Mako Technical Manual
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About Mako GigE cameras
About Mako GigE cameras
Mako
Mako cameras have a Gigabit Ethernet interface.
GigE
GigE is the abbreviation for
Gig
abit
E
thernet.
All Mako cameras are GigE Vision V1.2 compliant cameras with Gigabit Ethernet
interface. Mako cameras work with Gigabit Ethernet hardware and cable lengths
up to 100 m.
GigE Vision
The GigE Vision standard is an interface standard for digital machine vision cam-
eras widely supported in the industrial imaging industry. In contrast, GigE
(Gigabit Ethernet) is the network GigE Vision is built upon.
GenICam
GenICam is the command structure for the GigE Vision camera controls.
GenICam is administered by the European Machine Vision Association (EMVA).
GenICam establishes a common camera control interface allowing third-party
software to communicate with cameras from various manufacturers without
customization. Allied Vision GigE cameras are GenICam V1.0 compliant.