5Gb GigE Vision cameras: High data rates over long cable lengths

The cameras can slot directly into existing GigE Vision systems since new 5GBASE-T technology allows Ethernet links to offer data rates of up to 5Gbps over commonly used Cat5e cables. Teledyne says the standard provides faster frame rates than USB3 Vision – equivalent to 585MB/s, with a further increase in bandwidth to 985 MB/sec using Teledyne DALSA’s TurboDrive technology.

The inclusion of TurboDrive also means that the cameras can operate at data rates approaching that of 10 GigE Vision without heat dissipation requirements. They have a footprint of just 59 x 44 x 32mm in a robust metal body, which is about 25% of the volume of a 10GE Camera. With internal acquisition rates approaching 1GB/sec, Teledyne says the Genie Nano 5G can operate burst mode and sequencing at the fastest capabilities of the latest generation of sensors. They can operate over a temperature range of -20 to 65°C for imaging in harsh environments.

Genie Nano-5G cameras are available with a choice of high-performance Sony Pregius CMOS sensors with resolutions from 3.2Mpixels to 12Mpixels, which offer fast frame rates from 190 to 63 fps. Higher frame rates can be achieved in partial scan mode. The image quality provided by these sensors, combined with the data transfer rates makes these cameras suitable for use in many different applications. These include: industrial automation, electronics manufacturing, packaging inspection, semiconductor inspection, PCB-AOI (automated optical inspection), sport & entertainment high speed capture as well as general machine vision applications.

In addition to simplified camera set-up using field proven Sapera LT software featuring CamExpert or the included CVB CameraSuite, the Genie Nano-5G has a high level of programmability. Camera capabilities include

• global electronic shutter with exposure control
• multi-exposure feature
• advanced sequencing, a multi-ROI feature
• metadata support
• IEEE1588 (Precision Time Protocol)
• binning
• look-up-table and more

Teledyne DALSA’s Trigger to Image Reliability (T2IR) framework helps improve the reliability of the inspection system and protects from data loss.