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News Release from: Adept Scientific | Subject: GigE camera
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 15 June 2007
GigE vision camera with easy-to-use
interface
The CV-A10/A70 series of high quality 1/2in progressive scan CCD cameras from JAI can now be used with the easy-to-use and flexible GigE vision interface.
JAI's high quality 1/2in progressive scan CCD cameras CVA10/CVA70 have taken an important step into the future For the first time the CV-A10/A70 series is offered with the easy-to-use and flexible GigE vision interface
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 11 Sep 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Offering all of the functions and features of their predecessors the CVA10GE (monochrome) and CVA70GE (colour) now also offer cable transmission lengths of up to 100m using the industry standard Gigabit Ethernet protocol.
The CVA10GE and CVA70GE GigE vision cameras can be widely used in even the most demanding machine vision applications across a diverse range of industries.
They are ideal for use in high speed applications where the high sensitivity from their 1/2in CCD sensors and full resolution 60 frames/s (double speed) can be utilised.
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Their 8.3 micron CCD pixels offer a large footprint for light collection and a high fill factor for maximum efficiency.
This enables these GigE vision cameras to produce high quality images with greater than 55dB Signal to Noise ratio and up to 10bit output.
The combination of high sensitivity, special readout modes and auto-iris output offered by these Jai GigE cameras also makes them extremely attractive for intelligent traffic applications such as highway infringement, speed cameras and others.
GigE Vision has been widely adopted in the past 12 months and more so since November 2006 when the standard was ratified by the Automated Imaging Association.
The benefits of high speed, long cable distances, an industry standard interface Gigabit Ethernet and no frame grabber has proven to be an irresistible.
Jai with their monochrome CVA10GE and colour CVA70GE cameras have taken a step further.
recognising that long cables meant remoteness from the computer and a lack of frame grabber meant less available functionality, Jai have designed many features that previously have been offered by the grabber into their GigE Vision cameras.
The cameras have built-in General Purpose I/O that can be controlled by software via the GigE interface and can be used to switch devices on/off near the camera, communicate with PLCs, etc.
They also have built in counters and timers to generate pulse trains and so regulate their frame rate internally.
This can also be used to synchronise multiple cameras to each other.
These and many other built-in features make the CVA10GE and CVA70GE cameras the most flexible cameras on the market.
Both camera versions comply with GenIcam standard for configuration and control through the embedded XML file.
The benefit lies in the easy interfacing with 3rd party software libraries like Common Vision Blox (Stemmar Imaging), Labview (National Instruments), MIL (Matrox), StreamPix, Streams5 and many others.
The new JAI GigE CV-A10/A70 GE features...
* 1/2in progressive scan sensor.
* 782(h) x 582(v) 8.37 micron square pixels.
* Programmable GPIO (General purpose input/output ports).
* 250 ft/s with 1/8 partial scan.
* Vertical binning for higher frame rates and sensitivity.
* High speed shutter from 1/60 to 1/300,000s.
* Edge pre-select, and pulse with trigger modes.
* Sequence trigger mode for 'on-the-fly' change of shutter, and gain.
* Delayed Readout modes to avoid bus congestion.
* Auto exposure and smearless mode.
* Auto-iris lens video output, auto shutter and AGC allow a wider light range.
* Monochrome and colour versions.
* 8 or 10 bit output.
* Comprehensive software suite and SDK for Windows XP.
* The GigE Vision standard interface for standard Cat5e or Cat6 cabling up to 100m distances.
Machine vision integrators and machine vision users worldwide for the first time have access to industrial cameras that combine advanced high performance, flexibility with the easy-to-use GigE Vision standard interface in a small cost effective package. Request a free brochure from Adept Scientific ...
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