Visual Applets 1.2 - Silicon Software

Visual Applets 1.2

Silicon Software

Silicon Software has added around 100 new operators to its VisualApplets software for graphical FPGA programming.

Version 1.2 includes extensions of the graphic user interface and the functional libraries. Users that extensively use complex image processing designs can now make use of an extended interface for the design space and the project administration.

Operators for image corrections and enhancements, synchronisation and filters have all been added. Two new image-processing libraries have been implemented. The first library covers operators for the statistic processing of images and can be used for measuring applications with 3D laser triangulation method. Centre of gravity determinations or integrals can be processed in sub-pixel accuracy without any time delay.

The second library covers signal-processing operators. Individual trigger interfaces or a general IO data interface can be designed and an SPS interface or real-time machine control can be realised very quickly.

Version 1.2 also supports the PCIe-based microEnable IV frame grabbers and PixelPlant coprocessors.

microEnable IV-Full x1 by Silicon Software

microEnable IV-Full x1

Silicon Software

Silicon Software has released a new frame grabber. The microEnable IV-Full x1 supports all Camera Link cameras on the market, and was designed to process huge amounts of image data. A vision coprocessor was integrated to support a real-time image processing with VisualApplets, a graphical tool for FPGA programming.

Interfaces were added to enhance the functionality of the frame grabber and guarantee a high scalability and flexibility. Additional add-on boards support the distribution of up to 10taps. Full configuration camera signals up to 256 grabbers or PCs as well as the extension of the pre-processing capability by PixelPlant coprocessor boards.

microEnable IV-Full x1 is delivered with a diagnosis and configuration software and offers a competitive entrance in the high-performance class of an image processing frame grabber.