Teledyne DALSA Supports New Camera Link HS Standard

Summary

May 1, 2012 - Teledyne DALSA, announced its ongoing support for the AIA’s newest interface standard, Camera Link HS (CLHS). CLHS is a G3 standard (JIIA, EMVA and AIA). Through the AIA, a 15 member CLHS committee of independent companies is leading the continued development and deployment of the new standard. Updates on the ratification process and details on development requirements can be found on the AIA’s website. Increasing resolution and faster frame rates have caused cameras for machine vision systems to steadily grow in their need for bandwidth. Camera Link HS is the next generation interface standard that addresses the needs of all machine vision applications. It is designed from a system point of view, ensuring the ability to create low cost cameras and frame grabbers, while fulfilling the ease of use, flexibility and data reliability demanded by customers. Camera Link HS builds on the key strengths of Camera Link and adds new features and functions to meet customers’ demands. The standard will be ratified in May 2012 and features the following benefits:

• Low Cost Solution, Off-the-Shelf, Multi-Vendor Components
• Scalable Bandwidths from 300 MB/s to 16 GB/s
• Flexible Cables
• Reliable Data Delivery
• Industry Supported
• Direct Fiber Optic Conversion Possible

“Teledyne DALSA has a long history of leading the industry in the adoption of new communication interfaces,” said Mark Butler, Teledyne DALSA Senior Product Manager. “We look forward to the upcoming release of CLHS in May as we continue to work with the AIA CLHS committee and other camera and frame grabber manufacturers to deploy the new interface.” Teledyne DALSA’s Falcon2 12M camera and advanced PCI Express (PCIe) frame grabber, the Xcelera PX8, are designed to support the AIA’s newest interface, CLHS.

About Teledyne DALSA’s Machine Vision Products and Services Teledyne DALSA is a world leader in the design, manufacture and deployment of digital imaging components for the machine vision market. Teledyne DALSA image sensors, cameras, smart cameras, frame grabbers, software, and vision solutions are used in thousands of automated inspection systems around the world and across multiple industries including semiconductor, solar cell, flat panel display, electronics, automotive, medical, packaging and general manufacturing.