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Overview
Xtium2-CXP PX8 User's Manual
Development Software Overview
Sapera LT Library
Sapera LT is a powerful development library for image acquisition and control. Sapera LT provides
a single API across all current and future Teledyne DALSA hardware. Sapera LT delivers a
comprehensive feature set including program portability, versatile camera controls, flexible display
functionality and management, plus easy to use application development wizards. Applications are
developed using either C++ or .NET frameworks.
Sapera LT comes bundled with CamExpert, an easy-to-use camera configuration utility to help
configure and test parameter settings of devices, and create or modify existing camera
configuration files. Sapera LT also includes extensive documentation and compiled demos and
example programs with project source code for recent versions of Microsoft Visual Studio®.
Sapera Processing Library
Sapera Processing is a comprehensive set of C++ classes or .NET classes for image processing and
analysis. Sapera Processing offers highly optimized tools for image processing, blob analysis,
search (pattern recognition), OCR and barcode decoding.
About CoaXPress
CoaXPress (CXP) is an asymmetric high-speed point-to-point serial communication standard for the
transmission of video and still images, scalable over single or multiple coaxial cables. It supports
cable speeds of up to 12.5 Gbps for video, images and data, plus a lower speed uplink up to
40 Mbps for communications and control. Power is also available over the cable (“Power-over-
Coax”) and cable lengths of greater than 100 m may be achieved.
The CoaXPress standard is hosted by the Japanese Industrial Imaging Association (JIIA) and has
working groups from companies around the world.