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Realtime field store
Machine vision system
Array processor is ‘optimized for IP’
Machine vrsion systems developed by Cognex of MA, USA, are now available in the UK through Intertrade Screntifrc (ITS). Cognex’s Checkpoint series of vision systems have applications in Inspection. character reading and robot guidance Vidrcon or solrdstate cameras which operate In the visible spectrum are linked to a processor running pattern recognition and image processing software. Built for Industrial environments, the visron systems are claimed to withstand vibration, changing light c:ondrtions and difficult plant condrtrans. IC packages, car weld seams and print quality from high-speed presses are some of the applicatrons of systems already Installed, says ITS. (Intertrade Sc/entiflc Ltd. Llnford Wood Business Centre, SunrIse ?arkway, Linford Wood, Milton Keynes, Bucks MK14 6LP, 0 iJK Tel: (0908) 676633)
Designed for signal and image processing systems integrators and OEMs. the MP32 series of array processors announced by Floating Point Systems is claimed to offer the highest performance/price ratio in Its class. Performance is rated at 54 MFLOPS (million floating point operations per second): a typical algorithm such as for 1 k x 1 k fast Founer transform IS performed in less than 2 s, the company claims. Prices for the system start at f 57 500. The array processor is a multiple Instruction multiple data (MIMD) multiprocessor that supports up to
CCIR image display from CCIR video Image aata .sources can be sampled and discilayed 111real time with the dualboard PPI-1/68K from Eltec of the FRG and avarlable rn the UK through Hawke Systems. Video memory capacity IS either 512 kbyte or 2 Mbyte of video RAM, with resolutron of 8 bit per prxel Video RAM IS dual-ported to a local acqursttion bus and, for access, to a VM Ebus Video data are accessed In bytes, each byte representing the greyscale of a single pixel With VMEbus the average access time for a read/write operation is 600 ns. says Hawke. Arbitration logic provided on the boards allows Image data to be read out even during acqursition cycles. (Eltec Elektronik GmbH. GaltleoGall&Strasse II. D-6500 Mainz 42, PO Box 65, FRG. Tel. (6131) 50631 Hawke Systems, Amotex Road, House, 45 Hanworth Sunbury- on Thames, Middx TWI 6 D 5DA, UK. Tel: OlV979 7799)
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Floating Point Systems’MP32 processor
array
three arithmetic processors and two l/O processors The internally shared memory has a capacity of up to 7 Mbyte with 24.bit addressing, with a 16k. 32-bit high-speed local memory for each anthmetic processor A Motorola 68000.based control processor directs data flow and the flow of Instructions through the system Concurrent, asynchronous processor operation is facrlrtated by similar to a control language FORTRAN with utrlitres for handling parallel processrng Memory can be addressed in increments (rows, arbitrary columns, diagonals or regions of Interest). None board slots accept various memory and processing options. A switch-selectable formatter automatrcally performs fix and float operations and the I/O processor transfers data at 6 Mbyte s The architecture IS opttmized for the many signal/Image processrng jobs that can be divided into autonomous, multrple processing tasks. (Floating Point Systems (UK) Ltd. Apex House, London Road, Bracknell, Berks RG12 2TE, UK Tel. (0344) 5692 7) I~
Video DACs
Realtime field store
Digital data from a medical Image processing system or video source can be converted to analogue form with 8-bit digital-to-analogue converters (DACs) from Analogrc in the USA. Model numbers of the DACs are AH8304TC. AH8308TC and AH8404TC. Each DAC IS designed to replace three single-channel video DACs. The DACs come In a 40-p/n dual tnlrne package and reduce board space requirements by 30%. the company claims. Output IS 1 V analogue RGB signals (RS330/343 compatrble) (Analogic Inc. 360 Audubon Road, Wakefield, MA 01880. USA Analog/c Ltd. The Centre. 68 High Street, Weybridge KT73 8BN. UK Tel: (0932) 56011)
A high resolutron, realtime field store for video frame Information has been produced by Electronrc Automation, a company specralrzrng In industrial Inspectron systems. The TV 256/7 treld store performs feature recognition and image analysis for applicatrons such as positioning, inspectron and print or bar code recognrtron. Based on a 68 k mrcroprocessor and compatrble with the standard VMEbus. the field store accepts 625.line CCIR or 525-line EIA standard inputs. Drsplay defrnrtron IS 256 x 256 pixels with 7-bit greyscale resolutron (Electron/c Automation L td, Haworth House. 202 High Street, Hull HUI IHA. UK. Tel: (0482) 29286) Li
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Array processor is ‘optimized for IP’
Machine vrsion systems developed by Cognex of MA, USA, are now available in the UK through Intertrade Screntifrc (ITS). Cognex’s Checkpoint series of vision systems have applications in Inspection. character reading and robot guidance Vidrcon or solrdstate cameras which operate In the visible spectrum are linked to a processor running pattern recognition and image processing software. Built for Industrial environments, the visron systems are claimed to withstand vibration, changing light c:ondrtions and difficult plant condrtrans. IC packages, car weld seams and print quality from high-speed presses are some of the applicatrons of systems already Installed, says ITS. (Intertrade Sc/entiflc Ltd. Llnford Wood Business Centre, SunrIse ?arkway, Linford Wood, Milton Keynes, Bucks MK14 6LP, 0 iJK Tel: (0908) 676633)
Designed for signal and image processing systems integrators and OEMs. the MP32 series of array processors announced by Floating Point Systems is claimed to offer the highest performance/price ratio in Its class. Performance is rated at 54 MFLOPS (million floating point operations per second): a typical algorithm such as for 1 k x 1 k fast Founer transform IS performed in less than 2 s, the company claims. Prices for the system start at f 57 500. The array processor is a multiple Instruction multiple data (MIMD) multiprocessor that supports up to
CCIR image display from CCIR video Image aata .sources can be sampled and discilayed 111real time with the dualboard PPI-1/68K from Eltec of the FRG and avarlable rn the UK through Hawke Systems. Video memory capacity IS either 512 kbyte or 2 Mbyte of video RAM, with resolutron of 8 bit per prxel Video RAM IS dual-ported to a local acqursttion bus and, for access, to a VM Ebus Video data are accessed In bytes, each byte representing the greyscale of a single pixel With VMEbus the average access time for a read/write operation is 600 ns. says Hawke. Arbitration logic provided on the boards allows Image data to be read out even during acqursition cycles. (Eltec Elektronik GmbH. GaltleoGall&Strasse II. D-6500 Mainz 42, PO Box 65, FRG. Tel. (6131) 50631 Hawke Systems, Amotex Road, House, 45 Hanworth Sunbury- on Thames, Middx TWI 6 D 5DA, UK. Tel: OlV979 7799)
vu14 no 7 february
1986
Floating Point Systems’MP32 processor
array
three arithmetic processors and two l/O processors The internally shared memory has a capacity of up to 7 Mbyte with 24.bit addressing, with a 16k. 32-bit high-speed local memory for each anthmetic processor A Motorola 68000.based control processor directs data flow and the flow of Instructions through the system Concurrent, asynchronous processor operation is facrlrtated by similar to a control language FORTRAN with utrlitres for handling parallel processrng Memory can be addressed in increments (rows, arbitrary columns, diagonals or regions of Interest). None board slots accept various memory and processing options. A switch-selectable formatter automatrcally performs fix and float operations and the I/O processor transfers data at 6 Mbyte s The architecture IS opttmized for the many signal/Image processrng jobs that can be divided into autonomous, multrple processing tasks. (Floating Point Systems (UK) Ltd. Apex House, London Road, Bracknell, Berks RG12 2TE, UK Tel. (0344) 5692 7) I~
Video DACs
Realtime field store
Digital data from a medical Image processing system or video source can be converted to analogue form with 8-bit digital-to-analogue converters (DACs) from Analogrc in the USA. Model numbers of the DACs are AH8304TC. AH8308TC and AH8404TC. Each DAC IS designed to replace three single-channel video DACs. The DACs come In a 40-p/n dual tnlrne package and reduce board space requirements by 30%. the company claims. Output IS 1 V analogue RGB signals (RS330/343 compatrble) (Analogic Inc. 360 Audubon Road, Wakefield, MA 01880. USA Analog/c Ltd. The Centre. 68 High Street, Weybridge KT73 8BN. UK Tel: (0932) 56011)
A high resolutron, realtime field store for video frame Information has been produced by Electronrc Automation, a company specralrzrng In industrial Inspectron systems. The TV 256/7 treld store performs feature recognition and image analysis for applicatrons such as positioning, inspectron and print or bar code recognrtron. Based on a 68 k mrcroprocessor and compatrble with the standard VMEbus. the field store accepts 625.line CCIR or 525-line EIA standard inputs. Drsplay defrnrtron IS 256 x 256 pixels with 7-bit greyscale resolutron (Electron/c Automation L td, Haworth House. 202 High Street, Hull HUI IHA. UK. Tel: (0482) 29286) Li
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