CameraLink camera KAPPA opto electronics
CCD, CameraLink

Camera Link is a manufacturer spanning standardized interface for the digital data transfer between camera and frame grabber. Due to high transmission bandwidth Camera Link is predestined for image processing tasks. Further advantages of Camera Link are easy integration and low priced cable concepts. The Kappa 12 Bit digital cameras with CameraLink interface are equipped with Camera Link interface and work according to the base configuration. The camera series is based on variable camera electronics, low power consumption, advanced circuitry, and an extremely rugged design with an excellent signal quality at the same time. The user can choose between color or black-and-white systems, high-quality CCD sensors by Sony and Kodak with megapixel resolution and various interfaces (FireWire/IIDC compatible, CameraLink, GigE).
Kappa CameraLink cameras offer bit rates from 1.5 GBit/s up to 2.7 GBit/s. Camera Link is a registered trademark of the Automated Imaging Association (AIA). New for version 1.2: „Power over CameraLink“. Image information is transmitted parallel to power. A CL frame grabber is always required. For each CameraLink camera a specific configuration file is required. CameraLink also provides RS232 data.
Cable lengths of up to 10 m are possible. Progressive scan CCD, true color quality, megapixel resolution, excellent image quality, 12 bit digitization depth and user-friendly software environment characterize the CameraLink cameras. The customer can choose between 2/3, 1/1.8 and 1/2” CCD sensors, color or monochrome. The brilliant high fidelity color reproduction is achieved by the camera-internal Kappa color processing in real-time.

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