Benchmark Electronic Systems - Image Processing Solutions

Image Processing today has become an integral part of automation of industrial processes and streams like automobile manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and medicine, medical imaging like CT scans, biology (scanning electron microscopy) forensic study, security applications and remote sensing, etc. It is also an active area of research with multi disciplinary applications.

All image-processing solutions comprise:

Image acquisition
Storage
Processing
Analysis
User interface
Display capabilities

Benchmark Image Processing Laboratories are integrated labs combining state of the art equipment ensuring that users get hands on experience in all aspects of image processing systems.

Benchmark's image processing solutions are being used extensively in institutes like IIT-Madras, IIT–Delhi, IIT–Kharagpur, the Machine Vision Department at ISI, Calcutta, Anna University, etc. These laboratories allow the student to:

Understand the basics of image acquisition
Work with different techniques for image processing (image to image transformations)
Work with different techniques for image analysis requiring extraction of information from images
Develop their own image processing programs and algorithms
Develop customized prototype image processing applications for computer/machine vision systems

Benchmark provides integrated image analysis and processing solutions comprising:

Lighting
CCD cameras
Relevant frame grabbers – as per the requirements of the faculty
Image processing/analysis software and libraries
Or an integrated, stand-alone system

The lab can also be customized as per the requirements of the faculty or for a specific application.

Benchmark's image processing laboratories are built around NERLITE lighting systems, PULNiX cameras and MATROX Imaging hardware and software.

Benchmark Electronics is the exclusive reseller for the NERLITE® range of machine vision lighting products in India. Nerlite ™ is recognised as the “standard” for machine vision illumination. NERLITE® lighting products are designed to control "light delivery" to the CCD array (camera). There are many lighting techniques to choose from including: ring lights, dark-field illuminators, back lights, co-axial, diffused on-axis, continuous diffuse illumination, domes, area arrays and spot illuminators.

NER is the leading provider of lighting and imaging systems designed specifically for machine vision. These products allow machine vision and auto-ID systems to perform reliably in simple or challenging imaging applications.

PULNiX specializes in miniaturized solid state cameras and accessories for the industrial, automation, and scientific imaging markets. In the past decade, thousands of its cameras have been used in applications as diverse as automated inspection, medical, robotics, sorting, gauging, remote piloted vehicles, spaceflight, undersea exploration, airborne observation, the motion picture industry, academic research, defense systems, computer graphics, traffic control, and anti-terrorist operations.

Matrox Imaging Technology is used by industry leaders in factory automation, process control, electronic and pharmaceutical packaging, semiconductor inspection, robotics, radiology, microscopy, and video surveillance.

The labs support basic and advance courses in image processing. These have also been used for project work by undergraduate and graduate students. Corporate R&D departments have been using our equipment to build commercial applications with a high degree of success. Our laboratory configurations train users on different image processing techniques such as:

Image acquisition, display and archiving
Image manipulation in 1, 8, 16 and 32-bit integer, as well as 32-bit floating point formats
Working with and understanding an extensive set of imaging primitives including point-to-point, statistical, filtering, morphological, geometric transformations and segmentation
Image Processing in spatial (at sub pixel level) or frequency domain
Image enhancement and restoration
Feature detection – point, edge, corner, line segment etc.
Image compression and decompression
OCR and bar/matrix code recognition
Pattern matching labs
Calibrate images - image calibration is provided to correct visual distortions like lens aberrations, aspect ratios, rotation and perspective views
Design prototype image processing applications with VBA and 'C' compatible scripting

The faculty can design their own experiments and exercises to give requisite exposure to students on individual techniques and integrated applications. The exercises can be designed in sequential image analysis steps resulting in image interpretation and hands on experience on machine vision tasks.

Downloads

Below is a list of PDFs that can be downloaded for more detailed information:

Stand-alone Systems
- Matrox 4Sight-II - Offering desktop PC performance in a compact, rugged enclosure, Matrox 4Sight-II is an industrial computer that integrates image capture, processing, display, networking and general purpose I/Os
Lighting Systems
- NERLITE® is the leading name in lighting and imaging systems designed specifically for machine vision. Enabling machine vision and auto-ID systems to perform reliably in simple or challenging imaging applications.
Cameras
- PULNiX colour cameras - PULNiX TMC-7DSP/TMC-6DSP colour CCD camera
- PULNiX monochrome cameras - PULNiX TM-75/76 high-resolution CCD camera
Frame Grabbers
- Matrox Cronos - an entry-level frame grabber for extremely cost sensitive imaging applications
- Matrox Meteor-II/Multi-Channel - a low-cost frame grabber for monochrome or component RGB interlaced or progressive scan video acquisition
- Matrox Orion - cost-effective yet feature rich, the ideal choice for basic colour or monochrome imaging applications. AGP or PCI
- Matrox Genesis-LC - a high-throughput PCI frame grabber for flexible colour/monochrome acquisition, with simultaneous capture to integrated display and transfer to host
- Matrox Helios XA - a high frequency and high fidelity analog frame grabber with powerful pre-processing capabilities and a high bandwidth PCI-X bus interface.
- Matrox Helios XCL - a complete Camera Link^CM frame grabber with powerful pre-processing capabilities and a high bandwidth PCI-X bus interface.
Vision Processors
- Matrox Odyssey Xpro - fourth generation scalable PCI-X vision processor board with custom ASIC, Motorola G4 PowerPC^TM microprocessor and Camera Link^CM or analog video capture
- Matrox Odyssey XA - fourth generation entry-level PCI-X vision processor board with custom ASIC, Motorola G4 PowerPC^TM microprocessor and analog video capture
- Matrox Odyssey XCL - fourth generation entry-level PCI-X vision processor board with custom ASIC, Motorola G4 PowerPC^TM microprocessor and Camera Link^CM video capture
Software
- Matrox Imaging Library (MIL) - an award-winning, field-proven software development toolkit for machine vision, medical imaging and image analysis. ActiveMIL, a collection of ActiveX controls for managing image capture, transfer, processing, analysis and display is bundled with MIL
- Matrox Imaging Library (MIL-Lite) - a complete software development toolkit for image acquisition, transfer and display control. ActiveMIL-Lite, a collection of ActiveX controls for managing image capture, transfer and display is bundled with MIL-Lite
- Matrox Inspector - build your proof-of-concept demonstration in no time, using Matrox Inspector Windows®-based prototyping software that provides interactive access to an extensive set of imaging operations

For specific requirements please contact us with the application details so that we can suggest the best possible system solution.

Matrox software is also available at educational discounts to AICTE approved institutes. Please contact us for the discounts applicable to your institute.