Product Description:

B&R Automation's VSS112001.05BP-000 belongs to the VS Smart Sensors series and is classified in the Smart Sensor product group for integrated machine vision projects. It combines optics, processing logic, and communication into a single device, allowing the sensor to be mounted directly on the production line instead of placing separate image-processing hardware elsewhere in the cabinet. Within an automation cell, it captures images, analyzes them locally, and delivers digital OK/NOK feedback to PLCs or higher-level systems. This arrangement supports compact inspection stations where image evaluation needs to happen close to the process.

The on-board processor is a dual-core i.MX6 Cortex A9 device that runs at 800 MHz, buffered by a 512 kB L2 cache and supported by 1 GB of DDR3 RAM for frame buffers and intermediate results. The sensor outputs monochrome or color images at 1.3 MP resolution and maintains a throughput of 90 fps for fast pick-and-place or code-reading cycles. Optics are factory-fitted with a 12 mm F4 lens sized for a 2/3-inch format, giving a moderate field of view suitable for parts inspection. The device uses two CPU cores, and its preprocessing profile supports deterministic image filtering before the vision algorithm runs.

The housing provides an S-mount interface so alternate focal-length lenses can be installed without adapters when the application requires a different viewing angle. The imaging window is made of plastic with anti-reflective coating to reduce reflections from overhead lighting and help preserve image contrast. Internal illumination is omitted, and the unit is supplied without LED lighting and without LED lens hardware. This setup leaves lighting selection to the surrounding machine design when the target surface or working distance changes between stations. Application software is limited to one active vision function, so the sensor is intended for discrete field-of-view inspections rather than line-scan tasks.