What is GenICam?
GenICam is a standard for controlling cameras from a PC that is managed by the European Machine Vision Association (EMVA). Its goal is to provide a generic camera description file for all camera types, regardless of the interface technology they use (i.e. GigE, Camera Link, 1394 DCAM, etc.) or the features they implement. The first version of GenICam was ratified by the EMVA in September 2006. This version defines the XML camera description schema for seven mandatory camera features. It includes GenAPI, a dynamic API showing how to parse the XML file to present camera parameters to end users or developers. For more information click here.
