1. A low cost machine vision apparatus for reducing the cost of conventional machine vision products, their inspection and quality control processes by eliminating the need for personal computers and frame grabbers, said apparatus comprising: a) a lens for directing reflected light from a standard section of an object upon a sensor array to obtain electronic data in spatial segments representative of said standard section; b) a low cost controller for obtaining the electronic data representative of said reflected light of said standard section of said array and for obtaining data representative of additional reflections of light in spatial segments from an object; c) said controller including a digital logic chip for comparing the data obtained from said standard section with the additional reflections in accord with an algorithm and for generating a signal indicative of the results of said comparison.