Pleora's iPORT-SB PRO GigE Solutions for Sony Blocks Cameras

Pleora Technologies, iPORT-SB PRO, makes converting Sony analog block cameras signals to GigE possible. The Sony FCBH11, FCBEH4300 AND FCBEH6300, High Definition Color Block Cameras and the FCBEX1020 and FCBEX995E are all supported by Pleora’s iPORT-SB PRO.

The advantages of being able to convert these cameras to a GigE with the iPORT-SB PRO interface are many:

· converts the camera to a GenICam Compliant camera

· makes networking easier

· makes the transfer of large amounts of data faster

· transfers data at full 30fps

· transfers data over longer distances

· reduces cabling by transporting data and video over one cable

What is GenICam? There are basically three types of GenICam^TM compliant products: cameras, transport layers, and software libraries. The rules specifying which products are considered to be GenICam^TM compliant are listed in the GenICam^TM license document.

The GenICam^TM standard committee will provide a checklist for each type of product (camera, transport layer, library) allowing individual vendors to verify compliance of their product(s) with the standard. Products passing all required tests are considered GenICam^TM compliant and may be advertised using GenICam^TM logo. (http://www.emva.org/cms/index.php?idcatart=83)

GenICam consists of four modules:

• GenApi: This module defines the format of an XML file that captures the features of a device. GenApi also specifies how to access and control the features. All GenICam-compliant devices must contain an XML file that conforms to this format.
• Standard Features Naming Convention: This module standardizes the names of more than 220 commonly used camera features. To comply with GigE Vision, seven of the features are mandatory. The rest are either recommended or optional. Compliance with the naming convention is important for interoperability, as it frees application software from the complexity of situations where vendors call the same feature by different names, such as, 'Brightness' and 'Gain'.
• GenTL: This module defines a software interface for accessing image data from a generic transport layer.
• CLProtocol: This module allows cameras that comply with the Camera Link® standard to be accessed through GenApi. It defines the format of a dynamic-link library that converts a vendor-specific serial protocol to a GenApi interface.

There are two levels of compliance to GenICam:

• GenICam-compliance: where a product either provides or interprets a compliant XML file.
• GenICam TL-compliance: where a product exposes a transport layer compatible with GenTL.

(http://www.pleora.com/what-we-do/networked-video/genicam)

Aegis Electronic Group, Inc. offers the Pleora Interface Converters and Sony Block Cameras as well as other products that support camera technology and peripherals. Please visit our website at www.aegis-elec.com for more information.