This release supports the following new features:

• CXP-12 Support
• New Default for GigE Vision Performance Driver Property
• New Features for the DLRuntime Tool

This release adds support for CXP-12 devices from Cognex. See the topic GenTL Architecture for more information.

The LatencyLevel property reads or sets the latency level of the GigE Vision performance driver, with a range of 0 (lowest latency) to 3 (lowest CPU usage). Smaller values reduce acquisition latency and can improve reliability at the expense of higher CPU usage.

To improve acquisition reliability for 1GigE Vision cameras, this release lowers the default value of LatencyLevel from 3 to 2.

This release adds new features to the DLRuntime tool:

• The tool allows you to specify a particular GPU installed in the PC running your deployed vision application.

  Choosing an installed GPU can improve the performance of the DLRuntime tool.

• The tool allows you to enable TensorRT optimization for use with your installed NVIDIA GPU.

See the topic DLRuntime Edit Control for more information.

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.

Contact your Cognex sales representative for recommendations on the best computer to use for your specific vision application. Cognex can make the following general recommendations for minimum PC requirements:

• IBM or compatible Pentium computer with MMX/SSE2 instruction set
• One open PCI slot if you are using a PCI-bus Cognex frame grabber or a GigE camera adapter
• One open PCI Express slot if you are using a PCI Express-bus frame grabber, Cognex Communication Card or GigE Vision network adapter
• One open USB port for the Cognex Security Key
• One USB3 port if you are using GenTL acquisition
• 4 GB memory, 2 GB free disk space prior to installation
• 1024 x 768 display with a display setting of 96 DPI
• PCI, PCI Express (recommended), or AGP video adapter

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 9.24 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
• 3D-L4000 series 3D Sensors (3D-L4050, 3D-L4100, 3D-L4300, 3D-L4033)
• CFG-8700 series
• USB 3.0 cameras by means of a GenTL consumer
• CXP-12 cameras by means of a GenTL consumer

Refer to the following for information on using Cognex Designer and VisionPro Deep Learning with VisionPro 9.24:

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: