Using an intelligent camera has never been so easy

The all-in-one package IDS NXT Experience Kit provides you with everything you need to create your own inference camera. Focus on your application. It has thus the ability to apply "knowledge" acquired through deep learning to new data. Don't think about how to design or program your image analysis. With IDS NXT Experience Kit, deep learning is easy to use. Work intuitively with images and load individual neural networks directly onto your IDS NXT industrial camera. AI is ready for your image processing application in no time.

Simple workflow

It takes only a few steps from the image acquisition and handling of the training of the AI to the finished working inference camera. All components of IDS NXT Experience Kit work together optimally and are provided as a one-stop solution. This makes it particularly easy and convenient for you as a user.

Grab

Create training images and upload them to IDS lighthouse

Label

Assign labels (e.g. "good" / "bad") so that the AI can learn from your knowledge

Train

Next, start the fully automatic training of your neural network

Run AI

Execute the trained neural network in your camera and start your application!

In just a few steps to your own AI application

What possibilities does artificial intelligence offer in comparison to classical image processing? And how you can configure an intelligent camera for your own applications in just a few steps? Learn how easy it is to implement deep learning based image analysis with inference times of just a few milliseconds thanks to IDS NXT Experience Kit. You don't need to acquire any special knowledge for this - you already know everything that is required to implement an AI image processing solution!

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AI per Edge Device - also in factory automation!

Factory automation in particular benefits from powerful embedded vision systems that can execute image processing tasks themselves and exchange results directly with machines and controllers. Thanks to OPC UA, IDS NXT cameras can not only be easily integrated into industry 4.0 systems, but can also directly trigger subsequent processes as AI-capable edge devices. Especially practical: thanks to the overall AI solution IDS NXT Experience Kit, it is not necessary to write one line of program code to train a neural network, configure the camera or integrate the finished inference solution into an OPC UA-capable industrial application!

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See, understand and evaluate AI

Well-coordinated software tools enable intuitive handling of the IDS NXT AI platform, even for inexperienced users. Attention maps visualise how the AI works and which image features lead to decisions. This makes it explainable and comprehensible for everyone and helps to quickly identify data manipulation or biases. And even the quality of trained classifiers can thus be easily evaluated with the help of confusion matrices and improved through systematic retraining. Like this, IDS NXT Experience Kit supports the complete development process of your AI vision application, IDS NXT Experience Kit supports the complete development process of your image processing application.

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IDS NXT rome with deep ocean core

Fast inference platform represented by compact industrial cameras

The inference cameras IDS NXT rio & rome can apply their "knowledge" acquired through deep learning to new data. Their powerful hardware and software make them an excellent embedded vision platform, saving you space and costs for additional PC computing units. The special AI core "deep ocean core" developed by IDS hardware accelerates the execution of artificial neural networks and thus enables inference times of a few milliseconds. The performance of the inference camera is comparable to that of modern desktop CPUs in terms of accuracy and speed, while at the same time consuming much less energy.

IDS NXT cameras present themselves with the following features: powerful and highly flexible, yet cost-effective and easy to use.

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Training software for cloud-based deep learning

The intuitive web application IDS lighthouse allows you to create your own neural networks for IDS NXT cameras in just a few minutes. You do not need any knowledge of deep learning or programming skills. To train artificial intelligence, for example for use with the existing Vision Apps for classification or detection of objects, all you need is your application knowledge and sample images. The web application is realised with AWS exclusively on German cloud servers. This way you do not have to install anything yourself. All your data and images are stored in strictly secured German data centres.

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With the complete AI package

With the IDS NXT Experience Kit you get everything you need to set up an inference camera for your application.

  • IDS NXT rio camera with 1.6 MP Sony colour sensor
  • Gigabit Ethernet cable
  • Camera power supply with necessary adapters
  • Camera tripod adapter
  • High quality 16mm IDS lens
  • 6-month license for the use of IDS lighthouse

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How to create your own IDS NXT Vision Apps with the block-based editor

To give you a better understanding of how to create a custom image processing application with the block-based editor, we have explained the basic features of the combinable blocks in short videos.

How to grab images for the IDS NXT Experience Kit AI workflow

In step 1 of our IDS NXT Experience Kit tutorial series you will get a short overview of our AI inference camera solution with its components and you will become familiar with the workflow with 4 simple steps. The setup of a training dataset and how to capture camera images for this purpose will then also be demonstrated in this first part.

How to label the data in IDS lighthouse

In step 2 of our IDS NXT Experience Kit tutorial series, we will familiarize you with our cloud-based training software IDS lighthouse and show you how to upload and label your captured training images.

How to train CNNs for classification and object detection

In step 3 of our IDS NXT Experience Kit tutorial series, you learn to deal with projects, managing datasets and controlling the training process in IDS lighthouse. We show the most important setting options to adjust the CNN training and how you can check the achieved accuracy and speed of the trained CNNs.

How to deploy and run CNNs on IDS NXT cameras

In last step 4 of our IDS NXT Experience Kit tutorial series you will learn how ready-trained CNNs are deployed and executed in an IDS NXT camera within vision apps.

Introducing IDS NXT Experience Kit 2.0

Milestone for AI-based image processing: A free update for the IDS NXT camera platform adds object detection to the system's AI capabilities, offers turnkey solutions with Vision Apps and gives developers more design options with the "IDS NXT Vision App Creator" SDK. In the video, we explain the new functions, introduce use cases for object detection and classification and position the solution in the competitive environment.

IDS NXT 2.6 - App your camera!

This software release focuses on simplifying the creation of apps. Starting a development project is often one of the biggest challenges in realising a project. With the help of the new Use Case Assistant in IDS lighthouse, you can configure a complete vision app under guidance in just a few steps, which you can then run directly on an IDS NXT camera. Another new feature is the Block-based Editor, which allows you to develop your own programme sequences with AI image processing functions such as object recognition or classification without any programming knowledge.

Use Case Assistant

In the Use Case Assistant, you select the use case that suits your project. With queries and tips, the wizard guides you through the process of creating the Vision App project and creates the programme code, just like in an interview. In the process, it links existing training projects with the Vision App project or creates new training projects and data sets in IDS lighthouse if required.

Block-based Editor

With the modular blocks and the intuitive user interface, anyone can realise their own projects using AI-based image processing (such as object detection or classification) in the form of an individual Vision App without having to know the syntax of a specific programming language. In this case, you create the Vision App project yourself and use the predefined blocks of the code editor to build your Vision App graphically yourself, including processes such as loops and conditional statements.

Confusion Matrix

In the "Training Sessions" area of the "Training" tab of IDS lighthouse, you can display a confusion matrix for classification networks that you have trained from version 2.6. The confusion matrix is suitable for assessing the performance of your classification network and shows how the test or validation data is classified compared to the assigned labels.

Multi-camera support in IDS NXT cockpit

You can now monitor camera status, images and results for multiple cameras on one screen, and keep up to date with your applications. In addition, the configuration including login can be saved for quick access.