Machine vision engineers who are beginning to integrate one or two CoaXPress (CXP) cameras into their systems are discovering that they are limited to buying an expensive four-link frame grabber although they only plan on using a maximum of one dual-link camera or two single-link cameras. BitFlow, Inc. is providing a cost-effective alternative to four-link CoaXPress (CXP) frame grabbers with its Karbon™ CXP2, a two-link frame grabber ideal for smaller vision systems.
BitFlow Karbon-CXP2 frame grabbers offer video acquisition speeds up to 6 Gigabits per second, and will send control commands and triggers at 20 Megabits per second - all over a single piece of 75 Ohm coaxial cable in lengths up to 135 meters. Additionally, a maximum 13W of power can be transmitted to camera along the cable. Engineers leveraging the Karbon-CXP2 can easily re-purpose existing coaxial infrastructure with very low installation costs, reducing system complexity and improving utilization.