Alecs Camera by Allied Vision, an Open Smart Camera for Industrial Vision

The Allied Vision Alecs camera is a fully integrated, open smart camera solution designed for industrial and machine vision applications. The Alecs Camera is a combination of one of the latest imaging sensors and the NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 16GB System on Module, packed with features in a robust IP67 housing. The result is an imaging device computationally powerful and reliable and so suited demanding tasks and applications which can be solved with image processing, machine learning, and deep learning methods.

The system supports high-resolution imaging, with 5 MP and 12 MP mono and colour sensors, and maintains frame rates of up to 81 fps for 5 MP and 40 fps for 12 MP. Integrated I/O includes 2x Opto-In, 2x Opto-Out, 1x Strobe-Out, and 1x RS485-Out. The device uses industrial-grade M12 connectors for Ethernet, Power, and I/O, and includes a separate connector for external lighting. Indicator lights on the left and right sides provide clear visual status feedback.

Alecs is designed for fast time-to-market development. The included Board Support Package is based on Allied Visions Vimba X software with integrated recovery mode. On-board image processing and optimisation features deliver high image quality without external computation. Pre-installed Open eVision image analysis libraries from Euresys allow testing of machine learning and deep learning workflows for 30 days at no cost.

The system is compatible with a wide range of industrial-grade accessories, including recommended lenses, interface cables, power and control cables for external lighting, and camera lighting solutions. This ensures that Alecs can be adapted precisely to application requirements.

In summary, Alecs offers a combination of robust hardware, computational power, and software flexibility. It provides reliable performance for advanced machine vision applications while giving developers full control over deployment and customisation. Adept Turnkey positions Alecs as a future-proof solution for organisations seeking high-quality, industrial-grade embedded camera systems.

Excellent Flexibility for Embedded Vision

Alecs provides developers with complete flexibility. Smart cameras with a closed architecture, come with pre-installed software and are typically design for specific applications. Alecs is an open platform. It allows a user to install their own Linux-based software and to tailor the device into a custom solution that is very effective for the detection, tracking and classification of objects as well as deploying other advanced embedded vision requirements.