Patent ID: 7050623

Claim:
A component recognition device for recognizing and processing a picked-up image of a component, comprising: an illumination unit for emitting illumination light to a component when held by a component holding member and to be placed on a circuit forming body; a first image pickup unit for recognizing a component, when held by the component holding member and illuminated by said illumination unit, with a first resolution; a second image pickup unit for recognizing a component, when held by the component holding member and illuminated by said illumination unit, with a second resolution that is higher than the first resolution; and a control section for (i) based on component information of a component to be recognized, adjusting image pickup conditions by (a) alternatively selecting one of said first image pickup unit and said second image pickup unit, (b) adjusting a condition related to image lightness of the component to be recognized, and (c) when said second image pickup unit is selected by said control section, adjusting a readout clock frequency of said second image pickup unit to be higher than a readout clock frequency of said first image pickup unit, and (ii) performing control such that an image of the component to be recognized is picked up, under the image pickup conditions as adjusted by said control section, by the one of said first and second image pickup units as selected by said control section.