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Category Archives: Interface Standards
Coming Soon! The Ultimate Guide to MV Interface Standards.
May 17, 2013These days, we see more and more camera interface standards bubbling up. Following on the heels of the original Firewire and Camera Link standards, we saw the advent of GigE Vision. And over the last few years, Camera Link HS, CoaXPress, and … Continue reading
Light In, Light Out Cameras – Fiber Cable as a Game Changer in Machine Vision
Apr 29, 2013It’s time for the machine vision industry to literally see the light and start to leverage the advantages of fiber optic technology. Let me shed some light on the subject for you. Increased consumer demand for internet content has spurred … Continue reading
Social Media – More Than A Daily Dose of Machine Vision
Apr 12, 2013Even though I’m considered a techie guy (I won’t mention how many Apple devices I own ), I am still a bit “old school” with respect to social media. I don’t tweet, or “whisper”, I’m not on Google+, and don’t … Continue reading
A Second Life for Camera Link
Jan 29, 2013In my previous post, “Will USB3 Vision overtake Camera Link?”, I questioned the ability of Camera Link to face the challenge raised by USB3 Vision. Since its introduction in 2000, Camera Link has reigned as the “go to” standard for … Continue reading
Will USB3 Vision overtake Camera Link?
Jan 23, 2013After being very visible at the Vision Show (Stuttgart, November 2012), AIA USB3 Vision 1.0 will be released during Automate 2013 this week. This is a significant event for the Machine Vision industry. As I mentioned in a previous blog … Continue reading
Smart phones might teach us a lesson
Jan 8, 2013The Holiday Season is the time of the year when parents everywhere attend their children’s mini-shows at school. My daughter sings in a children’s choir and I took the opportunity in December to take in her Christmas performance. I am … Continue reading
Happy Holidays.
Dec 19, 2012So, we’re at the end of the year and have arrived at our final post for 2012. I’m not promising brilliance, mostly just a really quick review and the opportunity to thank our readers and contributors for their continued support … Continue reading
Interface Technology Debates Aside – What about Costs?
Oct 30, 2012I have seen so many debates around the technical merits of CoaXPress and Camera Link HS that I sometimes feel we may have overlooked what I would say is nearly as important – when a product is reliable and performs adequately for its purpose, … Continue reading
A New Predator in the Machine Vision World
Oct 10, 2012I was recently reading an article about the upcoming USB3 Vision interface standard – essentially a discussion around the impact of USB3 Vision on GigE Vision, (its sister standard from the AIA). Though I agree that USB3 Vision is the new … Continue reading
GeniCam and SFNC. A Common Language for Machine Vision
Jul 24, 2012A cornerstone of Machine Vision was created in the spring of 2006 with the introduction of the GenICam Standard Feature Naming Convention (SFNC). Before SFNC, every camera manufacturer offered their own proprietary set of commands to configure their cameras. Although … Continue reading
