The GigE uEye CP Rev. 2 camera series currently includes models with 0.5 to 6.4 megapixel resolution and with monochrome or color sensors. The magnesium housing, now re-designed to be even more compact than before, is as light as it is robust, and highlights this camera's industrial credentials. It supports full GigE speed and PoE functionality up to a cable length of 100 m. It also offers a screw-on 8-pin Hirose connector for GPIO, trigger and flash.
Key features include an integrated 120 MB image memory that decouples image acquisition from image transfer – ideal in multi-camera applications – and internal camera functions (pixel preprocessing, LUT or gamma) that significantly reduce the burden on the host PC.
The GigE machine vision camera is available with GigE Vision firmware or with the IDS Software Suite. This means that users will now be able to choose one of these options, depending on which benefits are most important. The IDS-specific driver package is identical for all cameras from the manufacturer, regardless of whether they have a USB 2.0, USB 3.0, USB 3.1 or GigE connection, and it offers optimal support for today's CMOS sensors. It also gives the Gigabit Ethernet camera the real plug & play functionality with which users are familiar from USB cameras.