Daheng Imaging MERCURY2 GigE Series User Manual page 15

This interface is developed according to the standard of general transport layer in Gen<i>Cam standard,
DAHENG IMAGING follows the Gen<i>Cam standard and provides the GenTL interface for the user, the
user can use the GenTL interface directly to develop their own control program.
In addition, users can use some third-party software that supports Gen<i>Cam standard to control the
camera, such as HALCON.
3) GigE Vision interface
The MERCURY2 series GigE Vision camera is compatible with the GigE Vision protocol, which allows the
user to control the camera directly through the PC software based on the GigE Vision protocol.
In addition, the user can use some third-party software that supports the GigE Vision protocol to control
the camera, such as HALCON.
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Note
GEN<i>CAM standard: GEN<i>CAM is administered by the European Machine Vision Association (EMVA).
GenICam provides a generic programming interface for all kinds of cameras and devices. It provides a
standard application programming interface (API), no matter what interface technology is being used. It
mainly includes the following modules:
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GenAPI: an XML description file format defining how to capture the features of a device and how to
access and control these features in a standard way
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GenTL: a generic Transport Layer Interface, between software drivers and libraries, that transports
the image data from the camera to the application running on a PC
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SFNC: common naming convention for camera features, which promotes interoperability between
products from different manufacturers
Figure 3-1 GEN<i>CAM standard schematic diagram
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3.Installation Guidelines
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