Instruction manual
 Prosilica GS Technical Manual V2.0.5
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Introduction
Introduction
This AVT Prosilica GS Technical Manual describes in depth the technical speci-
fications of the Prosilica GS camera family including dimensions, feature over-
view, I/O definition, trigger timing waveforms, and frame rate performance.
For information on software installation read the AVT GigE Installation Man-
ual. For detailed information on camera features and controls specific to the 
Prosilica GS refer to the AVT GigE Camera and Driver Features and AVT GigE 
Camera and Driver Attributes documents.
Document history
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AVT Prosilica GS literature:
http://www.alliedvisiontec.com/us/support/downloads/
product-literature/prosilica-gs.html
Version Date Remarks
V2.0.0 2011-Jul-14 New Manual - SERIAL status
V2.0.1 2013-Jan-28 • Renamed Camera IO signals
• Reworked cleaning optics section 
• Reworked the spectral plots and Frame rate vs.Height graphs
• Removed the internal I/O circuit diagram
V2.0.2 2013-Apr-22 • Updated the RoHS directive
• Updated the exposure control values in the Specifications chapter
•Added the Status LEDs section
• Updated the pixel format naming according to the GenICam naming 
convention
• Added frame rate formulas in the Resolution and ROI frame rates  
chapter
•Added VIMBA SDK link in Additional references section
• Updated AVT recommended cabling to Category 6 or higher in the 
Gigabit Ethernet port section
V2.0.3 2013-Jul-05 • Added contact information for Allied Vision Technologies (Shanghai) 
Co. Ltd.
• Updated the links to AVT GigE Installation Manual
•Added links to AVT GigE Camera and Driver Features document
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 Table 1: Document history










