Waterloo, Canada – On January 4, 2024, Teledyne DALSA announced the availability of its latest Sapera™ Vision Software Edition. This release brings enhancements to Astrocyte™ 1.50, an AI training graphical tool, along with updates to Sapera Processing 9.50 for image processing and AI libraries.

Key Highlights

Teledyne DALSA’s Sapera Vision Software offers proven capabilities in image acquisition, control, processing, and artificial intelligence. It is designed to support the development of high-performance machine vision applications such as surface inspection on metal plates, hardware part identification, plastic sorting, and PCB inspection.

Quote from Teledyne DALSA

Bruno Menard, Director of Software at Teledyne DALSA, emphasized that this new version provides a rich set of features for AI-enabled application development. He noted: “Among the key improvements is the Rotated Object Detection algorithm, which outputs position and orientation during inference, enabling more precise detection of targets and defects.”

Industry Feedback

LINX Taiwan, a factory automation provider and Teledyne DALSA client, highlighted the benefits for MicroLED inspection. They stated that Astrocyte tools can reduce program flow and inspection time while accurately determining rotation angles alongside quality assessment.

New Features Overview

  • Rotated Object Detection: Delivers precise location and orientation data during inference.
  • Improved segmentation algorithm with higher accuracy and faster training execution
  • Performance enhancements via NVIDIA RTX 4000 series and power management features
  • Faster GPU-based training using multiple GPUs and mixed-precision quantization
  • New Qt/C++ and .NET/C# sample applications for AI development
  • Support for RGB packed (24-bit) during AI inference
  • Live video acquisition capabilities via Teledyne’s Spinnaker API

About Sapera Vision Software

This comprehensive software solution provides field-proven tools for machine vision application design, development, and deployment across various industries worldwide.

Contact Information

For media inquiries: Geralyn Miller [email protected]

Last Updated: 2025-09-05 04:22:35