The In-Sight SnAPP vision sensor allows manufacturers to quickly automate processes and quality control tasks, with no experience needed. Using pre-trained AI, these easy-to-use sensors solve a range of error-proofing applications to ensure peak machine performance, support predictive maintenance, and enable continuous improvement.
Accurate detection optimizes application performance
High ease of use simplifies installation and offers fast deployment
Flexible capability solves a range of inspection tasks
Overcome the limitations of conventional sensors with vision-based technology
Powered by AI and image-based analysis, In-Sight SnAPP vision sensors exceed the capabilities of conventional sensors, like photoelectric (photo eyes), proximity, and optical sensors, to offer higher accuracy and higher performance for any detection task. In-Sight SnAPP allows you to do more than ever before with a sensor:
Find subtle anomalies
Eliminate false positives/negatives
Handle variation
Locate features and parts in any position
All of this helps you to achieve more consistent product quality, optimize machine performance, and ensure automated processes are working properly.
Solve applications with ease
In-Sight SnAPP allows anyone to automate quality control tasks. Leveraging pre-trained AI, applications can be built, quickly and easily, with no experience needed.
Guided setup – Reduce downtime with fast, intuitive setup
Browser-based UI – Plug in and run In-Sight SnAPP from anywhere
No code training – Train jobs using a few sample images
Simplified installation and retrofits – Easily modify applications or build new ones within the UI, no hardware exchange needed
Streamlined integration – Replace multiple laser-based sensors with one vision sensor
Automate activities across your facilities
In-Sight SnAPP addresses a range of error-proofing tasks, from simple presence/absence detection to quality inspections. These sensors perform one job at a time but can solve a variety of different applications. Within the intuitive user interface, you can create new jobs to automate more steps in your production process. This keeps your business agile, while reducing costs, increasing efficiency, and eliminating manual errors.
Quickly make changes, even after installation
Conventional sensors, such as photo eyes and proximity sensors, often impose physical constraints, making it difficult to adjust the device once it is deployed on the line or built into a machine or fixture. With In-Sight SnAPP, users can easily make modifications through the web-based UI or VisionView display panel. This offline accessibility simplifies device management and enables real-time process improvements for optimized performance.
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Key Features
Embedded AI
Simplify setup and find subtle, variable anomalies.
Example-based training
Train jobs using just a few sample images.
Web-based user interface
Plug in and run In-Sight SnAPP from anywhere, no software needed.
Real-time training feedback
View results in real-time to verify performance and identify potential issues early.
1-click image optimization
Capture high-resolution images, in a single click.
Web HMI compatibility
Train and monitor applications directly on the factory floor, without a PC.
Compact size
Easily add automation anywhere in your facility.
Fixturing capabilities
Fixture your region of interest to locate parts and features in any position.
IP67 rated
Operate in challenging manufacturing environments.
6.2 mm: 141 g
16 mm: 169 g
Right angle configuration adds 50 g
Power
24 V DC +/- 10% and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Power Consumption
≤7.5W
Operating Temperature
0–40 °C (32–104 °F)
Storage Temperature
-10–60 °C (14–140 °F)
Humidity
<95% non-condensing
Environmental
IP67
Shock (Shipping and Storage)
IEC 60068-2-27: 1000 shocks, semi- sinusoidal, 11 g, 10 ms
ISTA-1A standardized testing - packaged products 150 lb or less
Vibration (Shipping and Storage)
IEC 60068-2-6: vibration test in each of the three main axis for 2 hours
@ 10 Gs (10 to 500 Hz at 100m/s2 / 15 mm)
FedEx vibration testing for packaged products 150 lbs or less
High-Speed Outputs 0, 1, 2, 3
IMAX: 50 mA
VOL: ≤ ± 3 V @ 50 mA
Inputs 0 (Trigger), 1, 2, 3
VIL: ≤ ± 6 V
VIH: ≥ ± 12 V
ITYP: 4.2 mA @ 24 V
Ethernet
10/100/1000. Full duplex or half duplex.
Program Storage
20 for each application
Image Sensor
1/2.8-inch CMOS monochrome and color
Image Sensor Properties
Pixel size: 2.8 μm (H) x 2.8 μm (V)
Pixels
1440 x 1080 (1.6 MP)
Lens Type
Autofocus: 6.2 mm, 16 mm (high speed liquid lens)
Access user training materials
Learn about your In-Sight SnAPP with how-to videos on installing your device, setting up an application, updating firmware, connecting to a PLC, and more.
Take the complexity out of training
In-Sight SnAPP vision sensors are trained through a web-based user interface (UI), which eliminates the need to download and install software. Using the browser of your choice, you can access the training UI from anywhere and immediately begin building your application.
The user-friendly interface guides you step-by-step through setup, from image capture to final result. Jobs can be trained using just a few sample images and embedded AI takes care of the rest, learning to recognize anomalies and correctly predict the output.
Learn about your In-Sight SnAPP with how-to videos on installing your device, setting up an application, updating firmware, connecting to a PLC, and more.
Setting up your In-Sight SnAPP Sensor
Pre-setup: Find the device
Locate your device using the Cognex Device Discovery Utility.
Step 1: Open device and access the home screen
Manage settings and switch between available applications.
Step 2: Adjust image
Define the acquisition area.
Step 3: Set the region of interest
Move and size the bounding box to the area within the image you would like to inspect.*
Step 4: Train
Label images as OK or NG (approximately 3-5 for each class). Add new, unlabeled images and verify results based on the confidence indicator.
Step 5: Finalize
Select trigger mode settings. Choose from either self (sensor triggers itself based on the acquisition rate) or single (sensor is triggered externally).
Post-setup: Enter monitoring view
Switch to the monitoring screen and view the results live.
*Note: If your part location is not stable, you may enable fixturing. Fixturing is a method that follows a part in the field of view and moves the vision tools to the correct location to perform the inspection.
Expand your automation possibilities
In-Sight SnAPP automates a wide range of quality control tasks, so you can do more than ever before with a sensor. View the examples below to see how you can use this powerful yet easy-to-use solution to solve problems across your production facilities.
