<s>
The	O
leanXcam	B-Device
is	O
an	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
based	O
smart	B-General_Concept
camera	I-General_Concept
that	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
industrial	O
applications	O
in	O
the	O
field	O
of	O
machine	B-General_Concept
vision	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
presentation	O
at	O
the	O
Vision	O
2008	O
exhibition	O
in	O
Stuttgart	O
,	O
leanXcam	B-Device
met	O
with	O
a	O
great	O
positive	O
resonance	O
in	O
the	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
leanXcam	B-Device
is	O
used	O
by	O
various	O
universities	O
,	O
government	O
agencies	O
,	O
industrial	O
companies	O
and	O
private	O
clients	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
philosophy	O
is	O
encountered	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
the	O
universities	O
,	O
with	O
great	O
interest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
the	O
known	O
applications	O
of	O
the	O
leanXcam	B-Device
,	O
it	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
automate	O
production	O
processes	O
,	O
quality	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
operate	O
autonomously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
leanXcam	B-Device
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
simple	O
webcam	O
for	O
motion	O
pictures	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
smart	B-General_Concept
camera	I-General_Concept
contains	O
a	O
Blackfin	B-General_Concept
DSP	O
processor	O
(	O
ADSP-BF537	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
analyze	O
the	O
image	O
data	O
directly	O
and	O
evaluate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Communication	O
is	O
made	O
available	O
through	O
the	O
Ethernet	B-Protocol
port	O
on	O
the	O
camera	O
or	O
,	O
for	O
small	O
amounts	O
of	O
data	O
,	O
via	O
RS-232	O
and	O
I2C	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
freely	O
available	O
operating	O
system	O
uClinux	B-Application
is	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
various	O
standard	O
programs	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
web	B-Application
servers	I-Application
,	O
directly	O
on	O
the	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
software	I-Application
library	O
(	O
Oscar	O
)	O
allows	O
the	O
control	O
of	O
hardware	O
through	O
the	O
appropriate	O
drivers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
sample	O
applications	O
in	O
C	B-Language
and	O
C++	B-Language
are	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
basis	O
for	O
implementing	O
one	O
's	O
own	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
project	O
is	O
kept	O
alive	O
by	O
a	O
large	O
community	O
that	O
is	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
development	O
portal	O
of	O
ETH	O
Zurich	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2008	O
marked	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
exhibition	O
for	O
industrial	O
image	O
processing	O
(	O
VISION	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
leanXcam	B-Device
with	O
the	O
"	O
Vision	O
Award	O
2008	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
