1GigE and 10GigE interface cards enable multi-camera set-ups
Interface cards from Basler enable a variety of multi-camera set-ups for vision applications. The 1GigE and 10GigE interface cards allow one or more GigE cameras to be connected to a host PC. The interface cards are optimised for use with Basler cameras and pylon software development kits.
There are now seven additional interface cards with GigE Vision interface. The 1GigE, 1GigE PoE (power over Ethernet), and 10GigE have one to four ports, making it possible to implement multi-camera systems. Additional switches can be used to add more cameras for even more applications in a network, each capable of transmitting the full data bandwidth.
For example, up to 10 1GigE cameras can be connected to a single-channel 10GigE interface card with a corresponding switch.
The new interface cards use MAC addresses from the same address space as the Basler cameras and can therefore be clearly assigned to only one manufacturer. This has advantages when managing networks, e.g., to restrict or limit traffic to devices for security purposes or better administration (MAC address filtering).
Vision-specific settings in the pylon software development kit were taken into account for the interface cards to increase their performance, says Basler.
The GigE interface cards are required if the PC used has only a single LAN port, which is occupied by the machine controller, for example, or does not have a PoE function for the power supply. The interface cards are divided into Standard and Premium product lines. The Standard cards are designed for robust image acquisition and are divided into 1GigE cards with one, two and four ports and 10GigE cards with one port. The Premium cards for more demanding applications include 1GigE PoE cards with one, two and four ports and integrated power supply over the same data cable via PoE. The Premium cards, says Basler, simplify cabling.
Basler now offers a broad portfolio of interface cards for the GigE Vision, USB 3.0, and CoaXPress 2.0 camera interfaces.
