# Camera system tracking objects and has tags for Ignition?

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**Created:** [April 9, 2024, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/camera-system-tracking-objects-and-has-tags-for-ignition/88581 "2024-04-09T15:00:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zach\_Larson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/zach_larson/32/54388_2.png) [@Zach\_Larson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Zach_Larson)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/camera-system-tracking-objects-and-has-tags-for-ignition/88581/1 "2024-04-09T15:00:55Z")

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On my line, my parts kind of smoosh together at some spots.

Without moving half a production line to add a faster conveyor to separate them, is there a camera that can detect objects, index them, and send a bit when I need to reject? Does it work well with Ignition or do I need to get messages to the PLC and then get data from there?

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**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/camera-system-tracking-objects-and-has-tags-for-ignition/88581/2 "2024-04-09T15:12:29Z")

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Let the vision system and the PLC sort it out, and use Ignition to monitor it. You will not get a fast enough reatcion if Igntion is in the middle.

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**Author:** ![Felipe\_CRM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dfb087/32.png) [@Felipe\_CRM](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Felipe_CRM)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/camera-system-tracking-objects-and-has-tags-for-ignition/88581/3 "2024-04-09T15:13:06Z")

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Something like Keyence or Cognex's vision systems could be programmed (or taught) to detect and count objects in a frame, although I've never tried it with a fast-moving line.

Off the top of my head, I also know of Omron and Datalogic but I've never tried those at all.

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**Author:** ![Zach\_Larson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/zach_larson/32/54388_2.png) [@Zach\_Larson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Zach_Larson)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/camera-system-tracking-objects-and-has-tags-for-ignition/88581/4 "2024-04-09T15:13:56Z")

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I saw Chooch tracking some bottle caps.  
I don't want to spend time teaching the camera.

I will check with Keyence.

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I definitely wouldn't put Ignition in the middle. I might want to get images from the camera though.

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**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/camera-system-tracking-objects-and-has-tags-for-ignition/88581/5 "2024-04-09T15:13:58Z")

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Keyence would be my pick for this.