Baumer VCXG - VCXG Pixel Format Options; VCXU Pixel Format Options

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Pixel depth: In general, pixel depth denes the number of possible different values for
each color channel. Mostly this will be 8 bit, which means 2
8
different "col-
ors".
For RGB or BGR these 8 bits per channel equal 24 bits overall.
Two bytes are needed for transmitting more than 8 bits per pixel - even if the
second byte is not completely lled with data. In order to save bandwidth, the
packed formats were introduced to Baumer CX cameras. In this formats, the
unused bits of one pixel are lled with data from the next pixel.
8 bit:
Byte 1 Byte 2 Byte 3
12 bit:
Byte 1 Byte 2
unused bits
Packed:
Byte 1 Byte 2 Byte 3
Pixel 0Pixel 1
9.1.2.2 Pixel Formats VCXG
Camera Type Mono8 Mono10 Mono12 Mono12p Bayer RG8 Bayer RG10 Bayer RG12 Bayer RG12p RGB8 BGR8
Monochrome
VCXG-53M ■ ■ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □
Color
VCXG-53C ■ ■ □ □ ■ ■ □ □ ■ ■
9.1.2.3 Pixel Formats VCXU
Camera Type Mono8 Mono10 Mono12 Mono12p Bayer RG8 Bayer RG10 Bayer RG12 Bayer RG12p RGB8 BGR8
Monochrome
VCXU-23M ■ ■ ■ ■ □ □ □ □ □ □
VCXU-50M ■ ■ ■ ■ □ □ □ □ □ □
Color
VCXU-23C □ □ □ □ ■ ■ ■ ■ □ □
VCXU-50C □ □ □ □ ■ ■ ■ ■ □ □
◄Figure10
Bit string of Mono 8 bit
and RGB 8 bit.
◄Figure11
Spreading of Mono 12
bit over two bytes.
◄Figure12
Spreading of two pix-
els in Mono 12 bit over
three bytes (packed
mode).