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Glossary-16 Vicon MX Hardware System Reference
provide high-speed and low-latency
motion capture. Each MX camera is
programmed with Vicon application
firmware to control its operation and
enable it to perform its own onboard
processing. Also see CMOS, MX+
Camera, MX3/MX3+, MX13/MX13+,
MX40/MX40+, Vicon application software,
and Firmware.
MX+ Camera A high-resolution, digital,
CMOS sensor camera used in Vicon MX
systems. The MX+ cameras, made of
lead-free components to comply with
environmental regulations, replaced the
MX cameras available in Vicon MX
systems before July 2006.
Four types of MX+ camera are available:
MX40+, MX20+, MX13+, and MX3+.
MX+ cameras use surface-mount LEDs on
the strobe units and provide high-speed,
low-latency motion capture. Each
MX+ camera is programmed with Vicon
application firmware to control its
operation and enable it to perform its
own onboard processing. Also see CMOS,
MX Camera, MX3/MX3+, MX13/MX13+,
MX20+, MX40/MX40+, Vicon application
software, and Firmware.
MX Control An optional MX hardware
unit that provides the interface between
Vicon MX and third-party capture devices,
such as force plates, electromyography
(EMG), audio, and other digital devices.
Also see Vicon MX, Genlock, and
Timecode.
MX Link An optional MX hardware unit
that connects multiple MX Net units in a
Vicon MX system supplied before July
2006; later systems use the MX Ultranet.
Also see MX Ultranet and Vicon MX.
MX Net An MX hardware unit that
supplies power and communications for
up to eight connected MX cameras (or
certain other MX hardware units) and
either the host PC or an MX Link in a
Vicon MX system supplied before July
2006; later systems use the MX Ultranet.
The MX Net routes all communication to
and from the host PC, and timing/
synchronization signals to and from the
MX cameras. Also see Host PC,
MX Bridge, MX Camera, MX Control,
MX Link, MX Ultranet, and Vicon MX.
MX Sync An optional MX hardware unit
that provides an extended interface to
the MX Control functionality for
connecting third-party external devices
that Vicon MX can trigger, that can
remotely trigger data capture on the
Vicon MX system, or that can send
synchronization signals. Also see
MX Control and Vicon MX.
MX Ultranet An MX hardware unit that
supplies power, synchronization, and
communications for up to eight
connected MX+ cameras (or alternative
devices such as MX Control or MX Bridge
units) and the host PC. The MX Ultranet,
made of lead-free components to comply
with environmental regulations, replaced
the MX Net and MX Link units available in
Vicon MX systems before July 2006.
When integrated with an MX Sync, an
MX Ultranet also provides GPIO
functionality without the need for an MX
Control. Multiple MX Ultranet units can be
connected in a single Vicon MX system.
Also see MX Bridge, MX Control, MX Link,
MX Net, MX Sync, and Vicon MX.
MX13/MX13+ An MX camera
providing 1.3 mega-pixel resolution used
in Vicon MX systems. Also see
MX Camera, MX+ Camera, and Vicon MX.
MX3/MX3+ An MX camera providing
0.3 mega-pixel resolution used in
Vicon MX systems. Also see MX Camera,
MX+ Camera, and Vicon MX.
MX20+ An MX camera providing 2-
mega-pixel resolution used in Vicon MX
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