In the machine vision system, the frame grabber is the bridge connecting the industrial camera and the IPC, and its performance has a certain impact on the data transmission rate and integrity of the system. So, what aspects should be paid attention to when choosing a frame grabber? Taking the LR-LINK high-speed frame grabber as an example, here are the four major selection points for you.
Point 1. Interface Type
The mainstream frame grabber interface types in the market are divided into USB, GigE, CameraLink, CXP, etc. Among them, USB and GigE are the two most widely used interface types. GigE also includes GigE, 5GigE and 10GigE interfaces, which have higher bandwidth and stability. CameraLink and CXP are suitable for applications with special ultra-high-definition transmission requirements.
In addition to choosing a frame grabber with an interface that matches the industrial camera, requirements such as transmission distance, resolution, and cost must also be considered. For application scenarios with high resolution, long transmission distance, and connection to multiple industrial cameras, users can consider choosing the frame grabber with 10GigE interface, such as LR-LINK high-speed frame grabber, which can be adapted to industrial cameras such as Basler, Baumer, Hikvision, Daheng, to better meet the diverse application needs of users.
Point 2. Transmission Bandwidth
With the rapid development of photovoltaics, lithium batteries, precision manufacturing, rail transit, self-driving car, intelligent medical and other fields, users' demand for high-resolution and high-speed acquisition is increasing day by day. For this, choosing a frame grabber with a higher transmission bandwidth is the very necessary. The frame grabber with high transmission rate and huge data frame has the characteristics of high-speed and full-load transmission. It has obvious advantages in processing high-resolution and high-frame-rate image data streams, and can ensure stable data transmission and real-time performance.
Point 3. Hardware Reliability
During the image acquisition process, industrial cameras or frame grabber lose frames due to poor reliability, which will lead to incomplete image data or abnormal transmission, which will affect the quality of the product. As the necessary hardware for image acquisition and transmission, the frame grabber's reliability is very important. The high-reliability frame grabber has strong anti-interference ability and stability, and can run stably for a long time in harsh industrial environments such as high humidity, dust, and strong electromagnetic interference, and ensures stable and complete transmission of image data.
Point 4. Compatibility Guarantee
Compatibility is one of the key points in choosing frame grabbers. The application platform, operating system and hardware are perfectly compatible with the frame grabber, which can avoid unnecessary problems and failures. For example, the LR-LINK high-speed frame grabber is compatible with X86, AMD and other platforms, compatible with Windows, Ubuntu and other operating systems, compatible with 80% of industrial cameras in the industry, and has stable and reliable drivers. The application ensures the normal operation of the vision system, greatly improving work efficiency and user experience.
Besides the above points, users can also consider some additional functions and features, such as multi-channel input, PoE power supply, support for trigger functions and hardware compression, etc., to know the evaluation and suggestions of other users, and carefully choose reputable suppliers based on cost performance . After comprehensive consideration of various points, you can choose a frame grabber solution that suits your application needs to achieve high-quality image capture and processing.
"Avoid Frame Loss, Choose LR-LINK". The frame grabber is a key part of the entire machine vision image acquisition. Jumbo Frames play an important role in the stable and complete transmission of image data. The stable, reliable and excellent performance of LR-LINK Jumbo Frame Series frame grabbers can meet the needs of users for reliable. It provides excellent support for the machine vision industry.
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