Product Description:

The VSC123002.000P-000 is a smart camera manufactured by B&R Automation within the VS Smart Sensors series. Designed for integrated machine vision, the unit merges optics, illumination control, and embedded computation so that a production cell can execute several vision functions simultaneously without an external PC. Classified in the smart camera product group, the standard variant accepts interchangeable lenses, giving machine builders flexibility in focal length selection while keeping the housing streamlined for cabinet-free mounting. Because computation is built into the device, image evaluation can take place close to the sensor instead of being transferred to a separate host for every task. That approach is useful where space is limited or where multiple inspection points are distributed across a machine.

An internal processor runs at 800 MHz and uses 4 cores, allowing parallel preprocessing, classification, and communication tasks. The camera stores active data in 2 GB RAM, so large frame buffers and trained model data can remain available during operation. Its global-shutter sensor captures images at up to 165 fps while maintaining a native resolution of 1.3 MP, helping the device follow fast conveyors and inspect moving parts with clear image timing. In applications with short cycle times, the available processing resources can support multiple routines within the same image stream, such as locating a part before verifying print quality or checking presence. This makes the camera suitable for code reading, feature detection, and dimensional inspection in packaging and assembly equipment.

The computing platform is based on a Cortex A9 i.MX6 quad-core device with a 1 MB L2 cache that reduces memory latency during edge extraction and neural inference. An inference accelerator handles convolution-intensive processing, lowering CPU load and shortening trigger-to-output latency. The camera accepts optics through a C-mount interface, and this version is supplied without a lens, front glass, LED lens, or integrated LED lighting. That layout leaves the optical path open for application-specific lens selection and allows external strobes to be matched to the scene when controlled illumination is required. The open lighting arrangement is useful when the target surface requires a specific wavelength, angle, or strobe duration that would not be well served by a fixed built-in light source.