Allied Vision Technologies building-block principles and a firmware upgrade enable over 2,500 possible variants of the Stingray camera family for machine vision systems to adapt quickly, simply, and economically to almost any application. Two fast FireWire IEEE1394b interfaces are provided for daisy chain multi-camera operation. Available are either two copper connections with screw-type connector for a stable connection of up to 20 m (see S. X), or a copper connection with a fiber-optic connection of up to 500 m. Behind C or CS lens mounts, six high-quality Sony sensors with resolutions from VGA of up to 2 megapixels, in black-and-white or color are available with a choice between neutral filter (protective glass) and four different IR-cut and/or IR-pass filters.