Product Description:

The VSC122835.061P-000 smart camera is manufactured by B & R Automation as part of the VS Smart Sensors series. Classified within the integrated machine vision product range, the unit serves as a self-contained vision node that captures images, evaluates features, and transmits pass-fail results to PLCs without external PCs. Its role in industrial automation is to reduce wiring and footprint while adding optical inspection wherever space on a machine frame is available. Local image evaluation also allows the device to perform inspection tasks directly at the machine instead of relying on a separate computer for routine analysis.

Inside the aluminum housing, a Cortex A9 i.MX6 processor operates at 800 MHz, and its 4 symmetric cores share a 1 MB L2 cache to accelerate edge detection, blob analysis, and code reading. A buffer of 2 GB DDR memory keeps multiple job files resident so the camera can switch recipes without rebooting. The 1-inch CMOS sensor delivers images at 5.3 MP and streams them at 43 fps, giving enough temporal resolution for fast-moving webs. Along the optical path, a 2/3-inch F4 lens with an internal focal distance of 16 mm sits behind glass with an anti-reflective coating, which helps preserve contrast during inspection. This arrangement supports stable image capture when the camera is used for code reading, feature checks, and other common machine-vision tasks.

Illumination is provided by an array of 16 LEDs arranged in four individually switchable segments, and each diode emits red light through an LED lens type 3 that forms a narrow beam. The dominant wavelength peaks at 632 nm, matching common red-filter machine vision setups and reducing sensitivity to surrounding ambient light. Because the imaging axis is set at a fixed mechanical pitch of 23°, stray reflections are further reduced by the anti-reflective front glass. The segmented lighting layout gives the camera more control over how light reaches the inspected surface, which is useful on reflective or uneven materials. The Standard variant configuration is intended for general-purpose vision tasks on compact machine stations.