This release adds support for the Cognex 3D-L4000 series of 3D displacement sensors. The 3D-L4000 sensors can be used in applications that previously used the DS1000 series sensors. See the topic Acquiring Images from a Displacement Sensor for details on acquiring from a 3D-L4000 or DS1000.

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 and Windows 10 IoT Enterprise.

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

VisionPro 9.7 CR1 supports development and deploying using the following compilers that target the .NET Framework version 4.7.2:

• Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 (v. 14.0), Update 3
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (v. 15.0)

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-A5000 3D Sensor
• DS1000 Series 3D Sensors
• 3D-L4000 Series 3D Sensors (3D-L4050, 3D-L4100, 3D-L4300)
• DS900 Series 3D Sensors
• MVS-851x series (Only MVS-8511, MVS-8511e, MVS-8514, MVS-8514e)
• CFG-8700 series
• USB 3.0 cameras by means of a GenTL consumer

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: