This article provides an overview and comparison of the next generation of the Ethernet, USB, Camera Link, and CoaXpress standards, and introduces Thunderbolt3 as an interface to watch. These camera interfaces have helped to shape the growth of the machine vision industry and will continue to do so into the future.
The next generation of high-performance CMOS sensors will open the door to exciting new vision applications, but taking advantage of them will depend on whether your interface can keep up. Ethernet and USB interfaces are increasing their transfer rates to 10Gb/s, adding to the strengths that make them dominant camera interfaces. What are these new technologies and are they ready for machine vision use?
Greg Blackman on the advances being made in machine vision cabling solutions, including the technology that forms the basis of the Camera Link HS interface standard
Carlton Heard at National Instruments says USB3 Vision, the new machine vision standard based on USB 3.0, can only lead to more industrial cameras embedded in machinery. And, he says, its uptake could be faster than all other vision standards that have come before it
Warren Clark speaks to Intercon 1, a company with 25 years' experience in machine vision cabling
The buzz at last year's Vision show in Stuttgart concerned USB3 Vision, a new machine vision standard based on USB 3.0. Greg Blackman looks at how it will fit into the connectivity landscape
Alysium-Tech has carved a niche in the supply of digital cable, meeting the needs of machine vision and more, as Warren Clark discovers
With the recent release of CoaXPress and the planned release of Camera Link HS later in the year, Greg Blackman explores how these two new standards will fit into the machine vision connectivity landscape
Stephen Mounsey takes a look at some of the new imaging connectivity protocols due for release later this year
Keely Portway looks at the trials and tribulations of bringing new technology to market, particularly in a pandemic
Prof Dr Bernd Jähne, chair of EMVA 1288 and senior professor at HCI, Heidelberg University, gives a preview of release 4.0 of the EMVA standard 1288
Anne Wendel, director of VDMA Machine Vision, on the difficulties the machine vision sector is facing, and why there are still plenty of positives
Vision Ventures’ director Dr Chris Yates on what the future holds for M&A activity in machine vision
As a new academic year begins, Greg Blackman finds out what students taking image processing courses in two universities have in store
Géraldine Andrieux, CEO of Blumorpho
Ahead of the Inpho Venture Summit in October, Blumorpho CEO, Géraldine Andrieux, discusses how startups should approach pitching for venture capital funding in these uncertain economic times
Greg Blackman speaks to Simon Beveridge, managing director of UK-based vision integrator Siga Vision, about installing vision systems during Covid-19
Some of Luminate's third cohort of startups. Credit: Luminate
On 14 September, 10 photonics startups from Luminate's business accelerator will present their technology during The Optical Society’s virtual conference. Greg Blackman asks Luminate MD, Sujatha Ramanujan, how these young companies are coping during Covid-19
Credit: Messe Stuttgart
Greg Blackman gathers opinion from the vision community on the impact the cancellation of Vision Stuttgart has on product releases and connecting with customers
