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by Lars Rosenboom last modified 2010-11-16 15:41

Supported Camera and Frame Grabber Systems

To check if your camera system is supported, download the free evaluation version. We recommend using cameras from Allied Vision Technologies (AVT) with the Fringe Processor, as these are the types we use in-house most frequently.

  • AVT Firewire cameras Marlin, Dolphin, Stingray, Guppy, and Pike using one of the following APIs
    • DirectFirePackage (DirectShow plus custom interface)
    • FireGrab (new API)
    • FirePackage (old API, not quite stable)
  • DirectShow
    Greyscale cameras with proper DirectShow drivers. (Setting of exposure time is generally restricted and often not possible at all. Media type must be suitable.)
    • Firewire
    • USB
  • PixeLink Firewire cameras
    • PxL-API cameras (A7xx)
    • Mega-API cameras (A64x - old API)
  • Matrox MIL frame grabbers (Version 7.5 and 8.0)
    • Meteor II with CCIR cameras
    • Meteor II Digital with
      • Kodak/Redlake MegaPlus 1.0
      • Kodak/Redlake MegaPlus 4.0
      • Kodak/Redlake MegaPlus 4.2i
  • MATRIX Vision PCimage-SDIG frame grabbers with camera
    • Vosskühler CCD-4000