Jerry, I cannot help with the camera but I certainly recommend talking to Vision Engineering. These guys have a great system called Cobra which we together linked to a camera of "their" supply to monitor and photograph dendrites as they formed. Might do the trick? Sorry I don't know their e-mail info but try faxing Mark Curtis, Sales Director, Vision Engineering at +44 1483 248317 or by phone: +44 1483 248300 Hope it helps, Regards, Graham Naisbitt __________________________________________________________________________ [log in to unmask] Concoat Ltd Alasan House, Albany Park Camberley GU15 2PL UK http://www.concoat.co.uk -----Original Message----- From: Jerry Cupples <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: 09 June 1998 21:51 Subject: [TN] ASSY: Video camera for digitized image capture >Hello out there in cybertechland, > >We have a high mix captive OEM assembly operation, probably build about 1 >kits weekly of 50-500 pcs. A problem is the verification of SMT machine >setup on first article. > >We have many population option variants, so the boards have RAM sites, etc. >which are either populated or not based on configuration. > >When the first board is off the P&P machine, we typically give it a 5 >minute visual check against a "checkpaper" drawing which is marked with >many cute color codes to indicate the proper component locations, along >with hand written markings to show the component brand and value. > >I have a goal to make this all based on video or digital images. I am >looking for a suitable CCD video camera which can resolve image details and >produce an image about 2X normal size on a monitor to be installed right on >the SMT line. If we do video captures on each board, we could then compare >to the image on the monitor. > >We have tried cheap digital cameras (not enough resolution) and our CCD >video camera has good resolution, but the max image size on the zoom lens >we have is about one inch. > >If you have been down this road, suggestions would be welcome. > > >regards, > > > > >Jerry Cupples >Interphase Corporation >Dallas, TX USA >http://www.iphase.com > >################################################################ >TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c >################################################################ >To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: >To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name> >To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet >################################################################ >Please visit IPC web site (http://jefry.ipc.org/forum.htm) for additional information. >For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.312 >################################################################ > > ################################################################ TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ################################################################ To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet ################################################################ Please visit IPC web site (http://jefry.ipc.org/forum.htm) for additional information. For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.312 ################################################################