Illumination apparatus with integrated power and secondary illumination provisions

摘要

Power for an illumination device and a camera is provided from power integrated onto a data cable between a controller/computer and the light illumination device. The camera-controller/computer interface includes one of GEV with PoE, USB and CXP, where a power is provided within the data interface cable, and the distance between the camera and the controller/computer is very long. In order to avoid running multiple long cables in a production manufacturing environment, a power extraction module is incorporated into a light illuminator, in order to extract the power for the interface cable, and to generate the individual powers for the light illuminator and the camera. In cases where the interface standard does not provide integrated power, power can be injected to the cable and extracted from the light illumination module. The light illuminator may electrically and mechanically support secondary and/or supplemental light illuminators.

主权项

1. A light illumination apparatus comprising:
an illumination module having a directional illumination for illuminating an object; a first interface for
receiving source power, andcommunicating a data stream with a system controller, the data stream including a digital representation of an image of the object; a second interface for
attaching a camera apparatus to the light illumination apparatus to receive the image of the object,transmitting power to the camera apparatus, andcommunicating the data stream with the camera apparatus; and a third interface for
transmitting power to a secondary illumination apparatus having a second directional illumination, andmounting the secondary illumination apparatus to direct the second directional illumination to illuminate the object.