Pylon 2.1 of Basler Gives Full 64 Bit Driver Support
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The “pylon” driver package, 2.1 version is about to be launched by Basler Vision Technologies. The new release is into the 64-bit system supporting Microsoft Windows. Modifications were added to this version to improve the system such as reworked installation scripts, multicast support and DirectShow64. Basler has been generous enough to allow its free download together with the SDK.
The standard 32-bit systems can directly address four GBs of Random Access Memory (RAM) and have more than 50% of the memory ready for other applications. This is a hindrance because it can cause instability problems like when using multi-camera applications with complicated processing requirements. According to Product Manager, Werner Borchert, images are dropped when the 32-bit system is forced to carry memory exchange schemes into its limited 4 GB memory. This appears to be not a problem with a 64-bit system. The good thing is that GB memory has gone down in price by a good deal so that investing into a 64-bit system is quite small nowadays.
The pylon 2.1 release is a full 64-bit version of the IEEE 1394-b, GigE Vision and the GigE Vision filter performance drivers that come with the pylon package. So that the full installed memory is addressed, pylon’s C++ API is now ready in a 64 bit version. The API has not been altered that is why client applications can readily convert to 64-bit.
The pylon package allows full memory access to applications that operate with DirectShow technology because it has a module that addresses it directly, the DirectShow64. Because of the extended memory,
uninterrupted recording time even with HDTV resolution is now possible.
Pylon 2.1’s multicast support, on the other hand, makes the camera image data visible on two or more PCs in order to share image processing. Developing distributed inspection systems that use several GigE Vision cameras attached to several PCs is now possible. Because of this, a new wave of inspection system performance can be operated on standard PCs with the pylon’s 64-bit system.
Pylon 2.1 version also offers reworked installation scripts that enhance the comfort rating for installations on Windows Vista even with just a 64-bit Vista. These six pylon drivers are Microsoft-certified making Basler one of the few fully-certified providers.
To find out more about the new features, improved modifications of the pylon 2.1 release, you may download the Release Notes from the website of Basler, www.baslerweb.com. At the same time, you may download the SDK and pylon 2.1 release for free from the same site.