Lingchen Trigger Cards Empower High-Speed Optical Sorters
Preface
Against the backdrop of the rapid advancement of modern industrial automation, high-speed optical sorters have emerged as indispensable key equipment across industries such as hardware, 3C electronics, rubber and plastics, and semiconductors. Their detection efficiency and precision directly determine the overall performance and market competitiveness of the machinery. The PCIE-E2I12O16 high-speed trigger card, introduced by Lingchen Technology, was specifically designed to meet the demands of these fast-paced, high-precision industrial environments, serving as a core control component that propels optical sorting equipment toward achieving higher levels of productivity.
Technical Advantages
Equipment controlled by traditional PLCs typically achieves a throughput of 300 to 500 pieces per minute, whereas systems utilizing standard motion control cards and modules generally reach around 2,000 pieces per minute. In contrast, Lingchen’s PCIE-E2I12O16 trigger card—specifically optimized for high-speed AI inspection scenarios—reliably supports vision-based sorting equipment operating at 12,000 pieces per minute. This empowers the complete machine system to push the industry benchmark to a new high of 15,000 pieces per minute (equivalent to 250 Hz), enabling the entire inspection process for a single product to be completed within just 4 milliseconds.
This card integrates multiple technological advantages:
1. Supports two 64-bit encoder channels, enabling applicability in a wider range of scenarios.
2. Offers comprehensive functionality, featuring practical capabilities such as material accumulation prevention, signal filtering, and trigger delay settings.
3. Supports multi-process operation, facilitating convenient debugging.
4. Features a compact and space-saving terminal block design.
Provided that sufficient I/O points are available, a single system utilizing this card can replace two cards from competitors, offering distinct advantages in terms of both cost and space efficiency.
Key Role
In a complete high-speed optical sorting system, the Lingchen PCIE-E2I12O16 trigger card serves as the core of the control unit. It operates in conjunction with an industrial PC, high-frame-rate cameras, rotary servos, fiber-optic sensors, and high-speed solenoid valves.
Its control mechanism is both precise and highly efficient:
1. Fiber-optic sensors at the input stage detect when a product is in position.
2. Based on the precise distance between the product's entry point and the camera's field of view, a trigger signal is generated to capture an image.
3. Following real-time analysis by vision algorithms, the absolute position is calculated based on the distance between the image capture point and the ejection point; this triggers the solenoid valves to execute the sorting action.
This process ensures that—even at extremely high operating speeds—every single product is accurately captured, analyzed, and acted upon, thereby eliminating both missed detections and erroneous classifications.
Leveraging a deep technical foundation characterized by high speed, rapid responsiveness, comprehensive functionality, and high integration, the Lingchen PCIE-E2I12O16 Trigger Card is fast becoming an indispensable core component in high-end optical sorting equipment. To choose Lingchen is to choose efficiency and reliability; we will continue to empower China's intelligent manufacturing sector through innovative technologies and solutions, working together to forge a highly efficient future.