Newest FireWire-Enabled Cameras and Industrial Automation Products, to be Featured at Automate Conference in Chicago Mar. 21-24

The latest and most innovative 1394-equipped cameras for vision systems and industrial automation will be on display at the Automate 2011 conference and exposition at McCormick Place in Chicago March 21-24.

Leading developers and suppliers will demonstrate products that use 1394b, which provides 800 Megabit/second performance and has become a popular standard worldwide in a broad range of applications.

Point Grey Research will demonstrate its newly-introduced 1.4 megapixel 1394b high-performance Grasshopper®2 camera, which uses the sensitive Sony® ICX285 2/3" EXview HAD CCD and a 14-bit analog-to-digital converter to generate high quality 1.4 megapixel images at 30 FPS – double the rate of the previous Grasshopper. The compact Grasshopper2 measures just 44 x 29 x 58 mm in size, and offers new features such as opto-isolated GPIO for industrial triggering and strobe output, and optimized performance imaging modes. Point Grey will be at booth 728. www.ptgrey.com

Sony Visual Imaging Products, at booth 628, will show its newly released ultra-lightweight XCDMV6 1394b-equipped digital camera. The new progressive scan camera expands Sony’s popular CXD IEEE 1394b series. The XCDMV6 incorporates a 1/3-type wide VGA global shutter CMOS sensor and is one of the smallest IEEE 1394b cameras available on the market. http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/product-XCDMV6/

Allied Vision Technologies (AVT) is a leading manufacturer of machine vision cameras with the FireWire interface. AVT cameras are used in industrial inspection, robotics, automation, medical imaging, traffic monitoring, and many other systems. At booth 228, AVT will show its Stingray and Pike FireWire cameras, featuring two IEEE1394b FireWire ports for "daisy chain" networking. http://www.alliedvisiontec.com/us/firewire-cameras.html

Intercon 1, a division of Nortech, develops 1394 cabling and assemblies for the medical, scientific, industrial and security markets, including machine vision and automation products, will be at booth 727 with its latest FireWire cabling. www.intercon-1.com

NorPix, a leading developer of digital video recording software for acquiring live video directly to hard disk or RAM, will be at booth 839. User applications of NorPix products include 1394-based motion analysis, image archiving, flow analysis, medical imaging and web inspection systems. www.norpix.com

At booth 734, NET USA will show its innovative, high-quality camera technology like FOculus 1394 cameras, along with lenses, illumination and cable assemblies. NET camera technologies find vision applications in industrial and medical fields. http://www.net-usa-inc.com/

“FireWire has emerged as the interface of choice for many vision system and industrial automation applications. The demonstrations at Automate 2011 will highlight the latest and most innovative 1394b-enabled products,” said Max Bassler, chairman, 1394 Trade Association.

Formerly the International Robots, Vision & Motion Control Show, which dates back to 1977, Automate now showcases the full spectrum of automation technologies and solutions. It is held every two years. For details visit http://www.automate2011.com/

The 1394 Trade Association is a worldwide organization dedicated to the advancement of the IEEE 1394 (FireWire) standard. The 1394TA is in its 16th year of promoting 1394, which is used today in mass-market computer, entertainment, and professional products, and in a wide range of specialty applications such as audio, defense, aerospace, industrial, and robotics products. For more information, visit www.1394ta.org