First PoE Frame Grabber Supports Two Channels and Link Aggregation
ADLINK Technology Inc. Posted 01/28/2010
The release of the GIE62+, the industry's first Power over Ethernet (PoE) frame grabber has been announced by Adlink Technology. It supports two independent Gigabit Ethernet ports for multiple Gigabit Ethernet Vision device connections with data transfer rates up to 1000Mb/s.
By supporting the Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP), the two Gigabit Ethernet ports of the GIE62+ can be configured as a Link Aggregation Group (LAG), and provide a sustained maximum data rate of 2Gb/s.
The GIE62+ is the company's latest addition to its 'power over cable' series of frame grabbers supporting Power over Camera Link, IEEE 1394b (FireWire 800), and now Power over Ethernet. The 'power over cable' solution provides single-cable solutions between cameras and frame grabbers to provide both data and power. Applications can greatly benefit through reduced costs, simpler installation (supporting cable lengths of up to 100 meters), and lower maintenance.
"This unique combination of features will be a great benefit for a wide range of applications, especially where high-speed industrial vision is required", stated Ethan Huang, senior product director, Adlink. "We've even included two of each isolated TTL digital inputs, outputs, and programmable trigger pulses to connect to external devices such as position sensors and strobe lighting to further simplify implementations of complex designs."
The GIE62+ also provides automatic detection of being a powered device within the system to ensure reliable connections between other PoE and non-PoE cameras and frame grabber cards, says the company.
