Ease of Use, Flexibility and High Performance
Common Vision Blox uses visual programming environments to simplify and accelerate the development process. Using Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft Visual C++, or Borland Delphi, developers can easily create Microsoft Windows graphical user interfaces to customize their own applications or to fulfill unique customer requirements. tools are available in Smart and Lite formats. Smart Tools offer reduced development times and can be used by less experienced programmers. Lite Tools offer maximum control at the development level and maximum potential efficiency.

Hardware Independence
Common Vision Blox supports a wide variety of acquisition hardware, motion control hardware, digital I/O hardware and lighting hardware. Hardware from different vendors can be interchanged by simple using a different driver, giving a wide choice of price/performance combinations and complete control over you hardware costs. Providing an open standard for handling hardware and image data allows you to concentrate on application specific software development.

Open Environment
Common Vision Blox allows existing and new vision algorithms to be incorporated in a matter of minutes with the Vision Tool Integration Kit. Tools can be integrated as ActiveX controls or DLL's. Because Common Vision Blox utilizes the Visual Basic, Visual C++ or Borland Delphi environments, developers have access to thousands of third party components that can be used side by side with Common Vision Blox in your application. New tools can use the Common Vision Blox Protection Device as a key to protect the companies investment.

Field Proven Technology
Common Vision Blox tools were first released in 1993 and represent hundreds of man years of development effort. This comprehensive suite of vision tools has been used to create thousands of installed applications across North America, Europe and Asia. Our own Applications groups in the USA, Europe and Japan have used Common Vision Blox tools extensively to create turnkey products for our customers. This approach gives us a unique feedback advantage, ensuring Common Vision Blox really works for real-world vision problems.