Machine Vision

 

Capture More Than an Image

The pylon driver package is designed to operate with all IEEE 1394 and GigE Vision Basler line scan and area scan cameras. The pylon driver offers stable, reliable, flexible image data exchange between Basler cameras and PCs at a very low CPU load.

The internal architecture of the pylon driver package is based on technology rooted in the GenICam standard and offers you easy access to the latest camera models and features without the need for driver software updates.

Your benefits from the Basler pylon driver package include:

	High bandwidth data transfer at a very low CPU load
	GigE Vision and IEEE 1394 data interface support
	Area scan and line scan camera support
	The availability of 32 bit or 64 bit Windows and Linux versions
	A unified API for all cameras using Windows or Linux
	Flexible camera support based on the GenICam standard
	A live viewer for installations with multiple cameras
	Compatibility with the most common software development environments

Compatibility

A wide compatibility range lets you meet any kind of application requirements and ensures a rapid payback for the time spent in camera/driver integration. Basler pylon supports all of the common technologies required for image processing application development, such as operating systems, programming languages or tools, and third party software packages.

	Programming Technologies: C / C++
	Development Tools: Microsoft Visual Studio 2003, 2005, and 2008
	Operating Systems: 32 bit or 64 bit Windows 2000/XP/Vista and Linux (from Kernel 2.6)
	Third Party Software: Basler cameras are supported by all common third party software packages for image processing – please view the list on our website. The Basler pylon driver package is used for image data transport, and the third party software uses its own driver to perform image processing. Because all camera features are exposed via a GenICam-compliant XML file, you can access all Basler camera features regardless of the software used.

pylon Tools

All pylon tools only use the API methods documented in the pylon SDK. You can, therefore, use the pylon tools to easily test how well a camera is integrated into your application without the need for any programming. Pylon tools are available for all supported OS versions.

	Viewer Tool: The pylon viewer is the ideal tool for testing and evaluating Basler cameras. The new tree-structured camera menu lets you adjust the image presentation, gives you control of all advanced camera features, and lets you easily determine the best camera parameter setup. Pylon’s "Info Window" also provides additional information of interest to application programmers. When a function is selected, programming context information for the selected function, such as the parameter name or ranges, is displayed.
	IP Config Tool: Configuration management for any kind of GigE Vision network can be accomplished with the pylon IP Configuration tool. Adjustments are possible even for complex networks. And you can even find "lost' cameras with suboptimal configurations and place them back into the network.
	MSI Driver Modules: Each MSI driver module can be separately integrated into your application installer. This lets you hide the camera technology at the customer end and reduces the required installation effort to a single step.

Please click here to download your pylon version for Windows 32 Bit or 64 Bit.

Or contact your Basler Sales representant to get pylon for Linux 32/64 Bit.