Maximising
Flexibility in Camera Integration
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For its uEye® LE range of USB cameras, IDS now also provides
a GenICam interface. This generic interface allows for increased flexibility
in camera integration. In combination with the excellent price-performance
ratio of the LE series, the board-level versions in particular offer a
very interesting solution for system integrators and OEMs.
With GenICam (Generic Interface for Cameras), the European Machine Vision
Association EMVA last year introduced a new standard for programming industrial
cameras. This standard is the first to define a manufacturer- and technology-independent
programming interface (API) for machine vision applications. Initially
developed for GigE cameras, GenICam can now also be used for models with
USB, FireWire and other interfaces. The generic interface allows users
working with cameras from different manufacturers to access all the cameras
from one common interface.
IDS now provides GenICam for its uEye® LE series, thus making this
cost-effective camera series even more attractive to system integrators
and OEMs: Programming with a standardized API quickly pays for itself,
especially in frequently changing hardware environments.
The USB cameras of the LE series are available as a CE-B certified housing
version with C/CS lens mount and as a space-saving board-level version
with or without S-mount lens holder. State-of-the-art monochrome and color
CMOS sensors offer resolutions from WVGA (752x480pixels) to up to 5 MPixels.
The LE cameras ship with an excellent Software Development Kit and a
wide choice of interfaces and drivers. Besides the GenICam interface,
the software package includes a TWAIN interface, a DirectShow/WDM interface
and an ActiveX component. A GenICam sample application complete with source
code shows users how to integrate the cameras with their own applications,
independently of the manufacturer and technology.
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An integration solution is within
easy reach using the skills and experience of IDS and Adept Electronic
Solutions
Adept Electronic Solutions are "The Machine Vision and Imaging Specialists"
and distributor of IDS products in Australia and New Zealand. To find
out more the IDS uEye LE cameras or any other IDS machine vision product,
please email us at: adept@adept.net.au
or call us at Perth (08) 92425411 / Sydney (02) 99792599 / Melbourne (03)
95555621 or use our online contact
us page.
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