Industrial vision applications across markets such as factory automation and data capture, traffic management, etc. have special requirements including reliability, form factor, power consumption, noise rejection, and cost considerations, among many others.

AnDAPT Holdings Ltd:

Powering Industrial and Automation Camera Markets

Industrial vision applications across markets such as factory automation and data capture, traffic management, etc. have special requirements including reliability, form factor, power consumption, noise rejection, and cost considerations, among many others. Hardware development is the key enabler of vision technologies because of increased image processing requirements for both image sensing and processing. However, as performance demands are growing, industrial cameras are also shrinking, posing new challenges for industrial vision applications.

Eyenix - SoC Solution Provider for Industrial Cameras

Machine vision applications employ larger, higher-performance components including lenses, image sensors, image-sensing processors (ISP), and interfaces. The sensor size is proportional to the image quality and details, greater resolution, and higher frame rates, which in turn require increased processing power. Additionally, the use of machine learning in smart factories for sorting, automated production lines, and analyzing images and videos demand high-performance computing systems such as processors or SoCs which usually are in the ISP of the process (image 2).

Eyenix, a leading provider of high-resolution ISPs, has developed Edge AI SoC products which are powered by AnDAPT's AmP chips. The SDK (Software Development Kits), image 3, is characterized by stringent requirements including PCB area with the ISP, image sensor, power, interface and peripheral analog functionalities on a tight 35 mm x 30 mm board. The AmP chip powers 9 rails and also provides functionalities including sequencing, IO expansion, and watchdog timer.

The Eyenix case is a perfect example to showcase how AmP ICs address specific machine vision camera requirements (table 1).

"Our products require a high level of integration and especially the Eyenix EN675 Echo 1 product required the solution to fit in a very compact space," said Dr. Hwang, CEO at Eyenix. "AnDAPT products successfully implemented the solution in time within constraints and enabled successful deployment of our new product line."

Addressing Machine Vision Camera Requirements

As machine vision applications evolve, so do the requirements; table 1 summarizes the associated issues and lists how AmP is optimized for such applications.

Critical Machine Vision Products Beyond Power

The AmP IC also delivers critical system functionalities beyond powering processors. These include camera Zoom Control, IO expansion, and reset generator. These functionalities usually require external ICs and their integration further reduces BoM, solution form-factor and cost.

A plethora of use cases inherently favors an adaptable, flexible, high-performance, yet easy to design-in power solution. AnDAPT's programmable AmP ICs and One Part technology, which only require one 5x5 mm IC, can be programmed to deliver power, analog, and digital functionalities to provide a true integrated system solution for a wide range of use cases ensuring that the possible risks and breaking points are instead areas of opportunity and growth.

About AnDAPT

A privately held fabless power semiconductor company, AnDAPT Holdings Ltd, designs, manufactures, and markets programmable power management solutions. Incorporated in 2014 and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, the company is funded by Intel, Cisco, Atlantic Bridge, and Vanguard and has pioneered a new genre of adaptive analog technology. Visit the company website (AnDAPT.com) or contact us for more information.