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Basler ace 2

About

About Basler ace 2

Basler ace 2 cameras package modern CMOS sensors within compact housings using GigE, USB 3.0 and model-specific interface options. The family spans different resolutions, shutter types and frame rates for inspection, measurement, guidance and scientific imaging. Hardware triggering, sequencer functions and precision-timing capabilities coordinate image acquisition with strobes, conveyors and robot motion.

Basler’s pylon software provides configuration, drivers and APIs across supported operating systems, reducing integration differences between camera models. Basic and Pro variants add different onboard processing and feature sets, while enclosed and board-level formats support machine and embedded designs.

Research

  • Using DeepLabCut-Live to Probe State-Dependent Neural Circuits of Behavior with Closed-Loop Optogenetic Stimulation

    2025-05-26 - Research Publication - A high-speed ace 2 camera feeds a DeepLabCut-Live and Bonsai loop that triggers phase-specific optogenetic stimulation during mouse locomotion.

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  • Comparison of Mask R-CNN and YOLOv8-seg for Improved Monitoring of the PCB Surface During Laser Cleaning

    2025-05-17 - Research Publication - An ace 2 imaging unit supplies the dataset used to compare real-time PCB surface segmentation during laser coating removal.

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  • Development and Preliminary Testing of the ATEMO Multi-Purpose Sensing Platform

    2024-06-15 - Research Publication - Two ace 2 cameras form the visible and near-infrared imaging core of a modular airborne environmental-monitoring payload.

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Context

Market context

ace 2 is Basler's compact industrial area-scan camera family for automation, robot vision, embedded vision, and inspection systems.

  • Target environment: Robot cells, inspection stations, industrial machines, embedded vision systems, lab automation, and factory perception deployments.
  • Workflow context: Image capture, machine vision, part inspection, robot guidance, visual quality control, and perception input for automation software.
  • Customer context: Machine builders, automation integrators, robotics teams, vision-system suppliers, and industrial-equipment OEMs.
  • Deployment model: Camera-family integration with lenses, lighting, host interfaces, drivers, and customer vision software.
  • Commercial maturity: Commercial Basler camera family with public interface and sensor options across industrial vision applications.
  • Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on resolution, frame rate, interface, lensing, lighting, synchronization, software compatibility, and environmental requirements.
  • Market position: Machine-vision sensing component for robotics and factory automation.
  • Adjacent products: O3R225 3D Camera, OAK-D Pro AI Stereo Camera, CV72S AI Vision SoC

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