ace 2 Machine Vision Camera Context

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.
  • Deployment model: Camera-family integration with lenses, lighting, host interfaces, drivers, and customer vision software.
  • Commercial maturity: Commercial Basler camera family with public interface and sensor options across industrial vision applications.
  • Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on resolution, frame rate, interface, lensing, lighting, synchronization, software compatibility, and environmental requirements.
  • Market position: Machine-vision sensing component for robotics and factory automation.
  • Adjacent products: O3R225 3D Camera, OAK-D Pro AI Stereo Camera, CV72S AI Vision SoC

Audience

System integrators

Workflow

Image capture, machine vision, part inspection, robot guidance, visual quality control, and perception input for automation software.

Deployment environment

Robot cells, inspection stations, industrial machines, embedded vision systems, lab automation, and factory perception deployments.

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

Tags

  • Peer Group: Machine Vision Camera, Machine Vision Cameras, Perception Sensor
  • Workflow: Robot perception, Industrial Machine Vision
  • Capability: Machine Vision Inspection
  • Stack Layer: Sensing stack

Comparable Systems

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