Small, flexible and innovative: The new Baumer Gigabit Ethernet cameras of the TX series With the new Gigabit Ethernet cameras of the TXG series, Baumer has set a milestone which will determine further developments in this field. With data transfer rates of up to 1000 Mbit/sec and cable length of up to 100 meters, GigE surpasses previous technologies such as FireWire and USB. These newly presented cameras are suitable for use in the most diverse environments. The range of functions, the remarkably small and rugged design as well as low power consumption make this camera series suitable for most industrial applications. With the new TXG series 13 Gigabit Ethernet camera models with resolutions from VGA to 5 megapixel in monochrome and color versions are available to the user. Naturally, all TXG cameras convince with the excellent Baumer image quality. These cameras with their conformity to GigE Vision, are 'plug and play' with the supplied driver software as well as with established image processing solutions. The newly-developed generic programming interface Baumer-GAPI, bridges the gap to individual software packages. With this interface, all Baumer FireWire and Gigabit Ethernet cameras can be controlled on one PC, using the same software, regardless of interface.