10 GigE Vision

Gigabit Ethernet is the most widely used interface in industrial image processing due to low system costs, cables up to 100 m in length and the GigE Vision standard for easy integration. The ongoing trend toward higher resolution and speed due to ever faster production cycles and new CMOS sensors calls for cameras with increased transmission bandwidth. 10 Gigabit Ethernet allows for transmission of 10 times more image data at 1.1 GB/s while at the same time providing all the advantages of Gigabit Ethernet interfacing without requiring a change to integration software.

The 10 GigE interface provides stronger solutions for applications requiring high bandwidth for long-distance transmission up to 100 m with a single cable, but eliminates the need for specialized components such as frame grabbers.
Under the label 10GBase-T, the Ethernet standard IEEE 802.3an defines the use of twisted pair cables. CAT6 cables are allowed for up to 55 m distance. Greater distances call for CAT6a cables.
For existing CAT5e installations where replacing the present cabling is economically infeasible, transmission rates of 2.5 or 5 Gbit/s are recommended. Transmission speed is defined in standard IEEE 802.3bz of the NBASE-T Alliance.
 

Precise detection in fast processes

Modern CMOS sensors offer excellent image quality at high sensitivity, low dark noise and a very high dynamic range at high frame rates. Together with the 10 GigE interface, these benefits display their strength in fast processes such as in video applications with up to 4K at 60 fps as well as in motion analysis and in virtual reality applications.

LXT and QXT models by Baumer are high-performance industrial cameras with 10GBase-T interface and the latest CMOS sensors.

Short latency for ever-increasing machine speed

Minimum CPU load but maximum bandwidth: enhanced processing performance for your application

Baumer GigE Vision cameras and Baumer GAPI SDK will not lose a single frame thanks to the internal image memory together with an efficient filter driver. This was proven in endurance tests both under Windows 7/10 and Linux. Neither the Camera Link nor CoaXPress interfaces provide such high security in image data transfer.

Since 10GBase-T does not require a standard interface card, or only one that is significantly cheaper than Camera Link or CoaXPress, system costs and the effort for software integration and field maintenance are greatly reduced.

Furthermore, favorably priced standard Ethernet cables are sufficient over the much more expensive cables required for Camera Link. And thanks to the RJ45 Ethernet connector for host assembly in the field, you need only pay for the required cable.

Where periodic image acquisition is required instead of continuous, for example in clocked production, 10 GigE cameras with burst mode offer an alternative to CoaXPress. QX series cameras with 12 MP resolution are capable of 335 fps in short-term acquisition, which is about twice the speed of fourfold CoaXPress CXP-6 cameras.