With IDS NXT we have created a compact embedded vision platform for industrial applications. By performing image processing tasks directly at the image source, IDS NXT cameras can autonomously generate results independent of a PC to directly trigger subsequent processes - this simplifies and accelerates workflow, ensures a lower network load and reduces energy consumption. With a REST (Representational State Transfer) web service and the OPC UA industrial protocol, they offer standardized, platform-independent interfaces that allow easy networking with other device classes without additional software or gateways. As autonomously operating vision sensors, IDS NXT cameras can therefore be ideally used in IoT (Internet of Things) as well as IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) to support factory automation.