This release supports the following new features:

• This release adds support for acquiring images with the Cognex 3D-L38 series of 3D laser displacement sensors.

  Refer to future VisionPro releases for details on acquiring images with the 3D-L38. Contact your Cognex sales representative for specific needs and questions regarding acquisition.

• This release supports the DLRuntime Tool, allowing you to import and host a VisionPro Deep Learning runtime workspace in your VisionPro application. A DLRuntime Tool allows your vision application access to all the images, vision tools and results supported by VisionPro Deep Learning software.

  Note: This release supports Cognex VisionPro Deep Learning 3.3 to use the DLRuntime Tool. In addition, be aware the VisionPro installer does not install the DLRuntime Tool by default. You must explicitly install the DLRuntime Tool when you install this VisionPro release.

  See the topic Integrating a VPDL Runtime Workspace for details on installing and using a DLRuntime Tool.

• This release adds several enhancements to acquiring images with the Cognex 3D-L68.

  Refer to future VisionPro releases for details on the additional capabilities of the 3D-L68. Contact your Cognex sales representative for specific needs and questions regarding acquisition.

• This release removes the check on the software update maintenance period on all USB security keys.

Your processor must support the AVX2 instruction set for any Cognex 3D operations.

VisionPro supports the CPUCanExecute3D method to return True if the processor in your computer is capable of executing Cognex 3D operations. Otherwise the method returns False. Use the CPUCanExecute3D method to verify any computer you use to create or deploy your application can perform 3D operations.

VisionPro supports development and deployment on single or multiprocessor machines using native languages (English, Japanese, German, Korean, and Simplified Chinese) on a variety of Windows 64-bit operating systems.

VisionPro supports 2D vision tools and features on Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, and Windows 11 Pro.

VisionPro supports various 3D sensors and 3D vision tools based on your 64-bit operating system:

VisionPro 9.22 supports application development and deployment using any version of Visual Studio that enables the targeting of projects to .NET Framework 4.8.

Note: Be aware that only versions of Visual Studio prior to and including VS2017 support adding VisionPro UI tool controls to Visual Studio Winform Designer.

See the VisionPro Camera Support website for a complete list of cameras VisionPro supports. Be aware that not all acquisition platforms are supported on all operating systems.

• GigE Vision and related performance drivers
• 3D-L38 series 3D Sensors
• 3D-L68 series 3D Sensors
• 3D-A5000 3D Sensor
• DS1000 series 3D Sensors
• 3D-L4000 series 3D Sensors (3D-L4050, 3D-L4100, 3D-L4300, 3D-L4033)
• DS900 series 3D Sensors
• DSMax series 3D Sensors
• CFG-8700 series
• USB 3.0 cameras by means of a GenTL consumer

Refer to the following for information on using Cognex Designer and VisionPro Deep Learning with VisionPro 9.22:

VisionPro uses a USB security key attached to your computer to ensure the software is properly authorized for use. This release supports firmware version 4.12 for VisionPro security keys. See the topic Security Key Updates for how to check the firmware version on your security key.

If you are using a security key with a previous version of firmware, contact Cognex Support for assistance in upgrading to the latest version. Keep your security key firmware up to date to take advantage of the latest features and improvements to Cognex software security.

The VisionPro Support website contains additional VisionPro documentation not included with your VisionPro installation.

The following table lists the specific instruction set your processor must support for various vision tools: