AIA makes new USB3 vision standard available

Ann Arbor, MI--The Automated Imaging Association (AIA) has released its new USB3 Vision camera interface standard, which is available for free download on the association's Web site. Based on the prevalent USB 3.0 consumer hardware, vision component manufacturers have embraced the standard and are expected to widely adopt it.

Based on the USB 3.0 interface (SuperSpeed USB), USB3 Vision was developed specifically for the global vision and imaging market and takes advantage of the USB 3.0 ports that will soon be standard on most PCs. It offers bandwidth of 350 Mbytes/s, and does not require a frame grabber. The standard covers four basic operations: device discovery, device control, event handling, and streaming data. A device can optionally support device functionality with USB 2.0. Both power and data are transmitted over the same cable, with possible cable lengths of 5 m over passive cables and 10 m or more using active cables. The standard defines the mechanics of screw locks on the micro-USB 3.0 connector. The standard will give users plug and play capability using components from different manufacturers.

For more information, please visit www.visiononline.org.

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