A camera with perspective for our manufacturing marketing campaign

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Hi guys,

Recently we have an idea to use some sort of camera/scanner to capture our product when the line is stopped. Save them in jpg format and name it with corresponding recipe name. These pics will be sent to customer, therefore, camera has to be high resolution and high spectrum of color. Maybe 300-600 dpi. And has ethernet connection to be controlled with Ignition.

Has anyone done this before? Any ideas would be appreciated

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I have done this before with:

Line Stopped Trigger ---> OpenCV image capture script ---> Insert into database

Images in the database can be shown on pages or inserted into reports and sent via email.

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Thanks David.

May I ask what kind/model of industrial camera did you use?

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Pretty much exactly this one.

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Thanks David. Are you happy with the image quality?

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Better than a webcam, worse than a DSLR

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Very helpful David. One last question, did you use a normal pc or a raspberry pi for this job?

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In that job I used a DIN rail PC, Raspberry Pi's are only really suitable for industrial applications if they are specifically built for industry and have the regulatory sign off, like the RevolutionPi.

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Iā€™m thinking to use DSLR. Our product is an interior finishing product, so color and resolution is very crucial. Do you think we can use same Igniton and openCV module with a DSLR?

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You'll have to do your own research on that one. DSLRs are not made for integration in the same way other cameras are. Also your image size will be ridiculous and will hammer your database as well.

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