01/25/10 — The latest version of GigE Vision, the widely adopted camera interface standard, with dozens of leading companies offering hundreds of GigE Vision compliant products in the market, has been released. The GigE Vision camera interface standard that has been used by the machine vision industry since 2006 has recently been updated and Version 1.2 is now available. The GigE Vision standard committee worked diligently to improve the standard and version 1.2 brings brand new features, such as control of non-streaming devices to the industry. The Automated Imaging Association (AIA), the trade group that represents the global machine vision and imaging…

11/04/09 — Matrox GatorEye, the newest member of the GigE Vision family of cameras, has an IP67 rating meaning that it is totally protected against dust and protected against the effect of immersion between 15cm and 1m, making it suitable for harsh and demanding manufacturing environments. Matrox Imaging has announced an industrial IP67-rated camera for machine vision applications: Matrox GatorEye. “Machine vision is used in many different types of industrial applications, and vision systems are often placed in less than ideal conditions,” explains Fabio Perelli, Product Manager, Matrox Imaging. “Factory environments can be dusty or damp, and vibrations from industrial equipment can…