Basler, a German-based company, is a renowned manufacturer of high-quality industrial cameras. Its extensive product portfolio encompasses area scan cameras, 3D cameras, cameras for embedded vision systems, and cameras specifically designed for the medical and life sciences fields. Basler supports key industry interfaces such as USB, GigE, and CXP-12, and offers options like monochrome or full-color cameras to meet the exact application requirements of its customers.

Since 1988, Basler has been dedicated to the development and production of high-quality digital cameras for computer vision applications. As a leader in the global industrial camera market, it is committed to providing the best expertise and value.

Basler’s headquarters is located in Ahrensburg, Germany (within the metropolitan area of Hamburg), and it has multiple subsidiaries and offices in Europe, the United States, and Asia. To date, 80% of the products it manufactures are for export.

The new generation of digital cameras can assist customers in completing their work better and more efficiently. With outstanding cost-effectiveness and an ultra-small design (measuring only 29 mm x 29 mm), the Basler ace series cameras have become one of the best-selling industrial cameras globally and have received unanimous recognition from a large number of customers. The Basler ace series offers cameras with various resolutions and frame rates. Customers can easily find models that meet their application needs.

Main Features of the Basler ace Series:

Basler ace acA640-90gm-EMVA Data

The EMVA1288 standard describes a unified method for measuring, calculating, and presenting the specification parameters of cameras and image sensors used in machine vision applications. It is a method for measuring the most common noise sources and also includes mandatory detailed descriptions of measurement settings, environmental conditions, and test requirements. Basler strongly supports this standard and is leading the work of standardizing the measurement of image quality and sensitivity of machine vision cameras and sensors. All measurements completed by Basler will comply with the “EMVA1288” standard of the European Machine Vision Association. This measurement protocol describes the specifications of the Basler ace acA640-90gm camera. The values of the most important camera specifications are summarized at the beginning of the protocol and provide valuable information:

Reference Models:

Lenses focus the light reflected by objects onto the camera’s sensor. Along with the camera itself and appropriate lighting, they are crucial for generating high-quality images.

When choosing a lens, it is usually necessary to make a compromise between imaging performance and price. Optimal imaging performance makes it possible to analyze the finest structures and saves processing time for subsequent image analysis software. On the other hand, simple applications may only require average imaging performance, so a more cost-effective lens is a good choice.

Different lighting settings can meet almost all application requirements.

Lighting plays a vital role in a vision system. The right light, combined with other image processing components such as cameras and lenses, provides the best possible results for your vision system. No other component in the vision system can fully compensate for insufficient lighting. Quality, reliability, long-term availability, and good cost-effectiveness are essential for a vision system. Choose the appropriate light source as early as possible to ensure excellent performance while saving time and money. With Basler’s lighting solutions, this is now especially easy.

Basler offers industry-proven frame grabbers that can be used in your vision system. They ensure robust and reliable image acquisition from the initial capture to the processing by the host computer.

Installing a vision system is easier than ever: PC cards offer plug-and-play performance, or frame grabbers can be individually programmed according to project-specific requirements. Basler also provides fully compatible vision products for your cost-optimized vision system.

Cables play a decisive role in a vision system. They not only handle data transmission and control tasks but also provide power. Data cables must first provide perfect image data, while I/O cables focus on the precise control of the camera or system.

Due to the different natures of the interfaces, the choice of camera directly affects the maximum possible cable length and the amount of data transmitted. Through cooperation with cable manufacturers, Basler helps to advance technological development and further increase the maximum cable length.

In addition to offering a cost-optimized and extensive product portfolio, Basler ensures that its products comply with international standards and avoid electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and other interferences.

Basler provides a comprehensive cable portfolio for all popular Basler camera interfaces. In addition to suitable I/O cables, customers can also choose from a variety of compatible data cables.

When setting up complex multi-camera applications, it is inevitable to use additional peripherals such as USB 3.0 hubs or Gigabit Ethernet switches. However, it is only possible to design a stable camera system when all network components work together, are perfectly coordinated with each other, and provide the correct performance.

Using products from the consumer industry poses a high risk of failure. That’s why it is crucial to choose industrial-grade products. This is the only way to benefit from the data security required for image and control signal transmission, as well as a stable power supply.

In its product portfolio, Basler not only offers power supplies compatible with all cameras but also network components with USB 3.0 and Gigabit Ethernet interfaces. These components have passed Basler’s qualification process as individual components and have also proven to be reliable in the entire system. Combined with the long-term availability of these products, this meets all the necessary requirements for a secure and stable vision system.