Product Description
Overview
Built for the factory floor
Matrox 4Sight EV7 is an industrial computer built for multi-camera machine vision applications on the factory floor. Part of a long and solid history, the Matrox 4Sight EV7 is an evolution of its immediate predecessor, integrating a twelfth-generation twelve-core Intel Core processor that includes acceleration for deep learning inference or prediciton. A fanless design with multiple ports for GigE Vision and USB3 Vision cameras makes the Matrox 4Sight EV7 right at home in any production facility, keeping an eye on a single line or many production lines.
Matrox 4Sight EV7 vision controllers are supported by two comprehensive software platforms: Matrox Design Assistant X is a flowchart based integrated development environment (IDE), whereas Matrox Imaging Library (MIL) X is a software development kid (SDK) for more traditional programmers. Engineers and technicians can quickly configure and deploy machine vision applications to Matrox 4Sight EV7 vision controllers using the range of included software tools for video capture, analysis, classification, location, measurement, reading, verification, communication, and I/O operations.
Serve multi-camera installations with simplicity
With four 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet and four SuperSpeed USB ports, Matrox 4Sight EV7 vision controllers connect to the full range of available GigE Vision and USB3 vision cameras. The 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet ports support PoE to further simplify cabling and thus reduce costs when opting for suitable GigE Vision cameras. Powered by the mobile-class embedded processor, Matrox 4Sight EV7 is ideal to handle typical multi-camera inspections.
Connect to factory and enterprise equipment
Interfacing to other industrial equipment and communicating with enterprise systems is easy with Matrox 4Sight EV7 vision controllers. RS-232/RS-485 ports support connections to legacy automation devices, while two additional Gigabit Ethernet ports provide independent connections to industrial and enterprise networks. One of these networking ports includes a hardware-assisted mechanism for PROFINET communication. This mechanism ensures timely response when the automation controller is set up for a short cycle-time or when the processor is too busy performing other tasks.
Count on an industrial-strength design
Designed to reduce upkeep, the fanless Matrox 4Sight EV7 eliminates the need to lean or replace an air filter or a worn-out fan. A small footprint, rugged casing, and wide ambient operational temperature range allows the Matrox 4Sight EV7 to be mounted either horizontally or vertically in a hostile, space-limited locations. Carefully selected components ensure consistent long-term availability of Matrox 4Sight EV7 vision controllers, thus maximizing return on the original investment.
Manage discrete I/Os in real time
A dedicated hardware-assisted mechanism on the Matrox 4Sight EV7 supports discrete I/O management, enabling output events to occur at precise moments in time, based on elapsed time, or for specific input events. An input even can come directly from a discrete input-including from a rotary encoder - or be count-derived from a discrete input. Programmed output events are stored in a hardware list, which is traversed based on a clock or an input event. Carrying out an output event results in a state transition, pulse, or pulse train on a specific discrete output. Multiple cascadable hardware timers are available to count or generate specific events. The Matrox 4Sight EV7 has what it takes to effectively synchronize a typical vision application with a manufacturing line.
Microsoft Windows 10 loT Enterprise
Matrox 4Sight EV7 comes pre-installed with Microsoft Windows 10 loT Enterprise 2021 (64-bit), which provides the familiarity, performance, and reliability of Windows 10-including the Unified Write Filter (UWF) to prevent corruptions caused by unanticipated power-downs-and multi-language support.
Field-proven application development software
Matrox 4Sight EV7 is supported by MIL X software-a comprehensive SDK with a 25 year history of reliable performance. This toolkit features interactive software and programming functions for image capture, processing, analysis, annotation, display, and archiving operations with the accuracy and robustness needed to tackle the most demanding machine vision applications. Refer to the MIL X datasheet for more information.
Matrox 4Sight EV7 is also available with, and licensed for, Matrox Design Assistant X software, a versatile and extendable IDE. Vision applications are created by constructing an intuitive flowchart instead of writing traditional programming code. A customer, web-based operator interface to the application is created through an integrated HTML visual editor. Refer to the Matrox Design Assistant X datasheet for more information.
