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Design Assistant
Intuitive, versatile, and extendable integrated development environment for machine vision applications
Matrox Design Assistant® X1 is an integrated development environment (IDE) for Microsoft® Windows® where vision applications are created by constructing an intuitive flowchart instead of writing traditional program code. In addition to building a flowchart, the IDE enables users to design a graphical web-based operator interface for the application.
Matrox Design Assistant X can operate independent of hardware, allowing users to choose any computer with CoaXPress®, GigE Vision®, or USB3 Vision® cameras and get the processing power needed. Image capture from CoaXPress cameras happens with the use of a Matrox Rapixo CXP frame grabber. Matrox Design Assistant X works with multiple cameras all within the same project, or per project running concurrently and independently from one another, platform permitting. This field-proven software is also a perfect match for a Matrox Imaging vision controller or smart camera. Matrox Design Assistant X includes classification steps that categorize image content using deep learning.
This flowchart-based vision software offers the freedom to choose the ideal platform for any vision project and speeds up application development.



Matrox Design Assistant X at a glance
Solve machine vision applications efficiently by constructing flowcharts instead of writing program code
Choose the best platform for the job within a hardware-independent environment that supports Matrox Imaging smart cameras and vision controllers and third-party PCs with CoaXPress, GigE Vision, or USB3 Vision cameras
Tackle machine vision applications with utmost confidence using field-proven tools for analyzing, classifying, locating, measuring, reading, and verifying
- Leverage deep learning for visual inspection through image classification and segmentation tools
Use a single program for creating both the application logic and operator interface
Work with multiple cameras all within the same project or per project running concurrently and independently from one another, platform permitting
Interface to Matrox AltiZ and third-party 3D sensors to visualize, process, and analyze depth maps and point clouds
Rely on a common underlying vision library for the same results with a Matrox Imaging smart camera, vision system, or third-party computer
Maximize productivity with instant feedback on image analysis and processing operations
Receive immediate, pertinent assistance through an integrated contextual guide
Communicate actions and results to other automation and enterprise equipment via discrete Matrox I/Os, RS-232, and Ethernet (TCP/IP, CC-Link IE Field Basic, EtherNet/IP™2, Modbus®, OPC UA, and PROFINET®, and native robot interfaces)
Test communication with a programmable logic controller (PLC) using the built-in PLC interface emulator
Maintain control and independence through the ability to create custom flowchart steps
Increase productivity and reduce development costs with Matrox Vision Academy online and on-premises training
Protect against inappropriate changes with the Project Change Validator tool
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