There is an excellent article about PC based Vision at Machine Vision Online. The advantages are:
- Multiple Cameras
- 3D
- Speed and resolution
- More than just a camera
- PC is required to make a system anyway
- Flexible communication
- Graphical User Interface
- Database Access
All in the article by Steve Mleczewski, Project Engineer, VMT – Pepperl+Fuchs is applicable to describe why Scorpion is based on PC and Windows. With Scorpion the support of Sony SmartCams means that both Vision Sensor and PC Based is supported by the Scorpion Vision software platform.
TordivelBlog 