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High-Speed Camera Simulator - CamSim

Gidel Camera Simulator Options help you validate frame grabbers and full imaging pipelines without a physical camera. Use CamSim-CL for Camera Link and CamSim-X for CoaXPress—both provide programmable timing, pattern generation, and API + GUI tooling for rapid test iteration.

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Camera Simulators: Overview & Comparison

Features & Capabilities
Product Name CamSim-CL CamSim-X
Product Image Gidel CamSim-CL: Camera Link Simulator card displayed against a digital network connectivity background. Gidel CamSim-X: CoaXPress Camera Simulator displayed against a digital network connectivity background.
Interface Modes
  • Camera Link
  • 80-bit (Deca), Full, Medium, Base
  • Pixel clock up to 85 MHz
  • CoaXPress
  • Up to 4× 12.5 Gb/s
  • ~500 MB/s single-link; up to
    ~1 GB/s aggregate (2–4 links)
  • For higher bandwidth, please contact Us
Pixel Formats
  • Raw, Mono, Bayer
  • RGBA (8/10/12/14/16 bits/color)
  • RGB (8/10/12 bits/color)
  • YUV, YCbCr601, YCbCr709
  • Raw, Mono, Bayer
  • RGBA (8/10/12/14/16 bits/color)
  • RGB (8/10/12 bits/color)
  • YUV, YCbCr601, YCbCr709
Max Resolution
  • Horizontal: up to 16K pixels
    (24-bit)
  • Vertical: up to 65K lines
    (16-bit)
    or infinite (line-scan sim)
  • Horizontal: up to 16K pixels
    (24-bit)
  • Vertical: up to 65K lines
    (16-bit)
    or infinite (line-scan sim)
Camera Types Area | Line Scan Area | Line Scan
Memory 1GB | 8GB | 16GB 1GB | 8GB | 16GB
Form Factor Low-profile PCIe card Low-profile PCIe card
OS Support Windows 10/11; Linux Windows 10/11; Linux

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    Camera Simulator Options

    FPGA-based camera simulators for testing, validating, and developing high-speed vision systems without relying on physical cameras.

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    Technical Resources

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