Fewer components in the cabinet
Machine vision runs on the controller or IPC you already use. Fewer devices, less wiring, fewer spare parts.
PLATFORM / CTRLX AUTOMATION
LumiScan on ctrlX AUTOMATION
Machine vision as an app – from the compact controller to the GPU industrial PC.
As a ctrlX World partner from day one, we bring industrial machine vision straight onto Bosch Rexroth’s automation platform. You choose the hardware that suits your station – the LumiScan apps, their results in the ctrlX Data Layer and your control connection stay the same.
- From day one
- partner in ctrlX World
- IEC 62443-4-2 SL2
- certified ctrlX OS
- CPU · Hailo-8 · GPU
- one ONNX model, many accelerators
- Worldwide
- service and support through Bosch Rexroth
HARDWARE
The right computing power for every station.
ctrlX OS runs on a whole family of edge devices and industrial PCs. For machine vision this means you only pay for the performance your task needs – and you can move up a class without re-engineering the application.
- Compact
ctrlX CORE X3 · COREplus X3
ARM quad-core, fanless, DIN-rail mounting
Read codes, check presence, find parts in 2D – right at the station, without an extra computer.
- AI at the edge
ctrlX COREplus with AI module
Hailo-8 accelerator as an M.2 module; ctrlX COREplus X7 also with three Hailo-8
AI-based object detection and pose estimation right on the controller – tested and verified with LumiScan AI Object Matching and LumiScan Training Framework.
- Performance
ctrlX COREplus X5 · X7
Intel Atom (X5) or Intel Core i7 (X7), 8–16 GB RAM
Several cameras, PLC, motion and machine vision on one device.
- High performance
ctrlX IPC PR5x.2
Intel Core i7 (13th gen), 16–64 GB DDR5, NVIDIA GPU; Windows 11 IoT or ctrlX OS
3D vision, light field and vision-guided robotics with LumiScan VGR.
Open beyond Bosch Rexroth
ctrlX OS also runs on edge IPCs from ctrlX World partners and virtualized in the data centre. The LumiScan apps behave exactly the same there – with the same interfaces.
CTRLX DATA LAYER
Results in real time, where they are needed.
The ctrlX Data Layer is the central nervous system of ctrlX OS: all apps exchange real-time and non-real-time data through it. The LumiScan apps write their results straight into it – your PLC reads them without a gateway, without protocol converters, without glue code.
No detour through interfaces
Pose, code, measurement or OK/NOK are nodes in the Data Layer. Your PLC program and motion control access them directly.
One handshake for every app
All LumiScan apps use the same node paths and the same sequence. Once you have connected one app, you know the principle for all of them.
Across device boundaries
With a Data Layer remote connection, the results of a vision IPC appear in the Data Layer of the ctrlX CORE: computing power and control are separate, yet connected.
On Windows 11 and Ubuntu, LumiScan Keryx™ mirrors the ctrlX Data Layer with the same node paths. More about LumiScan Keryx
YOUR BENEFITS
What you get.
Scale without re-engineering
When the task grows, move to a larger hardware class. Apps, trained models and the control connection come along.
Machine vision without vision expertise
Guided apps for the most common tasks – detecting, reading, measuring, picking. Your automation engineers set them up themselves.
Buy it like any ctrlX app
All apps are available in the ctrlX OS Store. On ctrlX OS, licensing runs through the ctrlX licensing mechanism – no dongle.
Supported worldwide
Bosch Rexroth distributes the LumiScan apps and supports you worldwide with service and support.
Proven in use
LumiScan on ctrlX is part of joint Solution Sets with Bosch Rexroth – from quality inspection to AI video analysis.
TECHNOLOGY
What’s under the hood.
- Apps as snaps
- Every app runs encapsulated on ctrlX OS and can be installed and updated on its own, without touching other functions of the controller.
- One model, many accelerators
- The LumiScan runtimes use ONNX: the same trained network runs on the CPU, on the ctrlX CORE’s Hailo-8 – up to three of them on the ctrlX COREplus X7 – or on the IPC’s NVIDIA GPU.
- Vendor-independent sensors
- LumiScan CamDriver is one driver for GenICam cameras from different manufacturers. On top come ToF and stereo sensors, the Balluff RadarImager and the LumiScan X light-field sensor for glossy parts.
- Engineering and runtime kept apart
- You create your model with LumiScan Annotation Framework and Training Framework; only the lean runtime runs on the controller.
- Open to your cell
- Connect robots and third-party controllers via OPC UA; inside ctrlX OS everything runs through the Data Layer.
APPS
LumiScan apps for ctrlX.
Native on ctrlX OS
On ctrlX CORE and ctrlX IPC with ctrlX OS.
On the ctrlX IPC with Windows 11
Vision-guided robotics – connected to the ctrlX CORE via OPC UA.
All LumiScan appsCYBER RESILIENCE ACT
Ready for the Cyber Resilience Act.
Since 11 September 2026, manufacturers must report actively exploited vulnerabilities and severe security incidents in their products. From 11 December 2027 the CRA applies in full: products with digital elements then need demonstrable cybersecurity across their whole life cycle to carry the CE mark. For machine builders, every component in the control system counts – machine vision included.
ctrlX OS – the secure foundation
- Secure by design and secure by default
- Certified to IEC 62443-4-2 Security Level 2 by TÜV Rheinland
- Encrypted communication, secure boot, role-based user management
- Regular security updates; Bosch Rexroth is aligning all ctrlX AUTOMATION products with the CRA criteria by the end of 2027
LumiScan – our part
- Releases are built only in our CI environment – traceable and reproducible
- A software bill of materials (SBOM) for every release
- Continuous monitoring of all dependencies for known vulnerabilities
- Security updates delivered quickly and centrally through the ctrlX OS Store
This overview is not legal advice. The conformity assessment of your machine remains with you as the manufacturer – we support you with the information on our apps.
SOLUTION SETS
Together with Bosch Rexroth and partners.
LumiScan is part of ready-made solutions from the ctrlX World ecosystem – with hardware, apps and step-by-step guides.
Balluff · Bosch Rexroth · HD Vision Systems
AI-powered radar imaging for packaging analysis
The Balluff RadarImager sees inside sealed packaging; neural networks on the ctrlX CORE’s AI hardware detect mispositioned products, incomplete packages and foreign objects.
Open the Bosch Rexroth solution setBosch Rexroth · HD Vision Systems
Quality inspection, object detection and vision-guided robotics
ctrlX COREplus with AI module (Hailo-8) and the LumiScan apps: train the model, load it onto the controller, use the results directly in the ctrlX Data Layer.
Open the Bosch Rexroth solution setBosch Rexroth · HD Vision Systems
AI video analysis for building security
Conventional cameras, a ctrlX COREplus X3 with Hailo-8 and a LumiScan app for AI image analysis – processed locally, without a cloud connection.
Open the Bosch Rexroth solution setHD Vision Systems in ctrlX World – our partner profile at Bosch Rexroth
ctrlX AUTOMATION
“HD Vision Systems is a good example of how we integrate specialised technology into the automation platform as easy-to-use apps within the ctrlX OS Ecosystem. With the LumiScan Suite and our joint Solution Sets, we combine machine vision with a scalable approach to specific industrial applications.”
Frequently asked questions
LumiScan on ctrlX AUTOMATION
Which ctrlX hardware do I need for my vision task?
It depends on the task. Code reading and 2D localization work on the compact ctrlX CORE X3, AI-based detection on a ctrlX COREplus with AI module (Hailo-8); the ctrlX COREplus X7 is also available with three Hailo-8 – tested and verified with LumiScan AI Object Matching and LumiScan Training Framework. For several cameras and compute-intensive tasks the ctrlX COREplus X7 fits, for 3D, light field and vision-guided robotics a ctrlX IPC with NVIDIA GPU. We define the right hardware in an application test with your parts.
Do all LumiScan apps run natively on ctrlX OS?
The runtime apps – such as CamDriver, Calibration, AI Object Matching, the code readers and the detection and measurement apps – run natively on ctrlX OS. LumiScan VGR and VGR Lite currently run on Windows 11, for example on a ctrlX IPC, and connect to the ctrlX CORE via OPC UA.
How are the apps licensed on ctrlX?
You buy the apps in the ctrlX OS Store. On ctrlX OS – on the ctrlX CORE or a ctrlX IPC – licensing runs through the ctrlX licensing mechanism; no LumiScan Key is needed there.
How do the results get into my PLC?
Through the ctrlX Data Layer: the apps write pose, code, measurement or OK/NOK to nodes that ctrlX PLC and any other app read directly. Robots and third-party controllers connect via OPC UA.
What does the Cyber Resilience Act mean for my machine with ctrlX and LumiScan?
ctrlX OS is certified to IEC 62443-4-2 Security Level 2 and, according to Bosch Rexroth, already meets the key CRA requirements. You distribute security updates of the LumiScan apps through the ctrlX OS Store. The conformity assessment of the machine remains with its manufacturer; we support you with the information on our apps.
Can we test with our own parts?
Yes. Send us sample parts or images and we run an application test at LumiScan Labs in Heidelberg. Together we define the configuration and the acceptance criteria before you invest.
Machine vision for your ctrlX cell?
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