80% time savings
Studies show that independent developers finished tasks in 20% or less of the time that they needed to complete the same tasks with other comparable APIs.
pylon SDKs
Increase Your Productivity and Get Fast Results
The pylon SDKs provide programming interfaces that are easy to learn and help increasing your productivity and the stability of your applications. Each SDK comes with many code samples for all kinds of functionalities, and includes a comprehensive developer documentation. The pylon SDKs are available for several programming languages such as C++, .Net/C#, C, and Java.
Your Benefits with the pylon APIs
Fewer causes of failure, more stability
Thanks to the reduced programming scope and the simplicity of developing your own application, the search for errors is also greatly simplified. Many potential causes of failure are completely avoided from the start.
Flexibility in the development process
The pylon APIs make it possible, for example, to easily develop an application in Windows with USB cameras which will then be tested in a Linux-based ARM environment and used with GigE cameras. This makes pylon perfectly suitable for development of embedded applications.
GenICam without training
The pylon APIs rely on the GenICam standard. The complex details of GenICam are encapsulated by the pylon APIs. You can benefit from the advantages of GenICam during the development without needing specific knowledge of the standard.
Simple deployment
pylon's copy deployment concept allows installing all necessary pylon components used for your application just by simple file copies. This saves time and reduces unnecessary complexity in your deployment process.
Download pylon for your operating system
The pylon camera software suite is free software that can be installed and used right after downloading.
Components of the Basler pylon Camera Software Suite
Basler’s pylon consists of three components: SDKs for integration into application software, configuration tools for evaluating and setting-up cameras, and drivers and GenTL producers for reliable connectivity.
pylon Viewer
Easy camera evaluation and powerful tools for getting the best image out of your camera – Vignetting Correction, Sharpness, Bandwidth Manager and more.
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pylon drivers & GenTL
Stable, certified drivers for Windows, Linux, macOS, and Android, and easy interfacing via Gen<I>Cam and GenTL. Outstanding performance for your application.
pylon vTools
Easy creation of high-performance image processing functions for your applications. Structure recognition, object positioning or robust code recognition - perfectly matched to Basler's camera portfolio.
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