Basler scout and Basler pilot cameras are employed in many industrial applications. They are used for automation tasks such as pick and place, separation, and quality control. For ease of integration, each camera provides a powerful digital I/O interface to communicate with external devices. The camera interface can be used with different voltage ranges including TTL (0-5 V) and CMOS (0-3.3 V).

PLC Cable

Because the typical PLC voltage level is from 0 to 24 volts, when the cameras are in a PLC environment, use of the I/O interface requires particular attention. To adapt the voltage level of a PLC signal to the voltage level of the camera I/O, a special PLC cable is required. The cable includes an electronic device that adapts the PLC voltage level and also protects the camera against negative voltage peaks.

The PLC cable must be used whenever the camera is used in a PLC application. The cable is available in two different versions – as a three meter cable (Hirose connector - open end) and as a ten meter cable (Hirose connector – open end).

Debouncer Feature

To enhance the operational reliability of Basler Basler scout and Basler pilot cameras in industrial environments, a new debouncer feature has been introduced. The feature separates short invalid signals applied to the camera's input lines from longer valid signals. Short invalid signals are filtered out and longer signals are recognized as valid trigger signals.

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