ace 2 Machine Vision Camera

ace 2 is Basler compact industrial camera family for machine-vision applications. The cameras support precise triggering, synchronization and integration with pylon software, giving automation teams an imaging platform for inspection, measurement and embedded vision.

Facts

  • Company: Basler
  • Type: Machine Vision Camera
  • Core: Area scan imaging
  • Function: Vision
  • Audience: System integrators
  • Status: Commercial
  • Website: https://www.baslerweb.com/en-us/cameras/ace2/

Specifications

  • Dimensions: 29 mm x 29 mm compact housing
  • Resolution: Up to 25 MP across ace 2 family
  • Shutter Options: Global and rolling shutter sensor options
  • Interfaces: GigE, 5GigE, CoaXPress, USB 3.0 and GMSL2 options
  • Gmsl2 Bandwidth: Up to 6 Gbit/s bandwidth on GMSL2 variants
  • Fakra Cable Length: FAKRA socket for coaxial cables up to 15 m on GMSL models
  • Protection Rating: Optional IP65/67 protection

Market context

ace 2 is Basler's compact industrial area-scan camera family for automation, robot vision, embedded vision, and inspection systems.

  • Target environment: Robot cells, inspection stations, industrial machines, embedded vision systems, lab automation, and factory perception deployments.
  • Workflow context: Image capture, machine vision, part inspection, robot guidance, visual quality control, and perception input for automation software.
  • Customer context: Machine builders, automation integrators, robotics teams, vision-system suppliers, and industrial-equipment OEMs.

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Research

  • Using DeepLabCut-Live to Probe State-Dependent Neural Circuits of Behavior with Closed-Loop Optogenetic Stimulation - 2025-05-26 - Research Publication - A Basler ace 2 a2A1920-160umPRO records treadmill locomotion at 150 frames per second and streams images into a compact DeepLabCut pose model through Bonsai. The closed loop detects locomotor phase in near real time and… - source: doi.org
  • Comparison of Mask R-CNN and YOLOv8-seg for Improved Monitoring of the PCB Surface During Laser Cleaning - 2025-05-17 - Research Publication - A Basler ace 2 with a 2.3-megapixel Sony IMX392 global-shutter sensor captured 700 PCB images between successive laser-cleaning cycles. Mask R-CNN with ResNet-50 reached 84.097% segmentation mAP50 at 1.52 frames per… - source: doi.org
  • Development and Preliminary Testing of the ATEMO Multi-Purpose Sensing Platform - 2024-06-15 - Research Publication - ATEMO integrates one color and one monochrome Basler ace 2, each with an eight-megapixel IMX546 sensor covering roughly 400 to 1,000 nanometres. Triple-band and 735-nanometre filters, removable infrared filtering and… - source: doi.org

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