80% time savings
Studies show that independent developers finished tasks in 20% or less of the time that they needed to complete the same tasks with other comparable APIs.
pylon SDKs
Increase Your Productivity and Get Fast Results
The pylon SDKs provide programming interfaces that are easy to learn and help increasing your productivity and the stability of your applications. Each SDK comes with many code samples for all kinds of functionalities, and includes a comprehensive developer documentation. The pylon SDKs are available for several programming languages such as C++, .Net/C#, C, and Java.
Your Benefits with the pylon APIs
Fewer causes of failure, more stability
Thanks to the reduced programming scope and the simplicity of developing your own application, the search for errors is also greatly simplified. Many potential causes of failure are completely avoided from the start.
Flexibility in the development process
The pylon APIs make it possible, for example, to easily develop an application in Windows with USB cameras which will then be tested in a Linux-based ARM environment and used with GigE cameras. This makes pylon perfectly suitable for development of embedded applications.
GenICam without training
The pylon APIs rely on the GenICam standard. The complex details of GenICam are encapsulated by the pylon APIs. You can benefit from the advantages of GenICam during the development without needing specific knowledge of the standard.
Simple deployment
pylon's copy deployment concept allows installing all necessary pylon components used for your application just by simple file copies. This saves time and reduces unnecessary complexity in your deployment process.
Download pylon for your operating system
The pylon camera software suite is free software that can be installed and used right after downloading.
Components of the Basler pylon Camera Software Suite
Basler’s pylon consists of three components: SDKs for integration into application software, configuration tools for evaluating and setting-up cameras, and drivers and GenTL producers for reliable connectivity.
pylon Viewer
Easy camera evaluation and powerful tools for getting the best image out of your camera – Vignetting Correction, Sharpness, Bandwidth Manager and more.
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pylon drivers & GenTL
Stable, certified drivers for Windows, Linux, macOS, and Android, and easy interfacing via Gen<I>Cam and GenTL. Outstanding performance for your application.
pylon News
Basler pylon vTools: Image Processing Modules for the New pylon 7
Intelligent structure recognition, precise object positioning or robust code recognition: design, test and flexibly integrate into your own application in one go with camera control and image acquisition! Always perfectly matched to Basler's camera portfolio. Test it now free of charge!
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New pylon version 6.3 with multi-channel CXP-12 support!
The new pylon 6.3.0 for Windows and Linux comes to empower the use of new boost cameras with 2 x CXP-12 interface. In combination with the new CXP-12 Interface Cards 2C/4C offering 2 and 4 channels, pylon enables the smooth and easy realization of multi-camera CXP applications now.
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A New Dimension for pylon
One software suite for all Basler cameras, true to the motto "one fits all": now Basler's 3D cameras can also benefit from all the advantages of the popular Basler pylon Camera Software Suite.
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pylon Release 6.2.0 Supports New Basler boost Camera Models
Our pylon Camera Software Suite is now available in its new version for Windows, Linux and MacOS. Effective immediately, this release offers support primarily for the new Basler boost camera models.
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Basler Cameras for Android Applications
Thanks to the Basler pylon software, the Basler computer vision portfolio can now also be used for applications on Android systems.
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pylon for macOS - Now in the new version 6.1.2
The new pylon release for macOS offers several new features. We’ll present an overview. Basler's popular pylon Camera Software Suite for macOS is now available in the new version 6.1.2. This version provides users with a number of features that were previously only available in the Windows and Linux versions. The new version also runs under macOS Catalina (10.15).
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Compression Beyond and More with the pylon Camera Software Suite 6.1
The new pylon 6.1 release is available now. It includes Compression Beyond for image compression on ace 2 Pro cameras, support of CoaXPress 2.0 for Linux x86 and an improved Features pane in the pylon Viewer.
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