Product Description:

The VSC122Q21.M51P-000 is a smart camera produced by B & R Automation within the VS Smart Sensors series. As a self-contained vision device, it combines optics, programmable lighting, and a quad-core processor so that it can execute inspection, identification, and guidance tasks directly on the production line. By embedding image capture, processing, and I/O in one housing, the unit removes the need for a separate industrial PC and simplifies machine integration in packaging, assembly, and material handling cells.

The camera’s processor platform is a Cortex-A9 i.MX6 quad-core processor running at 800 MHz. The processor uses a shared 1 MB L2 cache, enabling low-latency access to shared image buffers. With 4 processing cores available and 2 GB of DDR3 RAM, the device can run several vision functions simultaneously without dropping frames. The standard preprocessing variant handles filtering, binarization, and geometric transformations before higher-level algorithms are applied. At a sensor resolution of 1.3 MP, this memory and compute budget supports reliable feature extraction, code reading, and measurement while maintaining deterministic cycle times that fit within typical PLC scan intervals.

Optics and illumination are tuned for short working distances. A 12 mm, F4 macro lens mounted on the S-mount interface yields a field of view of 37°, so small parts fill more pixels. The global-shutter sensor streams at 90 fps, giving sufficient temporal resolution for high-speed pick-and-place lines. Integrated lighting consists of 16 LEDs arranged in four multicolor segments behind an anti-reflective front glass. LED lens type 2 maintains uniform intensity across the scene, and segment patterns can be selected to optimize contrast without adding external lights.