says Stemmer COO Uwe Kemm. “With our system, customers not only increase their product quality, but also significantly shorten their time-to-market at the same time.”
The application areas of Modular Embedded are extremely diverse and can be found wherever speed and precision are required. This means that it can be used in a wide range of applications, from factory automation, logistics and transport to smart agriculture.
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