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abroad. Machine vision may be part of a larger discussion or can be the focus, such as the Machine Vision and Scientiﬁc Imaging Hands-On Seminar recently held in Texas. Image processing software is a big part of the NI story, but the company also has developed a range of smart cameras and backs up hardware and software products with years of PC-based machine vision experience. You can download NI’s Vision Resources Kit for free. In addition to information about the company’s smart cameras, the kit contains a white paper about choosing a machine vision system, an image processing tutorial from NI, and a very detailed and well-illustrated imaging primer from Edmund Optics. Application Evaluation If you would like to contact a machine vision company to ask for an engineering evaluation of a proposed project, the form you can download at the PPT Vision site is a good place to start. When completed, this document identiﬁes you and your company; describes the vision project and its purpose; and includes sufﬁcient budget, environmental, and operational constraints that a meaningful proposal can be developed. In addition to more usual forms of online information, Edmund Optics supports a discussion forum. Users around the world post questions that are answered by Edmund applications specialists. Cognex also offers a free application evaluation service. a visit. We don’t claim that this Web survey is comprehensive, but it does indicate the type of information that is readily available. It’s up to you to make use of the material, perhaps starting with a subscription to one or more newsletters. Reference 1. Kozlowski, L. J., “CMOS vs. CCD: Changing Technology to Suit HDTV Broadcast,” Rockwell Scientiﬁc, HDTV. videotechnology.com. FOR MORE INFORMATION on the fundamentals of image processing enter this rsleads URL www.rsleads.com/812ee-195 on digital image processing books and educational resources enter this rsleads URL www.rsleads.com/812ee-196 Summary Nineteen companies associated with machine vision have been highlighted. Many of them offer a great deal online, and all of the websites are worth GO GET YOUR OWN EE ! Subscribe online at ☞ www.evaluationengineering.com for a free year of EE. www. ev alua t ion e n gin e e rin g.com December 2008 • EE • 43 http://www.hdtv.videotechnology.com http://www.hdtv.videotechnology.com http://www.rsleads.com/812ee-195 http://www.rsleads.com/812ee-196 http://www.evaluationengineering.com http://www.evaluationengineering.com

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