Easy Vision with "Smart Recipe"

The Omron's new ZFX-C Smart Vision Sensor is a total Image Processing system that includes everything from a camera with an integrated light source to an image-processing unit.

With Omron's newly developed proprietary measurement algorithm, the parameter can be set through only a few steps involving the operation of a touch-panel color monitor.

This “Smart” user interface provides simplicity of usage giving anyone all they can need to perform a complete image enhancement. The new technology and style of the ZFX-C paves the way to a new era of vision sensors.

Step 1: Choose Best Lighting

The know-how and trial and error that have been indispensable and required much time and effort up to now in lighting setup is now an automated process. By just selecting the best one from the candidate images automatically captured by changing the lighting pattern with the auto-lighting, anyone can easily find the optimal lighting. User can now easily determine settings for shiny work with high degrees of reflection and black monochrome work with low degrees of reflection, something very tricky before. In addition, when a more detailed setup is needed, the customized setup can be used to incorporate know-how.

Step 2: Choose Measurement Icon

The measurement method can be specified by just choosing the icon from out of a total of 9 measurement items for different types of inspection.
 

Step 3: Draw Region, Press and Go

Just specify the region of interest and press Auto key and the system will determine the most suitable parameters for the target image.
Now anyone can easily perform a complex and advanced parameter setting which used to require special knowledge and cumbersome steps.
Customized setting is also possible by fine tuning the parameters automatically set up. The time required to set up parameters can be significantly reduced.

Features
Visualized Setting and Monitoring

Despite its small form factor, the enlarged screen significantly improves the visibility and the ease of operation. The method of operation can be selected from 3way - the touch pen, key pad or console.

Rich Interface Support
Automatically detects the connected camera and displays the appropriate menu. With rich selection of interface including parallel RS-232C/RS-422, USB 2.0, the extensibility is superior.

Built-in Lighting Camera (Triple-speed camera (IP65))

Line up of 6 types of built-in lighting cameras that do not need lighting selection or setup. The color camera can respond to a wide range of work with a 5-150mm field of view. Through image compression and partial capturing, it can support a high-speed line.

C-mount Camera Unit (Triple-speed Camera)

This product line includes C-mount camera that can select the lens to match the field. It can be used in combination with optional lighting such as transmitted lighting, low angle lighting and bar lighting, etc. to support different inspection types.

Automatic Color Filter

Even for images clearly distinguishable in color, when converted to monochrome the contrast tends to become low. Color filter analyzer automatically selects the optimal color filter (auto color filter) based on the image analysis result to adjust the contrast, to allow for stable image measurement. Any intermediate color can be arranged for the color filter using custom settings.

Choose Desired Color

It is now possible to run an automatic pickup of color, something that used to be a complex procedure, using simply the Auto key. The advanced color engine automatically detects the color distribution in the selected range and automatically lists up to 4 optional color pickup in the order of color area. After that, user can simply select the desired color to be pickup.

Courtesy of  Omron