Description
Meet the demands of modern computer vision applications with the SXVPU, a powerful AI-based computing platform engineered for reliability, flexibility, and performance in demanding environments. Designed with IP65-rated protection, the SXVPU delivers robust operation in both industrial and outdoor settings, ensuring dependable performance even in harsh conditions. Built to support up to four cameras simultaneously, the SXVPU enables advanced multi-camera vision processing for complex inspection, monitoring, and automation tasks. Its Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) LAN connectivity ensures fast and reliable data transfer, making it ideal for high-throughput image processing and real-time analytics. The platform is designed with flexibility and scalability in mind. With expandability through EtherCAT, Profibus, and real-time communication options, the SXVPU easily integrates into existing industrial infrastructures and can adapt to evolving system requirements. Whether deployed in smart city and industrial environments, traffic management systems, logistics automation, or industrial vehicles, the SXVPU provides a versatile and high-performance computer vision solution that grows with your application.
Key Features:
- AI-powered computer vision processing
- Rugged IP65-rated design for demanding environments
- Support for up to 4 cameras for multi-vision applications
- Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) connectivity for high-speed data transfer
- Expandable communication interfaces: EtherCAT, Profibus, and real-time options
- Ideal for smart city, industrial automation, traffic management, logistics, and mobile industrial systems
The SXVPU delivers the performance, durability, and scalability required to power the next generation of intelligent vision applications.
Contents of the dev kit:
- SXVPU
- 4x HDR camera
- IP69k protection
- 3 MPix at 60 fps
- Lens FOV H 118°
- 2 m cable
- Ethernet cable
- Power supply unit with cable
- Rugged carrying case
Use Cases
Protected AI – Supervision of Construction Sites and Work Environments
Challenge:
The customer needs a safety-relevant and reliable person detection in demanding work environments. The solution should provide intrinsic safety regarding image acquisition and the potential neural network without substantially increasing the complexity.
Customer:
Manufacturer of construction machinery
Solution:
SXVPU enables the integration and safeguarding of LVDS cameras as well as a robust, independent supervision functionality outside of Linux, on top of the AI for high reliability and device safety. The system offers an easily implemented protection layer and simplifies error management.
Smart Robotics Front-End for Automation
Challenge:
The customer has additional, crosscutting requirements for a camera system regarding hard real-time and flexibility of image acquisition. This goes beyond the integration of special camera heads, also concerning the precise control of exposure, shutter and further imaging parameters in the front-end in order to realize a comprehensive solution
Customer:
Mobile Automation – Robotics
Solution:
SXVPU enables the integration and safeguarding of LVDS cameras with individual additional functions and controls in the front-end. This flexibility ensures reliable and robust image acquisition, enabling not only the seamless integration of additional periphery on top of the camera heads, but also the direct realization of complex image analysis, substantially increasing the overall performance of the system.
Lowest Latency Imaging for Real-Time Processing
Challenge:
The customer needs an intelligent camera system with minimum latency regarding video compression and direct connection to an AI, which is crucial for his overall application. Several use cases shall be supported, utilizing either a single high-resolution sensor or multiple HD sensors.
Customer:
Industrial vehicle technology
Solution:
SXVPU can be used to realize a low-latency connection of up to 4 cameras with a total resolution of 8 MPix to a neural network implemented within the unit itself. The latency-optimized transmission of compressed images via Ethernet is realized within 10 ms after image acquisition. This way, quick and precise processing of the image data is ensured, which is critical for the customer’s requirements.
Agricultural Automation – Improving Efficiency through Intelligent Control
Challenge:
The customer plans to expand his portfolio with intelligent controls to improve the efficiency of agricultural processes or to realize their partial automation. A central task consists of implementing controls for precise trajectory control, loading management, and row detection in a self-sufficient box.
Customer:
Agricultural technology
Solution:
SXVPU offers a custom-tailored platform for multiple cameras and sensors paired with AI algorithms. The system enables the require precision and efficiency through its high flexibility in the choice of sensors and the seamless integration of neural networks in a self-sufficient box.
IP65-based IPC for Machine Vision
Challenge:
The customer is looking for a high-performance AI-based computer vision solution with IP65 protection that meets the requirements for various environments, that is robust and can be expanded in flexible ways.
Customer:
Logistics automation – AGV/AMR
Solution:
SXVPU offers the optimal solution with support for up to 4 cameras, GbE LAN connection, expandability by EtherCAT, Profibus and real-time options. This way, the customer can use this IPC in different environments like smart city/industry, traffic management, logistics automation, and industrial vehicles.
