Motorised lens cameras

Leutron Vision’s PicSight modular camera solution makes it possible for an image to be automatically adapted to different object sizes. PicSight Gigabit-Ethernet and smart cameras are now fitted with a fully integrated socket enabling motorised lenses with C or CS mountings to be connected directly to them. Using three H-switches for the aperture, depth of field or the focus respectively, the operator is able to select either a positive or negative operating voltage, which can then correspond to two directions of movement, eg, for zooming in and out, depending on the function required.

The potentiometer positions of the three functions can be read precisely by an analog-to-digital converter and evaluated by the software. Thus, the user is given full control over the motorised zoom lens and, using the corresponding software, is in a position to achieve auto-focus and auto-iris functions.

The PicSight series provides the user with extensive flexibility and economic efficiency. The modular nature of the camera concept enables cameras to be individually tailored to the specific needs of each user and to be supplied quickly. Application engineers have a selection of 28 different types of sensor to choose from, either CCD monochrome or colour, ranging from VGA resolution up to 1628 x 1236 (UXGA) pixels, or CMOS with resolutions of up to more than five million pixels. Image transmission is possible via a number of digital interfaces such as Gigabit Ethernet, Camera Link or USB 2.0. A variety of different sensor, interface and processor modules can be combined with each other, as desired, to produce as many as 300 different types of cameras including smart cameras.