Machine vision systems have traditionally relied on external industrial PCs, which are often bulky and expensive. But the advent of fast and power-efficient processing boards (e.g., Systems on Module – SOMs), as well as advances in machine learning and sensor technology, have made embedded vision systems more accessible than ever before.

Embedded vision systems acquire, control and process image data without an external computer and therefore require much less space than traditional machine vision systems. The low SWaP-C (size, weight, power and cost) of embedded vision systems means that almost any application can benefit from the power of machine vision technology. The Imaging Source offers system developers a broad portfolio of embedded vision products – from embedded development kits for initial prototypes to board cameras for market-ready applications