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CAMERA SOFTWARE INTERFACE
6.1
GigE Vision concepts
Camera interface is compliant with "Gigabit Ethernet Vision" (GigE Vision) or (GEV). GEV normalizes
image transport and camera control communications over usual IP networks. Physical GEV carrier has a
bandwidth of one gigabit per second (1Gbit/s). GEV is widely used by camera manufacturers and imaging
software suppliers.
6.1.1
GenICam
Camera interface is compliant with "Generic Interface for Cameras" (GenICam).
GenICam normalizes the camera control interface with software application. The target is to have a
single application controlling cameras from any model and brand the same way.
It introduces the concept of user manual, not for humans but to software application. Application reads
this user manual to control cameras.
GenICam has 2 parts, "GenICam Standard" and "GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention"
(SFNC)
6.1.2
GenICam Standard
It normalizes the camera control rules. It can be considered as the grammar of the user manual.
From programmer's point of view, all cameras are controlled with the same way by a single Software
Developer’s Kit (SDK).
6.1.3
SFNC
From vision point of view, camera feature names are standardized by SFNC. It can be considered as the
vocabulary of the user manual. The SNFC 1.3 is available in the documentation pack of this Camera : You’ll
find all the complementary details which could miss you in this manual.
