Machine vision camera offers the choice of a Jetson TX2 or Xavier NX camera.

Adlink’s semi-rugged “NEON-2000-JT2” C-mount digicam for machine imaginative and prescient runs Ubuntu on a Jetson TX2 or Xavier NX and presents GbE, USB Sort-C with DP, and help for a number of sensors as much as 5MP (2592 x 1944).

Adlink has launched an all-in-one, Nvidia Jetson primarily based NEON-2000-JT2 digicam designed for AI-based manufacturing facility automation, together with quicker, extra correct product identification and defect inspection. Particular purposes embrace “labor-intensive manufacturing industries similar to meals and beverage, client packaged items, farming and agriculture the place high quality insurance coverage and inspection are vital to manufacturing success.”

NEON-2000-JT2 (left) and with non-compulsory lens attachment
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Adlink claims superior ease of use as a result of digicam’s compact all-in-one design and its pre-installed AI software program. Optimized for machine imaginative and prescient, the stack integrates Ubuntu 18.04 L4T (Linux for Tegra) with Nvidia’s Jetpack 4.Three AI software program, Basler Pylon 5.2.0.13457, and machine imaginative and prescient pattern code. There isn’t any point out of help for the associated, Kubernetes/OpenShift enabled Nvidia EGX AI edge computing stack, which Adlink launched final 12 months on 4 Jetson-based embedded computer systems.

Adlink touts the NEON-2000-JT2 for its security certification from each the FCC and CE (European Fee) The digicam is claimed to be validated for shock (11ms, 30G, half sine, Three axes), vibration (5-500Hz, 5 Grms, Three axes), and temperature stability (Zero to 45°C). Typical energy consumption is 30W. The 123.Three x 77.5 x 66.8mm, 700-gram digicam presents EMC and ESD protections and non-compulsory IP67 compliance towards ingress.

The NEON-2000-JT2 ships with the Jetson TX2 or extra highly effective Jetson Xavier NX. The Jetson TX2 presents twin high-end “Denver” cores and 4x Cortex-A57 cores, in addition to 256-core Pascal graphics with CUDA AI libraries. The Jetson TX2 additionally integrates 8GB LPDDR4 and 32G eMMC. Different Jetson TX2 primarily based embedded cameras embrace E-con System’s four-board, 3.4-megapixel NileCAM30 equipment.

The newer Jetson Xavier NX module options 6x ARMv8.2 Carmel CPU cores and supplies graphics and AI processing on its 384-core Volta GPU, in comparison with the 512-core Volta GPU on the high-end Jetson AGX Xavier. The NX integrates 8GB LPDDR4 and 16GB eMMC.

NEON-2000-JT2 sensor choices
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The NEON-2000-JT2 is a C-Mount suitable digicam obtainable with a selection of 4x sensors proven within the chart above. The digicam additionally provides an unnamed FPGA for DIO “for correct real-time triggering.”

The sensors vary from an ON Semiconductor AR0134 with 1.2-megapixel, 1280 x 960 decision as much as an ON Semi MT9P031 with 5MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels. Solely the TX2-based fashions have non-compulsory IP67 ingress safety, that are separated out into 4x further SKUs. The IP67 compliant “X” SKUs supply rugged M12 ports as an alternative of the usual ports listed beneath and lack the microSD slot.

NEON-2000-JT2 high and backside views
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The NEON-2000-JT2 is supplied with a USB 3.Zero Sort-C port with help for USB I/O, DisplayPort output (1920 x 1080 @ 30fps), an influence enter different to the 12V jack, or 5W energy output to a USB Sort-C hub. Different options embrace a GbE port, a microSD slot, and each a micro-USB OTG port and wafer interface for system flash.

A DB9 COM port supplies UART and 4x-in/4x-out DIO interfaces. Equipment embrace an I/O extension board, 12V adapter, cables, and an 8mm C-mount lens and protector.

Additional info

The usual TX2-based NEON-2000-JT2 modules with out IP67 seem like obtainable now for sampling at an undisclosed worth. Adlink is taking Proof of Idea (PoC) requests from prospects. The TX2/IP67 and Xavier NX SKUs are mentioned to be “coming quickly.” Extra info could also be present in Adlink’s announcement and product web page.