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MVTec Software GmbH will be demonstrating innovative standard machine vision software at HANNOVER MESSE from April 1-5, 2019 and can be found in Hall 17, Booth E42/15. At the booth, visitors can expect to experience: how professional machine vision software products contribute to the. HALCON secures your investment by supporting a wide range of operating systems and providing interfaces to hundreds of industrial cameras and frame grabbers, also for standards like GenICam, GigE Vision, and USB3 Vision. About MVTec MVTec is a leading manufacturer of standard software for machine vision.

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HALCON 11

HALCON is the comprehensive standard software for machine vision with an integrated development environment (IDE) that is used worldwide.

It enables cost savings and improved time to market: HALCON's flexible architecture facilitates rapid development of machine vision, medical imaging, and image analysis applications.

HALCON provides outstanding performance and a comprehensive support of multi-core platforms, SSE2 and AVX, as well as GPU acceleration. It serves all industries with a library of more than 1800 operators for blob analysis, morphology, matching, measuring, identification, and 3D vision, to name just a few.

HALCON secures your investment by supporting the operating systems Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. The full library can be accessed from common programming languages like C, C++, C#, Visual Basic .NET, and Delphi.

HALCON guarantees hardware independence by providing interfaces to hundreds of industrial cameras and frame grabbers, also for standards like GenICam, GigE Vision, and IIDC 1394.

HALCON Demo Version

The HALCON demo version is a version of the development environment HDevelop with the full image processing functionality, but some limitations:

• Programs cannot be saved.
• Image acquisition interfaces are not supported.
• Extension packages cannot be used.
• A reminder pops up every 100 executed operators but not more frequently than once every 10 seconds.
• No access via the C/C++/COM/.NET language interfaces.
• The documentation is not completely provided. Thus, some of the hyperlinks used below, in the documentation, and in the full text search of HDevelop cannot be resolved.

With the demo version, you can test all HALCON operators with full functionality for an unlimited period of time.

HALCON XL

HALCON can be used in two modes: Standard HALCON is optimized for normal-sized images. In contrast, HALCON XL can handle images larger than 32k x 32k.

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Like Standard HALCON, HALCON XL can be used in two ways: You can integrate the corresponding operator libraries into your own C++, Visual Basic, C#, or C programs, or you can use HDevelop XL, the large-image version of HDevelop. More information can be found in the Programmer's Guide.

Getting Started with HALCON

General Remarks

You can download and install both the demo and the product version. The product version requires a license; you can obtain a temporary license from your local distributor free of charge. During the installation, a license agreement must be accepted. The license agreement file 'eula.txt' is copied to the installation folder.

If you have been using a HALCON release based on an older version, e.g., HALCON 10.0 or HALCON 10.0.2, we recommend to uninstall this release before installing HALCON 11. If you are using ActivVisionTools, an update to version 3.2 is necessary and you have to contact your local distributor to get a replacement OCX (see the Installation Guide for details).

Note that all HALCON 10.0 licenses must be replaced or upgraded. Please contact your local distributor.

In the following, the different installation procedures are described.

Installing HALCON from DVD

• Windows: Insert the DVD into your DVD drive. If the installation process does not start automatically, run 'setup.exe' in the directory 'install-windows' on the DVD. Note that you need administrator privileges for installing HALCON.
• Linux: Insert the DVD into your DVD drive and mount the corresponding device. You may need root privileges to mount the device correctly. Run the shell script 'install-unix.sh' in the top-level directory of the DVD by calling 'sh install-unix.sh'.
• Mac OS X: Insert the DVD into your DVD drive and open the file 'halcon-11.0-macosx.pkg' in the directory 'install-macosx'. Note that you need administrator privileges for installing HALCON.
• The setup allows you to choose between different types of installations:
  • Full: The recommended installation for most users.
  • Compact: Minimal installation for HALCON developers (without examples and images).
  • Demo: Use this if you only want to install the HALCON demo version.
  • Runtime: As an OEM you can install only the runtime version (does not include the development environment HDevelop).
  • Custom: Select the parts you want to install (requires HALCON experience).
• Further information on the installation procedure can be obtained from the Installation Guide.

Installing HALCON from the WWW

All HALCON versions are available for download, together with detailed information how to install them.

Further information on the installation procedure can be obtained from the Installation Guide.

First Steps

We recommend the following steps:

• If you are new to HALCON, we recommend to take a look at the videos that are available from the menu that appears when the DVD is inserted (under Windows). In particular, the video 'What is HALCON?' introduces you to HALCON and 'Development with HALCON' gives an impression on how to develop an application with HALCON. Furthermore, 'Run Example Applications' shows a selection of common applications developed with HALCON. Note that, if you have installed the HALCON demo version, you can also access the videos via the following links: 'What is HALCON?' and 'Development with HALCON'.

• Browse the Quick Guide to HALCON. This manual introduces the basic concepts of HALCON and describes many application examples from various industries and application areas.

• Run the examples described in the Quick Guide to HALCON. You can use both the demo and the full version of HDevelop to run the example programs.

• Run the HDevelop program Explore the Power of HALCON that is located in the directory examples/hdevelop. This program demonstrates a multitude of machine vision solutions from many different industries and application areas. Note that this example program cannot be used with the HALCON demo version.

• How to load and run HDevelop programs is described in the HDevelop User's Guide.

More Information About HALCON

HALCON includes extensive documentation, from release notes over a description of the HALCON image acquisition interfaces to user's and reference manuals.

Further information, e.g., about HALCON distributors, can be found on the HALCON home page.

HALCON uses several third-party software libraries. For the license terms of these libraries, see the file third_party_licenses.txt.

• July 24, 2019 3.5.0.4411

  Device Driver for all GigE cameras manufactured by The Imaging Source.
  Version 3.5.0.4411	Released July 24, 2019	Type EXE	Filesize 3.9MB
  Requirements Intel Core i3 or similar, 2 GB RAM GigE (1000 Mbit/s) network controller Graphics card with 24 or 32 bit Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 8 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 10 (32 & 64 bit) DirectX 9.0c or higher
  Changelog Fixed: Strobe Polarity could not be enabled for some camera models. Fixed: Exposure Auto Max value missing for some camera models. Fixed: DirectShow VideoProcAmp_Saturation value and range.

• November 29, 2018 3.4.0.4348

  Device Driver for all GigE cameras manufactured by The Imaging Source.
  Version 3.4.0.4348	Released November 29, 2018	Type EXE	Filesize 3.9MB
  Requirements Intel Core i3 or similar, 2 GB RAM GigE (1000 Mbit/s) network controller Graphics card with 24 or 32 bit Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 8 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 10 (32 & 64 bit) DirectX 9.0c or higher
  Changelog Tone mapping for RGB32/Y800 streams Several optimizations to packet-resend. Fixed calculation for subnet-mask in IPConfig

• March 27, 2018 3.3.0.4237

  Device Driver for all GigE cameras manufactured by The Imaging Source.
  Version 3.3.0.4237	Released March 27, 2018	Type EXE	Filesize 3.9MB
  Requirements Intel Core i3 or similar, 2 GB RAM GigE (1000 Mbit/s) network controller Graphics card with 24 or 32 bit Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 8 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 10 (32 & 64 bit) DirectX 9.0c or higher
  Changelog Fixed issue with ffmpeg tools usage. Fixed YUY2/Y411 contrast not working

• August 3, 2017 3.2.3.4089

  Device Driver for all GigE cameras manufactured by The Imaging Source.
  Version 3.2.3.4089	Released August 3, 2017	Type EXE	Filesize 3.8MB
  Requirements Intel Core i3 or similar, 2 GB RAM GigE (1000 Mbit/s) network controller Graphics card with 24 or 32 bit Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 8 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 10 (32 & 64 bit) DirectX 9.0c or higher
  Changelog Disabled Windows XP support. Fixed problems with older camera models, e.g. DFK 21AG04.

• April 28, 2017 3.2.0.3047

  Device Driver for all GigE cameras manufactured by The Imaging Source.
  Version 3.2.0.3047	Released April 28, 2017	Type EXE	Filesize 3.9MB
  Requirements Intel Core i3 or similar, 2 GB RAM GigE (1000 Mbit/s) network controller Graphics card with 24 or 32 bit Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 8 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 10 (32 & 64 bit) DirectX 9.0c or higher
  Changelog Disabled kernel mode driver for Windows 10. Trigger delay can now be set. Fixed an OpenCV compatibility issue. Fixed a potential error in packet resend. Enabled DMK J003 pattern fix.

• December 7, 2016 3.1.0.3012

  Device Driver for all GigE cameras manufactured by The Imaging Source.
  Version 3.1.0.3012	Released December 7, 2016	Type EXE	Filesize 3.7MB
  Requirements Intel Core i3 or similar, 2 GB RAM GigE (1000 Mbit/s) network controller Graphics card with 24 or 32 bit Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 8 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 10 (32 & 64 bit) DirectX 9.0c or higher
  Changelog Updated Tonemapping with 'Auto' parameters and 'Tonemapping-Global-Brightness'. Various changes made to increase reliability of GenICam layer.

• November 5, 2015 3.0.2.2522

  Device Driver for all GigE cameras manufactured by The Imaging Source.
  Version 3.0.2.2522	Released November 5, 2015	Type EXE	Filesize 3.7MB
  Requirements Intel Core i3 or similar, 2 GB RAM GigE (1000 Mbit/s) network controller Graphics card with 24 or 32 bit Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 8 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 10 (32 & 64 bit) DirectX 9.0c or higher
  Changelog Fixed bugs that can occur in Windows XP.

• September 6, 2015 3.0.1.2484

  Device Driver for all GigE cameras manufactured by The Imaging Source.
  Version 3.0.1.2484	Released September 6, 2015	Type EXE	Filesize 3.6MB
  Requirements Intel Core i3 or similar, 2 GB RAM Graphics card with 24 or 32 bit Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 8 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 10 (32 & 64 bit) DirectX 9.0c or higher
  Changelog Added support for 33G camera series.

• June 4, 2015 2.2.0.2290

  Device Driver for all GigE cameras manufactured by The Imaging Source.
  Version 2.2.0.2290	Released June 4, 2015	Type EXE	Filesize 3.4MB
  Requirements Intel Core i3 or similar, 2 GB RAM GigE (1000 Mbit/s) network controller Graphics card with 24 or 32 bit Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 8 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 10 (32 & 64 bit) DirectX 9.0c or higher
  Changelog Improved support for cameras with IMX236 sensors. Driver service is now available as 64bit version which improves performance.

• July 16, 2014 2.1.0.1866

  Device Driver for all GigE cameras manufactured by The Imaging Source.
  Version 2.1.0.1866	Released July 16, 2014	Type EXE	Filesize 2.6MB
  Requirements Intel Core i3 or similar, 2 GB RAM GigE (1000 Mbit/s) network controller Graphics card with 24 or 32 bit Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 8 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 10 (32 & 64 bit) DirectX 9.0c or higher
  Changelog New camera properties: Gamma, contrast, sharpness, hue, saturation and brightness.

• January 22, 2014 2.0.0.1670

  Device Driver for all GigE cameras manufactured by The Imaging Source.
  Version 2.0.0.1670	Released January 22, 2014	Type EXE	Filesize 2.5MB
  Requirements Intel Core i3 or similar, 2 GB RAM GigE (1000 Mbit/s) network controller Graphics card with 24 or 32 bit Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 8 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 10 (32 & 64 bit) DirectX 9.0c or higher