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Machine Vision Lighting Basics Module 1: Bright Field Lighting

Machine Vision Lighting Basics Module 1: Bright Field Lighting

December 17, 2020November 21, 2023Training, Videos, Education, Machine Vision Training Videos

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October 27, 2020May 6, 2021Education, Company News, In the News, Videos

In our latest educational video, Lighting Basics, SVL’s Director of Engineering, Steve Kinney, discusses key terms and functions used in machine vision.

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Nanosecond Light Pulses: Breaking the Boundaries of High-Speed Imaging

April 6, 2020April 28, 2022White Papers

New integrated LED drivers, able to deliver full power to a light in 500 nanoseconds or less, improve the performance, precision, and repeatability of high-speed imaging systems.

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February 19, 2020February 19, 2020Smart Vision Lights Technology

Multi-Zone Ring Lights are designed for compact 3D photometric stereo applications. Compact and powerful, the low-angle mini ring lights work

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Overview of the LLM – LED Light Manager

February 19, 2020February 23, 2021Smart Vision Lights Technology

The LLM can drive multiple lights of virtually any type or up to four individual zones or channels within an

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ATEST Chart

February 17, 2020February 17, 2020Documents

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Machine Vision Light Cables

January 3, 2020April 22, 2020Lighting Basics

Smart Vision Lights uses standard industrial cables and connectors on every machine vision light. Smart Vision Lights cables are 5

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Ultraviolet: 365 nm or 395 nm LED Lights?

January 2, 2020February 27, 2020Resources, FAQs

How do you know when to use 365 nm or 395 nm ultraviolet wavelengths? This Tech Note written by Matt

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How Do I Wire for Specialty Lights?

December 18, 2019January 15, 2020FAQs

Although most of our lights use a standard 5 pin M12 cable, there are a few outliers that use a

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How Do I Wire Lights for Multi-Drive™?

December 18, 2019March 16, 2020FAQs

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How Do I Wire Lights for Constant Operation?

December 18, 2019January 15, 2020FAQs

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How Do I Wire a 5 Pin M12 Cable?

December 18, 2019February 27, 2020FAQs

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Strobe 101: LED vs Flash

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December 18, 2019April 17, 2020Tech Notes

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Are Your LED Products Safe?

December 16, 2019February 27, 2020IEC 62471

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IEC/EN 62471 for LED Lighting Products

December 16, 2019February 27, 2020IEC 62471

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