However, if the error cases are not known in advance or are too diverse, rule-based image processing reaches its limits. With the AI method anomaly detection, however, this challenge can be solved reliably. The new, free IDS NXT 3.0 software update from IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH makes the method available to all users of the AI vision system with immediate effect.

The intelligent IDS NXT cameras can now detect anomalies independently and thus optimize quality assurance processes. Users train a neural network for this purpose, which is then executed on the programmable cameras. IDS offers the IDS NXT lighthouse AI vision studio for this purpose, which is characterized by easy-to-use workflows and seamless integration into the IDS NXT ecosystem. Customers can even use only "GUT" images for training. This means that relatively little training data is required compared to the other AI methods object detection and classification. This simplifies the development of an AI vision application and is well suited to evaluating the potential of AI-based image processing for projects in the company.

Another highlight of the release is the code reading function in the block-based editor. This allows IDS NXT cameras to localize, identify and read different code types and the required parameters. Attention maps in IDS NXT lighthouse also ensure greater transparency in the training process. They illustrate which areas in the image have an impact on classification results. This allows users to identify and eliminate training errors before a neural network is used in the cameras.

IDS NXT is a complete AI-based vision system consisting of intelligent cameras with a software environment that covers the entire process from the creation to the execution of AI vision applications. The software tools make AI-based image processing usable for different target groups - even without prior knowledge of artificial intelligence or application programming. In addition, professional tools enable open-platform programming, allowing IDS NXT cameras to be designed and used very individually.