Pixelink Knowledge Base

General Camera Information

Camera information

Pixelink Cameras
Pixelink manufactures cameras for microscopy and machine vision applications. Our knowledge base provides information about the specification and the featur...
Thu, 27 Jun, 2019 at 3:12 PM
Pixelink Product Numbering
Each model of camera is based on a sensor and electronics package and has a number of configuration options that include: Target market and application; ...
Wed, 14 Oct, 2020 at 5:06 PM
Introduction to Pixelink Drivers
Pixelink provides drivers for FireWire, GigE and USB interfaces on Windows operating systems, and for USB 3.0 interfaces on some Linux operating systems. On...
Thu, 27 Jun, 2019 at 3:15 PM
Handling Procedures
Enclosed Cameras ESD – Pixelink enclosed cameras are not ESD sensitive and can be handled without ESD protection. Water & Dust – The enclosures ...
Wed, 22 May, 2019 at 2:29 PM
Power
Power is generally supplied over the interface connection. External power can be supplied to cameras if necessary. Power Requirements The camera pow...
Fri, 8 Sep, 2023 at 1:42 PM
How To Interpret Digital Camera Parameters
This topic defines digital camera parameters, as they relate to image quality, and explains how they are measured at Pixelink. There are many more but we be...
Wed, 22 May, 2019 at 2:43 PM
Image Data Formats
This document describes the layout of information within a frame of image data populated by a call to the Pixelink API's function PxLGetNextFrame or a c...
Fri, 14 Jul, 2023 at 9:30 AM
Shock, Vibration and Temperature
Shock and Vibration Pixelink PL-B and PL-E enclosed cameras will withstand the following shock and vibration limits: Variable frequency vibration fro...
Mon, 18 Sep, 2023 at 10:58 AM
Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) reliability statistics for Pixelink cameras
Pixelink does not currently compute Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) reliability statistics for Pixelink cameras or for the imaging sensors used on these ca...
Tue, 12 Mar, 2024 at 10:45 AM
LED Light Status
The cameras have a Status LED that indicates the hardware and operational status of the camera. The LED indicates the following behavior: Flashing orange...
Mon, 6 Feb, 2023 at 12:06 PM