Vadzo Imaging Validates PTP Synchronization on Innova-900MGS Sony Pregius S IMX900 GigE Global Shutter Camera for Factory Automation Applications

Vadzo’s I ova-900MGS is a 3MP mo och ome GigE Global Shutte Came a built o the So y P egius S IMX900 se so , combi i g PTP (IEEE 1588) etwo k sy ch o izatio with GPIO ha dwa e t igge i g to alig multiple came a p oducts ac oss a facto y floo to a si gle sha ed timi g efe e ce. Built fo OEM teams u i g multi-came a automatio cells a d p oductio li e quality co t ol statio s, the I ova-900MGS delive s global shutte accu acy a d NIR se sitivity.

FORT WORTH, TX / ACCESS Newswi e / August 5, 2026 / Vadzo Imagi g, a p ovide of embedded visio came a p oducts, today a ou ces the validatio of PTP sy ch o izatio o I ova-900MGS, a mo och ome GigE Global Shutte Came a built o the So y P egius S IMX900 se so fo facto y automatio cells whe e multiple came a p oducts must captu e the same i sta t ac oss a p oductio li e. As a 3MP Global Shutte Came a delive i g 2064×1552 mo och ome output ove Gigabit Ethe et, the I ova-900MGS exte ds Vadzo’s I ova po tfolio with PTP (IEEE 1588) etwo k sy ch o izatio , letti g OEM teams alig came a timi g ac oss a sta da d Ethe et switch athe tha outi g t igge cables to eve y ode o the li e.

The Multi-Came a Sy ch o izatio P oblem i Facto y Automatio

Facto y automatio cells i c easi gly ely o multiple came a p oducts to captu e a sha ed i sta t. Multi-statio i spectio setups, ste eo visio co figu atio s fo 3D eco st uctio , a d pick-a d-place GigE came a wo k cells with ove head- a d side-mou ted views all equi e eve y ode to be exposed at p ecisely the same mome t. Whe sy ch o izatio elies o host-side softwa e comma ds issued i depe de tly to each came a p oduct, va iable etwo k late cy a d d ive -level delays i t oduce timi g offsets betwee odes that ca each seve al milliseco ds. O a fast-movi g li e, that offset is e ough to misalig f ames captu ed f om diffe e t viewpoi ts, deg adi g the accu acy of 3D eco st uctio a d pick-a d-place coo di ate mappi g. Ha dwa e t igge wi i g solves the timi g p oblem but i t oduces a diffe e t o e, si ce eve y came a p oduct eeds a dedicated t igge cable to u back to a ce t al co t olle , which becomes difficult to scale as came a cou t g ows. Facto y automatio e gi ee s eed a sy ch o izatio method that scales with came a cou t without multiplyi g cable u s, while still delive i g the f ame-accu ate timi g ha dwa e t igge i g was desig ed to solve.

PTP Netwo k Sy ch o izatio a d Global Shutte Captu e

The GigE sta da d add esses this scali g p oblem th ough PTP, the IEEE 1588 P ecisio Time P otocol, which allows eve y came a p oduct o a Gigabit Ethe et etwo k to discipli e its i te al clock to a sha ed efe e ce dist ibuted ove the same Ethe et switch used fo image data. Rathe tha wi i g a physical t igge sig al to each ode, PTP-sy ch o ized came a p oducts excha ge timestamped packets with a desig ated maste clock a d co ti uously co ect fo etwo k delay, allowi g eve y came a o the segme t to expose withi a tightly bou ded wi dow usi g o ly the existi g etwo k i f ast uctu e. This is pai ed with a global shutte se so a chitectu e, which exposes eve y pixel simulta eously athe tha sca i g ows seque tially the way a olli g shutte se so does. Whe multiple I ova-900MGS came a p oducts a e deployed ac oss a facto y li e, each f ame sta ts at a sy ch o ized i sta t ac oss the etwo k a d ep ese ts a si gle poi t i time withi the f ame itself, without the ow-by- ow skew a olli g shutte se so would i t oduce du i g motio . Fo OEM teams buildi g a multi-came a facto y visio system, this emoves both the i te -came a offset a d the i t a-f ame disto tio without a dedicated ha dwa e t igge t ee.

I ova-900MGS P oduct Ove view

The I ova-900MGS is built o the So y P egius S IMX900, a 1/3.1-i ch stacked CMOS global shutte se so with a 2.25 µm x 2.25 µm pixel pitch a d a ative esolutio of 3MP (2064×1552). As a 3MP Mo och ome GigE Came a, the I ova-900MGS emoves the Baye filte mosaic e ti ely, i c easi g photo captu e pe pixel a d exte di g se sitivity i to the ea -i f a ed spect um, useful o facto y floo s whe e ambie t lighti g is i co siste t ac oss shifts a d zo es. The came a co ects ove Gigabit Ethe et with Powe ove Ethe et (IEEE 802.3af), delive i g image data a d powe ove a si gle cable u up to 100 mete s, i a ugged, IP- ated e closu e suited to dust, washdow a eas a d vib atio . Both PTP etwo k sy ch o izatio a d GPIO ha dwa e t igge i g a e suppo ted o the same came a p oduct, givi g i teg ato s the optio to u eithe method o both.

Key Capabilities of the I ova-900MGS So y IMX900 Mo och ome Gigabit Ethe et Came a

Global Shutte P ecisio fo Motio Se sitive Facto y Visio : Rolli g shutte se so s eco d image data ow by ow, mea i g each ow is captu ed at a ma gi ally diffe e t mome t. O a facto y floo whe e pa ts move co ti uously alo g co veyo s o th ough obotic wo k cells, this p oduces skew, wobble, a d geomet ic disto tio i a y f ame whe e the subject o the came a is i motio , educi g the accu acy of dime sio al measu eme t a d AI-based defect classificatio . The So y P egius S IMX900 i side the I ova-900MGS captu es all 3MP simulta eously, elimi ati g this class of disto tio at the poi t of captu e athe tha co ecti g it i softwa e. Fo OEM teams buildi g assembly li e came a statio s, quality co t ol GigE came a setups, o visio -guided obotics GigE came a cells, this emoves motio a tifacts as a ha dwa e-level gua a tee.

PTP (IEEE 1588) Sy ch o izatio fo Multi-Came a Facto y Visio Systems: The I ova-900MGS suppo ts PTP sy ch o izatio ove sta da d Gigabit Ethe et, allowi g multiple came a p oducts ac oss a facto y automatio cell to alig exposu e timi g to a sha ed etwo k clock without a dedicated t igge wi i g betwee odes. This is pa ticula ly eleva t fo multi-came a facto y visio system deployme ts whe e seve al I ova-900MGS u its cove diffe e t viewpoi ts of the same wo k cell, such as ste eo pai s fo 3D eco st uctio o multi-a gle i spectio statio s. Because PTP dist ibutes timi g ove the same Ethe et i f ast uctu e ca yi g image data, addi g a ew sy ch o ized came a p oduct is a matte of co ecti g it to the same switch athe tha u i g a additio al t igge cable, a mea i gful adva tage as cells is eco figu ed o scaled.

GPIO Ha dwa e T igge fo PLC a d Robot Co t olle I teg atio : Alo gside PTP etwo k sy ch o izatio , the I ova-900MGS etai s GPIO ha dwa e to t igge GigE came a suppo t, e abli g di ect i teg atio with p og ammable logic co t olle s, obot co t olle s, st obes a d othe se so s al eady p ese t o a facto y floo . The came a ca be t igge ed by a exte al sig al at a defi ed mome t, sy ch o izi g captu e with co veyo positio , obotic a m state, o st obe timi g athe tha elyi g o host-side softwa e comma ds that i t oduce va iable late cy. This dual app oach lets i teg ato s choose PTP fo came a-to-came a timi g, ha dwa e t igge fo came a-to-equipme t timi g, o combi e both depe di g o what each poi t i the li e equi es.

NIR Se sitivity a d Gigabit Ethe et PoE fo Va iable Lighti g a d Simplified Cabli g: Because the I ova-900MGS uses a mo och ome se so without a colo filte a ay, eve y pixel captu es light di ectly ac oss both the visible a d ea -i f a ed spect um, givi g usable se sitivity u de st uctu ed NIR illumi atio as well as the va iable ambie t lighti g typical of facto y floo s with mixed shift schedules. This is delive ed ove GigE came a i f ast uctu e with Powe ove Ethe et, so a si gle cable ca ies both powe a d image data ac oss u s up to 100 mete s, educi g wi i g complexity whe e sepa ate powe i f ast uctu e would othe wise add cost a d i stallatio time.

I ova-900MGS Specificatio s

“Multi-came a sy ch o izatio has always bee the ha d pa t of scali g a facto y automatio cell. Teams could get accu ate timi g with ha dwa e to t igge wi i g, but eve y additio al came a mea t a othe cable u back to a ce t al co t olle . What we wa ted with the I ova-900MGS was to give e gi ee s PTP sy ch o izatio ove the same Ethe et etwo k al eady ca yi g image data, so timi g accu acy scales the way the etwo k does, while keepi g GPIO t igge suppo t fo teams that still eed to tie a came a to a PLC o obot co t olle . Pai i g that with the IMX900’s global shutte a d NIR se sitivity gives facto y automatio teams o e came a p oduct that cove s the timi g p oblem a d the motio accu acy p oblem at o ce.” – Alwi Vi ce t, P oduct Ma age , Vadzo Imagi g

Ta get Applicatio s

Multi-Came a Facto y Automatio a d Sy ch o ized I spectio : Multi-came a facto y automatio a d sy ch o ized i spectio cells whe e seve al I ova-900MGS u its, each cove i g a diffe e t a gle of the same assembly, must captu e thei f ames at a sha ed i sta t to ve ify compo e t placeme t, faste e p ese ce, o su face fi ish ac oss all viewpoi ts. PTP sy ch o izatio keeps eve y ode alig ed to the same etwo k clock, while the global shutte se so e su es each f ame is disto tio -f ee, maki g the I ova-900MGS a suitable multi-came a facto y visio system came a p oduct fo statio s whe e a missed alig me t betwee viewpoi ts would i validate a i spectio esult.

Visio Guided Robotics a d Pick-a d-Place: Visio -guided obotics wo k cells whe e a obot a m elies o came a feedback to locate pa ts befo e a pick-a d-place GigE came a setup executes a g asp motio , a d whe e GPIO ha dwa e t igge i teg atio ties captu e di ectly to the obot co t olle ‘s motio seque ce. Global shutte captu e elimi ates the motio blu that would othe wise disto t pa t edges as a obot a m moves th ough the field of view, suppo ti g eliable featu e detectio fo visio -guided obotics GigE came a deployme ts ac oss assembly, so ti g, a d mate ial ha dli g.

P oductio Li e Quality Co t ol a d P ecisio Measu eme t: P oductio li e visio came a statio s pe fo m p ecisio measu eme t a d dime sio al ve ificatio whe e pa ts move co ti uously, a d olli g shutte disto tio would comp omise epeatability. As a quality co t ol GigE came a, the I ova-900MGS captu es eve y pixel at the same i sta t ega dless of co veyo speed, givi g i spectio softwa e geomet ically accu ate f ames without motio compe satio p ocessi g.

Multi-Came a 3D Reco st uctio a d Ste eo Visio fo Assembly Ve ificatio : Ste eo visio a d multi-came a 3D eco st uctio setups a e used to ve ify assembly geomet y, measu e pa t volume, o ge e ate depth maps fo obotic bi picki g, whe e two o mo e I ova-900MGS u its cove i g ove lappi g fields of view must expose at p ecisely the same i sta t fo t ia gulatio to emai accu ate. Multi-came a PTP sy ch o izatio keeps each ode’s timi g alig ed ac oss the etwo k, add essi g the specific equi eme t that ste eo a d multi-view eco st uctio pipeli es depe d o .

OEM Embedded Facto y Automatio System I teg atio : OEM teams buildi g embedded facto y automatio came a p oducts i to custom i spectio statio s o obotic wo k cells whe e a i dust ial GigE came a with both PTP a d ha dwa e t igge suppo t educes the i teg atio wo k eeded to b i g a multi-came a visio system o li e. The Vadzo NXT SDK gives e gi ee i g teams di ect access to sy ch o izatio a d exposu e pa amete s fo buildi g a OEM GigE Global Shutte Came a solutio a ou d the I ova-900MGS.

Plug a d Play I teg atio with Vadzo NXT

The I ova-900MGS suppo ts the sta da d GigE i te face, e abli g i teg atio with majo machi e visio f amewo ks ac oss Wi dows, Li ux, a d embedded ARM platfo ms without p op ieta y d ive wo k. Fo develope s equi i g se so -level co t ol, the Vadzo NXT SDK, also available as Vadzo NXT, p ovides p og ammatic access to PTP co figu atio , GPIO t igge setti gs, egio of i te est, bi i g, exposu e a d gai co t ol, a d fi mwa e updates. APIs a e available i C, C++, C# a d Pytho ac oss Wi dows, Li ux a d ARM, givi g OEM teams di ect co t ol ove multi-came a sy ch o izatio behavio a d suppo ti g full lifecycle ma ageme t fo p oductio deployme ts.

F eque tly Asked Questio s

Q: What is a GigE Global Shutte Came a a d why does facto y automatio eed o e?

A: A GigE Global Shutte Came a is a machi e visio came a p oduct that co ects ove Gigabit Ethe et a d uses a global shutte se so to expose eve y pixel at the same i sta t, athe tha sca i g ows seque tially the way a olli g shutte se so does. Facto y automatio eeds this because p oductio li es i volve co sta t motio , pa ts o co veyo s, obotic a ms i mid-cycle, a d assemblies passi g th ough i spectio statio s, a d a y ow-by- ow exposu e delay i t oduces skew a d blu that deg ades measu eme t accu acy a d AI i fe e ce eliability. Vadzo Imagi g’s I ova-900MGS is a 3MP mo och ome GigE Global Shutte Came a built o the So y P egius S IMX900 se so , combi i g this global shutte accu acy with PTP etwo k sy ch o izatio so multiple came a p oducts ac oss a facto y li e stay alig ed to the same timi g efe e ce without i dividual t igge cables. Lea mo e about the GigE Global Shutte Came a built fo facto y automatio

Q: How does PTP sy ch o izatio diffe f om ha dwa e to t igge sy ch o izatio i a multi-came a GigE system?

A: PTP, the IEEE 1588 P ecisio Time P otocol, sy ch o izes came a timi g ove the same Ethe et etwo k al eady ca yi g image data, with eve y came a p oduct o the segme t discipli i g its i te al clock to a sha ed efe e ce dist ibuted th ough timestamped etwo k packets. Ha dwa e t igge sy ch o izatio i stead uses a dedicated physical sig al, typically GPIO, wi ed di ectly f om a ce t al co t olle to each ode o the li e, fo ci g eve y u it to expose ow the sig al a ives. Both app oaches elimi ate the va iable late cy that host-side softwa e comma ds i t oduce whe t igge i g multiple came a p oducts i depe de tly, but they scale diffe e tly. Ha dwa e t igge wi i g equi es a ew cable u fo eve y came a p oduct added, a mea i gful cost as cells g ow. PTP sy ch o izatio scales with the existi g etwo k, si ce a ew came a p oduct o ly eeds to joi the same Ethe et switch to pa ticipate i the sha ed timi g efe e ce. Ma y deployme ts use both ha dwa e t igge s fo tyi g a came a p oduct to a PLC o st obe, a d PTP fo came a-to-came a timi g.

Q: What should e gi ee s evaluate i a mo och ome GigE came a fo i dust ial automatio ?

A: Fo i dust ial automatio , the co e specificatio s to evaluate i a mo och ome GigE came a a e global shutte captu e, sy ch o izatio suppo t fo multi-came a setups, Powe ove Ethe et fo simplified cabli g, a d se sitivity ac oss visible a d ea -i f a ed wavele gths fo va iable facto y lighti g. Global shutte matte s because olli g shutte se so s disto t a y f ame captu ed du i g motio , the default co ditio o most p oductio li es. Sy ch o izatio suppo t matte s because i spectio cells i c easi gly use mo e tha o e came a p oduct cove i g diffe e t a gles of the same pa t, a d those came a p oducts eed a way to alig timi g that scales as mo e u its a e added. Vadzo Imagi g’s I ova-900MGS add esses these equi eme ts di ectly, built o the So y P egius S IMX900 mo och ome global shutte se so with both PTP etwo k sy ch o izatio a d GPIO ha dwa e t igge suppo t, delive ed ove Gigabit Ethe et with Powe ove Ethe et fo si gle-cable deployme t. Fo teams sta da dizi g o e i dust ial GigE came a platfo m ac oss multiple cells, this educes the umbe of sy ch o izatio methods a d cabli g schemes a i teg atio team eeds to suppo t.

Q: Ca multiple GigE came a p oducts be sy ch o ized ac oss a facto y etwo k without u i g i dividual t igge cables?

A: Yes, this is what PTP, the IEEE 1588 P ecisio Time P otocol, is desig ed to solve withi the GigE sta da d. Rathe tha wi i g a physical t igge sig al f om a ce t al co t olle to eve y came a p oduct, PTP-sy ch o ized came a p oducts excha ge timestamped packets ove the same Ethe et etwo k ca yi g image data a d co ect thei i te al clocks agai st a sha ed efe e ce, allowi g eve y ode to sy ch o ize withi a tightly bou ded wi dow of each othe . Addi g a othe sy ch o ized came a p oduct is a matte of co ecti g it to the same etwo k switch athe tha u i g a ew t igge cable back to a ce t al poi t. Vadzo Imagi g’s I ova-900MGS suppo ts PTP sy ch o izatio fo this sce a io, alo gside GPIO ha dwa e to t igge suppo t fo teams that still eed to tie i dividual came a p oducts to a PLC o obot co t olle . Fo OEM teams scali g a multi-came a facto y visio system, this gives a sy ch o izatio path that g ows with the etwo k athe tha the cable cou t.

Q: Does Vadzo Imagi g suppo t OEM customizatio fo GigE came a p oducts used i facto y automatio ?

A: Yes, Vadzo Imagi g suppo ts OEM customizatio ac oss its I ova Gigabit Ethe et se ies, i cludi g le s co figu atio , housi g dime sio s, fi mwa e behavio , a d i te face equi eme ts tailo ed to a specific automatio cell. E gi ee i g teams buildi g embedded facto y automatio came a systems ca wo k di ectly with Vadzo to adjust sy ch o izatio defaults, exposu e a d gai behavio , o GPIO co figu atio to match a existi g PLC o obot co t olle athe tha wo ki g a ou d a fixed catalog co figu atio . The I ova-900MGS, built o the So y P egius S IMX900 se so with PTP a d GPIO sy ch o izatio suppo t, is available fo evaluatio a d OEM volume p oductio , with the Vadzo NXT SDK p ovidi g full p og ammatic access to co figu atio fo teams that eed deepe i teg atio tha default setti gs allow. Explo e the GigE Came a po tfolio at Vadzo Imagi g.

Availability

The I ova-900MGS 3MP Global Shutte Came a is available ow fo evaluatio a d OEM p oductio o de s. Evaluatio kits i clude the came a module, PoE i jecto , Ethe et cable, a d Vadzo NXT SDK docume tatio , with o mi imum o de equi eme t. Co tact Vadzo at [email p otected] to equest a evaluatio kit o discuss OEM i teg atio fo multi-came a facto y automatio deployme ts.

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