Product Description:

The VSS112811.023P-000 belongs to the VS Smart Sensors series produced by B&R Automation. As a smart sensor, it combines embedded processing with integrated optics to perform one active vision function directly at the machine level, which reduces dependence on separate external controllers. In automated production cells, it can handle tasks such as part presence detection or code reading with integrated lighting and onboard image preprocessing. This arrangement lets the device capture and evaluate images close to the inspection point, which helps keep response times short in compact machine layouts.

The device runs on a Cortex A9 i.MX6 dual-core processor clocked at 800 MHz. Its 2 cores allow acquisition and analysis tasks to run in parallel rather than forcing all processing through a single execution path. A dedicated 512 kB L2 cache helps reduce access delays between the CPU and the installed 1 GB of RAM, which supports stable handling of image buffers and analysis routines. Image data come from a CMOS sensor with a resolution of 1.3 MP, and the resulting frames can also be streamed over the network for further evaluation by higher-level systems.

Optically, the sensor provides a field of view of 74° through a 4.6 mm, F3.5 lens in an S-mount holder, and a glass diffuser helps spread illumination evenly across the scene. Captured images can reach 90 fps, which suits fast inspection steps such as pick-and-place verification or code checks on moving parts. Scene lighting is provided by a ring with 16 LEDs (4 segments with 4 one-color LEDs each), and the elements emit light at a peak wavelength of 632 nm while using LED lens type 1. The internal controller coordinates the lighting so the target receives consistent red illumination even when ambient brightness changes.