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Matrox GatorEye
GigE Vision® system for image capture,
processing, display and I/O
Designed for harsh industrial environments
Key features
IP67 rated housing
PoE capable
12-24 volt operation
VGA to 2 Mpixel CCD sensors
monochrome and color
opto-coupled trigger and strobe
8 GPIOs with rotary encoder support
controlled current source for
powering LED illuminators directly
laser line extraction for 3D scanning
royalty-free use of Matrox Imaging
Library (MIL) driver for GigE Vision®
The Matrox GatorEye IP67-rated GigE Vision® industrial camera family is designed for use in
damp and dusty environments such as glass bottle manufacturing, or environments where
the processing equipment is subject to frequent wash down such as food and beverage
plants. The Matrox GatorEye is fully integrated, eliminating the need to separately source a
sealed camera housing. Moreover, the housing provides easy access to the lens, avoiding
the hassle of having to remove the whole camera from a sealed housing to adjust the lens.
Flexible power options
The Matrox GatorEye camera can operate on a separate 12 to 24 Volt input, the latter the
most typically found in electrical cabinets on plant floors. Cabling is further simplified by
making use of a camera’s Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) capability, which enables power
and data transmission over a single cable.
Versatile Connectivity
The Matrox GatorEye offers numerous I/Os for controlling all aspects of image capture.
An opto-isolated trigger input with associated debouncing circuitry enables to directly
synchronize image capture with external events. A strobe output enables the control
of scene illuminators. A controlled current source output is also provided for directly
driving a LED illuminator, eliminating the need for a separate controller, which reduces
costs and simplifies integration. In addition, the Matrox GatorEye offers eight GPIOs for
directly interacting with other automation devices including a rotary encoder.
3D capability
For triangulation-based 3D digitizing applications, the Matrox GatorEye extracts the
laser line in an image to sub-pixel accuracy and produces the corresponding positional
depth/height array. Only the resulting array is transmitted, which lightens the load on
the Gigabit Ethernet link and PC. The PC can then focus on other tasks, including 3D
measurement and analysis.