Pixelink SDK: Full-Featured Camera Control for Developers and Integrators
The Pixelink Software Development Kit (SDK) delivers comprehensive control over all camera functions, making it the preferred choice for developers and system integrators. Designed for ease of use, the SDK facilitates seamless integration of Pixelink cameras into custom Windows and Linux applications.
Key Features
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Fast and Easy Integration: Simplify development with a robust API that allows full control of camera features.
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Multi-Language Support: Compatible with C/C++, .NET, Python, and Visual Studio 2003 and above.
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Cross-Platform Compatibility: Supports both Windows and Linux operating systems.
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Standards Compliance: Full U3V compliance on all USB 3.0 cameras.
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Comprehensive Driver Support: Includes drivers for USB3 Vision, GigE, 1394/IIDC (DCAM), Direct Show, TWAIN, and USB 2.0.
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Third-Party Software Compatibility: Works seamlessly with LabVIEW, MATLAB, Halcon, Norpix, Matrox, and USB3 Vision.
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Powerful, Easy-to-Use Interface: Facilitates quick development and deployment of imaging applications.
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Free Technical Support: Access to expert assistance to streamline your development process.
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High Level of Abstraction: Offers a small number of highly parameterized functions, presenting complex standards-based features in easy-to-understand concepts.
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Sample Applications: Includes a rich set of sample applications for reference and use.
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Embedded System Support: The Linux version includes a small footprint variant best suited for embedded systems.
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High Performance: Includes drivers intended to maximize throughput of the given bus type, ensuring high levels of performance.
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Consistent API: The same API is used for all camera types and environments (Windows and Linux), maintaining backward compatibility with older applications.
Whether you're developing a scientific imaging platform or integrating cameras into an industrial machine vision system, the Pixelink SDK offers the performance, flexibility, and support to bring your vision to life—faster.
For more information or to download the SDK, please visit the Software Development Kit Information : Pixelink Support
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Software Development Kit
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SDK Downloads
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Brochures
Integrating Pixelink cameras with your own software? Take a look at our SDK:
High Level of Abstraction (yet allowing access to all details of camera configuration)
- Small number of functions, with the functions being highly parameterized
- Complete standards-based features, such as GEV Actions or Events and GPIO and Trigger operations, presented in easy to understand and use concepts
Easy to Adopt
- Simple "Hello World" program to enumerate, initialize, set exposure, and grab an image from a camera in less than a dozen lines of code
- Supports all the popular languages/environments/vision platforms
Completely Documented
- Includes rich set of sample applications
- Linux version includes a small footprint variant best suited for embedded type systems
High Levels of Performance
- Includes drivers intended to maximize throughput of the given bus type
- Future-proof
- Same API use for all camera types and environments (Windows and Linux)
- Backwards compatibility is maintained, new API works with old applications
We encourage our partners to download, unpack and inspect the Pixelink SDK before making a camera integration decision.
Click on the link below that correctly pertains to your operating system.
For Windows:
Please see the installation guide here: Installing the Pixelink Software Suite
Pixelink Software Suite for 64-bit Systems
For Linux:
| Linux SDK v3.5 | ||||||||
| Processor | Ubuntu v18.04 |
Ubuntu v20.04 |
Ubuntu v22.04 |
Ubuntu v24.04 |
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| ARMv8 (64-bit) | available here | available here | available here | available here | ||||
| PC (x86 64-bit) | available here | available here | available here | available here | ||||
For Previous Releases of the Linux SDK
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