Camera Simulators


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.

Camera Link vs CoaXPress — Camera Simulator Comparison

Features & Capabilities
Camera
Simulator
Model		 CamSim-CL
(Camera Link)		 CamSim-X
(CoaXPress)
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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    PCIe Camera Simulator Options

    Camera Link Simulator

    Camera Link Simulator card for Testing & Validating imaging systems

    CoaXPress Camera Simulator

    CoaXPress Camera Simulator card for Testing & Validating imaging systems

    Technical Resources
    PDF
    CamSim

    Datasheet

    Open
    Gidel CamSim Demo (Thumbnail)
    CamSim - Demo

    Gidel’s CamSim Demonstration

    Watch
    PDF
    CamSim AppNote

    Accelerating image processing development and validation with camera simulation

    Open
    In the Press
    Concurrent Real-Time guest article on Gidel CamSim camera simulation.
    Concurrent Real-Time (Guest Article) – From Lab to Real-Time with Camera Simulation

    See how CamSim™ delivers reproducible CoaXPress/Camera Link inputs for real-time validation. This guest article with Concurrent Real-Time shows how teams replay exact frames, synchronize multi-camera pipelines, and run closed-loop tests without risking optics—so bugs are deterministic and fixes are confirmed fast.

    Read CCRT Article
    Vision Systems Design coverage of Gidel CamSim camera simulation.
    VSD – How to Accelerate Image Processing Development with Camera Simulation

    Vision Systems Design explains how camera simulation speeds testing, lowers costs, and improves repeatability—especially for multi-camera/HDR scenarios. Practical overview of using field sequences and controlled replay to validate algorithms before on-site installs.

    Read on VSD

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