Machine vision is a rapidly advancing technology that helps empower machines and computers to interpret and comprehend visual information, functioning like the human eye. Utilizing a combination of hardware and sophisticated algorithms, machine vision enables machines to analyze, understand, and respond to visual data from the world around them. Advancements in camera and sensor systems must capture increasingly complex information and deliver it with greater clarity and speed. More than ever, machine vision depends on the deep expertise required to connect it all together.
Machine vision systems are comprised of many components including cameras, frame grabbers and vision libraries, often from multiple manufacturers.
Interface standards are the mechanism to ensure interoperability regardless of the manufacturer. These standards express the confluence of bandwidth (resolution, frame rate, bit depth etc.), data rate, signal speed and signal integrity to meet specific goals. They also dictate the types of connectivity equipment needed – for example, cables, connectors, assemblies, connector shells, and strain relief accessories – which in turn must be balanced against local network capabilities as well as short- and long-term budget restrictions.
3M brings decades of expertise, quality, and dependability in signal transmission and electrical and mechanical cable design technology to factory and industrial automation. 3M helps improve performance, robustness, and reliability of machine vision systems- often at a lower total system cost. 3M offers connectors, cables, and cable assemblies for high speed/density input/output applications in three major standards - USB3 Vision®, Camera Link® and CoaXPress®- that cross the spectrum of machine vision.
Explore 3M’s Cable Assemblies for Machine Vision
3M™ USB3 Vision Industrial Camera Cable Assemblies
Longer functional cable lengths beyond 10m for stationary applications and up to 7m when repetitive motion is required, tested at > 100 million cycles. With screw lock and angled connector options for a robust connection to fit in any design.
3M™ CoaXPress Industrial Camera Cable Assemblies
Cables that meet CoaXPress output configuration standards CXP-6 and CXP-12. Cable assemblies available in two types- standard and high-performance flexible (tested at > 45 million cycles).
3M™ Camera Link Industrial Camera Cable Assemblies & Connectors
3M is one of the originators of the Camera Link® standard with a wide variety of options for applications requiring mid-range data rates and system costs including MDR, SDR, and PoCL in various configurations.
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3M Machine Vision Solutions Overview
3M brings decades of expertise in signal transmission and electrical and mechanical cable design technology to factory automation. Check out this brochure to learn more about 3M Machine Vision solutions.