GigE Vision is an
interface standard
In telecommunications, an interface standard is a standard that describes one or more functional characteristics (such as code conversion, line assignments, or protocol compliance) or physical characteristics (such as electrical, mechanical, or op ...
introduced in 2006 for high-performance industrial cameras. It provides a framework for transmitting high-speed video and related control data over
Ethernet
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networks. The distribution of software or development, manufacture or sale of hardware that implement the standard, require the payment of annual licensing fees.
The standard was initiated by a group of 12 companies, and the committee has since grown to include more than 50 members. The 12 founding members were: Adimec,
Atmel
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, Basler AG, CyberOptics,
Teledyne DALSA
Teledyne DALSA (formerly DALSA Corporation) is a Canadian company specializing in the design and manufacture of specialized electronic imaging components (image sensors, cameras, frame grabbers, imaging software) as well as specialized semiconduc ...
, JAI A/S, JAI PULNiX,
Matrox
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,
National Instruments
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, Photonfocus,
Pleora Technologies and Stemmer Imaging. The
Automated Imaging Association
Automated Imaging Association (AIA) is the world's largest machine vision trade group. AIA has more than 350 members from 32 countries, including system integrators, camera, lighting and other vision components manufacturers, vision software prov ...
(AIA) oversees the ongoing development and administration of the standard.
GigE Vision is based on the
Internet Protocol
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IP h ...
standard. One goal is to unify current protocols for industrial cameras. The other is to make it easier for 3rd party organizations to develop compatible software and hardware.
GigE Vision is not an open protocol, and as such a special license is required to develop GigE camera drivers.
Technology
GigE Vision has four main elements:
* GigE Vision Control Protocol (GVCP)—Runs on the
UDP protocol. The standard defines how to control and configure devices. Specifies stream channels and the mechanisms of sending image and configuration data between cameras and computers.
* GigE Vision Stream Protocol (GVSP)—Runs on the
UDP protocol. Covers the definition of data types and the ways images can be transferred via GigE.
* GigE Device Discovery Mechanism—Provides mechanisms to obtain IP addresses.
* XML description file based on a schema defined by the European Machine Vision Association's
GenICam
GenICam (abbreviated for Generic Interface for Cameras) is a generic programming interface for machine vision (industrial) cameras. The goal of the standard is to decouple industrial camera interfaces technology (such as GigE Vision, USB3 Vision, ...
standard that allows access to camera controls and image streams.
GenICam™ standard home page
See also
* Automated Imaging Association
Automated Imaging Association (AIA) is the world's largest machine vision trade group. AIA has more than 350 members from 32 countries, including system integrators, camera, lighting and other vision components manufacturers, vision software prov ...
* Camera Link
Camera Link is a serial communication protocol standard''Specifications of the Camera Link Interface Standard for Digital Cameras and Frame Grabbers, Version 1.1'' Automated Imaging Association, Jan 2004 designed for camera interface applications b ...
References
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External links
GigE Abstract: Machine vision's GigE Vision standard (2009)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160418004351/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-196533591.html GigE Vision comes of age: advantages like high bandwidth, cable length, widespread use and network ease make it a major interface (2009)]
A high resolution smart camera with GigE Vision extension for surveillance applications (2008)
A high speed robot vision system with GigE vision extension (2011)
Application of the IEEE-1394 and the GigE Vision digital cameras for diagnostics in Taiwan Light Source (2007)
A high resolution smart camera with GigE Vision extension for surveillance applications (2008)
Ethernet
Image sensor technology in computer vision
Companies established in 2006
2006 establishments in the United States