At their most basic, analogue cables can simply be
a length of co-axial cable with BNC connectors at
each end, but to cope with the variou other signals
needed for most machine vision applications the cables
usually need to be more complex. Firstsight Vision
are able to supply a range of baspoke cabling solutions
for most camera to framegrabber combinations.
Standard BNC-BNC cable
The simplest analogue cable is the
75 ohm Coax with a BNC connector at each end. Unfortunately,
to fully support all the functionality of a camera-framegrabber
combination, many more signals are normally required.
This requires time to be spent on specifying and testing
the cables. Most analog cameras that use non-standard
video output opt for the Hirose 12 pin connector,
but implementing a good quality connection with these
can be quite tricky. Some framegrabbers also support
this connector, allowing standard Hirose to Hirose
cables to be used, however, many multi-camera framegrabbers
do not, therefore requiring specific cables to be
created.
Hirose-Hirose cable assembly
Firstsight Vision analogue cables
are manufactured using specialist tools that ensure
the highest component quality and we can supply
cable sets to interface the vast majority of cameras/framegrabber
combinations with all advanced functionality tested,
such as pulse width exposure and frame delayed readout.
A range of different lengths are available and the
option to upgrade to hi-flex robotic grade cable
is also available. Manufactured to the highest quality
and fully tested, these cables can significantly
shorten the interfacing process and therefore cut
costs.