Beaverton, Ore., May 11, 1999 -- Imagenation Corporation announced today at the International Robotics & Vision Show in Detroit, MI, its new 32-bit PXD1000 Digital Frame Grabber for machine vision systems. Available beginning May 31, 1999 and priced at $1295, the PXD1000 supports most commercially available digital cameras with exceptional ease of use and a comprehensive feature set typically found only in much more expensive boards. A unique camera configuration application is included, allowing users to conveniently add or reconfigure cameras, along with demo programs, white paper and optional cables.

The PXD1000 is aimed at image-critical applications where high data rates, advanced control options and high resolution capture capabilities with superior dynamic range are essential. These include semiconductor wafer inspection, medical and scientific imaging, continuous web inspection, microscopy, high-speed industrial machine vision, motion analysis and object tracking, and thermal imaging.

"There has never been a better time to consider the move to digital video capture," said George

Fabel, Imagenation President. "With its accuracy, ease of use and affordable price, PXD1000 takes the pain out of migrating your application to a digital solution. The PXD1000 works right out of the box – just connect the board, install the software and you're ready to grab images."

Working with single, dual or four channel cameras, the PXD1000 supports both RS422 and RS644 signals on the same board, at up to 30 MHZ and 40 MHZ per channel, respectively.

Area scan, line scan and TDI (time delay and integration) cameras can be accommodated with equal convenience. Imagenation provides pre-configured files for several operating modes of popular digital cameras, enabling them to work quickly with the PXD1000.

Imagenation's user-friendly Windows-based Camera Configuration Application is also included with the PXD1000, allowing users to create, modify and test configuration files without requiring knowledge of the frame grabber's internal architecture. A video window reacts to changes in real time to support interactive experimentation with a variety of camera parameters.

The PXD1000 works with standard machine vision software packages and includes demo programs that allow new users to quickly capture images, save images to disk and adjust image capture features without writing a single line of code. Additional information, technical assistance, current software and examples are all available at Imagenation's Web site: www.imagenation.com

• High input data rates with up to 40M pixels/sec per 8-bit channel; 160M pixels/sec maximum with 4-channel cameras.
• Excellent sustained 100 MB/sec PCI bus performance, coupled with 2 MB of onboard FIFO memory, means no risk of losing important image data.
• The ultimate in camera flexibility, comes complete with a user-friendly camera configuration application that allows you to add a new camera or easily reconfigure an existing one.
• Works with single, dual or four channel digital area scan, line scan and TDI (time delay and integration) cameras.

Contact Information

Imagenation is an international leader in the design and manufacture of machine vision (MV) systems and subsystems. The company has gained a solid reputation for reliability and price/performance leadership by providing effective MV system solutions for high-volume OEMs. Its product line includes monochrome, color and digital frame grabbers for ISA and PCI buses. Imagenation also specializes in embedded form factors (PC/104, PC/104-Plus and CompactPCI) and provides VisionCells -- standalone, integrated vision systems that perform image capture, processing and analysis, all on a single board. Imagenation's technical support and understanding of applications are of high value to its customers, with whom Imagenation works closely to deliver customized solutions. For more information about Imagenation, call 1-800-366-9131 toll free or (503) 495-2200, e-mail info@imagenation.com, visit the company's Web site at www.imagenation.com or send a fax to (503) 495-2201.

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