About GigE Vision

On a very basic level, a GigE Vision-based vision system consists of a GigE Vision-camera connected to a PC, either in a point-to-point connection or via a switched network. In the simplified diagram below, the camera streams images using the GigE Vision protocol over a standard Ethernet cable to a GigE Vision-compatible application running on the PC.

If the application is GenICam-compliant, a user can also control and configure the camera's features (gain, brightness etc.) by changing settings directly in the application. A GigE Vision-compatible camera must present all its public features in an XML file that is formatted in accordance with the GenICam standard.

(More information on the GigE Vision and GenICam standards is available here.)