USB Cameras

FireWire Cameras

GigE Cameras

Converters

Software

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Table of Contents

The Imaging Source............................................................................................ 3

USB CMOS Cameras........................................................................................... 4

USB CCD Cameras.............................................................................................. 6

FireWire CCD Cameras........................................................................................ 8

FireWire Zoom CCD Cameras........................................................................... 10

GigE CCD Cameras............................................................................................ 12

Converters and Frame Grabbers...................................................................... 14

Lenses & Lighting.............................................................................................. 16

Software............................................................................................................. 18

Apple, Mac OS and FireWire are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
IC Imaging Control is a registered trademark of The Imaging Source Europe GmbH.
Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.
Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.
Matrox and Matrox Imaging Library (MIL) are registered trademarks of Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd.
National Instruments and LabView are registered trademarks of National Instruments Corporation.
TWAIN is a registered trademark of TWAIN Working Group.
USB is a trademark of USB Implementers Forum, Inc.
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trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

All other product and company names in this document may be trademarks and tradenames of their respective owners and are hereby
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Last update: September 2007
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All rights reserved. Reprint, also in parts, only allowed with permission of The Imaging Source Europe GmbH.

All weights and dimensions are approximate.

Unless otherwise specified the lenses shown in the context of cameras are not shipped with these cameras.

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Machine Vision "Made in Germany" 2007 Introduction of a family of USB came-
August ras.
The Imaging Source is one of the leading
manufacturers of industrial cameras for
2007 Foundation of the Asian/Pacific subsi-
production automation, quality assurance,
March dary in Taipei, Taiwan.
logistics, medicine, science and security.
2006 Introduction of the Video-to-USB con-
Developers and system engineers prefer verter DFG/USB2-lt.
The Imaging Source components due to
2005 Introduction of a new generation of
their ease of use.
FireWire cameras.
The Imaging Source components are dep-
2003 Introduction of a family of megapixel
loyed in all high tech regions worldwide.
FireWire cameras.
Typical clients of The Imaging Source are 2002 Introduction of a family of low-cost
software developers and system engi- FireWire cameras.
neers.
2001 Introduction of the Video-to-FireWire
They use the components that are manufac- converter DFG/1394-1e.
tured by The Imaging Source for production
1999 Foundation of the US subsidary in Char-
automation, quality assurance, logistics
lotte, North Carolina.
and safety engineering applications and in
medicine, science and security. 1996 Introduction of the first hardware com-
ponent, manufactured by The Imaging
Source, the low-cost frame grabber
DFG/LC1.
1992 Distribution of Ad Oculos (educational
software that illustrates how image
analysis works) bundeld with third-party
cameras and frame grabbers.
1990 Introduction of Ad Oculos.
1990 Founded as a spin-off from the
University of Bremen, Germany. The
Imaging Source has its roots at one of
the world's first faculties in the field of
Digital Image Processing.

US Office European Headquarters Taiwan Office

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USB CMOS Cameras

Specification What's included

• Types: • Camera
- Monochrome
- Color • Drivers for WDM, DirectX®, TWAIN, Ac-
tivVisionTools, HALCON, VfW, LabVIEW®
• Progressive scan CMOS sensors
and MIL for Windows XP and Windows
• Very low price Vista™
• Various resolutions
• IC Capture: Camera control software
• Trigger: optional
for Windows XP and Windows Vista™

08
• Illumination control: optional
(please see page 17) • IC Imaging Control®: SDK that consists
• C and CS mount of a .NET Component, an ActiveX® and a

20
C++ Class Library for Windows XP and
• Interface: USB 2.0
Windows Vista™

in Plea
se see page
17
e
Order Code Type Resolution Sensor: Sensor: FPS Trigger Illumi- Mount
bl

Format Shutter nation

DFC 21AU04 Color 640x480 1/4" Rolling 30-90 - - C/CS

la

DFC 21BU04 Color 640x480 1/4" Rolling 30-90 3 3 C/CS

ai

DMC 21AU03 Mono 752x480 1/3" Global 60 - - C/CS

DMC 21BU03 Mono 752x480 1/3" Global 60 C/CS

Av

3 3

DFC 21AU03 Color 752x768 1/3" Global 60 - - C/CS

DFC 21BU03 Color 752x768 1/3" Global 60 3 3 C/CS

DMC 41AU03 Color 1280x1024 1/3" Rolling 15-150 - - C/CS

DMC 41BU03 Color 1280x1024 1/3" Rolling 15-150 3 3 C/CS

DMC 51AU03 Color 1600x1200 1/3" Rolling 15-30 - - C/CS

DMC 51BU03 Color 1600x1200 1/3" Rolling 15-30 3 3 C/CS

DMC 61AU02 Color 2048x1536 1/2" Rolling 12-93 - - C/CS

DMC 61BU02 Color 2048x1536 1/2" Rolling 12-93 3 3 C/CS

FPS : max frames per second

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Application Example: Identification

Today, most of us link the term "identifi-
cation" to the fields of "security" and "bio-
metrics". The latter researches areas such
as fingerprint, iris and face detection and
recognition. These are typical applications
for The Imaging Source CMOS cameras.
The term "identification", however, means
much more: In a laboratory, for example,
samples need to be tracked. Whereas, in
improvised experiments, it may be suf-
ficient to add handwritten labels to vials
and test tubes, for systematic study, it is
highly recommended to use optical mar-
kers that can be identified by a camera.
Although, such markers can be specific
to one laboratory, they are often based on
industry standard bar codes, data matrices
or OCR.

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USB CCD Cameras

Specification What's included

• Types: • Camera
- Monochrome
- Color • Drivers for WDM, DirectX®, TWAIN, Ac-
- Color without IR cut filter tivVisionTools, HALCON, VfW, LabVIEW®
(Bayer cameras) and MIL for Windows XP and Windows
Vista™
• Sony progressive scan CCDs
• Resolutions: • IC Capture: Camera control software
- 640 x 480 for Windows XP and Windows Vista™
- 1024 x 768
- 1280 x 960 • IC Imaging Control®: SDK that consists
of a .NET Component, an ActiveX® and a
• Up to 60 image/s
C++ Class Library for Windows XP and
• Trigger and I/Os: optional Windows Vista™
• Illumination control: optional
(please see page 17)
• C and CS mount
• Interface: USB 2.0
se see page
Plea 17

Order Code Resolution Sensor: Sensor: FPS Trigger I/O Illumi- Mount
Format Type nation
Sony CCD
DMK 21AU04 640x480 1/4" 60 - - - C/CS
ICX098BL

Sony CCD
DMK 21BU04 640x480 1/4" 60 3 3 - C/CS
ICX098BL

Sony CCD
DMK 21BU04.H 640x480 1/4" 60 3 3* 3 C/CS
ICX098BL

Sony CCD
DMK 31AU03 1024x768 1/3" 30 - - - C/CS
ICX204AL

Sony CCD
DMK 31BU03 1024x768 1/3" 30 3 3 - C/CS
ICX204AL

Sony CCD
DMK 31BU03.H 1024x768 1/3" 30 3 3* 3 C/CS
ICX204AL

Sony CCD
DMK 41AU02 1280x960 1/2" 15 - - - C/CS
ICX205AL

Sony CCD
DMK 41BU02 1280x960 1/2" 15 3 3 - C/CS
ICX205AL

Sony CCD
DMK 41BU02.H 1280x960 1/2" 15 3 3* 3 C/CS
ICX205AL

Color cameras: www.theimagingsource.com

FPS : max frames per second

I/O : digital I/Os
* : limited access when using the illumination control

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Application Example: Touch Screen
Nowadays, touch screens are used every-
where. Typically, however, end users can
only use one finger at a time when operating
them. Pascal Schmitt (19), a student at the
Hanns-Seidel high school in Hösbach, Ger-
many considered this to be inefficient and
set about developing a touch screen that
can be operated by more than one finger and
even by multiple end users simultaneously.
The movement of the end users' fin-
gers is projected onto a screen and cap-
tured by a camera, manufactured by
The Imaging Source. The application
software, developed by Schmitt, analyzes
the image stream, recognizing and conver-
ting movement into pre-defined actions.
Schmitt entered his multi-finger touch
screen into a national competition for
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young scientists ("Jugend forscht") and
managed to win the "Future Technology"
price, presented by the Federal Ministry
of Research and Technology in Germany.
Please find detailed information about his
multi-finger touch screen at:
http://multitouch.sourceforge.net/

FireWire CCD Cameras

Specification What's included

• Types: • Camera
- Monochrome
- Color • Drivers for WDM, DirectX®, TWAIN, Ac-
- Color without IR cut filter tivVisionTools, HALCON, VfW, LabVIEW®
(Bayer cameras) and MIL for Windows 2000, Windows
XP and Windows Vista™
• Sony progressive scan CCDs
• Resolutions: • IC Capture: Camera control software
- 640 x 480 for Windows 2000, Windows XP and
- 1024 x 768 Windows Vista™
- 1280 x 960
• IC Imaging Control®: SDK that consists
• Up to 60 image/s
of a .NET Component, an ActiveX® and
• Trigger and I/Os: optional a C++ Class Library for Windows 2000,
• Illumination control: optional Windows XP and Windows Vista™
(please see page 17)
• C and CS mount
• Interface: IEEE 1394a
• Protocol: DCAM / IIDC Plea
se see page
17

Order Code Resolution Sensor: Sensor: FPS Trigger I/O Illumi- Mount
Format Type nation
Sony CCD
DMK 21F04 640x480 1/4" 30 - - - C/CS
ICX098BL

Sony CCD
DMK 21AF04 640x480 1/4" 60 - - - C/CS
ICX098BL

Sony CCD
DMK 21BF04 640x480 1/4" 60 3 3 - C/CS
ICX098BL

Sony CCD
DMK 21BF04.H 640x480 1/4" 60 3 3* 3 C/CS
ICX098BL

Sony CCD
DMK 31AF03 1024x768 1/3" 30 - - - C/CS
ICX204AL

Sony CCD
DMK 31BF03 1024x768 1/3" 30 3 3 - C/CS
ICX204AL

Sony CCD
DMK 31BF03.H 1024x768 1/3" 30 3 3* 3 C/CS
ICX204AL

Sony CCD
DMK 41AF02 1280x960 1/2" 15 - - - C/CS
ICX205AL

Sony CCD
DMK 41BF02 1280x960 1/2" 15 3 3 - C/CS
ICX205AL

Sony CCD
DMK 41BF02.H 1280x960 1/2" 15 3 3* 3 C/CS
ICX205AL

Color cameras: www.theimagingsource.com

FPS : max frames per second

I/O : digital I/Os
* : limited access when using the illumination control

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Application Example: PCB Manufacturing

PCBs and the components that are soldered
onto them are getting smaller and smaller.
So small, in fact, that it is no longer possible
for a human to efficiently check the quality
of a PCBs' manufacturing process. The
inspection of PCBs has become one of the
most important applications for industrial ca-
meras. This highly specialized task is often
called "AOI" (Automated Optical Inspection).
Primarily, the aim of AOI is to avoid
incorrectly manufactured PCBs from
being shipped. Similarly, optimization
of manufacturing processes is equally
important. The two basic aims in this
context are to avoid and to detect flaws.
AOI helps manufacturing errors be avoided
by making parameters available for each
step of the process. The values of these
parameters are used for optimization purpo-
ses. If the optimum has not been reached,
i.e. one or more errors have occurred, they
must be detected before the next step of
the manufacturing process.

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FireWire Zoom CCD Cameras

Specification What's included

• Types: • Camera
- Monochrome
- Color • Drivers for WDM, DirectX®, TWAIN, Ac-
- Color without IR cut filter tivVisionTools, HALCON, VfW, LabVIEW®
(Bayer cameras) and MIL for Windows 2000, Windows
XP and Windows Vista™
• Sony progressive scan CCDs
• Resolutions: • IC Capture: Camera control software
- 640 x 480 for Windows 2000, Windows XP and
- 1024 x 768 Windows Vista™
• Up to 60 image/s
• IC Imaging Control®: SDK that consists
• Trigger and I/Os: optional of a .NET Component, an ActiveX® and
• Illumination control: optional a C++ Class Library for Windows 2000,
(please see page 17) Windows XP and Windows Vista™
• Focal length: 4.8 to 46 mm (adjustable
by software)
• Focus: auto / manual (adjustable by
software)
• Iris: auto / manual (adjustable by soft-
ware)
• Interface: IEEE 1394a
• Protocol: DCAM / IIDC
se see page
Plea 17

Order Code Resolution Sensor: Sensor: FPS Trigger I/O Illumi-

Format Type nation
Sony CCD
DMK 21AF04-Z 640x480 1/4" 60 - - -
ICX098BL

Sony CCD
DMK 21BF04-Z 640x480 1/4" 60 3 3 -
ICX098BL

Sony CCD
DMK 21BF04-Z.H 640x480 1/4" 60 3 - 3
ICX098BL

Sony CCD
DMK 31AF03-Z 1024x768 1/3" 30 - - -
ICX204AL

Sony CCD
DMK 31BF03-Z 1024x768 1/3" 30 3 - -
ICX204AL

Sony CCD
DMK 31BF03-Z.H 1024x768 1/3" 30 3 3* 3
ICX204AL

Color cameras: www.theimagingsource.com

FPS : max frames per second

I/O : digital I/Os

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Application Example: Logistics
One of the symbols of continually increasing
international trade is the container. In order
to cope with the increased traffic at con-
tainer terminals, it is necessary to increase
the automatation of container handling.
Automated systems require each and every
container to be unambiguously identifiable.
Metaphorically speaking, every container
needs a number plate. This is the purpose
of the labeling, as specified in ISO 6346.
Industrial cameras record these labels
at four strategic points in the container
terminal: the ship-to-shore gantry cranes,
the stockyard, the train entrance and the
truck entrance. This approach allows the
handling of containers to be highly automa-
ted throughout the duration of their transit
through the container terminal. Consequent-
ly, the terminal's capacity can be increased
and costly expansions can be avoided.
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Security is another key aspect: Containers
may contain "undesirable" goods. The
complete registration of containers makes
it almost impossible to avoid customs
and security checks. On the other hand,
containers that are members of the C-TPAT
program (Container Trade Partnership Trea-
ty) can avoid the time-consuming security
checks.
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GigE CCD Cameras

Specification What's included

• Types: • Camera
- Monochrome
- Color • Drivers for WDM, DirectX®, TWAIN, Ac-
- Color without IR cut filter tivVisionTools, HALCON, VfW, LabVIEW®
(Bayer cameras) and MIL for Windows XP and Windows
Vista™
• Sony progressive scan CCDs
• Resolutions: • IC Capture: Camera control software
- 640 x 480 for Windows XP and Windows Vista™

08
- 1024 x 768 (please see page 18)
- 1280 x 960
• IC Imaging Control®: SDK that consists
• Up to 60 image/s

20
of a .NET Component, an ActiveX® and a
• Trigger and I/Os: optional C++ Class Library for Windows XP and
• Illumination control: optional Windows Vista™ (please see page 19)
(please see page 17)
in
• C and CS mount
• Interface: GigE
se see page
Plea 17
e
bl

Order Code Resolution Sensor: Sensor: FPS Trigger I/O Illumi- Mount
la

Format Type nation

Sony CCD
DMK 21AG04 640x480 1/4" 60 - - - C/CS
ai

ICX098BL

Sony CCD
DMK 21BG04 640x480 1/4" 60 3 3 - C/CS
ICX098BL
Av

Sony CCD
DMK 21BG04.H 640x480 1/4" 60 3 3* 3 C/CS
ICX098BL

Sony CCD
DMK 31AG03 1024x768 1/3" 30 - - - C/CS
ICX204AL

Sony CCD
DMK 31BG03 1024x768 1/3" 30 3 3 - C/CS
ICX204AL

Sony CCD
DMK 31BG03.H 1024x768 1/3" 30 3 3* 3 C/CS
ICX204AL

Sony CCD
DMK 41AG02 1280x960 1/2" 15 - - - C/CS
ICX205AL

Sony CCD
DMK 41BG02 1280x960 1/2" 15 3 3 - C/CS
ICX205AL

Sony CCD
DMK 41BG02.H 1280x960 1/2" 15 3 3* 3 C/CS
ICX205AL

Color cameras: www.theimagingsource.com

FPS : max frames per second

I/O : digital I/Os
* : limited access when using the illumination control

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Application Example: Glass Manufacturing
Despite the current trend towards plastic
packaging, glass bottles still dominate
some parts of the beverage industry. In
the food industry, hygiene is of utmost
importance and correspondingly the in-
spection of bottles is an equally important
task. Furthermore, the aesthetic value
of glass plays an important role, as the
material "glass" often stands for quality.
Industrial cameras are used to inspect
bottles throughout their manufacturing
process. The cameras continually check the
bottles' shape, color and whether they have
hairline cracks or whether foreign bodies
have been included during manufacturing.
During the filling process, the bottles are
inspected for their cleanliness and fill-
level. Furthermore, the label of the bottle
needs to be checked, as its position has
considerable influence on the consumer's
buying behavior. Finally, a correct and
legible date and bar code on the bottom
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of the bottle complete the process. The
bar code is used as the foundation of
the product's security and traceability.
In the case of reusable bottles, industrial
cameras sort the bottles according to their
shape and color and check for their integrity
and cleanliness. The life cycle of a bottle
terminates in recycling: Here industrial ca-
meras remove superfluous and undesirable
materials, such as ceramics, and sort the
pieces of glass according to their color.
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Converter

DFG/1394-1e
Specification
• Inputs (multiplexed): 2x composite
video, 1x Y/C
• Output: IEEE1394a, uncompressed
image data stream without audio
• Video formats: PAL/CCIR, NTSC/RS-170
• Max resolution (PAL/CCIR): 768x576 at
25 Hz
• Max resolution (NTSC/RS-170): 640x480
at 30 Hz
• Drivers, IC Capture and IC Imaging
Control® included
DFG/USB2-lt
Specification
• Inputs (multiplexed): 1x composite
video, 1x Y/C
• Output: USB 2.0, uncompressed image
data stream without audio
• Video formats: PAL/CCIR, NTSC/RS-170
• Max resolution (PAL/CCIR): 768x576 at
25 Hz
• Max resolution (NTSC/RS-170): 640x480
at 30 Hz
• Drivers, IC Capture and IC Imaging
Control® included

Grabber
DFG/SV1 DFG/LC4
Specification Specification
• Inputs (multiplexed): 2x composite • Inputs (multiplexed): 4x composite
video, 1x Y/C video
• Bus: PCI • Bus: PCI
• Video formats: PAL/CCIR, NTSC/RS-170 • Video formats: PAL/CCIR, NTSC/RS-170
• Max resolution (PAL/CCIR): 768x576 at • Max resolution (PAL/CCIR): 768x576 at
25 Hz 25 Hz
• Max resolution (NTSC/RS-170): 640x480 • Max resolution (NTSC/RS-170): 640x480
at 30 Hz at 30 Hz
• Drivers, IC Capture and IC Imaging • Drivers, IC Capture and IC Imaging
Control® included Control® included

DFG/MC4
Specification
• Inputs (parallel): 4x composite video
• Bus: PCI
• Video formats: PAL/CCIR, NTSC/RS-170
• Max resolution (PAL/CCIR): 768x576 at
25 Hz
• Max resolution (NTSC/RS-170): 640x480
at 30 Hz
• Drivers, IC Capture and IC Imaging
Control® included

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Application Example: Sewer Inspection

As with all technical facilities, sewers do
not always work perfectly. Public health and
security are put at risk, if they malfunction.
Therefore, regular inspection and mainte-
nance of the sewer system is important.
Cameras are often deployed for this task. Ty-
pically, they are based on the old, analog vi-
deo standards PAL and NTSC. Analog came-
ras are preferred as their cables can be long.
Today, however, the archiving of the foota-
ge captured by the cameras is carried out
digitally. Using The Imaging Source USB
and FireWire converters, the connection
between the analog camera and the PC or
laptop is very easy.

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Lenses & Lighting

Macro Zoom System

With this catalog, The Imaging Source is Please take a look at www.theimagingsour-
pleased to announce its new macro zoom ce.com for product information and a num-
system: ber of white papers, which offer practical
advice on how to select and setup lenses.
• Exceptional price/performance ratio
• 6x zoom
• C mount

Zoom
The zoom lens is the core component of The
Imaging Source macro system:

• Magnifications from 0.75 to 5 and 1.5

to 10
• Very high resolution

Lighting
Correct lighting is critical to all applications
in which images are captured. The macro
zoom system includes a number of illumi-
nation elements for this purpose:

• Ring light
• Backlight
• Gooseneck lighting

Stand
The lens holder of the stand is custom-
made to fit the zoom body perfectly. The
fine adjustment knob allows the holder to
be accurately set, even at high magnifica-
tion levels.

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CS and C mount Lenses

The Imaging Source offers a wide selection Please take a look at www.theimagingsour-
of branded C-mount lenses: ce.com for product information and a num-
ber of white papers, which offer practical
• C and CS mount
advice on how to select and setup lenses.
• Focal lengths from 2.3 mm to 75 mm
• With and without fixing screws

Macro Lenses

With this catalog, The Imaging Source is Please take a look at www.theimagingsour-
pleased to announce its new line of macro ce.com for product information and a num-
lenses: ber of white papers, which offer practical
advice on how to select and setup lenses.
• Exceptional price/performance ratio
• Magnification from 0.5 to 8
• Fixed working distance
• C mount

DLI/CameraLight
With this catalog, The Imaging Source is
pleased to announce a completely new se-
ries of illumination elements that seamlessly
integrate with The Imaging Source USB,
FireWire and GigE cameras:
• Extra bright LEDs
• Compatible to the FireWire cameras
Dxx 21BF04.H, Dxx 31BF03.H and Dxx
41BF02.H
• Compatible to the GigE cameras Dxx
21BG04.H, Dxx 31BG03.H and Dxx
41BG02.H

• Direct connection to the camera

• Full control from IC Capture, IC Imaging
Control® and custom software
• Compatible to the USB cameras Dxx
21BU04.H, Dxx 31BU03.H and Dxx
41BU02.H

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Device Control Software
All The Imaging Source devices (Video-to- • Capture sequences of single images
easy image acquisition FireWire converter, Video-to-USB converter, and save them as enumerated BMP or
FireWire cameras, USB cameras and frame JPG files
grabbers) are shipped with the device
• Capture image data streams and save
control software IC Capture, which can
them as an AVI file.
be used to:
IC Capture runs on Windows 2000, Win-
• Control all device parameters dows XP and Windows Vista™.
• Control the integrated motor zoom
• See the device's live image
• Capture single images from the device
and save them as BMP or JPG files

Educational Software

AO image processing
All The Imaging Source devices (Video-to-
FireWire converter, Video-to-USB converter,
FireWire cameras, USB cameras and frame
grabbers) are shipped with the software
Ad Oculos.

• For educational purposes - shows how

image analysis works
• Example-based learning
• Hardware independent
• Shipped with source code
• Text book optionally available in English
and German

The German version of the book is available

in any bookstore.

The English verion is currently out of print.

However, it is available on a CD-ROM in PDF
format. Please ask for details.

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Software for Programmers
image acquisition components
All The Imaging Source devices (Video-to-
FireWire converter, Video-to-USB converter,
FireWire cameras, USB cameras and frame
grabbers) are shipped with the SDK IC
Imaging Control®. IC Imaging Control® abs-
tracts image devices and offers a number of
ready to use, basic procedures:
• Control all device parameters
• Control motor zooms
• Simultaneously control many devices
• Live display with scroll and zoom
• Fast acquisition directly into main me-
mory
• Acquire single images, image sequences
and video streams
• Overlay live videos with graphics (e.g.
crosshairs or clock)
• Acquire AVI files with any codec, which is
compatible to WDM
• Ring buffer to "look into the past"
• Control trigger mode and I/Os.
IC Imaging Control® consists of a .NET
Component, an ActiveX® and a C++ Class
Library. It runs on Windows 2000, Windows
XP and Windows Vista™.
Additionally, IC Imaging Control® is com-
patible to:
• ActivVisionTools
• HALCON
• LabVIEW
• Matrox Imaging Library

Image Analysis Software

All The Imaging Source devices (Video-to-FireWire converter, Video-to-USB converter,
FireWire cameras, USB cameras and frame grabbers) are compatible to two of the leading
tools in automatic image analysis:

ActivVisionTools is a library of ActiveX® We offer all users of IC Imaging Control®

controls for image acquisition, image ana- (see above) a software extension, which
lysis and process control. connects IC Imaging Control® to ActivVi-
sionTools.
The library is aimed at users, who wish to
solve basic image analysis problems, which
do not require profound expertise of machi-
ne vision. Therefore, the user interface is
free of any machine vision jargon.

With more than 1100 operators, HALCON We offer all users of IC Imaging Control®
is one of the most extensive libraries for (see above) a software extension, which
applications in the areas of machine visi- connects IC Imaging Control® to HALCON.
on, industrial inspection, medical image
analysis, security and remote sensing. It is
aimed at developers who are working on
demanding image analysis problems.

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European HeadquaRters
The Imaging Source Europe GmbH
Sommerstrasse 36,
D-28215 Bremen,
Germany
Tel +49 421 33 5910

US Office
The Imaging Source, LLC
6926 Shannon Willow Road, Suite 400
Charlotte, NC 28226
USA
Tel +1 704 370 0110

Taiwan Office
The Imaging Source Taiwan Co. Ltd.
6F C-3, No.58, Jhouzih St, Neihu District
Taipei City 114
Taiwan
Tel +886 2 2797 8508

www.theimagingsource.com

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