1 September 2005 (Boca Raton, Fla.) -- Imperx, Inc. announces the addition of Gigabit Ethernet interfaces to its LYNX series of high-performance smart cameras, making them even more powerful and convenient for scientists and engineers trying to acquire high-resolution images at high speed. Ethernet interfaces now appear on the following LYNX models:
IPX-VGA210-G
IPX-1M48-G
IPX-2M30-G
IPX-2M30H-G
IPX-4M15-G
IPX-11M5-G
Gigabit Ethernet capability satisfies the pent-up demand for long-range video feed beyond CameraLink’s 10 m maximum. LYNX cameras with Gigabit Ethernet output can feed network spans up to 100 m without a repeater. They also eliminate the need for frame grabbers. Having their own on-board intelligence, LYNX cameras can acquire and analyze images autonomously. With the addition of direct Ethernet output, they can package images as well as analysis results and send them directly to a PC or other network node.
This capability allows Gigabit Ethernet LYNX cameras to participate directly as fully capable nodes on the user’s Ethernet network, feeding images, video, and analysis results directly to personal computers, storage area networks (SANs) and other network nodes. They can even feed their output directly to the Internet using TCP/IP protocol to client computers anywhere in the world.
About Lynx
LYNX Series cameras deliver not only the features that customers have come to appreciate and expect from Imperx, but a host of new programmable features that provide even more flexibility for their advanced applications. The LYNX series cameras achieve an extraordinary performance level through their unique image processing engine: a 1 million gate FPGA with 32-bit RISC processor. This processing power gives users superb ability to tailor the cameras’ functionality to their applications.
For example, users can program the dynamic range by selecting from an 8, 10, or 12-bit output, applying multiple Look-Up-Tables, binning vertically and horizontally, and making dynamic transfer-function corrections. They can also automatically put image data out in different formats to suite different applications. Additional programmable features include frame rate, shutter, long integration, strobe output, gain and offset, AOI, external trigger, dynamic S/N correction, test patterns, temperature monitor and alarm, and optional automatic iris control. Users can field-upgrade the cameras’ software, firmware and the built in Look-Up-Tables.
These highly intelligent cameras can communicate via two industry standards. Camera Link® models incorporate the Camera Link® interface standard, giving users easy access for programming and serial communication. Gigabit Ethernet models participate directly as fully capable nodes on the user’s Ethernet network, feeding images, video, and analysis results directly to personal computers, storage area networks (SANs) and other network nodes.
