(Basler: Ahrensburg, Germany) -- Basler, a vision technology company, has been spearheading the development of a new standard—USB3 Vision—for industrial cameras, software, and accessories since September 2011. Introduction of the standard is planned for 2012. Upon completion of the USB3 Vision standard, Basler will offer standard-compliant USB 3.0 cameras.

The aim of the USB3 Vision committee’s work is making the USB 3.0 interface industry-suited, similar to other interfaces such as Gigabit Ethernet, Camera Link or IEEE 1394. To become a successful interface in the industrial area, the information has to be implemented physically and logically in a standard so that all components like cameras, accessories, and software work seamlessly together.

“Basler, as a leading supplier for industrial cameras, has pushed forward all standardizations so far,” says Henning Tiarks, head of product management at Basler. “It was self-evident for us to get involved in the USB3 Vision standard as well. Our customers can rely 100 percent on Basler that our USB 3.0 cameras coming forth next year will be compliant with this standard and will work perfectly with other products following the standard.”

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