COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, April 11, 2007 – JAI released a digital 3CCD industrial progressive scan RGB color camera (CV-M9 GE) featuring GigE Vision interface. With the introduction of CV-M9 GE, machine vision integrators and machine vision users worldwide for the first time have access to an industrial camera that combines advanced 3CCD RGB color vision technology with the easy-to-use GigE Vision standard interface.The design of the CV-M9 GE is based on JAI's 3CCD CV-M9 CL camera which is widely used in demanding machine vision applications across a diverse range of industries.
The CV-M9 GE is suitable for use in semiconductor production, food sorting, print inspection and flat panel quality verification, as well as in medical devices for patient diagnostics.The GigE Vision standard interface, together with programmable GPIO (General purpose input/output ports) used in the CV-M9 GE, takes the trouble out of integrating advanced 3CCD prism color technology into even the most demanding imaging applications. GigE Vision cameras use standard Cat5e or Cat6 cabling and do not require a dedicated frame grabber in the PC.
This translates directly into cost savings and shorter “time-to-market” when developing advanced machine vision inspection systems.Based on 3CCD prism technology, the CV-M9 GE provides full XGA (1024 x 768) resolution for each of the Red, Green and Blue color bands. The camera features both manual and automatic one-push white balance adjustment, making it easy to achieve the correct setting for a wide range of color temperatures and under difficult lighting conditions. Alternatively the white balance can be adjusted by individual shutter settings in the Red, Green and Blue channels, while maintaining a consistent and high signal/noise ratio in each channel.The CV-M9 GE can be operated in continuous (free-run) mode at 30 frames/second or in external trigger mode.
The Edge Pre-Select trigger mode uses a pre-defined exposure time whereas the Pulse Width Control trigger mode sets the exposure time based on the width of the trigger pulse.The CV-M9 GE also features a sequencer trigger mode that permits on-the-fly change of a combination of gain, offset and Region of Interest (ROI). Another useful function is “delayed readout” where images from simultaneously triggered cameras are read out in sequence to avoid congestion on the Ethernet interface.JAI is committed to GigE Vision technology and during the next month the company will introduce a range of new GigE Vision cameras.
About the JAI Group
JAI is a manufacturer of high quality, industrial-grade cameras for the machine vision, transportation, military, aerospace, homeland security, medical and scientific markets. JAI provides the broadest camera offering of any industrial camera manufacturer in the world. JAI’s product line features both CCD and CMOS technologies, spatial resolutions from VGA to multi-mega pixel, progressive scan and interlaced format, and sensitivity to light levels as low as .00001 lux. Camera offerings include both monochrome and color, capture rates from real-time to over 1,000 fps, and a wide variety of physical interfaces including Camera Link™ and the new GigE Vision Gigabit Ethernet standard.
Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, JAI has subsidiaries in Japan, the US, and the UK. The JAI Group has annual sales of more than $70 million (USD) and employs 250 people worldwide. The JAI Group’s mission is to develop and distribute user-friendly tools for the professional international world market by combining electronic eyes and electronic brains into a meaningful whole. JAI has two primary businesses: Camera Solutions and Traffic Solutions. Camera Solutions is a component supplier that designs, manufactures and markets CCD and CMOS camera solutions primarily for the ITS, medical and industrial machine vision markets.
JAI cameras help improve customer businesses in a variety of ways, whether by improving quality and accuracy, lowering costs, increasing yields, or simply enabling better service. The Traffic Solutions business unit is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of specialized traffic systems. Solutions are based on JAI-developed hardware and software, which is often integrated with third-party products.
