XIMEA's xIQ First USB 3.0 Camera to Support Linux

XIMEA has added Linux compatibility to the world’s smallest world’s smallest industrial USB 3.0 camera – the xiQ series – measuring just 26.4 x 26.4 x 19.1 mm, or or 13cm2 compared to competing solutions that require 25cm2.

The xiQ series industrial-grade cameras (see ximea.com) now come standard with support software for systems running Linux 3.3 kernels and above, including Linux Unbutu distribution.

Contrary to reports from competing USB 3.0 cameras, the xiQ series, measuring just 26.4 x 26.4 x 19.1 mm and weighing a mere 26, is significantly smaller than competing solutions that measure 29 x 29 x 30 mm. XIMEA achieves this compact size by designing the xiQ on a single PCB board, compared to three separate boards for competing solutions. This, coupled with low power and an complimentary APIs for dozens of the machine vision industry’s most popular image processing programs means that xiQ can greatly simplify OEM efforts to integrate imaging sensors into larger manufacturing, medical, security, and medical systems.

The xiQ series USB3.0 industrial camera from XIMEA GmbH delivers up to 5 Gbps of data, enabling image transfers of up to 400 megapixels per second (Mpix/s), opto-isolated trigger input and illuminator control output, and on-board non-volatile memory for user settings and custom data.

xiQ cameras offer up to 4 Mpix, global shutters, frame rates up to 600 fps, and improved quantum efficiency (QE) in the visible and NIR spectral ranges. All XIMEA’s cameras ship with application programming interfaces (APIs) for the most common image processing software, including programs from Cognex, Matrox, National Instruments, MVTec, and many more.

XIMEA just released a new software for machine vision practitioners. The free tool helps to optimize USB camera systems, manage updates for firmware and software and to identify data bottlenecks. Visits to support sites and time consuming searches to a vendor's knowlegebase thus become obsolete.

CEO Max Larin about the new software, xiCOP:

“xiCOP can help designers simplify connections and optimize USB3.0 implementations, including hubs, controllers, and XIMEA cameras; firmware updates; and the latest USB3.0-compliant application programming interfaces for more than 30 of the most common image processing libraries. xiCOP is a product of XIMEA’s commitment to best-in-industry support for cutting-edge technologies like the USB3.0 SuperSpeed interface that give machine vision customers a competitive edge in today’s hypercompetitive global marketplace.”

 xiCOP is avaiable for download on XIMEA.com.

XIMEA released several innovative products during the last years, including the world's smallest fully fledged USB camera. A complete overview on the product line can be found in XIMEA's industrial camera guide.

New XIMEA White Paper: What Would You Do With the Power of a PC and PLC in an Industrial Camera

Would you improve your product quality and cut waste? Would you cut out thousands of dollars from your capital expenditures by including a PLC inside the camera along with the PC for real-time downstream product sorting and robot guidance?

These are just a few examples of how customers can benefit from a new class of industrial PC camera described in “PC Cameras: PC-Host Vision Performance Without Sacrifice,” a new white paper from XIMEA GmbH, manufacturer of industrial, smart camera, and scientific imaging equipment.

In the past, machine vision customers have had to choose between fully functional, space-hogging PC-host systems and compact, smart cameras that are not all that smart. This new white paper explains how products such as XIMEA’s new CURRERA line of PC cameras use high-speed, low-power Intel Atom and AMD Fusion microprocessors with zero copy transfers to achieve upwards of 90 Gigaflops – enough to match a PC-host system with enough spare horsepower to include an integrated PLC with microsecond latency.

Download XIMEA’s newest white paper at www.ximea.com and automatically get entered to win a CURRERA-R starter kit while learning more about the capabilities of PC cameras, including support for fully functional and embedded versions of Windows 7 and Linux OS; user-selectable, full image processing software libraries; and integrated PLC and PC peripheral device support.

About XIMEA
XIMEA GmbH believes that the best industrial, smart, and scientific cameras offer the highest levels of processing power, compatibility, and support at a competitive price. That’s why for more than 20 years, XIMEA has designed the smartest, most compact industrial cameras for machine vision applications in motion control, assembly, robotics, and industrial inspection and process control, as well as security and surveillance cameras and scientific cameras for life-science, medical, and defense applications. XIMEA is a proud member of AIA, EMVA, USB3 Vision and ONVIF associations and standards groups. Learn more about XIMEA at www.ximea.com.