During the International Vision Standard Meeting in Prague in April which was hosted by the EMVA, the GenICam working group has released two module updates with the following details:
Module – Standard Features Naming Convention (SFNC) version 2.8:
1. New Features and Component Additions
- Added CoordinateMapA and CoordinateMapB component types.
- Added A and B coordinate map support for Scan 3D Projection output mode.
- Added Scan 3D Projection output mode.
- Added Scan3dCoordinateMapEnable for enhanced 3D scanning workflows.
- Added JPEG XS support as a new compression/encoding option.
- Added UserSetReset feature.
2. Units and Standards Improvements
- Updated electrical units: Volt → V, Amp → A.
- Added these updated units to the Standard Units table.
- Added missing ns (nanoseconds) unit to the standards list.
- Set ns as the unit for all timestamp related features for consistency.
3. Clarifications and Requirements
- Added notes outlining requirements for Trigger, Exposure, and Gain features.
- Clarified usage and units for EncoderResolution and DeviceLinkSpeed.
- Clarified GroupSelector Interface type behavior when very large numbers of groups are present.
- Made all Device SFNC version features mandatory to ensure consistent versioning.
4. GigE Vision and CoaXPress Updates
- Added GevStreamingMode and GevControlChannelMaxPacketSize for improved GigE Vision configuration for the upcoming GigE Vision 3.0 specification.
- Removed explicit CXP link speed reference and added clarifications around test mode behavior.
5. General Corrections
- Miscellaneous minor corrections, text clarifications, and precision improvements throughout the document.
Module – GenDC version 1.2:
- Introduced support for JPEG-XS payloads
- Miscellaneous clarifications have been added to ensure better interoperability
