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San Diego, CA - SEMICON - - Today Computer Modules,
Inc., (CMI) introduced the CMI Ultra camera, one of the first
machine vision-class CMOS cameras available in the United
States. Machine vision cameras are distinguished from other
cameras by the fact that they can accept any lens that uses
the industry-standard C-mount. This feature is very important
because high-quality lenses are often required to solve specific
problems, and because close-up work is typical in industrial
imaging applications.
The CMI Ultra is also one of the first CMOS industrial cameras
to feature USB 2.0 connectivity. The USB 2.0 interface allows
the CMI Ultra camera to interface to any desktop or portable
PC that has an USB 2.0 port or an added interface card. This
feature eliminates the hassle and expense of having to use
a frame grabber to capture images while reducing incompatibility
problems other cameras have with many PC's.
In addition to its ease-of-use, USB 2.0 was chosen for its
speed and bandwidth capabilities. USB 2.0 is eight times faster
than USB 1.0 and competes directly with Firewire. The Ultra
camera can transfer a 1k x 1k image to the host at 17fps.
And as USB technology improves, the transfer rates will be
real-time.
Very high megapixel resolution is rapidly becoming a necessity
in today's machine vision applications. The additional resolution
helps by providing the detail that our eyes miss. With PC's
becoming more powerful, CMOS cameras will soon provide 3k
x 3k true photographic resolution.
"With CMOS sensor technology and USB 2.0 connectivity, CMI
can offer this compact camera below the cost of many of the
competitive CCD cameras that are currently on the market.,"
stated Les Zoltan President of Computer Modules, Inc."
Mr. Zoltan went on to say, "With CMI's robust Application
Program Interface (API), users can integrate the camera into
almost any application with ease. In addition to the Application
Program Interface, CMI can customize the API to fit the most
demanding applications."
Included with the CMOS Ultra is a USB 2.0 cable, API Software,
as well as a small application that allows users to modify
the camera parameters and capture images to their hard drive
in various resolutions.
About Computer Modules Inc.
Computer Modules Inc., headquartered in San Diego, California
is a privately held company founded in 1982 by Laszlo (Les)
Zoltan. CMI sells innovative, cost efficient, high-tech products
and services that meet the demands of our video-oriented customers,
enabling them to develop solutions that result in profits
and success by managing development and ongoing costs. In
addition to being a value-added reseller of professional imaging
products for a number of well known companies, CMI also manufacturers
a line of its own imaging products.
Note to Editor: For more information on Computer Modules
contact, Douglas Schwartz at 408 605-3747. To download Computer
Modules press releases and product images visit the news section
at www.compumodules.com.
Computer Modules Inc.,
11409 West Bernardo Court
San Diego, CA 92127
Web: www.compumodules.com
phone: (858) 613-1818
fax: (858) 613-1815
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