This Blog was created to help people solve bar code and data collection applications with Microscan bar code readers and vision systems.

Monday, July 21, 2014

QX Hawk Tracks Inventory

Here's a shot of the Microscan QX Hawk reading the serialized bar code on a product and transmitting it via keyboard wedge to a host application for inventory tracking.  It also ensures the label is there and the bar code is readable.  Contact us for more information.

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Microscan Cloudlink Web Browser Access to Smart Cameras

Create a custom web page for your Microscan Vision Hawk or Vision Mini smart camera(s) to see what the camera sees without interfering with production.  Autovision 3.0 and up allows for you to design this using the cloudlink browser access. View from your smart phone or desktop anywhere on the factory network.

Use the Firefox web browser to create multitab views showing additional cameras.  Show production counters, film strips, chart values, and more.  Contact us for more information

Monday, July 07, 2014

Using Machine Vision to Direct a Robot


Images below are from a Microscan Vision Hawk which is using the Intellifind pattern tool to locate a feature on the part and output the angle of the feature in an ASCII string to a Robot to direct how to place it into the mating part.
Feature at 0 degrees

Feature at 52 degrees

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