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Our industrial cameras are available with USB2, USB3 and GigE interfaces. The cameras are equipped with the latest image sensors from Sony, Aptina, OnSemi and other well-known industrial image sensor manufacturers.
In our article "How to select an Industrial camera interface" we discuss the industrial camera interfaces, the pro and cons. Below you can find a summary of the article. If you need further support with selecting an industrial camera, please contact us.
There are many industrial camera interfaces available. The following table shows a summary of all interfaces and we will discuss the 5 industrial camera interfaces that we offer further.
USB3 | FireWire | GiGE | CameraLink | Coaxpress | 5GigE | 10GigE | |
Supported by GeTCameras | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Bandwidth | 400 | 80 | 100 |
Base: 250 Medium: 500 Full: 750 |
1 lane: 750 2 lanes: 1500 3 lanes: 2250 4 lanes: 3000 |
500 | 1000 |
Cable length | 4.6m | 10m | 100m | 7m | 100m | 100m | 100m |
Power + data | Yes | Yes | Only if POE | PoCL | Yes | Only if POE | Only if POE |
Frame-grabber mandatory |
No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Cable Costs | Low | Medium | Low | High | Low | Medium | High |
Camera Costs | Low | Medium | Low | High | High | Medium | Medium |
CPU Usage | Low | Low | Medium | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Customer acceptence | Good | Fair | Good | Declining | Growing | Growing | Growing |
Multiple Cameras | Excellent | Excellent | Good | Fair | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
The USB3.0 Vision industrial camera interface is the fastest interface with the highest bandwidth we support, and it uses the least amount of computer processor power out of the 3. Therefore, it is ideal for high resolution and high-speed imaging. The cable length on the other hand, is limited to 4.6 meters. More information about the USB3 Vision industrial camera protocol is available in our blog.
The GigE Vision industrial camera interface is often used in machine vision applications, which require longer cable lengths (>5m). Bandwidth is average (between USB2.0 and USB3.0). This makes it ideal for most machine vision applications. Both 20MP sensors with low framerates as low-resolution cameras with high framerates are available with GigE.
The 5GigE Vision industrial Camera interface is a new interface that that requries a 5GigE or 10GigE networkcard to operate at full speed. It is using the same cable infrastructure as GigE, This interface is very interesting for industrial camera applications where long cable lengths and high frame rates with high resolutions are required.
10GigE Vision Industrial cameras require a 10GigE infrastructure. It has the highest bandwidth. However the interface is also relative expensive. For most of the industrial camera applications, GigE, 5GigE and USB3 will deliver sufficient bandwidth.
Industrial cameras, also known as Vision Cameras or Machine vision cameras are designed for industrial and medical applications. The main differences between an industrial camera and a security or consumer camera are:
In almost every market industrial cameras are used. Some example are: