Product Description:

B & R Automation produces the VSC1X2XXX.XXXP-000, a smart camera in the VS Smart Sensors series. The unit combines embedded processing, image acquisition, and deterministic networking in a single housing, allowing it to perform machine-vision tasks directly on the production line. It is intended for industrial automation roles such as part presence verification, code reading, and alignment, where local processing reduces network load and speeds up reaction times.

Its processing board centers on a Cortex-A9 quad-core SoC clocked at 800 MHz; the 4 logical cores share 1 MB of L2 cache for parallel inspection threads. Working memory is 2 GB DDR3, and non-volatile storage combines 2 GB eMMC NAND for application data with 4 MB SPI NOR reserved for the secure boot loader. This architecture supports several vision functions running simultaneously without an external controller. The ten-image backup capacity provides a short queue for traceability, and preprocessing performance corresponds to the standard variant. A peak input demand of 1.25 A and a 500 mA digital output channel allow the camera to power sensors or lamps directly through its M12 connector.

For deterministic data exchange, the device uses POWERLINK on two daisy-chainable ports that negotiate at 10/100 Mbit/s. The internal real-time scheduler can issue a new result every 400 µs, which aligns with cycle times of fast pick-and-place axes. Environmental sealing meets IP65/IP67, so the housing tolerates dust and washdown areas when installed with the Y-coded M12, 8-pin power feed. Network timing is independent of the image path because the smart camera keeps preprocessing onboard; only classification results or compressed frames travel across the bus, limiting traffic. The device is part of an integrated machine vision range intended for decentralized inspection and result handling on the line.