DALSA IPD - Sherlock Machine Vision Software

Sherlock Application Software





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Sherlock is an advanced machine vision software interface that can be applied to a wide variety of automated inspection applications. It offers maximum design flexibility and provides a rich suite of proven tools and capabilities that have been deployed in thousands of installations worldwide. With a keen eye for detail, our inspector will help you:

Improve customer satisfaction by detecting defects early in the manufacturing cycle
Increase productivity through automated 24/7 operation
Reduce production costs by improving yield and redeploying skilled inspectors to other priority tasks

Powerful Development Interface	Graphical point and click program construction enables rapid prototyping Moveable and resizeable windows offer optimal developer layout Versatile Region Of Interest options for processing flexibility Monitor and reporting windows provide immediate status feedback Instruction tool bars allow quick access to program functions Built-in editing and debug tools

Camera Flexibility	Full support for DALSA analog and digital (CameraLink) frame grabbers Compatible with both Area and Line scan cameras with mono and/or color format imagers Directly connects to Firewire, GigE (DALSA) and USB cameras Allows mixing of imager type, resolution and interface in the same application Supports synchronous and asynchronous triggering

Robust Tools & Communication	Extensive image preprocessors and advanced calibration for image correction and measurement translation Standard tools include: Search (pattern finding), ID readers, character readers (OCR), measurement and counting tools, contour tools, laser profiling tools (3D), texture and color classifiers Provides capabilities for custom inline and background scripting Supports a variety of communication methods (I/O, serial, Ethernet/IP) and protocols for factory integration

Administrative and Operator Support	The Sherlock GUI can be safeguarded against unauthorized use; Programs can be password protected against copying System and monitor logs can be stored to a secure network drive The full Sherlock environment, including camera files, GUI settings and program related data files can be backed-up for safekeeping or easy system replication Sherlock provides a full featured OCX for developing custom operator interfaces using standard Microsoft development tools