What does Area Detector measure?

It finds regions in the camera image and reports for each one its area and position, plus the number of regions and the total area – for counting parts, coverage and contamination checks, fill levels, and things without a fixed shape such as spills, scratches or gaps.

Do we need a reference image or training?

No. You describe what counts as a region by brightness – dark or light, with or without holes. A scene analysis suggests the threshold and shows the grey-level histogram.

Can it watch several cameras?

Yes. Several modules run in one installation, each with its own image source and settings.

Does Area Detector run on ctrlX OS and on a PC?

Yes. On ctrlX OS (ctrlX CORE or ctrlX IPC) it uses the ctrlX Data Layer; on a PC with Windows 11 or Ubuntu 24.04 it uses LumiScan Keryx. Node addresses, types and behaviour are the same on both, so a program written against one works against the other. On a PC, a PLC controls it via OPC UA.

Where does the app get its images from?

It does not talk to a camera itself. It reads the image node of another app on the same device, normally LumiScan Cam Driver for GenICam cameras. Supported pixel formats are Mono8, Mono12, RGB8, RGB12, BGR8, BGR12 and the common Bayer 8/12-bit formats.

LumiScan Ecosystem: Object Shape Detection

LumiScan Area Detector

Finds regions in the camera image and measures them – for counting, coverage and fill-level checks.

LumiScan Area Detector finds regions in a camera image and reports how big each one is – a machine vision app for counting parts, checking coverage or contamination and measuring fill levels. It needs no reference image: you describe what counts as a region by brightness, dark or light, with or without holes.

For every region it returns the area and position, plus the count and the total area, ready for your PLC. That also suits inspections where the thing being measured has no fixed shape, such as a spill, a scratch or a gap.