Autovision Brochure
2016-08-18
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AutoVISION®Machine Vision
Simple, scalable vision system for any application
Complete tool set provides a wide
range of auto ID and vision capa-
bilities
Intuitive user interface removes
the typical complexity of machine
vision
Simple setup helps busy engineers
implement jobs with minimal effort
Scalable system saves both time
and money as vision jobs can easily
migrate as applications evolve
Real time feedback and inspection
results as a device is being con g-
ured or during production
Microscan Link connectivity
allows seamless factory-wide com-
munication with a single click
CloudLink interface displays real
time customized inspection results
on a web-enabled device
Compact, rugged cameras avail-
able in a wide range of formats to
t any application need
30+ years of technology innovation
and leadership serving thousands
of global customers
AutoVISION Suite:
AutoVISION Software
Vision MINI Camera
Vision MINI Xi Camera
Vision HAWK Camera
Vision HAWK C-Mount Camera
Microscan has built a unique set of core competencies
over the past three decades, culminating in the launch
of AutoVISION in 2011. A convergence of auto ID and
machine vision technologies, the simplified AutoVISION
platform encompasses a suite of software and smart
cameras designed with an intuitive user interface and
scalable architecture. With a focus on the three core
bene ts of miniaturization, ease of use, and scalability,
AutoVISION allows customers to solve a multitude of appli-
cations with a single interface.
Process and manufacturing engineers no longer need to
become experts in machine vision in order to successfully
deploy a system that meets their traceability, inspection,
and quality control needs. The AutoVISION product line
provides a complete and uniquely adaptable vision solution
for a broad range of user levels and applications.
AutoVISION Suite:
Machine Vision, Simplifi ed
Why choose AutoVISION?
Barcode reading
Barcode quality veri cation
Label presence/position
Inspect package integrity
Assembly veri cation
Error proo ng
Sorting parts
Quality assurance
Defect detection
Measure ll levels
Safety seal inspection
Date and lot veri cation
Color matching
Test tube cap and color inspection
Dimensional gauging
Absence/presence of parts
Many industries – from electronics assembly to drug discovery
to food & beverage packaging – depend on reliable machine
vision for product inspection and identi cation. The increasing
need for higher production output at a lower cost places more
stringent demands on manufacturing systems. AutoVISION
has helped manufacturers around the world to drive down cost
and waste, increase yields, and ultimately meet their track,
trace, and control objectives.
What can AutoVISION do
for your process?
Reading & Inspection
For Any Application
Consumer Packaging
Pharmaceutical Packaging
Electronics & Automotive
Lab Automation & Other Life Sciences
AutoVISION features an intuitive user interface that guides
the user to connect to a device, con gure the hardware, pro-
gram the job, and monitor results. Upon start up, it automat-
ically detects all compatible devices and immediately begins
con guration. It can also be used in ‘emulator’ mode with
stored images to evaluate applications without connecting
to a camera. As a device is being con gured or while a user
is programming a job, AutoVISION provides real-time feed-
back and results. Because the runtime interface is built
into the user interface, at any point in the process a user
can try out a job and determine if the device is con gured
to meet the application’s needs.
Intuitive Interface for
Easy Setup & Use
1. CONNECT to a camera or use
Emulator mode.
2. IMAGE view is used to acquire
and adjust the image.
3. EDIT the job using vision tools
and adjusting each parameter. Real-
time pass/fail results for each tool
are displayed.
4. RUN the job and observe the
inspection results in action.
Just four simple steps:
Vision Tool Library
Tool Parameters
Outputs
Active Job
Tools
Real-Time Results
Microscan Link Values
Secure Access
AutoVISION’s capabilities start with a Locate Tool that is based
on pattern matching. The Locate Tool can be used to orient
other inspection tools or to detect the absence or presence
of complex objects. AutoVISION includes Microscan’s power-
ful X-Mode decoding capability for 1D and 2D symbol reading
along with trainable font-based OCR. For inspection and control
applications AutoVISION includes simple yet powerful
Measure, Count and Presence/Absence Tools. Decode and
OCR Tools include links to match string input from serial or TCP
ports. Easily validate the quality of printed text such as date/
lot codes with Veri cation and OCV Tools.
Locate Tool
Find the position of a feature in the image
Decode Tool
Decode a barcode or 2D symbol and check GS1 syntax
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Tool
Read text using built-in or user-speci ed fonts, including
advanced IntelliText algorithms for hard-to-read characters
Optical Character Veri cation (OCV) Tool
Verify the quality or legibility of printed text
Symbol Quality Veri cation Tool
Verify symbol quality to ISO 15415, ISO 15416 or
AIM DPM / ISO 29158 standards
Count Tool
Count the number of features
Presence/Absence Tool
Look for the presence of a feature
Measure Tool
Measure angles or the distance between two edges
Logic Tool
Combine results into outputs
Match Strings
Check that an output string from a tool, such as the
Decode or OCR Tool, matches the user-de ned string
String Format
Edit strings to prepare them for output
Complete Tool Set
Microscan Link connects parameters within AutoVISION
jobs to industrial control systems and the CloudLink Dash-
board. AutoVISION allows you to link tool parameters to
tags within the Global Data Service (GDS) and enables
seamless integration of a machine vision inspection job
into any automation system. From a single PLC to a net-
work of smart cameras, Microscan Link establishes the
line of communication between AutoVISION and the entire
factory oor.
Direct connection to a PLC system can be created with a
single click of the “Link” icon on the desired parameter,
simply the easiest vision software connectivity available.
Link icons appear throughout AutoVISION editing views,
and linkable parameters all have a Microscan Link icon
displayed next to them. Visualize and review the Link
results in the Data Navigator window.
Microscan Link
The quality, legibility, and accuracy of barcodes and printed
text can be easily checked with AutoVISION’s powerful tools
for both symbol quality veri cation and text quality veri ca-
tion (OCV). While the OCR Tool determines the content of
printed text, the OCV Tool inspects the quality and con rms
the legibility of text.
In just a few simple steps, a user can set up a complete
veri cation system, including printed reports, to determine
barcode quality at any level of quality grading, including
conformance to three global veri cation standards: ISO
15416, ISO 15415, AIM DPM/ISO 29158. If barcode qual-
ity veri cation to set standards is not necessary, simply
modify the parameters for custom validation and ensure
consistently readable codes for each manufacturing pro-
cess. Veri cation trending and analysis is also available.
AutoVISION not only enables inline veri cation, where each
part produced is veri ed to a standard, but can also be used
within stand-alone veri cation solutions.
Barcode Verifi cation & OCV
Data Navigator Window
OCR Tool – Decode Printed Text
OCV Tool – Quality Inspection
Verification to Global Standards or Custom
Parameters
Linking Tool Parameters
High Quality Symbol Example
Poor Quality Symbol Example
For applications demanding more exibility or con gura-
tion options, easily upgrade to the full functionality of
Visionscape, Microscan’s machine vision platform for both
smart camera and PC-based systems. AutoVISION jobs can
be opened with Visionscape FrontRunner enabling scripting
and other advanced programming capabilities.
Uniquely Scalable
AutoVISION: Novice vision users and
common applications
Visionscape: Advanced vision users and
complex applications
CloudLink technology provides several tools for visual-
ization of AutoVISION data, including the customizable
CloudLink Dashboard interface and two pre-created HTML
demos. These allow you to view Microscan Link values and
images from compatible AutoVISION smart cameras and
vision systems, with no need for a separate license or soft-
ware purchase.
CloudLink Dashboard is Microscan’s customizable web-
based HMI, displaying AutoVISION runtime data on nearly
any web browser to pro vide real time views and feedback.
The interface allows you to easily build HMI views from
within the built-in web page, which automatically expands
to ll a single brows er window to remove scrolling require-
ments. It runs in a wide variety of modern, HTML5 com-
pliant web browsers, including those found on smart
phones and tablets.
CloudLink
Invest in training on a single user-
friendly vision system that handles
the evolving needs of your
application.
All smart cameras run on the same
software with easy job portability
– from high-speed to industrial
C-mount to color detecting models
and more.
Upgrade to advanced vision software
and keep the same cameras. Or
upgrade to a higher speed PC-based
GigE system and deploy the same
vision job. Applications can change –
but your hardware or software don’t
have to.
Protect your investment with
a fl exible system:
Customizable widgets include:
Inspection Counters
Image Filmstrip
Bar and Line Chart
Link Values
Log of Values
CloudLink Dashboard Interface
While barcode readers are a standard in many industries,
many manufacturers are looking to incorporate additional
inspection capabilities to address increasingly strict quality
requirements. Smart cameras provide the ability to read bar-
codes and perform inspection with a single hardware solution.
A global automobile manufacturer recently speci ed a new
requirement to this Tier One supplier facility: verify the
position and print quality of each label on its subassemblies
for accuracy. After searching for a solution that was cost-
effective; could be easily incorporated into their existing pro-
cesses and the limited space of an x/y gantry; and could
communicate to a PLC via RS-232, the customer decided
to replace its existing laser barcode scanner with the com-
pact Vision MINI smart camera with AutoVISION software.
An external lighting source (NERLITE MAX 45) is used to
further enhance mark contrast on the monochromatic parts.
The implementation of the AutoVISION system provided a
seamless transition to vision technology in Continental’s
assembly line, enabling easy replacement of the original laser
barcode scanner without the need to reprogram the PLC.
Customer Success Story:
Electronics
Customer: Continental AG, Czech Republic
Application: Replace existing barcode
scanner with smart camera that reads
barcodes as well as checking label presence,
placement, and print accuracy
Products: Vision MINI smart camera with
AutoVISION machine vision software, and
NERLITE MAX external lighting
Customer Success Story:
Packaging
Petroleum and petrochemical manufacturer Sinopec Group,
headquartered in Beijing, is a large producer of automo-
tive and industrial lubricants. Because bottles are labeled
before lling and are loaded by hand onto assembly lines,
an incorrect or missing label occasionally makes it onto the
line. The system required a data capture solution for both
2D codes and text characters on the bottle labels, as well
as linear barcodes on the products’ secondary packaging.
The Vision HAWK C-mount smart camera was installed on
the lines to detect the presence/absence of each label
by reading a printed 2D code, to read the label’s OCR text
and validate its contents, and to report the results back to
the information management system. The bottles are then
packaged in cases tracked with a printed 1D barcode.
Customer: Sinopec Group, China
Application: Con rm presence and accuracy
of labels on lubricant bottles on production
line for veri cation and product traceability
Products: Vision HAWK C-mount smart
camera
Customer: Boehringer Ingelheim, Greece
Application: Ensuring Data Matrix symbol
presence and validating readability of text
(OCR) on pharmaceutical packaging
Products: Vision HAWK smart camera
and AutoVISION machine vision software,
integrated into printHawk all-in-one solution
from Microscan partner
Customer Success Story:
Pharmaceutical
AutoVISION machine vision systems were selected for inte-
gration into a packaging inspection solution to help one of
the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies comply with
European anti-counterfeiting regulations.
A local Microscan Partner specializing in pharmaceutical
applications developed the comprehensive printHawk solu-
tion for printing and controlling production data speci cally
for the pharmaceutical industry. The printHawk solution
prints a 2D Data Matrix symbol, as well as the production
data in text format. Then the data and print quality are
inspected and validated by a Vision HAWK smart camera with
AutoVISION software.
The Vision HAWK captures an image of the product pack-
aging and processes the data to validate the information
printed on the products. During validation, the same Vision
HAWK smart camera decodes the Data Matrix symbol and
reads the OCR text, identifying and comparing this informa-
tion with the required production data. In case of an error,
the faulty boxes are immediately removed from the conveyor
system and the rejection is con rmed.
Customer Success Story:
Lab Automation
Laboratories such as the Friedrich Miescher Laboratory (FML)
often use 96-well trays, which allow researchers to organize
tubes while adding sample and mix. A tray contains 96 small
tubes or vials with a high density Data Matrix symbol printed
on the bottom of each. The Friedrich Miescher Laboratory
needed a reliable solution to decode all 96 symbols in a
single pass, and then transmit the data via an Ethernet con-
nection in a fast and ef cient way.
With a custom-made case to accommodate the machine
vision solution, a Vision HAWK C-mount smart camera with a
WUXGA sensor and integrated software was chosen as the
ideal means to achieve the necessary eld of view. Additional
rows of bright white LEDs were included on the top of the
case to ensure a consistent light eld for precise detection of
all 96 symbols. The decoded data is sent to a CSV le, which
can be used in any way the customer desires.
Customer: Friedrich Miescher Laboratory
(FML), Germany
Application: Integrated vial reading solution
to reliably decode, display and transmit 96
Data Matrix symbols on bottom of each tray
Products: Vision HAWK C-mount camera with
integrated machine vision software, enclosed
in custom-made case from Microscan partner
For Novice Users and Basic to Mid-Range Applications
Complete Tool Set
Includes Microscan’s X-Mode 1D/2D decoding and fully
teachable OCR, along with Locate, Measure, Count and
Detect tools. Veri cation and OCV tools validate quality of
printed text such as date/lot codes.
Microscan Link
Connects job parameters to industrial control systems or
to a PLC system with a simple click.
CloudLink
Customizable web-based HMI displays AutoVISION run-
time data on nearly any web browser to provide real-time
feedback and visualization.
Scalable to Visionscape (See Below)
Open jobs with Visionscape Frontrunner for more exibility,
including custom scripting.
FrontRunner Interface
“Engineering” GUI provides a visual approach to applica-
tion development, training and evaluation using an intui-
tive tree structure for maximum exibility.
IntelliFind®
Geometric pattern match tool for robust pattern location
and pattern recognition in noisy images; includes rota-
tion and scale measurement.
VsKit.NET
Provides modules to make vision inspection an integral
part of a machine setup interface by incorporate machine
vision capabilities into any .NET program.
GigE
Camera interface standard using Gigabit Ethernet commu-
nication protocol to allow fast image transfer using stan-
dard network components and long cable lengths.
Microscan Link
Connects job parameters to industrial control systems or
to a PLC system with a simple click.
CloudLink
Customizable web-based HMI displays Visionscape run-
time data on nearly any web browser to provide real-time
feedback and visualization.
• 1D/2D symbol decoding
• OCR & OCV
• Dynamic part location
• Assembly veri cation
• Dimensional measure-
ments
Capabilities:
• All AutoVISION capabilities
• Image transformation
and scaling
• Precision calibration
• Custom vision tools
(scripting)
Capabilities:
AutoVISION Software & Hardware
AutoVISION Software
For Advanced Users and Complex Applications
Visionscape Software
World’s Smallest Fully-Integrated Vision System
Smallest fully integrated smart camera:
1 in (25.4 mm) x 1.8 in (45.7 mm) x 2.1 in (53.3 mm)
2 oz (56 g)
Ideal for implementing robust inspection in tight spaces
Includes high-resolution and color models
• Integrated lens, lighting
& cable
• Autofocus
• Lightweight
• Ultra-compact size
• RS-232 & USB 1.1
FEATURES:
AutoVISION Software & Hardware
Vision MINI Smart Camera
Fully-Integrated Industrial Liquid Lens Vision System
Liquid lens autofocus & high resolution, modular optical zoom system
Industrial connectors & IP65/67-rated enclosure
On-board optically isolated I/O connections for trigger and results
Integrated Ethernet networking for high-speed communication
Includes high-speed and color models
• Integrated lens & lighting
• Autofocus
• IP65/67
• Built-in I/O
• Ethernet TCP/IP, Ether-
Net/IP, PROFINET I/O®
& RS-232
FEATURES:
Vision HAWK Smart Camera
Flexible Industrial Vision System
Right-angle C-mount lens con guration
Maximum exibility in any automation environment
Industrial connectors & IP65/67-rated enclosure
Includes high-speed, high-resolution, and color models
• Interchangeable C-mount
lenses
• IP65/67
• Built-in I/O
• Ethernet TCP/IP, Ether-
Net/IP, PROFINET I/O &
RS-232
FEATURES:
Vision HAWK C-Mount Smart Camera
GigE Cameras: AutoVISION jobs can be saved and loaded onto any GigE Camera running Visionscape software.
Fully-Integrated Miniature Industrial Vision System
Smallest fully integrated smart camera:
1 in (25.4 mm) x 1.8 in (45.7 mm) x 2.1 in (53.3 mm)
3.2 oz (91 g)
Integrated Ethernet and serial connectivity, 24 V interface, and
optically isolated I/O
Includes high-resolution and color models
• Integrated lens, lighting &
cable
• Autofocus
• Ultra-compact size
• 24 V interface
• Ethernet TCP/IP, Ether-
Net/IP™ & RS-232
FEATURES:
Vision MINI Xi Smart Camera
Vision MINI Vision MINI Xi
Sensor 1/2 inch 1/2 inch 1/2 inch 1/2 inch 1/2 inch 1/2 inch
Type CMOS CMOS CMOS CMOS CMOS CMOS
Resolution 752 x 480 1280 x 1024 2048 x 1536 752 x 480 1280 x 1024 2048 x 1536
Frame Rate 60 fps 15 fps 5 fps 60 fps 15 fps 5 fps
Shutter Global Rolling Rolling Global Rolling Rolling
Color XX
Lens Built-in Built-in Built-in Built-in Built-in Built-in
Lighting Built-in Built-in Built-in Built-in Built-in Built-in
i/O 3 out/2 in 3 out/2 in 3 out/2 in 3 out/2 in,
optoisolated
3 out/2 in,
optoisolated
3 out/2 in,
optoisolated
Connectivity RS-232
USB 1.1
RS-232
USB 1.1
RS-232
USB 1.1
RS-232
Ethernet TCP/IP
EtherNet/IP™
RS-232
Ethernet TCP/IP
EtherNet/IP
RS-232
Ethernet TCP/IP
EtherNet/IP
Software *AutoVISION *AutoVISION Visionscape ONLY *AutoVISION *AutoVISION Visionscape ONLY
Vision HAWK Vision HAWK C-Mount
Sensor 1/3 inch 1/3 inch 1/3 inch 1/3 inch 1/3 inch 1/3 inch 2/3 inch
Type CMOS CCD CCD CMOS CCD CCD CMOS
Resolution 752 x 480 1280 x 960 1280 x 960 752 x 480 1280 x 960 1280 x 960 2048 x 1088
Frame Rate 60 fps 20 fps 20 fps 60 fps 20fps 20fps 48 fps
Shutter Global Global Global Global Global Global Global
Color XX
Lens Built-in Built-in Built-in C-mount C-mount C-mount C-mount
Lighting Built-in Built-in Built-in External External External External
i/O 3 out/2 in,
optoisolated
3 out/2 in,
optoisolated
3 out/2 in,
optoisolated
3 out/2 in,
optoisolated
3 out/2 in,
optoisolated
3 out/2 in,
optoisolated
3 out/2 in,
optoisolated
Connectivity
RS-232
Ethernet TCP/IP
EtherNet/IP
PROFINET I/O®
RS-232
Ethernet TCP/IP
EtherNet/IP
PROFINET I/O
RS-232
Ethernet TCP/IP
EtherNet/IP
PROFINET I/O
RS-232
Ethernet TCP/IP
EtherNet/IP
PROFINET I/O
RS-232
Ethernet TCP/IP
EtherNet/IP
PROFINET I/O
RS-232
Ethernet TCP/IP
EtherNet/IP
PROFINET I/O
RS-232
Ethernet TCP/IP
EtherNet/IP
PROFINET I/O
Software *AutoVISION *AutoVISION Visionscape ONLY *AutoVISION *AutoVISION Visionscape ONLY *AutoVISION
AutoVISION Software & Hardware Smart Camera Comparison Tables
* Visionscape and Veri cation/OCV upgrades available.
* Visionscape and Veri cation/OCV upgrades available.
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