(Cognex: Natick, MA) -- Cognex, the a global supplier of machine vision systems, has released SensorView 2, a smart display for Checker machine vision sensors. With SensorView 2, production engineers can fully configure, test, and monitor Checker 4G vision sensors without a PC being required at any stage.

The SensorView display has a large 8.9-in. touchscreen, making it easy to use and view on the factory floor. With built-in Ethernet-based communication, SensorView 2 can be installed anywhere Checkers are connected to a network. The SensorView software has the same familiar user interface as the standard Checker PC software, so no additional training is required to use it.

“Our research showed that production engineers find it very difficult to set up vision sensors with displays that typically are smaller than the screen on their cell phones,” says Joerg Kuechen, business unit manager for Cognex Vision Sensors. “As a result, with SensorView 2, we selected a much larger touchscreen display for setting up and controlling Checker.”

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