Using Link Aggregation (LAG) (GigE Vision)
The GigE Vision standard 2.0 introduced – apart from other improvements – Link Aggregation (LAG). At present, Silicon Software supports a specific implementation for the packet distribution over two physical links.
Camera Compatibility
With Silicon Software frame grabbers, you can use all GigE Vision cameras that offer two links for streaming and work with the same GigE Vision LAG protocol as the frame grabbers. Please contact the Silicon Software Sales or Silicon Software Support departments to get to know which cameras are compatible.
Frame Grabber Compatibility
The frame grabber models supporting GigE Vision LAG /Dual Link (in the following LAG) are:
- microEnable IV AQ4-GE
- microEnable IV AQ4-GPoE
- microEnable IV VQ4-GE
- microEnable IV VQ4-GpoE
Applet Compatibility
When using microEnable IV GigE Vision frame grabbers with LAG cameras, you have two options. You can either
- use one of the off-the-shelf, ready-to-run Acquisition Applets provided by Silicon Software which offer each a defined set of pre-processing functions, or
- use a custom applet (which you can either design yourself using VisualApplets, or order with Silicon Software).
The applet sets available for the microEnable IV GigE Vision offer two LAG applets:
- Acq_DualGEx2AreaBayer8
- Acq_DualGEx2AreaGray12
The following sub-sections describe how to use LAG cameras with these off-the -shelf Acquisition Applets:
Custom LAG Applets |
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If you are interested in developing a custom applet for your specific LAG application, contact Silicon Software and/or refer to the VisualApplets Documentation. |