Maximising Flexibility in Camera Integration

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.

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.