Rugged Real-Time Compact Vision Systems
NEW
NI CVS-1454, NI CVS-1455, NI CVS-1456
• Real-time FireWire image acquisition,
analysis, and storage
• 3 FireWire camera inputs
• High-performance processor ensures
fast inspection times
• 0 to 55 ˚C operating temperature
• Ethernet and RS232 ports
Recommended Software
• Vision Builder for
Automated Inspection
• LabVIEW
• LabVIEW Real-Time Module
• LabVIEW Vision
Development Module
• Control triggers, cameras, lighting, and • OCR Software
PLCs with 15 digital inputs and 14
digital outputs
• 128 MB onboard DRAM memory
• 32 to 256 MB nonvolatile storage
• VGA output for real-time display
of results
• Extended analog I/O, digital
I/O, and motion control with
NI Compact FieldPoint and PXI
Configurable Software
Programming Libraries
Overview
National Instruments CVS-145x compact vision systems give you
flexibility, integration, and ruggedness for all of your inspection,
Migration path
available
NI Vision Development
Module
Vision Builder for
Automated
alignment, gauging, and identification applications.
A high-
Inspection
LabVIEW
performance processor integrated with three FireWire ports means
that NI CVS-145x systems are equipped to handle any inspection task.
A diverse range of digital I/O options means that CVS-145x systems
can communicate with a wide range of automation devices including
PLCs, relays, and robotics. CVS-145x systems are designed for extreme
operating temperatures common in manufacturing environments. No
longer are you confined to the limited image processing capability,
sensor size, and sensor speed of traditional smart cameras.
NI-IMAQ Driver Software
Windows
Real-Time
Compact Vision
System
PCI
PXI
PXI RT
Figure 1. Choose your software from an easy to use configurable environment or a flexible
and powerful programming environment. Migrate your configured inspection to LabVIEW
with NI Vision Builder for Automated Inspection LabVIEW code generation.
Typical
Smart Camera
Available
Not available
60-360 MIPS*
NI CVS-1454
Vision Builder for Automated Inspection
LabVIEW and the Vision Development Module
NI CVS-1455
NI CVS-1456
Configurable software
Programmable software
Typical processor
performance
Digital I/O lines
Cameras
Resolution
Frame rate
Nonvolatile storage
Base price
833 MIPS*
1436 MIPS*
1623 MIPS*
single camera. All compact vision systems have 29 digital I/O lines to
communicate with a variety of automation devices.
29
Up to 3
29
Up to 3
29
Up to 3
2 to 20
1
640 x 480
30 fps
4-16 MB
$3,295
Up to 2000 x 2000 Up to 2000 x 2000 Up to 2000 x 2000
Up to 100 fps
32 MB
Up to 100 fps
128 MB
$3,995
Up to 100 fps
256 MB
$4,495
Software for Fast Development
or Performance – You Choose
With the National Instruments machine vision software approach,
you no longer need to make a trade-off between the power and
flexibility of a programming language such as LabVIEW and the ease
of use of a menu-driven environment such as Vision Builder for
$2,995
*MIPS: Millions instructions per second
Table 1. Use CVS-145x systems in a wide range of applications.
Choose Your Compact Vision System
There are three CVS-145x products. The CVS-1456 provides high- Automated Inspection, which simplifies the development process by
performance image processing and analysis along with ample storage replacing programming complexity with an interactive development
for images and data. If you need color processing or want to inspect environment. Vision Builder for Automated Inspection is designed to
from multiple cameras, choose the CVS-1455. The CVS-1454 is ideally solve gauging, part present/not present, alignment, and optical
suited for applications that require a few simple inspections from a character recognition applications. Overall, if you need the power