Scorpion Newsletter January 2004

”I got an invitation to a Scorpion seminar in Karlshamn, but couldn’t go that day,
 the next day I called Tordivel Sweden -
 two weeks later we were building an advanced six camera control system.”

Hans Rasmusson, ITE Fabriks AB

"Traditionally we have made control jigs at high cost with low flexibility, normally one fixture for each detail. In this case we used only simple fixtures, six unibrain firewire cameras, Scorpion Vision Software and four four control profiles – one for each product.

I did not believe it when Per from Tordivel hooked on six cameras in 30 minutes to Scorpion and directly captured the images needed. I had made a bet with my son that the system should function. And I won the bet." says Hans Rasmusson.

More information : Jan Ryden - jan@tordivel.no or Per Brosstad - per@tordivel.no

Scorpion Vision Software 2.50 supports Windows XP Embedded 

Press release : http://www.scorpionvision.com/?sectionId=204&docId=157

Scorpion Windows XP Embedded solutions will be presented at IPOT in Birmingham, UK - 11. and 12. February 2004.

Combining the power of Scorpion and Windows XP Embedded, it is now possible to rapidly build cost-effective, reliable and advanced embedded vision sensors and oem imaging devices based on standard components.

Scorpion System Architecture based on industry standards like tcp/ip, directX, ieee-1394, usb, activeX and XML makes it an ideal platform for making  an Windows XP Embedded Imaging Device

Contact : Thor Vollset - +47 23 15 87 00 - thor@tordivel.no

E-learning - Learn the power of Scorpion Vision Software

Scorpion combined with Windows XP, a standard PC and firewire cameras mean - "Twice the performance - Half the price". Our no programming Scorpion solutions has significantly lower development and maintenance cost than traditional vision systems without sacrificing flexibility and performance. It is an ideal and very cost effective package for production engineers who want to secure quality or automate the production. 

The following demonstrate a limited set of powerful Scorpion features :

Contact : Thor Vollset - +47 23 15 97 00 - thor@tordivel.no

See Scorpion Alive - Exhibitions January and February 2004

Scorpion Vision Software version 2.5 will be demonstrated at the following exhibitions in January and February

Contact : Helge Jordfald - +47 23 15 87 25 - helge@tordivel.no

Scorpion OEM Solutions - Where cost and innovation are important

Our speciality is to design and implement innovative vision solutions in new areas where low cost is very important. The department provides customers with highly specialized development services implemented by senior engineers.

We can implement fully functional prototypes based on Scorpion in weeks helping our customers to reduce total risk of the new product development. More information: http://www.scorpionvision.com/?sectionId=209

Free Scorpion Robot Vision Demo Kit

To promote Scorpion Robot Vision we give away our Scorpion Robot Vision Starter Kits for free - standard price 4500 euro. The kit comprises the following:

Scorpion Enterprise Software w/Imaging Source camera DMK 21F04, Calibration grid type CG-1, 4,5mm lens, USB 128Mb memory stick and a UniBrain Fire i camera. 

The offer is limited to one per company/location. The system must be interfaced to a robot and has to be used for Scorpion Robot Vision promotion for a period of minimum twelve months. 

More information contact : Helge Jordfald - helge@tordivel.no

Firewire Camera Winners December 2003

We are proud to announce the following winners of a Unibrain Fire-I Camera and a Scorpion Vision Software T-Shirt:

  • Erling B. Johansen , IC-AUTOMATION AS , Denmark
  • D. Ubbink , Cirex , The Netherlands
  • Andreas Leimegger, AlphaGate , Austria

To join the contest register at : http://www.scorpionvision.com/?sectionId=365

Basler Firewire Camera Support

The Scorpion BCAM 1394 Driver combined with a Basler IEEE 1394 camera offers users a low cost, plug and play solution. Integration is easy and problems with matching cables and creating interface files are eliminated.

Basler A600 Series cameras are designed for industrial users who require VGA resolution and high frame rates.

Contact : Thor Vollset - +47 23 15 87 00 - thor@tordivel.no

Low cost - High Resolution USB 2.0 Camera Support

We have tested the new Electrim EDC-3000A and EDC-3000B with Scorpion's standard DirectX driver and works right of the box. We used the camera drivers supplied with Windows XP.

The high resolution, 1280x1024, cmos cameras EDC-3000A/B have an end user price of 390 USD.

More information : www.electrim.com

Contact : Thor Vollset - +47 23 15 87 00 - thor@tordivel.no

Scorpion Starter Kit - the perfect introduction for making your own Vision solutions. 

The kit includes a Scorpion Enterprise software license and a 2 days training course where you learn how to use Scorpion Vision Software®. 
Due to the easy to use imaging tools and the standard but configurable user interface, the course participants are able to configure their own applications, and establish  communication links to control systems. 
Bring your own notebook and you will have a Vision system running during the course that can later be configured to a real application. 
No programming skills are required, but general engineering knowledge about light and lenses including some practice with other engineering software like AutoCad or others, may ease the start up phase.

This spring we have the following two day training courses in Scandinavia

  • January 20-21, 2004, Oslo, Norway, Invitation
  • February 5-6, 2004, Älmhult, Sweden
  • March 2-3, 2004, Oslo, Norway
  • March 16-17, 2004, Älmhult, Sweden
  • April 20-21, 2004, Oslo, Norway
  • April 27-28, 2004, Älmhult, Sweden

The course material is in English and we welcome English speaking participants.

More on events : http://www.scorpionvision.com/?sectionId=205

Contact : Helge Jordfald - +47 23 15 87 25 - helge@tordivel.no

Scorpion Support - 24 hours a day - 365 days a year

For questions about using Scorpion, check out the FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions.

Do you have an inspection task? - submit a description of what you want to do and maybe some images to us. We will then take a look - give you some advice and maybe provide a skeleton solution using Scorpion. If you already have Scorpion installed, you can run this profile on your own computer.

To download Scorpion, example profiles, documentation, drivers etc. register at : Scorpion Download

We are committed to give you the best on-line support available.

Editor : Thor Vollset - thor@tordivel.no - + 47 23 15 87 00

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