Vision 2005 to Present EMVA 1288 Products

-- Test & Measurement World, 9/8/2005 6:46:00 AM

To provide users with greater transparency with respect to camera data, the European Machine Vision Association (EMVA) has established Standardization Initiative 1288, which aims to help manufacturers, distributors, and end users compare specifications such as sensitivity. Products certified according to EMVA Standard 1288 will debut at Vision 2005 (November 8-10, Stuttgart, Germany).

In a press release issued by sponsor Messe Stuttgart, Martin Wäny, who works at CMOS image-sensor design house Awaiba and also serves Chairman of Standardization Working Group 1288 for Camera and Image Sensor Data, comments, “At Awaiba we often have customers who ask about user-specific sensor design. They compare their requirements with published performance data of standard sensors. Data such as sensitivity, SNR, spatial noise, and temporal noise are often confused or incorrectly interpreted since every manufacturer has his own definitions."

Dr. Friedrich Dierks, Head of Software Development Components at Basler AG, adds, “Sensitivity is one of the most important characteristics when choosing a camera in order to determine whether it is suitable for a particular application. To date, it has only been possible to obtain a clear comparison by testing cameras from several manufacturers. This was very expensive and time-consuming for our customers. Thanks to the Standard, it is now possible to carry out a quick and simple comparison by reading the datasheets contained in EMVA Standard 1288."

Standard 1288 will be introduced on a modular basis. “The first module will definitely be published at the end of the third quarter of this year, and the next one will follow around the second quarter of 2006,” said Wäny.

Awaiba, www.awaiba.com
Basler, www.basler-vc.com
EMVA, www.emva.org
Messe Stuttgart, www.vision-messe.de