Glossary · Machine vision
O3D camera (ifm)
Also known as: ifm O3D sensor, O3D 3D sensor
German: O3D-Kamera
In industrial sensing, the O3D cameras are 3D sensors from ifm that measure distance per pixel with the time-of-flight principle and provide depth images for tasks such as volume measurement, level detection, presence checks and object positioning.
- Machine vision
- Vendor product
In one sentence
O3D cameras are ifm's time-of-flight 3D sensors providing depth images for volume, level, presence and position tasks.
Example
An O3D camera above the conveyor measures the height and volume of each parcel and reports the values to the PLC.
How it applies
- Engineering: Time-of-flight sensors deliver a depth image without scanning motion, which suits stationary or slow scenes. Resolution is lower than 2D cameras, and very dark, shiny or distant surfaces reduce measurement quality. Results such as volume, level or object position can be transferred to the PLC through the supported fieldbus or Ethernet interfaces.
- Commissioning: Applications are set up with the vendor's software; mounting height, angle and ambient light influence results.
- Documentation: The documentation team should document model, firmware, application configuration and mounting data, and describe how to restore the configuration after a sensor exchange.
Keep in mind: Product names, variants and features change. Check every statement against the vendor's current documentation before publishing.