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What are GigE Cameras? What is GigE Vision? How can it help you?
GigE Cameras are a relatively new camera technology designed for machine vision. GigE vision is built upon the standard Gigabit Ethernet technology with a hardware interface, protocol for communications and standardised control registers for camera control.

GigE cameras offer high data rates and long cable lengths on a standard connection found on all modern computers. GigE cameras are digital cameras and so digitise the image in the camera, eliminating signal degradation associated with analog signals. GigE cameras. They are networkable and so multiple cameras can be connected to the same computer and the same ethernet port using Gigabit Switches.

The Machine Vision specific GigE Vision standard is based on Gigabit Ethernet and will benefit the industry and users by:

1. Speeding time-to-market: GigE Vision allows for seamless inter-working between Machine Vision hardware and Machine Vision software products. Hence, GigE Vision will greatly reduce the tedious, time-consuming multi-vendor integration issues that slow down the Machine Vision industry.
2. Increasing R&D resources for customer applications: The GigE Vision Machine Vision standard will greatly reduce the dollars taken from innovation budgets to build interfaces to proprietary products. Hence, GigE Vision results in more money for projects that bring direct results to the customer.
3. Opening new applications markets: By leveraging economical, well understood commercial technology- such as GigE switches, GigE network interface chips, GigE cards and standard Cat-5e copper cabling, Machine Vision systems are more affordable and easier to use.

Find all the answers to frequently asked questions about the GigE Vision Standard Interface.

Adept Turnkey offers the widest range of GigE cameras for machine vision in Australia. See our product range below.