ifm Vision Assistant 2.10.9 release notes

The following release note provides an overview of the features of the iVA 2.10.9 version, related to the O3R perception platform. Refer to ifm3d.com for additional documentation.

The software is available for Windows and Linux (Ubuntu 20.04 and Ubuntu 22.04). It can be downloaded from ifm.com.

Previous Releases

Previous iVA release is version 2.9.9.

Compatible Video Processing Platforms (VPUs)

This firmware release can be applied to the following ifm video processing platforms:

Article	Description
OVP810	Series product
OVP811	Series product including ODS license
OVP812	Series product including PDS license
OVP813	Series product including ODS and PDS licenses

New features

• ODS:

  • The camera frustum and position on the XY plane is displayed in the application tab.

  • The polar occupancy grid can be viewed.

  • Presets can be configured.

• PDS:

  • The result of PDS is displayed in a table, which is easier to read than the native JSON format.

  • Single pocket pallet detection is supported.

• Added support for SCC applications. A wizard is available for ease of use.

• Added support for PLC applications.

• A new mode is added to record algo debug data with 4 active cameras. This is necessary to avoid exceeding available bandwidth.

• The severity of the diagnostic event is displayed.

• The diagnostic list is dynamically updated via PCIC, such that the list updates even when the diagnostic window is open.

Changes

• ODS:

  • Changing the ports used by the application will open up a pop up window. This is because changing the ports will reset the configured presets. This pop up window ensures the user is aware of any changes.

Bugfixes

• The application import functionality works properly.

Known issues

• Updating the Firmware using the Linux Appimage could fail.