About this ReleaseCognex VisionPro 9.25 SR1
New Features In This Release

This release supports the following new features:

Resolved Issue with Scale Compensation for 3D Field Calibration

This release corrects an issue when field calibrating 3D sensors with scale compensation enabled, where the calibration reports a vary large residual error compared against calibrating the same 3D sensors without the scale compensation option enabled, and resulting in images containing in large amounts of erroneous rotation.

CXP-12 Camera Firmware Update Utility

This release supports a firmware update utility for the CXP-12 camera. See the topic Updating the Firmware of a CXP-12 Camera for details.

Miscellaneous Updates for Known Issues

This release contains updates for the following known issues:

  • Security vulnerabilities
  • The ID tool returning different code grades for the same image
  • Synthetic PatMax exhibits systemic inaccuracy

See the topic Closed Issues for details.

3D Operations Requirements

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.

Minimum Computer Requirements

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
Supported Operating Systems

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:

3D Hardware/FeatureRequired 64-Bit OS
VisionPro with the 3D-L38, 3D-L68, and 3D-L4000 series sensorsWindows 10 Pro, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, Windows 11 Pro
3D-A5000 sensor with A5000 ViewerWindows 10 Pro, Windows 11 Pro
CAD Import ToolWindows 10 Pro, Windows 11 Pro
Cognex 3DExpressWindows 10 Pro, Windows 11 Pro
Supported Visual Studio Development Environments

VisionPro 9.25 SR1 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.

Acquisition Platforms

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
Support for Cognex Designer and VisionPro Deep Learning

Refer to the following for information on using Cognex Designer and VisionPro Deep Learning with VisionPro 9.25 SR1:

Designer

VisionPro 9.25 SR1 supports Designer 4.5.2

VisionPro Deep Learning users must update to Designer 4.5.2

VisionPro Deep Learning
(VPDL)

Using VisionPro 9.25 SR1 and VisionPro Deep Learning on the same system requires you install both:

  • VPDL 4.1.0 (earlier versions of VPDL are not compatible)
  • The VisionPro 9.25 SR1 supplemental GPU installer, which you can find in the same location on MyCognex as the VisionPro 9.25 SR1 installer.

    The VisionPro 9.25 SR1 supplemental GPU installer must be run after VisionPro has been installed to ensure correct operation of each product. Failure to run this installer can result in errors when executing VisionPro EL tools, VPDL tools, or both, depending on the order of execution of the tools.

Security Key Firmware

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.

Find Additional VisionPro Documentation Online

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

Needed Instruction Sets

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

ToolInstruction SetNotes
PMAlign SSE4.1Instruction set needed for 16-bit image analysis only
PMRedLineSSE4.1
Any 3D operations
ViDiEL tools
AVX2Any AVX instruction sets prior to AVX2 are not sufficient for 3D operations.