Product Profile of Compact Spot-it Smart Camera With 640 X 480 Resolutions

Soliton Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Presents Spot-It Smart Camera with 640 X 480 Resolutions. Spot-It Camera is a compact, rugged, standalone Machine Vision system, which is user friendly. It provides 100% performance and reliability. It is 100% complete vision system. It is also 100% User Programmable. It is available at a very attractive price with outstanding support from India`s first Machine Vision products manufacturer. Spot-It Camera is available in two models, they are:

• Spot-It 400-1 : Supplied with one camera

• Spot-It 400-2 : Supplied with two cameras


Camera comes with this following specification:

• Power: DC 12V, 1.5A

• Connector: BNC Connector

• Shutter: Electronic

• Output: Color

• Configurable Parameters: Brightness, Contrast

• Dimensions: 20 x 18 x 4.5 cm

• Weight: 1642 Grams

• CFL lighting with a High Frequency Ballast


The Compact Spot-It Smart Camera has following necessary components to complete the system:

• Camera

• Lens

• Lighting

• DSP processor

• Image processing software

• Digital IO

• Cables

• Mounting accessories


Spot-It can address a wide variety of Machine Vision applications in various industries. Some of the application examples are listed below:

• Liquid Level Verification

• Dimensioning of Non-machined Parts

• Automated Counting

• Surface Inspection

• Sorting by Color / Size / Shape

• Vision based Poke-Yoke

• Assembly Inspection [Presence / Absence / Position / Orientation]


The other specific applications of the camera are:

• Automotive Duct Inspection

• Bottle Neck Thread Inspection

• Seat Label Inspection

• Signature Verification

• Sorting

• Splice Defect Detection

• Stamped Metal Pin Inspection

• Vial Rim Inspection

• Integrated Circuit Orientation

• Label Position Verification

• Rivet Inspection

• Bottle Label Detection

• Box Sealing Verification

• Carton Fill Verification

• CD Label Orientation

• Ceramic Ring

• Part Verification

• Die Protrusion

• Metal Gasket Inspection

• Tire Assembly Inspection

• Vial Capping Inspection

• Vial Packaging Inspection

• Automotive Component Molding Inspection

• Blister Pack Inspection

• Bottle Fill Inspection

• Food Labeling

• Food Packaging

• Gum Wedge

• Label Detection on Plastic Bottles

• Label Detection on Wire Spools

• Label Inspection

• Mail Sorting

• Package Seal and Orientation

• Pharmaceutical Packaging

• Ply Orientation

• Product Orientation

• Automotive Door Inspection

• Washer Cap Detection

• Connector Inspection

• Wire Presence / Absence

• O Ring Inspection

• Bolt Inspection System

• Wire Harness Inspection

• Automotive Weld Nut Inspection

• Automotive Weld Nut Verification

• Bar Code Verification


Spot-It available with two software applications that need to be installed on a Windows XP/2000/NT/98 computer which can be used for configuring Spot-It.

Spot-It Explorer
The Spot-It Explorer is used to connect with one or more of the Spot-It units connected to the network and configure and test the peripherals on each of the units.

• Cameras

• Network Settings

• Digital Inputs and Outputs

• Serial Port

• Data Storage, SDRAM, and Flash


Soliton Vision Artist [SVA]
The Soliton Vision Artist [SVA] allows the user to develop and program the image processing script into Spot-It. The main modules in the script are:

• Image Acquisition
- Initiating the actions like camera initialization and acquisition upon occurrence of a trigger

• Image Processing
- The sequence of image processing steps in order to determine the pass / fail result - Typically included as Interrupt Service Routines

• Control Actions
- Turning on the appropriate DO lines based on the pass/ fail result