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Making The Right Choice: How Important is Cable in a Vision Application?

From Northwire, Inc.
 

 
In the Machine Vision industry luckily there are only a few recognized 'stand­ard' types of cable. There are some less used cable types but the most common are Analog video (using coaxial conduc­tors), Camera Link (including MiniCL and PoCL), Firewire, GigE Vision, USB and perhaps in the future HDMI. When you set out to select the ideal cable for your equipment you first need to make sure that the cable meets or ex­ceeds the required industry specifica­tions. Analog video cable needs coaxial conductors that are 75 O ideally with a tolerance of ~5 % to ensure the best per­formance. Camera Link assemblies in­cluding MiniCL must be certified and must meet the stringent AIA Camera Link Appendix D specification. PoCL cables need to meet Appendix D & E. (For a cur­rent list of registered cable products visit www.machinevisiononline.org). FireWire cable should meet IEEE1394a (400Mbps) or IEEE1394b (800Mbps). The GigE Vision standard doesn't directly dictate cable requirements but is designed to function with Category 5 or better cable. USB 2.0 should meet the USB-IF specifi­cations and HDMI must meet all applica­ble HDMI transmission documents.
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Product Announcements
Aegis Electronic Group, Inc. - Neon-CL FrameGrabber-High Performance/Low Cost
BitFlow's Neon-CL CameraLink/PoCL framegrabber is designed for the OEM that needs the performance of the PCI Express bus, BitFlow's famous industrial quality, and one of the lowest price points in the... (read more)
Aegis Electronic Group, Inc. - Low Cost USB Cameras Ideal When Budget is Limited
Plug and Play simplicity, Cost Effectiveness, Mobility and a single cable make USB cameras an ideal choice for applications that require image capture and/or recording when there's little to no... (read more)
Aegis Electronic Group, Inc. - Tiny, sharpest HD POV camera w/ Output Flexibility
Toshiba's tiniest HD, 3CCD POV camera system offers sharp detail from a 1.6" micro hd camera head and choice of 3 CCUs with a range of different outputs giving users complete flexibility to meet... (read more)
Sunf Pu Technology Co., Ltd. - HDMI Cables Assembly (RoHS)
Premium quality AV cables for the use of HDMI which enables digital displays projects, LCD screens and Plasma TV, etc. (read more)
Aegis Electronic Group, Inc. - New SONY 5-Megapixel CCD Industrial camera XCL5005
New 5-Megapixel CCD camera provides exceptional picture quality (2,448 x 2,050 pixels) and captures video at 15 frames per second. (read more)
Basler Vision Components - scout Series Area Scan Cameras
Are You Looking for a Cost Effective Digital Camera That Supports 100 Meter Cable Lengths? Basler scout Family - 28 Different Models - Sophisticated in Detail, Versatile, Fully Digital, and... (read more)
L-com, Inc. - Cable Assemblies, Long-length HDMI Cable Assembly
Getting the HDMI digital video signal from point A to point B doesn't have to be as hard as it seems. L-com Connectivity Products now offers a line of HDMI products that extend your video signal with... (read more)
L-com, Inc. - Custom IEEE 1394 Cables, FireWire
L-com, Inc. manufactures custom IEEE 1394 cables, (also known as FireWire(r) or iLink(r)) to match your specifications. We can build to any length within the 5 meter limitation, using Type 1, Type 2,... (read more)
Aegis Electronic Group, Inc. - FCB-H11 Camera w/ Custom Housing, Cables, HD/HDSDI
HD Color Block Camera with customized housing, custom cables, a 1/4 20 mount at the bottom with either HD or HDSDI components make this camera ideal for a multitude of industrial applications. (read more)
 
Topics of Interest
The GigE Vision standard released in June 2006 by the Automated Imaging Association (AIA) provides a unique vision system that optimizes networking performance while providing a more cost-effective... (Read More)
A revolutionary new interface technology, Gigabit Ethernet, is being introduced to the vision industry. To leverage this new technology for the special demands of vision applications, some unique... (Read More)
Hello again everybody. Today we are going to take a look at our brand new product that is still fresh out of the factory - mini HDMI cables, which are also referred to as 'HDMI type C”. As we all... (Read More)
All HDMI sources shall be compatible with DVI 1.0 compliant sink devices (i.e. monitors or displays) through the use of a passive cable converter. Likewise, all HDMI sinks shall be compatible with DVI... (Read More)
Created and introduced by the Automated Imaging Association, the new GigE Vision™ interface standard provides a unique solution for real-time performance driven applications that require high... (Read More)
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