New addition to Iris P-Series smart camera family incorporates a 100 frames per second sensor

July 12, 2005, San Francisco, California - Today at Semicon West 2005, Matrox Imaging announces Iris P300H, the latest addition to the Matrox Iris P-Series family of programmable smart cameras designed for professional developers and OEMs. "Matrox Iris P300H includes a high-speed monochrome 640 x 480 @ 100 fps 1/3"-type CCD sensor which makes it ideal for high throughput inspection applications that require simple analysis/processing of images," explains Fabio Perelli, Product Manager for Matrox Imaging.

The Matrox Iris P-Series family is powered by an Ultra Low Power (ULP) Celeron®, an embedded Intel® architecture processor. They run the Windows® CE .NET real-time operating system and are programmed using Microsoft® eMbedded Visual® C++. OEMs and integrators can develop their applications with the Matrox Imaging Library (MIL), the industry's ultimate toolbox for image processing solutions, and run them directly on Matrox Iris P-Series.

Best of both worlds

The Matrox Iris P-Series are smart cameras that support the flexibility of PC-based machine vision systems, and are the first Matrox products of its kind to feature hardware for image sensing as well as a software API (application programming interface) for image analysis. Matrox Iris P-Series camera family is fully programmable and can be customized by OEM and integrators for vertical markets such as automotive, electronics, pharmaceutical, robotics, surveillance and traffic control.

Matrox Iris P300H will begin shipping in Q3 2005.

About the Matrox Imaging Library

Designed to facilitate development and increase productivity, MIL offers a common API that supports the entire line of Matrox Imaging hardware. Now at version 8.0, MIL offers an intuitive and easy-to-use function set for managing image capture, processing, analysis, display and archiving.

About Matrox Imaging

Established in 1976, Matrox Imaging is a leading designer of PC-based hardware and software for machine vision, image analysis, medical imaging, and video surveillance. Products include frame grabbers, vision processors, imaging platforms, smart cameras, and development software. Headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Matrox is a privately held company with offices in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, and Hong Kong. For more company information, visit: www.matrox.com/imaging/en/about/.

For more information, please contact:

Sarah Sookman
Media Relations Specialist
Matrox Imaging
1055 St. Regis Blvd.
Dorval, Quebec, H9P 2T4
Canada
Telephone: (514) 685-2630 ext. 2753
Fax: (514) 822-6273
imagingmr@matrox.com