The RazerCam by EVT (EyeVision Technology) is a fast smart camera with a user programmable FPGA, which allows data to be preprocessed in real time. Because the FPGA is available, even complex applications such as contour matching can be directly processed. Based on the XILINX ZYNQ SoC, the camera comes equipped with two ARM Cores.
The RazerCam series is available in three

sensor options, which cover most of the requirements in the machine vision sector: a 0.4 MPixel matrix sensor, 3.0 MPixel matrix sensor, or a 4k line scan sensor.
The camera is equipped with a LINUX operating system. The user can start programming immediately using the standard tools for LINUX. An extensive API makes it easy to create individual programs in C++ or C code. Thanks to numerous libraries for the ARM processor cores, applications can be solved quickly.
As the FPGA allows the processing of image data during the image capture, the RazerCam is especially suitable for high-speed tasks where the data has to be preprocessed.
The programming of the FPGA is possible via various tools such as VHDL, or with a graphical GUI, where ready-made functional blocks are arranged and compiled.
A tool chain, which allows the immediate programming in C/C++, is included and is pre-configured. A directly executable image for a virtual machine is also included. The programming systems are available for Windows and LINUX programming environments, and for native or virtual machines.
The system is equipped with an Ethernet interface as well as the CAN Bus or RS485 interface and digital I/Os, which allows the camera to be embedded directly into process environments.
The RazerCam is also available as EyeCheck 4xxx with integrated EyeVision software. As with other EyeVision systems, the inspection programs of the EyeCheck 4xxx can be created within the graphical user interface via drag-and-drop programming. Optionally, the programming of the FPGA can be done via graphical tools.
FSI Technologies Inc. is proud to be partnered with EVT. For more information about the RazerCam or other EVT products, contact FSI Machine Vision at 800-468-6009, or www.eyespectorus.com