Glossary
1080p
1080p is short form term designating a set of HDTV characterized by 1080 horizontal lines resolution and progressive scan.
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720p
720p describes the lowest resolution defined in the television standard for High Definition TV.
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ADC
An electronic device that converts a voltage to a proportional digital number.
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Analog-to-digital converter
An electronic device that converts a voltage to a proportional digital number.
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AOI
Area of Interest (AOI) - a portion on the camera's sensor.
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AOI-Level 1
Support of certain resolutions (e.g. CIF, PAL etc.).
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AOI-Level 2
Support of any resolution, configuration via WebInterface only.
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AOI-Level 3
Support of any resolution, configuration via WebInterface or video management software.
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AOI-Level 4
Support of digital pan/tilt by moving an AOI.
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AOI-Level 5
Support of output scaling configuration via video management software.
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API
Application Programming Interface (API) - a set of specifications allowing application software to communicate with the camera.
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Application Programming Interface
Application Programming Interface (API) - a set of specifications allowing application software to communicate with the camera.
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Area of Interest
A portion on the camera's sensor.
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Area Scan Camera
Area Scan cameras contain a rectangular sensor with more than one line of pixels, which are exposed simultaneously.
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Bayer pattern
A regular array of red, green and blue color filters covering a sensor's pixels.
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Binning
Technique of summarizing several neighboring pixels in the CCD sensor of an industrial camera to a block of pixels with the goal of improving the signal to noise ratio.
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Blooming
An artifact occurring in images that were acquired by a CCD image sensor.
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C-Mount
A lens mount for screw in lenses.
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Camera Link
Camera Link (CL) is a serial communication protocol designed for computer vision applications.
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CCD
A charge-coupled device (CCD) is a device for movement of electrical charge.
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CCD Sensor
Electronic device to convert light (photons) into electronic signals (electrons).
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CCT+
The Basler Camera Configuration Tool Plus (CCT+) is a Windows based tool for configuring Basler cameras that adhere to the Camera Link standard.
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Charge-Coupled Device
A charge-coupled device (CCD) is a device for movement of electrical charge.
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CMOS
Complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) is a technology for constructing integrated circuits.
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CMOS Sensor
Electronic device to convert light (photons) into electronic signals (electrons).
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Color Creation
Color filter
Colored transparent cover for a pixel.
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Color Interpolation
Refers to the method of calculating full color information for a pixel.
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CS-Mount
A lens mount for screw in lenses.
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Day/Night Functionality
Provides clear camera images even in low light.
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DNS
Domain Name System
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Dynamic Range
Dynamic Range describes the ratio of the largest signal to the smallest signal (that can be distinguished from noise) in an image.
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EMVA
The European Machine Vision Association (EMVA) is an association of companies and corporations involved in machine vision and standardization in that field.
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EMVA1288
The EMVA1288 standard describes a unified method to measure, compute, and present the specification parameters for cameras and image sensors used in machine vision applications.
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Ethernet
Ethernet is a family of computer networking technologies for local area networks (LANs) commercially introduced in 1980.
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European Machine Vision Association
The European Machine Vision Association (EMVA) is an association of companies and corporations involved in machine vision and standardization in that field.
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F-Mount
A bayonet type lens mount.
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Fixed Box Camera
Fixed camera e.g. for video surveillance.
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Fixed Dome Camera
Fixed camera with dome housing.
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FPS
Unit of the frame rate.
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Frame Grabber
An electronic device installed in a PC for interfacing to a camera.
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Frame Rate
The number of frames per second that are acquired or transmitted.
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Frames per Second
Unit of the frame rate.
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Full HD
A set of HDTV characterized by 1080 horizontal lines resolution and progressive scan.
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Full well capacity
This quantity refers to the largest charge that a pixel can hold before an overflow of charge into adjacent pixels within the sensor causes the so-called blooming.
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GenApi
An API for configuring machine vision cameras
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GenICam™
GenICam is a standard of the European Machine Vision Association (EMVA) allowing to control machine vision cameras via a generic programming interface.
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GenTL
A module of GenICam providing a unified mechanism for grabbing and streaming images from the camera.
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Gigabit Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) defines a tethered protocol for data transfer based on the widespread Ethernet standard.
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H.264
Standard for video compression.
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HD
The lowest resolution defined in the television standard for High Definition TV.
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High Profile
A specific H.264 profile.
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Image Sensor
An electronic device containing a large number of small light sensitive areas (pixels), where photons generate electric charges that are transformed to an electric signal.
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Interlaced scan
Readout of an image sensor or update of an image frame occurs in an alternating fashion for odd-numbered and even-numbered horizontal lines of pixels.
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Internet Protocol
The Internet Protocol (IP) is the principal communications protocol used for relaying datagrams (packets) across an internetwork using the Internet Protocol Suite.
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Internet Protocol address
Unique address in a network.
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IR-cut filter
An infrared cut filter (IR-cut filter) is used to block light with wavelengths longer than visible light while transmitting visible light.
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Line Scan
Line Scan cameras have a sensor consisting of 1 to 3 pixel lines.
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Multi-Streaming and Multi-Encoding
Multicast
Multicasting allows an IP camera to simultaneously transmit images to multiple devices attached to the network.
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OEM
An original equipment manufacturer (OEM) manufactures products or components.
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Original Equipment Manufacturer
An original equipment manufacturer (OEM) manufactures products or components.
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PoE
Power over Ethernet or PoE technology describes a system to pass low voltage electrical power safely, along with data, on Ethernet cabling.
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Power over Ethernet
Power over Ethernet or PoE technology describes a system to pass low voltage electrical power safely, along with data, on Ethernet cabling.
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Primary Colors
A set colors from which other colors can be derived.
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pylon
Basler pylon offers stable, reliable, flexible image data exchange between Basler cameras and PCs at a very low CPU load.
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RoHs
Collective term for Directive (European Union) 2002/95/EG and its realization into national right.
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SDK
Software Development Kit
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Sensor
An electronic device containing a large number of small light sensitive areas (pixels), where photons generate electric charges that are transformed to an electric signal.
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Signal-to-Noise Ratio
A measure that compares the level of a desired signal to the level of background noise.
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TCP
Transmission Control Protocol
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UDP
User Datagram Protocol
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Unicast
Unicasting is the common capability that lets an IP camera transmit images directly to a single device attached to the network.
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Vandal resistance
Ability to withstand deliberate attempts of damage.
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VBR
Variable Bit Rate
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VGA
A graphics card driver standard.
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Video Graphics Array
A graphics card driver standard.
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VoIP
Voice over IP
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White Balance
The white balance helps to adjust a color camera to the ligting conditions.
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