Glossary

B
• Buffer module
  GenTL module that represents a memory buffer. Buffers must be announced to the data stream that will fill them with image data.
C
• Callback model
  Defines when and where (in which thread) callback functions are executed. eGrabber supports three callback models named respectively CallbackOnDemand, CallbackSingleThread and CallbackMultiThread.
• Camera and illumination controller
  Part of a frame grabber card that controls a camera and its associated illumination devices. Hosted in the device module.
• CIC
  Acronym for Camera and Illumination Controller
• Camera Link
  Robust communications link using a dedicated cable connection and a standardized communications protocol. Camera Link is a hardware specification that standardizes the connection between cameras and frame grabbers. It defines a complete interface that includes provisions for data transfer, camera timing, serial communications, and real-time signaling to the camera.
• Coaxlink
  Euresys product series of CoaXPress frame grabbers
• Coaxlink card
  Euresys CoaXPress frame grabber
• Coaxlink driver
  Euresys software driver for Coaxlink cards (superseded by eGrabber driver since release 12.8)
• Coaxlink series
  Euresys product series of CoaXPress frame grabbers
• CXP
  Acronym for CoaXPress
• CoaXPress
  Interface and communication standard for industrial cameras using single or multiple coaxial cables. It supports the asymmetric high-speed transmission of images and related control data. This digital interface standard, hosted by the JIIA (Japan Industrial Imaging Association), has been developed for high-speed image data transmission in machine vision applications. (Source: http://www.coaxpress.com/)
• Common transport interface
  GenTL producer
• CTI
  Acronym for Common Transport Interface
D
• Data Stream module
  GenTL module that handles buffers
• device
  Represents the camera component in the frame grabber driver. This is the camera defined in the driver, as opposed to the camera actually connected to the frame grabber (remote device). This corresponds to the GenTL Device module.
• Device module
  GenTL module that contains the frame grabber settings relating to the camera. Parent of the data stream module. Sibling of the remote device.
E
• eGrabber card
  Euresys frame grabber driven by eGrabber (Coaxlink series and Grablink Duo)
• eGrabber driver
  Euresys software driver for the latest generation of image acquisition products (Coaxlink series and Grablink Duo)
• eGrabber Gigelink
  Optional library of eGrabber that provides a universal, hardware-independent access to GigE Vision cameras
• eGrabber Recorder
  Optional library of eGrabber that provides video recording services to hard drives
• EMVA
  Acronym for European Machine Vision Association
G
• GenApi
  GenICam standard that deals with camera and frame grabber configuration
• GenApi feature
  Camera or frame grabber feature, defined in a register description. Either a set/get parameter, or a command with side effects.
• GenApi features
  Camera or frame grabber feature, defined in a register description. Either a set/get parameter, or a command with side effects.
• GenICam
  Set of EMVA standards. It consists of GenApi, GenTL, the SFNC and the PFNC.
• GenTL
  GenICam standard that deals with data transport. TL stands for Transport Layer.
• GenTL producer
  Software library that implements the GenTL API. File with the cti extension (e.g., coaxlink.cti).
• Gigelink
  Shortname of eGrabber Gigelink
• Grablink
  Euresys product series of Camera Link frame grabbers
• Grablink card
  Euresys Camera Link frame grabber
• Grablink series
  Euresys product series of Camera Link frame grabbers
I
• I/O toolbox
  Part of eGrabber card that controls digital I/O lines and implements tools such as rate converters, delay lines, etc. Hosted in the interface module.
• Info command
  Numerical identifier used to query a specific piece of information from a GenTL module. Info commands are defined either in the standard GenTL header file, or in a vendor-specific header file (e.g., info commands specific to eGrabber are defined in include/GenTL_v1_5_EuresysCustom.h).
• interface
  Represents the frame grabber component in the frame grabber driver. This corresponds to the GenTL Interface module.
• Interface module
  GenTL module that represents a frame grabber. Parent of the device module.
P
• PFNC
  Acronym for Pixel Format Naming Convention
• Power-over-CoaXPress
  Standard power delivery method over the CoaXPress cables
• PoCXP
  Standard power delivery method over the CoaXPress cables
R
• Recorder
  Short name of eGrabber Recorder
• Register description
  XML file mapping low-level hardware registers to camera or frame grabber features
• Remote device
  Camera connected to a frame grabber. The term remote is used to distinguish this from the GenTL device module.
S
• SFNC
  Acronym for Standard Features Naming Convention
• source
  Corresponds to the GenTL producer in GenICam (for example coaxlink.cti)
• System module
  GenTL module that represents the GenTL producer. Also known as TLSystem. Parent of the interface module.
T
• Timestamp
  The time at which an event occurs. For Coaxlink series and Grablink Duo, timestamps are always 64-bit integers and are expressed as the number of microseconds that have elapsed since the computer was started.