High-resolution camera sports Gigabit Ethernet interface
-- Test & Measurement World, 3/12/2007 7:29:00 AM
Based on a Kodak KAI-4021 progressive-scan CCD sensor, Prosilica's GE2040 vision camara runs 15 frames/s at 2048x2048-pixel resolution over its Gigabit Ethernet interface. Both monochrome and color models are available with either a C mount or F mount.
The camera housing is approximately 4x5x6.5 cm, making it one of the smallest cameras in its class. Like all of Prosilica’s cameras, the GE2040 has an electronic shutter suitable for capturing high-speed motion events. It also provides external trigger and sync, general-purpose I/O, region-of-interest readout, various binning modes, and direct RGB24 output.
The GigE Vision interface developed by Prosilica is capable of sustained data rates of 124 Mbytes/s over standard Category 5e cable up to 100 meters in length. In addition to Prosilica’s own software development kit, the camera works with third-party software from Matrox and National Instruments.
Prosilica, www.prosilica.com.
