GenICam - The NEW standard for Machine VisionSept 2007About GenICam: The GenICam standard began in 2003 by a committee of the European Machine Vision Association (EMVA) and leading vision product manufacturers. The scope for the GenICam standard was to provide a generic programming interface for a wide variety of cameras, irrespective of the interface technology (i.e. GigE Vision, CameraLink, Firewire 1394 IIDC etc). The concept was to define a generic set of features to be supported by cameras so that they can be directly supported by any software that meets the standard.
GenICam in Detail: GenICam works by utilising a camera description file in the form of an XML Schema file which is easily interpreted by GenICam, as shown in the figure below. The file is located on the camera and when connected communicates its available features to the software automatically. At either compile time or run time, GenICam interprets the camera description file to generate a C++ API (compile-time) or allow the user to enumerate the features (run-time) found in the file to handle in a generic fashion, such as displaying them in a GUI. Additionally it is possible to create a C++ API for a given set of features present in the file to bind at run-time that can be loaded on-the-fly, making only those features present in the file to appear as implemented.
Camera description files offer a seamless path between hardware manufacturers
and software manufactures by removing the dependency between them. For
example, the camera description file removes the burden from software
vendors to adapt to every new or existing feature from various camera
manufacturers. Vice-versa, it provides the opportunity for camera vendors
to quickly deliver new feature enhancements without the need to wait for
library support. In the end, both hardware and software vendors can deliver
more cost effective solutions to their customers in a much shorter time-frame
while providing better support. Benefits of GenICam:
In short, GenICam offers a seamless interface between your choice of
hardware and software processing libraries to better enable you to deliver
superior solutions to your customers. Currently, a maintenance release 1.0.1 of the GenICam standard is available for download from www.genicam.org. The GenICam maintenance release ratified the Standard Features Naming Convention document as part of the GenICam standard. The document defines a list of standard feature names for GenICam compliant cameras with a single list for all camera interface types. The next technical meeting expected to be held in November, 2007 will address the Transport Layer Interface with the aim of ratification. Adept Electronic Solution (AES) is a specialist Australian/New Zealand
distributor of machine vision systems and image analysis software. With
a broad range of world class machine vision hardware and software products,
AES provides a complete machine vision systems solution. For more information or to purchase AVT firewire cameras consult our
expert vision engineers today at Tel Sydney (02) 99792599 / Perth (08)
92425411.
Machine Vision software goes Windows-based
Sept 2007
Sherlock 7 is advanced machine vision software designed for systems integrators
and end users. It can be easily configured to solve a wide variety of
automated inspection problems. Sherlock 7 is a "point & click"
design environment and provides an extremely rich suite of proven tools
and functionality that have been deployed in thousands of installations
worldwide. iPD's Sherlock 7 is designed with iPD's "ease-of-use" philosophy
and so can be used to develop applications in very short times giving
integrators the advantage of reduced development costs and reduced time
to market. Sherlock 7 has many tools and functions including advanced pattern finding
tools for object alignment and robot guidance; measurement tools; calibration
tools for lens distortion; analysis tools such as blob analysis and edge
counting; colour tools for monitoring, classifying, sorting and tracking;
barcode and optical character reading tools; scripting tools; I/O tools;
maths tools and many many more. Sherlock 7 operates on Windows-based Desktop or Industrial PC's and with
IPD's Vision Appliances which are compact, fully integrated multi-camera
vision systems. When used with Sherlock Vision Appliances can provide
full colour or mono imaging, in-built opto-isolated I/O, real-time reject
queuing and timing and all other features required of a high performance
vision system. iPD's Sherlock 7 Features:
iPD's Sherlock is represented and fully supported in Australia and New
Zealand by Adept Electronic Solutions and is used in a wide variety of
applications to provide quality assurance and control in manufacturing.
Be it identifying and rejecting defective parts on a conveyer or guiding
a robotic arm doing spot welds. Armed with proven machine vision tools
in a "point & click" interface, no programming is required
and the development, testing and commissioning of a vision system is rapidly
facilitated. iPD's Sherlock 7 automated quality inspection program allows you to identify
and correct problems before your customers find them. Sherlock 7 will
help you improve customer satisfaction, increase productivity and reduce
production costs. In addition, it offers you the flexibility to adapt
with your changing inspection needs and protect your technology investment. For more information or to purchase AVT firewire cameras consult our
expert vision engineers today at Tel Sydney (02) 99792599 / Perth (08)
92425411.
Sept 2007
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