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News Release from: Lambda Photometrics | Subject: Vision 2005
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 16 September 2005
GigE vision cameras to be unveiled at
Vision 2005
Prosilica announced today that it will introduce its new line of Gigabit Ethernet cameras for machine vision and industrial inspection at the Vision 2005 exhibition in Stuttgart Germany
Prosilica announced today that it will introduce its new line of Gigabit Ethernet cameras for machine vision and industrial inspection at the Vision 2005 exhibition in Stuttgart Germany The new GE-series Gigabit Ethernet cameras from Prosilica are designed to conform to the AIA GigE Vision standard
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 24 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Why are Prosilica GigE cameras so interesting? GigE Vision is exciting because it provides many features that have been unavailable in a single camera interface until now.
The combined features of high data rates, universally available computer interface hardware, low cost cabling, and standardised camera controls make Gigabit Ethernet an attractive interface option for machine vision cameras.
Here are a few of the compelling benefits of GigE Vision cameras.
* Gigabit Ethernet ports are becoming common on PCs and laptop computers.
* With GigE Vision there is no need for specialised interface hardware or complicated frame grabbers in order to interface to a GigE camera.
* GigE provides enough bandwidth to transmit uncompressed image data in real time at speeds required by machine vision applications.
* The high data rates provided by Gigabit Ethernet are more than double that achieved by other camera interface standards.
* Gigabit Ethernet cameras can have long cable lengths up to 100 metres long using standard Ethernet cables (Cat 5 or Cat 6): Such long cable lengths are ten times the maximum lengths offered by Cameralink, firewire, or USB2.
* The Ethernet cables can be easily manufactured on-site using low cost cabling and tools: This feature is especially useful for outdoor installations where cables must be routed as the site demands.
* GigE Vision works with standard Gigabit Ethernet network hardware which is especially useful in situations requiring multiple views and opens up new applications in Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS) and public security imaging.
* The GigE Vision standard is analogous to firewire DCAM (IIDC) and provides ease of integration and use similar to Prosilica 1394 cameras.
"The Prosilica new GE-Series Gigabit Ethernet cameras represent a new level of performance and ease of use unrivalled in the machine vision market", says Marty Furse, Prosilica CEO: "GigE Vision represents a significant advance in camera technology for industrial imaging." Vision 2005 is scheduled from 8-10 November 2005. Request a free brochure from Lambda Photometrics ...
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