Sherlock Software
Advanced Machine Vision Software Interface
Sherlock is an advanced machine vision software interface that can be applied to a wide variety of automated inspection applications.
It offers maximum design flexibility and provides a rich suite of proven tools and capabilities that have been deployed in thousands of installations worldwide.
Improve customer satisfaction by detecting defects early in the manufacturing cycle
Increase productivity through automated 24/7 operation
Reduce production costs by improving yield and redeploying skilled inspectors to other priority tasks
Shape Extraction Feature
Combines multi-directional lighting with advanced software algorithms to eliminate surface background effects, such as noise or color, and produce an output image focused on the features most relevant to the inspection.
This output image can then be inspected using standard Sherlock vision tools.
Powerful Development Interface
Graphical point and click program construction enables rapid prototyping
Moveable and resizeable windows offer optimal developer layout
Versatile Region Of Interest options for processing flexibility
Monitor and reporting windows provide immediate status feedback
Instruction tool bars allow quick access to program functions
Built-in editing and debug tools
Camera Flexibility
Full support for Teledyne DALSA analog and digital (CameraLink) frame grabbers
Compatible with both Area and Line scan cameras with mono and/or color format imagers
Directly connects to Firewire, GigE and USB cameras
Allows mixing of imager type, resolution and interface in the same application
Supports synchronous and asynchronous triggering
Robust Tools & Communication
Extensive image preprocessors and advanced calibration for image correction and measurement translation
Standard tools include: Search (pattern finding), ID readers, character readers (OCR), measurement and counting tools, contour tools, laser profiling tools (3D), texture and color classifiers
Provides capabilities for custom inline and background scripting
Supports a variety of communication methods (I/O, serial, Ethernet/IP) and protocols for factory integration