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A global leader in the LED Machine Vision Industry since 1993, Advanced illumination combines innovation in product development and quality in processes to deliver tailored lighting solutions to its customers. Our expansive product range includes lighting for object inspection, materials handling, and other industrial automation applications. Products include high brightness and standard LED lighting with a variety of power options including our inline Current and Strobe sources and our new Pulsar 320 compact strobe. Expandable products include a xenon replacement Line Light, Surface Mount LED backlights and backlight strips. Our breadth of knowledge serves OEM applications with custom solutions at standard lead times. We offer clients vision lighting expertise including design, prototyping and engineering. Our technical staff can solve your optical challenges and space limitations. We design and build our products in Rochester, Vermont.

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Pulsar 320 Flexible, yet Powerful Strobe Controller

POSTED 12/21/2009

v>Pulsar 320 - Ai’s compact, high power strobe controller

Pulsar 320 compact, high power strobe controller

The Pulsar 320 is Advanced illumination’s (Ai) new compact, high output, strobe only controller, designed for use in a wide variety of high-performance, timing critical operations. Capable of providing up to 50A of output through each of its 2 channels, the unit has a maximum internally-generated flash rate of 400Hz. The Pulsar 320 may be driven remotely with the built-in Ethernet IP interface, or locally with a host computer via USB2.

The Pulsar 320 housing is compact ~ 5” x 3” x 4” - and includes a rear bracket for DIN rail mounting, as well as top and bottom M6 nut-channels. For convenience, all controls and inputs are on the front of the unit.

Strobing is used to freeze motion in high-speed inspections by creating a short burst of intense light during the camera’s short exposure period. Increasing light intensity by overdriving the LEDs provides sufficient illumination for the vision system, and safely extends the real-time life of the LED.

Rochester , Vermont based Advanced illumination, Inc. is a lighting solutions company, designing and manufacturing a broad range of LED lights and supporting electronics, primarily for use in machine vision applications. We specialize in creating tailored lighting products, providing customized versions of our standard product line to fit individual requirements. For more information on this and other products, please visit us online at advancedillumination.com.