Which camera interfaces are there and what are the features ?
mvBlueFOX, mvBlueCOUGAR, mvTITAN, mvGAMMA, mvDELTA, mvSIGMA, mvHYPERION, mvBlueLYNX, mvBlueLYNX-M7
Camera type | Analog cameras1 | CameraLink cameras1 | USB cameras | FireWire cameras | Gigabit Ethernet cameras |
Max. data rate | 40-80 Mbyte/s | 255 Mbyte/s (BASE) 510 Mbyte/s (MEDIUM) 650 Mbyte/s (FULL) |
60 Mbyte/s (USB 2.0) | 50 Mbyte/s (FireWire A) 100 Mbyte/s (FireWire B) |
125 Mbyte/s |
Processor load of host PC | low | low | medium..high (according to the driver implementation and resolution) | medium | medium..high (according to the driver implementation and resolution) |
Max. cable length | 100 m | 10 m | 5 m 30 m (with repeater) |
5 m (FireWire A) 100 m (FireWire B) |
100 m |
Power supply over standard cable | - | optionally | yes | yes | optionally |
1 Cameras need a frame grabber