Software Overview - Matrox GatorEye Series Installation And Technical Reference

12 Chapter 1: Before you begin
MIL
GatorEye, and transient free "clean" switching. This product ships with an M12
to DB-25 cable that has an M12 17-pin connector on one end and a DB-25
connector on the other.
• GT-IPCAP*, a replacement glass lens cap.
• GT-IPCAD-P*, a replacement polycarbonate lens cap.
The following products are available from Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG:
• VIP-3/SC/D25SUB/F (2315188) (The VIP-3/SC/D25SUB/F VARIOFACE
module), a DIN-rail mountable connection module. It is similar to the
BREAKOUT-BOX* connection module, described previously, but lacks the serial
connection and the compatibility with G4 Opto-22 standard I/O modules. The
VIP-3/SC/D25SUB/F VARIOFACE module does not ship with a cable. This
module is described in detail in Appendix F: Connection modules.
• DFLK-D25 SUB/B (2280323) (The DFLK-D25 SUB/B VARIOFACE module),
a rack-mountable connection module. It is similar to the VARIOFACE module
with screw connection, described earlier, but is smaller and is not DIN-rail
mountable. The DFLK-D25 SUB/B VARIOFACE module does not ship with a
cable. This module is described in detail in Appendix F: Connection modules.
❖ If needed, you can purchase a C-Mount lens from a third-party manufacturer. To
learn how to select a lense, refer to Appendix C: Selecting a lens.

Software overview

Matrox GatorEye can be used with any GigE Vision standard software, including
the Matrox Imaging Library (MIL) and its derivatives (for example, MIL-Lite and
Matrox Intellicam). All Matrox software is supported under Windows; MIL is also
supported under Linux when using Matrox GatorEye. Consult your software
manual for supported versions of these operating systems. Matrox GatorEye
includes royalty-free use of the MIL driver for GigE Vision. In addition, your
Matrox GatorEye comes with a MIL-Lite development license.
MIL is a high-level programming library with an extensive set of optimized
functions for image capture, processing, analysis, transfer, compression, display,
and archiving. Image processing operations include point-to-point, statistical,