“This technology partnership will redefine the embedded vision market,” says Jason Carlson, CEO of congatec. “With Basler and congatec, two German companies working together, creating new added value thanks to a similar philosophy and vision. We are technology leaders and standardizers in our field. The combination of our expertise in industrial vision and embedded computing technology can offer entirely new opportunities for customers.”.
“In the coming years, more and more embedded vision solutions will appear on the market. These will be smaller, lighter, and more integrated designs at the embedded computing level. They will allow previously stationary vision applications to become mobile or portable devices. Embedded vision will also help to deploy existing vision systems more cost-effectively and will open up new application areas that camera technology cannot currently leverage. That's why it's good to cooperate closely with leading embedded computer manufacturers,” explains Alex Temme, Managing Director of Basler's Module Business.
“Due to the growing demand for on-board camera technology in equipment, machinery, and systems of all kinds, it is essential that Basler’s controller packages for sensor control and image acquisition are optimally harmonized with our embedded boards and modules. We will now ensure that this is the case from day one of our technology partnership with Basler,” explains Christian Eder, Marketing Director at congatec.
"Optimally harmonized components that are therefore easy to integrate are indicative of the high quality of developments made in Germany. I am therefore very pleased that we are expanding the excellent business relationship that has existed for years into a technology partnership. The industry needs embedded image intelligence that comes from a common source," comments Gerrit Fischer, Head of Product Management for Embedded Vision at Basler.
The intelligent embedded image recognition platform for face detection is based on Basler's "dart" camera module with USB 3.0 and conga-PA5 Pico-ITX boards with 5th generation Intel Atom™, Celeron, and Pentium processors. Additional kits based on congatec boards and Basler modules with MIPI-CSI, GigE Vision, or other relevant interfaces will follow. The "pylon" camera software suite will also be integrated by congatec as standard software in the appropriate kits.
