Nortech Systems Adept RS-232/TERM - Manual (Page 67)

Adept SmartController User’s Guide, Rev. E 67
AdeptVision sAVI Option
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4.1 Introduction
The AdeptVision Advanced Vision Interface (sAVI) product is offered in two forms:
• AdeptVision sAVI Inspection System - this is a stand-alone machine vision system
based on the SmartController CX. See page 68 for more information and
limitations.
• AdeptVision sAVI option for robot systems - this is the machine vision capability
added to a SmartController CX in a complete robot or motion-control system.
The AdeptVision sAVI board is an assembly of two boards in a PMC form factor. The sAVI
board is installed inside the Adept SmartController CX and serves as both frame grabber
and vision processor for the AdeptVision sAVI product. The sAVI board uses a digital
signal processor (DSP) and features four 640x480 pixel frame buffers. Support for 1Kx1K
pixel cameras is also available.
Refer to the AdeptVision User’s Guide and the AdeptVision Reference Guide for complete
information on installation, configuration, operations, and programming of your vision
system.
NOTE: If you are installing the sAVI board in the field, please refer to the
AdeptVision sAVI Board Installation Instructions (P/N 01263-000)
supplied with your AdeptVision sAVI board.
sAVI Board Features
These features are supported by the sAVI board:
• Asynchronous frame reset
• Strobe signals
• External trigger
• Field acquire mode (for interlaced cameras)
• Ping-pong mode
sAVI Board System Requirements and Restrictions
The sAVI board requires the following software versions:
• AdeptWindows version 3.0 or later
• V + version 15.1 or later
• AIM version 4.1 or later