3M announced at this week's Automate 2011 show in Chicago its support for the new Camera Link HS (CLHS) standard, and is demonstrating how the new 3M Twin Axial Ribbon Cable can be utilized in support of the new standard. The cable is billed as the first known flat, foldable and longitudinally shielded high performance twin axial ribbon cable.
“As data demands in automated inspection continue to increase, the Camera Link HS standard continues the Camera Link tradition of enabling the fastest transmission rates of machine vision images with real time triggering,” said Dan Cronch, 3M product development specialist, Electronic Solutions Division, and Chair of the CLHS Electrical Interface subcommittee. “3M looks forward to continued support of the Camera Link standards, and driving innovation through automation.”
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3M notes that its long history and support of the Camera Link standard began with the adoption of the 3M Mini Delta Ribbon (MDR) connector, the primary interface for the original standard, and continued with the use of 3M Shrunk Delta Ribbon (SDR) connector for MiniCL and PoCL-Lite.
Today’s 3M Twin Axial Cable is designed for high data rate applications like CLHS, and its construction allows for sharp bends and folds with little or no impact on electrical performance. 3M says its Twin Axial Cable outperforms typical cable constructions in bend radius, signal integrity and overall routability, which is important for CLHS as the connectors necessary to support the standard become longer off the back of the camera.
For more information on 3M’s support of the CLHS standard, supported cables and assemblies, visit 3M at Automate 2011 in Chicago, March 21-24, 2011, at Booth #1021. For more information, visit www.3mconnector.com.
