Camera System Selection Attributes

Aim: Our requirement of resolution and Magnification being achieved

Throughput: Rate at which Images can be transferred over bus
Effective cost: Camera + Frame Grabber + Software + Cables + Lens + Filter + Polarizer + Lights + IPC
Cable Length: Camera -> IPC
Standardized Interface: Ease and Future Scalability
Power
CPU Usage
I/O Synchronization: External Triggers (speed Input synchronization) + Overall System
Communication
Lighting: Type of Light and its Angle
Frame Grabber: Use and type of output that we are expecting
Filter: Color filter + Polarizer
IPC to GPU: Transfer of Images from IPC to GPU

Conditions and Environment Variables

Bottom Surface Height Availability 3815 mm

Top Surface Height Availability 1800 mm 4800 mm

Variables to consider upon

Temp to which Camera will be exposed Cooling considerations
Mounting
Camera Lens Focal length of standard lengths available in market
Lighting angle and luminance
Lighting
DC lighting system LEDs
Light should be where the sensor array of the camera is focused (Rest area is wasted)
Maximize the contrast on those features of interest
Minimize the contrast elsewhere
Shot Noise has to be taken care of Generally due to improper illumination
o Shot Noise is physical Effect and has nothing to do with camera quality.
o Number of photons being reflected from surface and captured by image sensor affects this
o The number of photons is direct proportional to the product of sensor illuminance EV and
Exposure time
o In a given Imaging Setup with defined optical transformation, 3 parameters are there that
influence the shot noise in an image
Integration Time
f-stop (focal length in more general sense) Depth of focus and maximum
sharpness
illuminance on the scanned object
We have control only over illuminance
SNR has to be maintained by control lighting system
LED life- (Intensity generally decreases by 30% over a period of 5 years
LED Temperature Maintenance
o LED temperature influences:
Spectral behavior / color shift
Efficiency / brightness
Our application doesnt require much accuracy in spectral behavior of light but a large variation may
adversely effect