(IDS: Obersulm, Germany) -- IDS Imaging Development Systems expands its modular camera concept with a remote GigE PoE (power over ethernet) daughterboard. It enables power supply and data transfer via a single cable, thereby facilitating the integration of motherboard board-level cameras from the GigE uEye LE and uEye SLE series.

The motherboards are based on a flexible interface concept. Instead of a connector block, they feature a compact, flat ribbon connector, allowing connection via a flexible cable to a remote interface module.

This principle allows sensors and optics to be placed in the housing independently of the power supply and data connection—an advantage especially for individual or space-critical product designs.

“With the new PoE daughterboard, we’re once again significantly simplifying the use of our smallest single-board cameras,” says Marcus Rembold, product owner at IDS. “Power supply and data transmission can now be achieved using a single cable with an RJ45 connector, which makes integration more convenient for our customers and opens up additional freedom for individual housing concepts.”

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