(Micro-Epsilon: Raleigh, NC) -- Micro-Epsilon, designer and manufacturer of high-precision sensors, instruments, and systems for displacement, position, dimension, and temperature measurement, offers the new colorCONTROL MFA-5 for the inspection of LEDs, starting at a basic version that offers five measuring channels. This simplifies the inspection of LEDs for their function, contrast, and luminosity. The new MFA-5 is extremely compact and can verify up to five LEDs simultaneously. The measuring system can be extended in a modular fashion by adding extra MFA-E modules in batches of five channels.

The light from the target object is transmitted to the inspection system via a flexible, 2 mm-diameter, plastic optical fiber and is therefore evaluated dynamically using a color sensor for color and intensity. The color value, which is evaluated within just a few milliseconds, is output as RGB, HIS, or CIE values and then transmitted via USB or RS-232 interface at a rate of between 9,600 and 115,200 Baud to a higher level inspection or evaluation system for further processing.

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