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	New revision of the HALCON Opteon interface
		(August 30, 2011)
		New revision 4.1 of the HALCON 9.0 / 10 Opteon interface released which is now based on v4.0 of the Opteon software distribution. Besides several general improvements, the new interface revision supports also multiple internal strobe controllers and remote trigger mode (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON MultiCam interface
		(August 30, 2011)
		New revision 4.3 of the HALCON 9.0 / 10 MultiCam interface released which fixes a bug in the operator open_framegrabber regarding the usage of an analog frame grabber board in combination with a color camera (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON pylon interface
		(July 27, 2011)
		New revision 4.9 of the HALCON 9.0 / 10 pylon interface released which enables the use of user-specific callbacks, e.g., to indicate the end of the actual camera exposure period. Furthermore, the new interface revision includes bug fixes regarding the parameters 'Width', 'Height', and 'image_available' (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON SaperaLT interface
		(July 27, 2011)
		New revision 4.9 of the HALCON 9.0 / 10 SaperaLT interface released which is now based on Sapera LT library version 7.0 (or higher) and allows the use of user-specific callbacks to indicate the end of the actual image transfer. Furthermore, the new interface revision provides an improved internal buffer handling, new parameters to configure pixel clock and line scan cameras, and includes several bug fixes regarding Windows x64 memory management and the parameters 'continuous grabbing', 'image_available', and 'grab_timeout' (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON 1394IIDC interface
		(July 27, 2011)
		New revision 4.8 of the HALCON 9.0 / 10 1394IIDC interface released which fixes a bug in the operator grab_image in combination with low frame rates (registered customers can download both the interface as well as the underlying driver here).
	New revision of the HALCON 1394IIDC-2 interface
		(July 27, 2011)
		New revision 4.1 of the HALCON 10 1394IIDC-2 interface released which is now based on the new version 2.1.2 of the system library libdc1394 and the new Linux kernel modules firewire-ohci and firewire-core (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON MatrixVisionAcquire interface
		(July 27, 2011)
		New revision 4.7 of the HALCON 9.0 / 10 MatrixVisionAcquire interface released which supports now also the mvIMPACT Acquire pixel format ibpfBGR888Packed, the handling of multi-value properties in the HDevelop Image Acquisition Assistant, and the new parameter 'do_invalidate_property_cache'. Furthermore, the new interface revision includes bug fixes regarding grabbing color images and the parameters 'do_abort' and 'grab_timeout' (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON MultiCam interface
		(June 14, 2011)
		New revision 4.2 of the HALCON 9.0 / 10 MultiCam interface released which is based on the new MultiCam driver version 6.7 and supports now also the new GRABLINK Full/DualBase/Base boards. Furthermore, the new interface revision enables the use of user-specific callbacks to indicate that a new image has been grabbed and to inform the user about the start and end of the actual exposure period (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON SonyXCI-2 interface
		(June 14, 2011)
		New revision 4.5 of the HALCON 9.0 / 10 SonyXCI-2 interface released which fixes a bug regarding grabbing images in external trigger mode (registered customers can download it here).
	First official release of the HALCON interface for OpenNI compliant 3D sensors
		(May 31, 2011)
		First official release of the HALCON 10 OpenNI interface which is based on the OpenNI Framework and allows the easy acquisition of 3D depth images from OpenNI compliant 3D sensors like the popular Microsoft Kinect and the ASUS Xtion PRO (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON GigEVision interface
		(May 30, 2011)
		New revision 4.7 of the HALCON 9.0 / 10 GigEVision interface released which fixes a bug in the Windows filter driver that caused a crash when the number of packets for one block increased after opening the device (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON MILLite interface
		(May 30, 2011)
		New revision 4.8 of the HALCON 9.0 / 10 MILLite interface released which supports now also the Morphis frame grabber boards (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON SICK-3DCamera interface
		(May 30, 2011)
		New revision 4.6 of the HALCON 9.0 / 10 SICK-3DCamera interface released which fixes a bug in set_framegrabber_param regarding setting specific parameter values via 'module_value' (registered customers can download both the interface as well as the underlying driver here).
	New revision of the HALCON SiliconSoftware interface
		(May 30, 2011)
		New revision 4.3 of the HALCON 9.0 / 10 SiliconSoftware interface released which provides an advanced continuous grabbing mode that supports to queue an arbitrary number of trigger signals. Furthermore, the new interface revision includes a new parameter to query the image tag and allows to execute command parameters for GigE Vision devices (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON SVCam-GigE interface
		(May 30, 2011)
		New revision 4.4 of the HALCON 9.0 / 10 SVCam-GigE interface released which includes bug fixes regarding loading the correct SDK library on Windows x64 and regarding multiple cameras waiting for a trigger signal in case of multi-threaded applications (registered customers can download it here).
	New maintenance release 10.0.1 for HALCON 10
		(April 21, 2011)
		The newest maintenance release 10.0.1 of HALCON 10 includes several enhancements, such as GPU acceleration support for several operators, faster and enhanced photometric stereo, significant speedup of Fourier transform operators, new file formats for 3D object models, GUI enhancements such as new keyboard shortcuts and new context-sensitive help, as well as documentation updates and fixes of all currently known bugs. Have a look at the release notes for a detailed description of HALCON 10.0.1. Registered customers can download the new release or a package to update an older release of HALCON 10.
	First official release of the HALCON interface for Video4Linux2 compliant cameras
		(April 20, 2011)
		First official release of the HALCON 10 Video4Linux2 interface which is based on the V4L2 API, the second generation Linux kernel interface for video capture. This new interface supports all cameras that provide a V4L2 compliant driver and is available for Linux x86 and Linux x86_64 (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON GigEVision interface
		(April 20, 2011)
		New revision 4.6 of the HALCON 9.0 / 10 GigEVision interface released which comes with new version 1.0.6.1 of the underlying HALCON GigE Vision Streaming Filter. This new driver version supports now also WoW64, i.e., running 32 bit applications on Windows x64, and provides several improvements regarding performance and stability especially in the resend case. Furthermore, the new HALCON GigEVision interface revision includes a couple of minor bug fixes and enhancements (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON uEye interface
		(April 20, 2011)
		New revision 4.6 of the HALCON 9.0 / 10 uEye interface released which is based on the uEye SDK 3.7 (or higher) and includes several new parameters regarding trigger debouncing, auto blacklevel compensation, white balancing, and error handling. Furthermore, the new interface revision allows to specify a camera also by its serial number, supports the HDR sensor's auto features and includes some minor bug fixes and enhancements (registered customers can download both the interface as well as the underlying driver here).
	New revision of the HALCON pylon interface
		(April 20, 2011)
		New revision 4.8 of the HALCON 9.0 / 10 pylon interface released which fixes a possible crash in open_framegrabber with pylon SDK 2.3.3 that occurred if a Camera Link board was installed. Furthermore, the new revision allows to specify the desired device also via its IP address, DeviceUserID or serial number (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON 1394IIDC interface
		(April 20, 2011)
		New revision 4.7 of the HALCON 9.0 / 10 1394IIDC interface released which fixes a bug in get_framegrabber_param regarding the query of the currently used packet size (registered customers can download both the interface as well as the underlying driver here).
	New revision of the HALCON Andor interface
		(April 20, 2011)
		New revision 4.3 of the HALCON 9.0 / 10 Andor interface released which includes new parameters to dynamically specify the desired image part, to query the current camera temperature and to control the fan mode. Furthermore, the new revision fixes a bug in the action parameter 'do_abort_grab' (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON SonyXCI-2 interface
		(April 20, 2011)
		New revision 4.4 of the HALCON 9.0 / 10 SonyXCI-2 interface released which has been extended to fully support the GPIO functionality of the XCI-V100 / XCI-SX100 smart cameras and fixes a bug to ensure the correct behavior of the parameter 'image_available' (registered customers can download it here).
	First official release of the HALCON interface for MESA Imaging SwissRanger Time-of-Flight Cameras
		(March 31, 2011)
		First official release of the HALCON 10 SwissRanger interface which supports the SR4000 time-of-flight cameras from the Swiss camera manufacturer MESA Imaging. This new interface allows the easy acquisition of calibrated 3D data (distance, amplitude, and Cartesian X/Y/Z images) based on time-of-flight technology (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON SICK-3DCamera interface
		(March 16, 2011)
		New revision 4.5 of the HALCON 9.0 / 10 SICK-3DCamera interface released which is based on the new SICK icon API 4.2 with support of Windows 7 and is now also available natively for Windows x64 (HALCON 10 only). Furthermore, the new revision includes two bug fixes regarding high resolution images (registered customers can download both the interface as well as the underlying driver here).
	New revision of the HALCON SiliconSoftware interface
		(March 16, 2011)
		New revision 4.2 of the HALCON 9.0 / 10 SiliconSoftware interface released which has been extended to enable the seamless use of Segmentation (Blob) SmartApplets. Furthermore, the new revision fixes a bug regarding continuous grabbing (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON pylon interface
		(March 16, 2011)
		New revision 4.7 of the HALCON 9.0 / 10 pylon interface released which mainly fixes a bug regarding the access of TransportLayer and StreamGrabber features (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON VRmAreaScan3D interface
		(March 16, 2011)
		New revision 4.1 of the HALCON 9.0 / 10 VRmAreaScan3D interface released which is based on the new SDK driver version 2.3 and runs now also natively on Windows x64 systems (registered customers can download it here).
	New maintenance release 9.0.3 for HALCON 9.0
		(February 25, 2011)
		The newest maintenance release 9.0.3 of HALCON 9.0 includes several enhancements, such as improvements of many operators, several new examples for HDevelop, as well as documentation updates and fixes of all currently known bugs. Have a look at the release notes for a detailed description of HALCON 9.0.3. Registered customers can download the new release or a package to update an older release of HALCON 9.0.
	New revision of the HALCON MultiCam interface
		(December 16, 2010)
		New revision 4.1 of the HALCON 9.0 / 10 MultiCam interface released which is based on the new MultiCam driver version 6.4 and runs now also natively on Windows x64. Furthermore, the new interface revision fixes a bug regarding info_framegrabber('info_boards') (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON MILLite interface
		(December 16, 2010)
		New revision 4.7 of the HALCON 9.0 / 10 MILLite interface released which allows to control the GPIO lines of the Matrox frame grabber boards (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON GenICamTL interface
		(December 16, 2010)
		New revision 4.3 of the HALCON 9.0 / 10 GenICamTL interface released which includes several bug fixes and minor enhancements (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON Andor interface
		(December 16, 2010)
		New revision 4.2 of the HALCON 9.0 / 10 Andor interface released which supports also the use of multiple output amplifiers. Furthermore, the default settings of the shutter values have been changed (registered customers can download it here).
	First official release of the HALCON interface for VRmagic AreaScan3D cameras
		(October 25, 2010)
		First official release of the HALCON 9.0 / 10 VRmAreaScan3D interface which supports the new AreaScan3D cameras from VRmagic. This new interface allows the easy grabbing of depth images based on structured-light technology (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON pylon interface
		(October 25, 2010)
		New revision 3.13 / 4.6 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 / 10 pylon interface released which has been adapted to the new Basler pylon SDK version 2.3 and fixes a bug in case of an error when trying to grab an image (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON SaperaLT interface
		(October 25, 2010)
		New revision 3.12 / 4.8 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 / 10 SaperaLT interface released which provides a bug fix regarding timeout errors when setting the parameter 'grab_timeout' to -1 (infinite) (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON SICK-3DCamera interface
		(October 22, 2010)
		New revision 4.4 of the HALCON 9.0 / 10 SICK-3DCamera interface released which fixes a serious bug which led to application crashes while grabbing images (caused by using wrong runtime libraries). Furthermore, two problems in combination with the use of the calibration filter have been fixed, too (registered customers can download both the interface as well as the underlying driver here).
	Release of HALCON 10
		(October 10, 2010)
		Explore the almost unlimited possibilities of the newest HALCON version. HALCON 10 provides many great innovations for all machine vision users, such as: powerful 3D vision with the new surface-based 3D matching, multi-view stereo, 3D primitives fitting; first class matching in any dimension, such as the new local deformable matching, and faster 3D matching; faster and smarter library with GPU acceleration, extended multi-core usage, and nevertheless reduced need for memory; best basis for identification applications with the smart text finder for OCR, and autodiscrimination of bar code types; simply faster development with the new HDevelop measure assistant, a new tool for interactive ROI handling, a new dialog for breakpoint management, and many more. More than 200 new operators, together with all the proven features and many unique selling propositions that established HALCON as a world-wide technology leader, make this version the new cornerstone of advanced machine vision software. Read more about the new features and enhancements of HALCON 10 or view the technical details in the release notes. Registered customers can download HALCON 10 right now.
	First official release of the HALCON interface for ADLINK CPL64 boards
		(September 30, 2010)
		First official release of the HALCON 9.0 ADLINK interface which supports the CPL64 Camera Link boards from ADLINK (registered customers can download it here).
	First official release of the HALCON interface for ELTEC PC_EYE/CL boards
		(September 30, 2010)
		First official release of the HALCON 9.0 PcEyeCL interface which supports the PC_EYE/CL Camera Link boards from ELTEC (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON GigEVision interface
		(September 30, 2010)
		New revision 3.8 / 4.5 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 GigEVision interface released which now supports also peripheral (non-streaming) GigE Vision devices according to the GigE Vision 1.2 standard and enables to get notified in case of any available device-specific event via user-specific callbacks. Furthermore, the HALCON GigE Vision Streaming Filter now is also available for Windows x64 (HALCON 9.0 only). Moreover, the new HALCON GigEVision interfaces provides several bug fixes and enhancements when using the filter driver (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON GenICamTL interface
		(September 30, 2010)
		New revision 4.2 of the HALCON 9.0 GenICamTL interface released which fixes bugs regarding info_framegrabber('info_boards'), double calls of 'StartAcquisition' commands, and the simultaneous use of multiple cameras. Furthermore, the parameters of the used GenICam GenTL Producer now start with the prefix of the corresponding module layer and several new parameters of the HALCON GenICamTL interface have been added (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON SiliconSoftware interface
		(September 30, 2010)
		New revision 4.1 of the HALCON 9.0 SiliconSoftware interface released which is now based on the new SDK version 5.1 and supports also the new GigE Vision boards. Furthermore, SmartApplets and other applets with multiple DMA channels are also supported and the board names have been adapted to reflect the new Silicon Software product names (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON 1394IIDC interface
		(September 30, 2010)
		New revision 3.9 / 4.6 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 1394IIDC interface released which fixes a bug in using the internal callback function of FireGrab API, which could have been led to a crash in combination with fast cameras while grabbing images. Furthermore, four missing '_description' parameters were added (registered customers can download both the interface as well as the underlying driver here).
	New revision of the HALCON SaperaLT interface
		(September 30, 2010)
		New revision 3.11 / 4.7 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 SaperaLT interface released which provides a bug fix regarding the continuous grabbing mode, which can now be set even if no image transfer has been started. Furthermore, a problem when setting the parameters 'TriggerEnable' and 'continuous_grabbing' has been fixed, too (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON pylon interface
		(September 30, 2010)
		New revision 3.12 / 4.5 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 pylon interface released which fixes a bug when changing the image size after setting the parameter 'do_unlock_parameters' and provides the new parameter 'num_buffers' as well as the support of the parameter 'UserSetLoad'. Furthermore, the re-allocation of image buffers has been improved and the current camera value of the parameter 'AcquisitionMode' is no more changed to 'SimgleFrame' when opening the camera by the HALCON pylon interface (registered customers can download it here).
	New revisions of the HALCON GingaDG and Ginga++ interfaces
		(September 30, 2010)
		New revision 3.5 / 4.2 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 GingaDG interface and new revision 3.3 / 4.1 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 Ginga++ interface released which provide several new parameters and include a bug fix in the operators grab_image and grab_image_async (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON p3i2 interface
		(September 30, 2010)
		New revision 4.1 of the HALCON 9.0 p3i2 interface released which supports now also the ELTEC PC_EYE (PCI Express) frame grabber boards. Furthermore in case of color images, the conversion into the corresponding three-channel HALCON image objects has been accelerated (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON DahengCAM interface
		(September 30, 2010)
		New revision 3.3 / 4.1 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 DahengCAM interface released which fixes a memory problem in the operator info_framegrabber('info_boards') and includes nine missing '_description' parameters (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON BitFlow interface
		(August 30, 2010)
		New revision 3.5 / 4.2 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 BitFlow interface released which now is based on the BitFlow SDK 5.30 and provides several new parameters and an improved internal thread handling (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON uEye interface
		(August 30, 2010)
		New revision 3.8 / 4.5 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 uEye interface released which is based on the uEye SDK 3.5 (or higher) and runs now also on Linux x64_86 systems (registered customers can download both the interface as well as the underlying driver here).
	New revision of the HALCON LinX interface
		(August 30, 2010)
		New revision 3.5 / 4.2 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 LinX interface released which now is based on the LinX SDK 5.30 and provides several new parameters for advanced users (registered customers can download it here).
	First official release of the HALCON interface for Leuze LPS 36 light-section sensors
		(August 25, 2010)
		First official release of the HALCON 9.0 LPS36 interface which supports the LPS 36 light-section sensors from Leuze electronic. This new interface allows the easy grabbing of equidistant depth images via laser triangulation with sheet of light (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON MILLite interface
		(August 25, 2010)
		New revision 3.10 / 4.6 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 MILLite interface released which fixes a bug regarding error handling in continuous grabbing mode (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON VRmUsbCam interface
		(August 25, 2010)
		New revision 3.2 / 4.1 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 VRmUsbCam interface released which now is based on the new VRmUsbCam SDK version 3.13 and supports the "triggered internal" mode for asynchronous grabbing (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON DirectShow interface
		(August 25, 2010)
		New revision 2.11 / 3.5 / 4.2 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 / 9.0 DirectShow interface released which fixes a bug regarding the calculation of the actual buffer size (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON DirectFile interface
		(August 25, 2010)
		New revision 2.4 / 3.3 / 4.2 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 / 9.0 DirectFile interface released which fixes a bug regarding the calculation of the actual buffer size (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON Andor interface
		(August 25, 2010)
		New revision 3.1 / 4.1 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 Andor interface released which now is based on the new Andor SDK version 2.88 and supports the dual exposure mode as well as the continuous grabbing mode (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON Crevis interface
		(August 25, 2010)
		New revision 3.4 / 4.2 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 Crevis interface released which now is based on the new Crevis driver V2.0.0.2 and supports also the new camera models MV-BU10U, MV-BU17U, MV-CU10U, and MV-CU17U (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON PixeLINK interface
		(August 25, 2010)
		New revision 3.1 / 4.1 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 PixeLINK interface released which fixes a bug in the implementation of the parameter 'trigger_mode_values' to avoid a possible application crash caused by accessing uninitialized memory (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON eneo interface
		(August 25, 2010)
		New revision 3.3 / 4.1 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 eneo interface released which now is based on the camera firmware and SDK version 3.4.0 (registered customers can download it here).
	First official release of the HALCON GenICamTL interface
		(July 30, 2010)
		First official release of the HALCON 9.0 GenICamTL interface which allows to access all cameras that are compliant to the GenICam GenTL standard. The new HALCON GenICamTL interface acts as a complete GenTL Consumer, i.e., it can be used with every compliant GenTL Producer. Note that this interface does not install any new drivers, but will access the vendor-specific drivers which are encapsulated by the installed GenTL Producers. Like the HALCON GigEVision interface, this new interface also uses the GenApi runtime installation in %HALCONROOT%/genicam which is already part of HALCON 9.0.2 (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON 1394IIDC interface
		(July 30, 2010)
		New revision 3.8 / 4.5 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 1394IIDC interface released which is based on the new FirePackage driver 2v33 and allows to trigger a bus reset to all connected cameras. Furthermore, the new interface revision enables the use of a user-specific callback to indicate that a new image has been grabbed (registered customers can download both the interface as well as the underlying driver here).
	New revision of the HALCON SaperaLT interface
		(July 30, 2010)
		New revision 3.10 / 4.6 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 SaperaLT interface released which supports the acquisition of four-channel RGB images and provides additional parameters to control the line trigger and to query the camera signal status (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON SICK-3DCamera interface
		(July 30, 2010)
		New revision 4.3 of the HALCON 9.0 SICK-3DCamera interface released which is adapted to the new SDK version 4.1 and supports now also the ColorRanger E camera. Furthermore, the interface enables the reading of additional mark data for each scan and includes several improvements regarding trigger modes and error handling (registered customers can download both the interface as well as the underlying driver here).
	New revision of the HALCON MatrixVisionAcquire interface
		(July 30, 2010)
		New revision 3.6 / 4.3 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 MatrixVisionAcquire interface released which provides bug fixes regarding a memory leak in the operator close_framegrabber and the error handling in case of invalid values for specifying an specific image part in the operator open_framegrabber (registered customers can download it here).
	New revisions of the HALCON mEnableIII and mEnableIV interfaces
		(June 28, 2010)
		New revision 3.6 / 4.4 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 mEnableIII / mEnableIV interfaces released which enable the direct buffer access mode to access only the pointer to the image buffer instead of the actual image data (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON SVCam-GigE interface
		(June 28, 2010)
		New revision 3.5 / 4.3 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 SVCam-GigE interface released which provides all supported Generic parameters also for the value list of the HDevelop Image Acquisition Assistant and enables to query these parameters via the operator get_framegrabber_param (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON SaperaLT interface
		(May 19, 2010)
		New revision 3.9 / 4.5 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 SaperaLT interface released which fixes several problems in combination with DALSA Genie cameras (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON pylon interface
		(April 28, 2010)
		New revision 3.11 / 4.4 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 pylon interface released which has been adapted to the new Basler pylon SDK version 2.2 and thus supports now also the new ace GigE Vision camera series. Furthermore, the new interface revision provides two bug fixes regarding the SingleFrame acquisition mode (registered customers can download it here).
	New maintenance release 9.0.2 for HALCON 9.0
		(March 19, 2010)
		The newest maintenance release 9.0.2 of HALCON 9.0 includes several enhancements, such as an improved HDevelop Image Acquisition Assistant, extensions to the 1D bar code and 2D data code readers, increased accuracy for high contrast images, and a significantly improved GigEVision interface, as well as documentation updates and fixes of all currently known bugs. Have a look at the release notes for a detailed description of HALCON 9.0.2. Registered customers can download the new release or a package to update an older release of HALCON 9.0.
	First official release of the HALCON 1394IIDC-2 interface under Linux
		(March 17, 2010)
		First official release of the HALCON 9.0 1394IIDC-2 interface which supports all IIDC 1394 (FireWire) compliant cameras under Linux. This new interface now is based on the latest libdc1394 v2 library and supports in particular also IEEE 1394b cameras. Note that this new interface is the official successor of the existing HALCON 1394IIDC interface for Linux which is still based on the old libdc1394 v1 library (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON GigEVision interface
		(March 17, 2010)
		New revision 3.7 / 4.4 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 GigEVision interface released which allows the use of up to 65535 image buffers and includes two serious bug fixes to prevent a possible crash when increasing the payload size or when reconnecting a previously lost device in a multi-camera setup. Note that this new revision includes the updated version v1.0.0.2 of the underlying filter driver for Windows x86 which has to be installed seperately (registered customers can download it here).
	First official release of the HALCON interface for Silicon Software boards via VisualApplets SDK 5.0
		(March 16, 2010)
		First official release of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 SiliconSoftware interface which supports all microEnable III and microEnable IV Camera Link boards from Silicon Software based on the new SDK 5.0.2 under Windows XP/Vista/7 as well as under Windows XP/Vista/7 x64 Editions. Note that this new unified interface is the official successor of the existing HALCON mEnableIII, mEnableIV, and mEnableVisualApplets interfaces which were based on older SDK versions (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON MILLite interface
		(March 16, 2010)
		New revision 3.9 / 4.5 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 MILLite interface released which now is based on the new Matrox SDK Mil-Lite 9.0 and supports also Windows XP/Vista x64 Editions. Furthermore, the new interface revision allows to explicitly set the number of internally used buffers as well as to manually control the buffer ordering (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON 1394IIDC interface
		(March 16, 2010)
		New revision 3.7 / 4.4 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 1394IIDC interface released which provides a bug fix concerning a memory leak in grab_image_start and grab_image_async in case that the parameter MaxDelay was explicitly set to a positive value and the grabbed image was actually "too old". Furthermore, the new revision allows to query all supported values for the Generic parameter in open_framegrabber (registered customers can download both the interface as well as the underlying driver here).
	New revision of the HALCON Crevis interface
		(March 16, 2010)
		New revision 3.3 / 4.1 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 Crevis interface released which now is based on the new Crevis driver V2.0.0.1 and supports the control of digital I/O lines and several new camera types including color models. Furthermore, a bug fix in grab_image and grab_image_start ensures that pending aynchronous grabs are terminated properly (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON SICK-3DCamera interface
		(March 16, 2010)
		New revision 4.2 of the HALCON 9.0 SICK-3DCamera interface released which provides a bug fix in the 3D calibration functionality in combination with 'High 3D COG' configuration files and allows to query all supported values for the Generic parameter in open_framegrabber (registered customers can download both the interface as well as the underlying driver here).
	New revision of the HALCON MatrixVisionAcquire interface
		(March 16, 2010)
		New revision 3.5 / 4.2 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 MatrixVisionAcquire interface released which includes the support for YUV and additional RGB pixel formats (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON SaperaLT interface
		(March 16, 2010)
		New revision 3.8 / 4.4 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 SaperaLT interface released which fixes a small memory leak in close_framegrabber and provides new parameters to query the current image size in combination with Sapera boards (registered customers can download it here).
	New revisions of the HALCON mEnableIII and mEnableIV interfaces
		(March 16, 2010)
		New revision 3.5 / 4.3 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 mEnableIII / mEnableIV interfaces released which provide new parameters to query the timestamp of the grabbed image and to enable direct device access. Furthermore, the new revisions allow to query all supported values for the Generic parameter in open_framegrabber (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON mEnableVisualApplets interface
		(March 16, 2010)
		New revision 3.3 / 4.2 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 mEnableVisualApplets interface released which provide new parameters to query the timestamp of the grabbed image and to enable direct device access (registered customers can download it here).
	HALCON Embedded successfully tested for Vision Components VC Optimum Smart Cameras
		(March 4, 2010)
		HALCON Embedded has been successfully tested for the Vision Components VC Optimum Smart Cameras platform. More information on this platform can be found at the HALCON Embedded for Vision Components VC Optimum Smart Cameras webpage.
	New maintenance release 8.0.4 for HALCON 8.0
		(February 19, 2010)
		The newest maintenance release 8.0.4 of HALCON 8.0 includes several enhancements, such as improvements of many operators, several new examples for HDevelop, as well as documentation updates and fixes of all currently known bugs. Have a look at the release notes for a detailed description of HALCON 8.0.4. Registered customers can download the new release or a package to update an older release of HALCON 8.0.
	New revision of the HALCON GigEVision interface including filter driver
		(February 17, 2010)
		New revision 3.6 / 4.3 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 GigEVision interface released which is now based on the latest GenICam release v2.0.1 and provides a specific filter driver to increase the performance under Windows XP/Vista/7. Additionally, the new interface revision fixes some bugs and includes several new parameters and enhancements regarding device discovery, device initialization, and parameter handling (registered customers can download it here).
	First official release of the HALCON interface for Andor cameras
		(February 17, 2010)
		First official release of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 Andor interface which supports the scientific cameras from Andor (registered customers can download it here).
	HALCON Embedded successfully tested for Nokia N900
		(February 15, 2010)
		HALCON Embedded has been successfully tested for the Nokia N900 platform. More information on this platform can be found at the HALCON Embedded for Nokia N900 webpage.
	New revision of the HALCON uEye interface
		(February 15, 2010)
		New revision 3.7 / 4.4 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 uEye interface released which supports now also Windows x64 and provides new parameters for controlling gain, white balancing, color correction, and for loading a camera parameter ini-file (registered customers can download both the interface as well as the underlying driver here).
	New revision of the HALCON SICK-3DCamera interface
		(February 15, 2010)
		New revision 4.1 of the HALCON 9.0 SICK-3DCamera interface released which includes corrections regarding the parameters 'external_trigger' and 'trigger_mode' and provides a bug fix for the operator info_framegrabber('info_boards') (registered customers can download both the interface as well as the underlying driver here).
	New revision of the HALCON pylon interface
		(February 15, 2010)
		New revision 3.10 / 4.3 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 pylon interface released which provides two bug fixes regarding the first triggered image in continuous grabbing mode and the exception handling in case of wrong device names (registered customers can download both the interface as well as the underlying driver here).
	New revision of the HALCON 1394IIDC interface
		(February 12, 2010)
		New revision 3.6 / 4.3 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 1394IIDC interface released which provides an improved control of the isochronous resource manager (registered customers can download both the interface as well as the underlying driver here).
	New revision of the HALCON MILLite interface
		(January 22, 2010)
		New revision 3.8 / 4.4 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 MILLite interface released which provides now the use of the continuous grabbing mode (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON SaperaLT interface
		(January 22, 2010)
		New revision 3.7 / 4.3 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 SaperaLT interface released which provides a new action parameter to enable software triggering and fixes a bug in the operator open_framegrabber when using multiple cameras (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON BitFlow interface
		(January 22, 2010)
		New revision 4.1 of the HALCON 9.0 BitFlow interface released which enables the use of a user-specific callback to indicate that a new image has been grabbed (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON SonyXCI-2 interface
		(January 22, 2010)
		New revision 3.4 / 4.3 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 SonyXCI-2 interface released which fixes bugs in controlling the image size and cropping parameters (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON DirectShow interface
		(January 22, 2010)
		New revision 3.4 / 4.1 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 DirectShow interface released which allows the correct device initialization in special cases (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON LinX interface
		(January 22, 2010)
		New revision 4.1 of the HALCON 9.0 LinX interface released which enables the use of a user-specific callback to indicate that a new image has been grabbed (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON GingaDG interface
		(January 22, 2010)
		New revision 3.4 / 4.1 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 GingaDG interface released which fixes a bug in the operator info_framegrabber when called with the input parameter 'parameters' (registered customers can download it here).
	HALCON Embedded successfully tested for BeagleBoard
		(January 14, 2010)
		HALCON Embedded has been successfully tested for the BeagleBoard platform. More information on this platform can be found at the HALCON Embedded for BeagleBoard webpage.
	New revision of the HALCON SVCam-GigE interface
		(November 27, 2009)
		New revision 3.4 / 4.2 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 SVCam-GigE interface released which fixes a bug in software trigger mode and provides new parameters to enable the full control about the image acquisition in (software) trigger mode (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON INSPECTA interface
		(November 27, 2009)
		New revision 3.4 / 4.1 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 INSPECTA interface released which fixes a bug in the color conversion for the 32BPP_XBGR pixel format (registered customers can download it here).
	First official release of the unified HALCON interface for all SICK Ranger and Ruler 3D cameras
		(November 16, 2009)
		First official release of the HALCON 9.0 SICK-3DCamera interface which supports all Ranger and Ruler 3D cameras from SICK including the full access to the calibration and rectification functionality from the SICK icon_API. Note that this new unified interface is the official successor of the existing HALCON RangerC and RangerE interfaces (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON MILLite interface
		(November 16, 2009)
		New revision 3.7 / 4.3 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 MILLite interface released which supports also the Solios eCL/XCL-B boards (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON SaperaLT interface
		(November 16, 2009)
		New revision 3.6 / 4.2 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 SaperaLT interface released which provides bug fixes to ensure the proper use of multiple DALSA Genie cameras. Furthermore, the interface supports now also the RGB161616 color format and ensures the correct alignment of BGR101010 pixel data (registered customers can download it here).
	First official release of the HALCON interface for SVS-Vistek SVCam Gigabit Ehternet cameras
		(September 25, 2009)
		First official release of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 SVCam-GigE interface which supports the SVCam Gigabit Ehternet cameras from SVS-VISTEK (registered customers can download it here).
	First official release of the HALCON interface for Sentech STC USB 2.0 cameras
		(September 23, 2009)
		First official release of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 Sentech interface which supports the STC USB 2.0 cameras from Sentech (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON uEye interface
		(September 22, 2009)
		New revision 2.14 / 3.6 / 4.3 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 / 9.0 uEye interface released which is now based on the new driver version 3.40 and includes particularly bug fixes regarding the parameter 'trigger_signal' and the behavior of the operator grab_image (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON MILLite interface
		(September 22, 2009)
		New revision 2.8 / 3.6 / 4.2 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 / 9.0 MILLite interface released which provides a bug fix regarding the use of the action parameter 'do_abort_grab' also in case that no corresponding grab operator is called concurrently. Furthermore, the revision 4.2 also includes two bug fixes regarding the parameters of the user-specific callback functions (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON DirectFile interface
		(September 22, 2009)
		New revision 3.2 / 4.1 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 DirectFile interface released which fixes a bug in positioning the current frame number in case that multiple DirectFile acquisition handles are used simultaneously (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON MILLite interface
		(August 31, 2009)
		New revision 2.7 / 3.5 / 4.1 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 / 9.0 MILLite interface released which provides bug fixes regarding external triggering, aborting a pending grab, and the use of multiple cameras connected to the same physical board (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON uEye interface
		(July 31, 2009)
		New revision 2.13 / 3.5 / 4.2 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 / 9.0 uEye interface released which is now based on the new driver version 3.32 and includes several extensions and improvements such as the support of lookup tables and onboard color conversion, new parameters to abort a pending grab and to control the start of the next asynchronous grab, and a revised grab engine to avoid busy waiting (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON mEnableVisualApplets interface
		(July 31, 2009)
		New revision 3.2 / 4.1 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 mEnableVisualApplets interface released which is now based on the driver version 4.2.25 to support the new microEnable IV FULL x4 boards. Furthermore, this new release fixes a bug in the operators open_framegrabber, grab_image, grab_image_async, and grab_image_start regarding the use of multiple cameras connected to the same physical board (registered customers can download it here).
	New revisions of the HALCON mEnableIII and mEnableIV interfaces
		(July 31, 2009)
		New revision 3.4 / 4.2 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 mEnableIII / mEnableIV interfaces released which fixes a bug in the operators open_framegrabber, grab_image, grab_image_async, and grab_image_start regarding the use of multiple cameras connected to the same physical board (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON SonyXCI-2 interface
		(July 31, 2009)
		New revision 3.3 / 4.2 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 SonyXCI-2 interface released which includes bug fixes regarding the dynamic setting of the actual camera AOI and the control of horizontal binning via the operator set_framegrabber_param (registered customers can download it here).
	New maintenance release 9.0.1 for HALCON 9.0
		(June 17, 2009)
		The newest maintenance release 9.0.1 of HALCON 9.0 includes several enhancements, such as a silent installer for Windows, improvements to the HDevelop 3D visualization mode and to the auto-completion of the full text editor, improved operators, and new reference documentation for HALCON Codelets, as well as documentation updates and fixes of all currently known bugs. Have a look at the release notes for a detailed description of HALCON 9.0.1. Registered customers can download the new release or a package to update an older release of HALCON 9.0.
	New revision of the HALCON GigEVision interface
		(June 17, 2009)
		New revision 3.5 / 4.2 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 GigEVision interface which is now based on the latest GenApi release 1.1.2 and fixes bugs regarding software cropping and the color conversion of RGB10/12/16_PACKED image formats (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON 1394IIDC interface
		(June 17, 2009)
		New revision 3.5 / 4.2 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 1394IIDC interface released which includes some minor bug fixes regarding parameter queries (registered customers can download both the interface as well as the underlying driver here).
	New revision of the File (VirtualFG) interface
		(June 17, 2009)
		New revision 3.2 / 4.1 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 File (VirtualFG) interface released which fixes a bug in case of trying to read a non-existing or corrupt TIFF file (registered customers can download it here).
	First official release of the HALCON interface for Crevis USB 2.0 cameras
		(May 27, 2009)
		First official release of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 Crevis interface which supports the USB 2.0 cameras from Crevis Corporation (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON pylon interface
		(May 27, 2009)
		New revision 3.9 / 4.2 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 pylon interface released which has been adapted to the new Basler pylon SDK version 2.1. Furthermore, the interface has been extended to enable querying access mode, category name, and visibility of a specific parameter (registered customers can download it here).
	New revisions of the HALCON RangerC and RangerE interfaces
		(May 27, 2009)
		New revisions 3.4 / 4.2 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 RangerC and RangerE interfaces released which are adapted to the new icon_API version 4.0. Furthermore, the interface has been extended to enable the reading of the mark data provided by Ranger 3D cameras via the operators grab_data and grab_data_async (registered customers can download it here).
	Updated HALCON 8.0.3 Download Packages
		(April 9, 2009)
		New versions of the HALCON 8.0.3 download packages are available. This new version HALCON 8.0.3.1 fixes two critical bugs regarding the binary compatibility of the HALCON/COM and HALCON/.NET language interfaces. Registered customers can download the new version here.
	New maintenance release 8.0.3 for HALCON 8.0
		(March 30, 2009)
		The newest maintenance release 8.0.3 of HALCON 8.0 includes several enhancements, such as improvements of many operators, several new examples for HDevelop, as well as documentation updates and fixes of all currently known bugs. Have a look at the release notes for a detailed description of HALCON 8.0.3. Registered customers can download the new release or a package to update an older release of HALCON 8.0.
	New revision of the HALCON 1394IIDC interface
		(March 27, 2009)
		New revision 2.4 / 3.4 / 4.1 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 / 9.0 1394IIDC interface released which allows to specify the actual number of used image buffers (registered customers can download both the interface as well as the underlying driver here).
	New revision of the HALCON 1394IIDC interface for Linux
		(March 27, 2009)
		New revision 2.3 / 3.2 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 1394IIDC interface for Linux released which allows to change the Format7 settings during runtime and fixes a bug in the operator close_framegrabber (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON pylon interface
		(March 27, 2009)
		New revision 2.8 / 3.8 / 4.1 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 / 9.0 pylon interface released which fixes several bugs concering multi-camera configurations, buffer re-queueing, buffer protection in multithreaded applications, and aborting a pending grab (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON MatrixVisionAcquire interface
		(March 27, 2009)
		New revision 2.10 / 3.4 / 4.1 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 / 9.0 MatrixVisionAcquire interface released which supports also mvBlueLYNX-M7 devices and provides an easier syntax to select a specific image acquisition device (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON SonyXCI-2 interface
		(March 27, 2009)
		New revision 3.2 / 4.1 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 SonyXCI-2 interface released which includes new parameters to control white balancing and fixes a bug in the color conversion (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON mEnableVisualApplets interface
		(March 27, 2009)
		New revision 3.1 of the HALCON 8.0 mEnableVisualApplets interface released which provides a new parameter to query the serial number of the board and fixes bugs regarding the continuous grabbing mode and querying Visual Applet's generic parameters (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON LuCam interface
		(March 27, 2009)
		New revision 3.5 / 4.1 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 LuCam interface released which provides new parameters for aborting a pending grab and for controlling the strobe signal (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON SaperaLT interface
		(March 27, 2009)
		New revision 2.6 / 3.5 / 4.1 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 / 9.0 SaperaLT interface released which includes new parameters for controlling the line scan direction (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON uEye interface
		(March 26, 2009)
		New revision 2.12 / 3.4 / 4.1 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 / 9.0 uEye interface released which includes various extensions and improvements such as new parameters to query the presence of an beforehand asynchronously grabbed image and to support new color formats and pixel depths. Furthermore, several bugs have been fixed (registered customers can download it here).
	New revisions of the HALCON mEnableIII and mEnableIV interfaces
		(March 26, 2009)
		New revision 3.3 / 4.1 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 mEnableIII / mEnableIV interfaces released which provide new parameters to query the serial number of the board, to specify the actual number of used image buffers, and to control the Camera Link CC0-3 lines (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON BitFlow interface
		(March 26, 2009)
		New revision 2.17 / 3.3 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 BitFlow interface released which includes bug fixes in the parameters 'do_comm_param', 'ctab_fill', 'overflow_thread', and 'hardware_exception_thread' (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON iPORT interface
		(March 26, 2009)
		New revision 2.3 / 3.2 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 iPORT interface released which includes several enhancements such as the support of dual output format (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON DahengCAM interface
		(March 26, 2009)
		New revision 3.2 of the HALCON 8.0 DahengCAM interface released which supports now also the SV-xxxx camera series and includes several new parameters, e.g., to control strobe and digital I/O (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON LinX interface
		(March 26, 2009)
		New revision 3.1 of the HALCON 8.0 LinX interface released which provides new parameters for controlling exposure and shutter speed. Furthermore, several bugs have been fixed (registered customers can download it here).
	New revisions of the HALCON GingaDG and Ginga++ interfaces
		(March 26, 2009)
		New revision 3.3 / 3.2 of the HALCON 8.0 GingaDG / Ginga++ interfaces released which provide a special thread handling in continuous grabbing mode (registered customers can download it here).
	New revisions of the HALCON FlashBusMV and GINGA interfaces
		(March 26, 2009)
		New revision 3.2 of the HALCON 8.0 FlashBusMV / GINGA interfaces which include a bug fix in querying the revision number of the interface via the operator info_framegrabber (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON PXC interface
		(March 26, 2009)
		New revision 3.2 / 4.1 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 PXC interface released which includes a bug fix in querying the revision number of the interface via the operator info_framegrabber (registered customers can download it here).
	Updated HALCON 9.0.0.1 Installation Package for Windows
		(February 27, 2009)
		A new version of the HALCON 9.0 installation package for Windows is available. This new version HALCON 9.0.0.1 fixes four critical bugs in HALCON 9.0 which affected the development of HALCON applications considerably: Erroneous usage in Visual Studio designer, wrong HDevelop default language on systems with simplified Chinese, corrupted line break characters in HDevelop cut and paste functionality, and occasionally broken system path during installation. Registered customers can download the new version here.
	New revision of the HALCON GigEVision interface
		(February 18, 2009)
		New revision 3.4 / 4.1 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 GigEVision interface which includes several minor enhancements and bug fixes, e.g., regarding the support of the 'SingleFrame' acquisition mode and the handling of custom pixel formats (registered customers can download it here).
	New HALCON Embedded releases for eneo SC series
		(February 16, 2009)
		A new HALCON Embedded version for eneo SC series (HALCON Embedded, Version 9.0) has been released. To download it (registration required) and to read its Installation Guidelines, go here.
	New revisions of the HALCON RangerC and RangerE interfaces
		(February 16, 2009)
		New revisions 3.3 / 4.1 of the HALCON 8.0 / 9.0 RangerC and RangerE interfaces released which are adapted to the latest icon_API version 3.3.2. Furthermore, these new interface revisions provide the implementation of the operators grab_data and grab_data_async to return a tuple of images in measurement mode instead of multi-channel images and refinements in interacton with the HDevelop Image Acquisition Assistant (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON MILLite interface
		(February 16, 2009)
		New revision 2.6 / 3.4 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 MILLite interface released which provides bug fixes in the operator grab_image_async to reach the full frame rate in case of free-running analog cameras and to allow software triggering. Furthermore, the new interface revision provides support for the Matrox Vio boards (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON SonyXCI-2 interface
		(February 6, 2009)
		New revision 3.1 of the HALCON 8.0 SonyXCI-2 interface released which is adapted to the latest Sony driver version 1.0.0.0 (registered customers can download it here).
	Release of HALCON 9.0
		(January 26, 2009)
		Speed up your development, multiply your productivity, enter new markets, and benefit from the latest in machine vision technology: HALCON 9.0 provides you with many cutting-edge features and improvements, such as the speedup of the entire HALCON library, revolutionary new matching technologies, complete 3D vision support, a powerful new full text editor and other usability enhancements, and the capability to process extremely large images (> 32k x 32k) with HALCON XL. More than 100 new operators, together with all the proven features and many unique selling propositions that established HALCON as a world-wide technology leader, make this version the new cornerstone of advanced machine vision software. Read more about the new features and enhancements of HALCON 9.0 or view the technical details in the release notes. Registered customers can download HALCON 9.0 right now.
	New revision of the HALCON GigEVision interface
		(December 19, 2008)
		New revision 3.3 of the HALCON 8.0 GigEVision interface which is now also available for Windows x64. Furthermore, it includes several enhancements and bug fixes, e.g., regarding the broadcast device discovery, multiple camera configurations, error handling, automatic detection of packet size, and packet resending (registered customers can download it here).
	HALCON 8.0 on new Sony XCI-SX100 and XCI-V100 smart cameras
		(November 27, 2008)
		First official release of the HALCON 8.0 SonyXCI-2 interface which supports the new Sony XCI-SX100/C and XCI-V100/C smart cameras. Thus, in combination with the standard HALCON installation for Windows x86, HALCON now completely runs on the Sony XCI-SX100/C and XCI-V100/C smart cameras, see also here (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON LuCam interface
		(November 27, 2008)
		New revision 2.4 / 3.4 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 LuCam interface released which accelerates the execution time of the GPIO parameters and fixes a bug in the operator close_framegrabber. Furthermore, the HALCON 8.0 revision now supports also Windows x64 Editions (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON BaumerFCAM interface
		(November 27, 2008)
		New revision 2.9 / 3.5 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 BaumerFCAM interface released which fixes a bug in external triggering in case of synchronous grabbing (registered customers can download it here).
	First official release of the HALCON 8.0 interface for PixeLINK cameras
		(October 31, 2008)
		First official release of the HALCON 8.0 PixeLINK interface which supports the IEEE 1394 (FireWire), USB, and GigE cameras from PixeLINK (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON GigEVision interface
		(September 30, 2008)
		New revision 3.2 of the HALCON 8.0 GigEVision interface which provides a new acquisition mode to enforce the grabbing of latest available images, broadcast device discovery, new parameters for IP configuration and block timeout, automatic checking for firewalls on Windows XP, and support of real-time scheduling policy on Linux systems. Furthermore, several bugs have been fixed (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON 1394IIDC interface for Linux
		(September 30, 2008)
		New revision 2.2 / 3.1 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 1394IIDC interface for Linux released which is now available also for Linux x86_64 and is based on new versions of the underlying system libraries libraw1394 and libdc1394 (registered customers can download it here).
	New HALCON Embedded releases for eneo SC series and Strampe VisionBox
		(August 22, 2008)
		New HALCON Embedded versions for eneo SC series (HALCON Embedded, Version 7.1.4) and Strampe VisionBox (HALCON Embedded, Version 8.0.2) have been released. To download them (registration required) and to read their Installation Guidelines, go here.
	New revision of the HALCON LuCam interface
		(August 19, 2008)
		New revision 2.3 / 3.3 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 LuCam interface released which provides new parameters to control the frame rate and to query the actual sensor size. (registered customers can download it here).
	New revisions of the HALCON dPict, INSPECTA, and INSPECTA5 interfaces
		(August 19, 2008)
		New revision 2.2 / 3.2 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 dPict interface, new revision 2.12 / 3.3 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 INSPECTA interface, and new revision 2.2 / 3.3 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 INSPECTA5 interface released which support now auto-detection of actually available devices in HDevelop (registered customers can download it here).
	New version of FirePackage driver
		(August 5, 2008)
		New version 2v29 of the FirePackage driver released. This new version can be used in combination with the 1394IIDC interface and fixes most notably the compatibility problem of the former versions 2v25...2v28 in case of multiple camera configurations (registered customers can download both the interface as well as the underlying driver here).
	New maintenance release 7.1.4 for HALCON 7.1
		(July 31, 2008)
		The newest maintenance release 7.1.4 of HALCON 7.1 includes several enhancements, such as significant speed-ups and general improvements of many operators. Additionally, HALCON 7.1.4 delivers several new examples for HDevelop, as well as documentation updates and fixes of all currently known bugs. Have a look at the release notes for a detailed description of HALCON 7.1.4. Registered customers can download the new release or a package to update an older release of HALCON 7.1.
	New revision of the HALCON GigEVision interface
		(July 24, 2008)
		New revision 3.1 of the HALCON 8.0 GigEVision interface which includes various extensions and improvements such as an advanced packet resend mechanism, support of more pixel formats, dynamically setting of transport layer-related parameters, automatic packet size optimization, software cropping, and support of ForceIP. Furthermore, besides several bug fixes, all parameter names have been made consistent to the GenICam Standard Feature Naming Convention (registered customers can download it here).
	First official release of the HALCON remote interface for eneo SC smart cameras
		(July 24, 2008)
		First official release of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 eneo interface which allows the remote grabbing of images from a eneo SC smart camera (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON VRmUsbCam interface
		(July 24, 2008)
		New revision 3.1 of the HALCON 8.0 VRmUsbCam interface which fixes a bug in the operator grab_image_start to avoid unnecessary re-initializing of the acquisition engine (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON pylon interface
		(July 23, 2008)
		New revision 2.7 / 3.7 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 pylon interface released which fixes bugs in the operator open_framegrabber regarding the device names and in handling multiple devices (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON SaperaLT interface
		(July 23, 2008)
		New revision 2.5 / 3.4 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 SaperaLT interface released which fixes a bug in the operators grab_image and grab_image_async in case of an error (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON BaumerFCAM interface
		(June 05, 2008)
		New revision 2.8 / 3.4 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 BaumerFCAM interface released which fixes a bug regarding the interdependency of external triggering and continuous grabbing mode and provides two new parameters (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON pylon interface
		(June 03, 2008)
		New revision 2.6 / 3.6 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 pylon interface released which now supports software cropping. Furthermore, the new interface revision includes several minor bug fixes (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON SaperaLT interface
		(June 03, 2008)
		New revision 2.4 / 3.3 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 SaperaLT interface released which now supports Windows x64 Editions. Furthermore, the new interface revision includes minor bug fixes (registered customers can download it here).
	New maintenance release 8.0.2 for HALCON 8.0
		(April 29, 2008)
		The newest maintenance release 8.0.2 of HALCON 8.0 includes several enhancements, such as a much faster bar code reader with more functionality and support for Composite codes that are attached to RSS bar codes, and a universal interface to access all GigE Vision compliant cameras. Additionally, HALCON 8.0.2 delivers GUI and usability enhancements for HDevelop, such as a better parameter GUI for the Image Acquisition Assistant and support for Italian, as well as documentation updates and fixes of all currently known bugs. Have a look at the release notes for a detailed description of HALCON 8.0.2. Registered customers can download the new release or a package to update an older release of HALCON 8.0.
	First official release of the HALCON GigEVision interface
		(April 29, 2008)
		First official release of the universal HALCON GigEVision interface which supports all GigE Vision compliant cameras. Note that this new interface is based on an user-space implementation of the GigE Vision protocol and is available for Windows x86 and Linux (registered customers can download it here).
	First official release of the HALCON 8.0 interface for VRmagic USB cameras
		(April 29, 2008)
		First official release of the HALCON 8.0 VRmUsbCam interface which supports the USB cameras from VRmagic (registered customers can download it here).
	First official release of the HALCON 8.0 interface for ABS UK1000/3000 cameras
		(April 29, 2008)
		First official release of the HALCON 8.0 ABS interface which supports the UK1000/3000 camera family from ABS (registered customers can download it here).
	First official release of the HALCON 8.0 interface for LinX GINGA digital-CL1e/CL2e/CL4e and GINGA++M1e/M4e boards
		(April 29, 2008)
		First official release of the HALCON 8.0 LinX interface which supports the new GINGA digital-CL1e/CL2e/CL4e and GINGA++M1e/M4e boards from LinX (registered customers can download it here).
	First official release of the HALCON 8.0 interface for Silicon Software boards via VisualApplets
		(April 29, 2008)
		First official release of the HALCON 8.0 mEnableVisualApplets interface which supports the grabbing of user-defined preprocessed images from Silicon Software microEnable boards via VisualApplets (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON pylon interface
		(April 29, 2008)
		New revision 3.5 of the HALCON 8.0 pylon interface released which has been adapted to the new Basler pylon SDK version 2.0 (with support of the new pilot and runner camera models). Furthermore, the new interface revision provides additional color transformation functionality and fixes a bug in continuous grabbing mode (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON BitFlow interface
		(April 29, 2008)
		New revision 3.3 of the HALCON 8.0 BitFlow interface released which now is based on the new BitFlow SDK 5.00 that supports also the new Alta-AN, Karbon-CL, and Neon-CL boards (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON SaperaLT interface
		(April 29, 2008)
		New revision 3.2 of the HALCON 8.0 SaperaLT interface released which provides bug fixes concerning the parameter 'external_trigger' and the registration of the end-of-frame callback (registered customers can download it here).
	New revisions of the HALCON RangerC and RangerE interfaces
		(April 29, 2008)
		New revision 3.2 of the HALCON RangerC and RangerE interfaces released which provide a bug fix in info_framegrabber to prevent accessing uninitialized memory (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON TAG interface
		(April 29, 2008)
		New revision 2.2 / 3.2 of the HALCON TAG interface released which now is based on the new Tattile SDK version and includes bug fixes in open_framegrabber and close_framegrabber (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON LuCam interface
		(March 31, 2008)
		New revision 2.2 / 3.1 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 LuCam interface released which provides new parameters for iris and lens control as well as for controlling the digital input/output lines of the camera (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON INSPECTA5 interface
		(March 31, 2008)
		New revision 2.1 / 3.1 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 INSPECTA5 interface released which fixes a bug in the buffer handling in case of switching from asynchronous to synchronous grabbing (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON INSPECTA interface
		(March 31, 2008)
		New revision 2.11 / 3.1 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 INSPECTA interface released which fixes a bug in the buffer handling in case of switching from asynchronous to synchronous grabbing (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON 1394IIDC interface
		(February 29, 2008)
		New revision 2.4 / 3.2 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 1394IIDC interface released which fixes a bug in open_framegrabber to prevent a possible crash due to an erroneous memory access. Furthermore, this new revision supports the usage of interlaced gray-scale cameras (registered customers can download both the interface as well as the underlying driver here).
	New revisions of the HALCON RangerC and RangerE interfaces
		(February 29, 2008)
		New revision 3.1 of the HALCON RangerC and RangerE interfaces released which have been adapted to the new Sick IVP SDK version 3.3 and fixes bugs in buffer handling, triggering, and error handling in case of grab timeouts (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON iPORT interface
		(February 29, 2008)
		New revision 2.2 / 3.1 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 iPORT interface released which provides the new parameter 'image_available' and fixes several bugs in the parameter handling within the operators info_framegrabber and open_framegrabber (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON MatrixVisionAcquire interface
		(February 29, 2008)
		New revision 2.9 / 3.3 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 MatrixVisionAcquire interface released which fixes a bug in acquiring the first image in case that the buffer queue size was set to 1 (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON BitFlow interface
		(February 29, 2008)
		New revision 2.15 / 3.2 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 BitFlow interface released which provides a new parameter for discarding all image buffers in the output buffer queue in continuous grabbing mode (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON BaumerFCAM interface
		(January 30, 2008)
		New revision 2.7 / 3.2 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 BaumerFCAM interface released which fixes a bug in the operator get_framegrabber_param('image_available') concerning the 2^16 frame counter wraparound (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON BitFlow interface
		(January 30, 2008)
		New revision 2.14 / 3.1 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 BitFlow interface released which fixes a general bug in the serial communication with Camera Link cameras (registered customers can download it here).
	New revisions of the HALCON mEnableIII and mEnableIV interfaces
		(January 30, 2008)
		New revision 3.1 of the HALCON 8.0 mEnableIII / mEnableIV interfaces and new revision 2.3 of the HALCON 7.1 mEnable3 interface released which provide a bug fix in the operator info_framegrabber('info_boards') in case of multiple installed boards (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON MultiCam interface
		(November 30, 2007)
		New revision 2.18 / 3.1 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 MultiCam interface released which is adapted to the MultiCam driver version 6.0 and supports now also the new GRABLINK Express boards from Euresys. Furthermore, six new parameters allow the software control of all digital input and output lines (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON uEye interface
		(November 30, 2007)
		New revision 2.10 / 3.2 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 uEye interface released which now provides new parameters for several advanced camera features and fixes a bug in the parameter 'trigger_signal' for uEye Gigabit Ethernet cameras (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON MatrixVisionAcquire interface
		(November 30, 2007)
		New revision 2.8 / 3.2 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 MatrixVisionAcquire interface released which provides bug fixes in the operator grab_image_start as well as in the parameters 'available_param_names', 'available_param_types', and 'available_param_description' (registered customers can download it here).
	HALCON student version for machine vision book available
		(November 13, 2007)
		A HALCON student version and dedicated HDevelop examples are now available as supplements for the new book "Machine Vision Algorithms and Applications", written by MVTec staff. This first up-to-date textbook for machine vision software provides all the details on the theory and practical use of the relevant algorithms. The first part covers image acquisition, from illumination to bus systems, while the second deals with the algorithms themselves. The final part concentrates on applications, and features real-world examples, example code with HALCON, and further exercises. Uniting the latest research results with an industrial approach, this textbook is ideal for students of electrical engineering, physics and informatics, electrical and mechanical engineers, as well as those working in the sensor, automation and optical industries. The official book website provides registered readers with book resources (HALCON student version and example programs and images).
	New maintenance release 8.0.1 for HALCON 8.0
		(October 22, 2007)
		The newest maintenance release 8.0.1 of HALCON 8.0 includes several enhancements, such as USB dongle support for Windows x64, extended functionality for the bar code reader (now supports RSS-14 Stacked, RSS-14 Stacked Omnidirectional, and RSS Expanded Stacked) and Parallel HDevEngine. Additionally, HALCON 8.0.1 delivers GUI and usability enhancements for HDevelop, as well as documentation updates and fixes of all currently known bugs. Have a look at the release notes for a detailed description of HALCON 8.0.1. Registered customers can download the new release or a package to update an older release of HALCON 8.0.
	First official release of the HALCON 8.0 interfaces for SICK|IVP Ranger C and Ranger E cameras
		(October 22, 2007)
		First official release of the HALCON 8.0 RangerC and RangerE interfaces which support the Ranger C (Camera Link) and Ranger E (Ethernet) 3D cameras from SICK|IVP (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON SaperaLT interface
		(October 22, 2007)
		New revision 2.3 / 3.1 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 SaperaLT interface released which now supports also the DALSA Genie GigE Vision camera series. Furthermore, it fixes a bug in the image buffer handling and allows to enable the continuous acquisition mode (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON MatrixVisionAcquire interface
		(October 22, 2007)
		New revision 2.7 / 3.1 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 MatrixVisionAcquire interface released which fixes bugs in timeout/trigger related situations and in close_framegrabber to avoid dead threads. Furthermore, it is now available also for both Windows x64 and Linux x86_64 platforms, and provides a new parameter to update the digital input related properties (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON 1394IIDC interface
		(October 22, 2007)
		New revision 3.1 of the HALCON 8.0 1394IIDC interface released which allows to reduce the isochronous transfer speed and to disable the isochronous resource manager before opening the camera (registered customers can download both the interface as well as the underlying driver here).
	New revision of the HALCON pylon interface
		(October 22, 2007)
		New revision 2.5 / 3.4 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 pylon interface released which fixes bugs in synchronous and asynchronous image grabbing, in the software trigger function, and in handling raw color images (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON eXcite interface
		(October 22, 2007)
		New revision 2.4 / 3.1 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 eXcite interface released which fixes a bug in grabbing images after a timeout occurred. Furthermore, it provides two new parameters to control the asynchronous image grabbing (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON Opteon interface
		(October 22, 2007)
		New revision 3.2 of the HALCON 8.0 Opteon interface released which supports the auto-detect mechanism of actually available Depict cameras via the operator info_framegrabber (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON TAG interface
		(September 21, 2007)
		New revision 2.1 / 3.1 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 TAG interface released which has been adapted to the SDK version 2.0 and allows to query the current temperature of the camera (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON MILLite interface
		(September 6, 2007)
		New revision 2.5 / 3.2 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 MILLite interface released which fixes a bug in the internal buffer handling and allows to query the actual board type (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON pylon interface
		(September 6, 2007)
		New revision 2.4 / 3.2 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 pylon interface released which fixes a bug in the first usage of the operator grab_image_start and improves the buffer handling for external triggering (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON MeteorII interface
		(September 6, 2007)
		New revision 2.7 / 3.1 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 MeteorII interface released which fixes a bug in the internal buffer handling and allows to query the actual board type (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the File (VirtualFG) interface
		(August 31, 2007)
		New revision 2.11 / 3.1 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 File (VirtualFG) interface released which fixes a bug in reading all files from a directory in case that besides the specified directory name there exists a single image file with the same name (registered customers can download it here).
	New maintenance release 7.1.3 for HALCON 7.1
		(August 15, 2007)
		The newest maintenance release 7.1.3 of HALCON 7.1 includes several enhancements, such as speed-ups up to a factor of 16 and an expanded display area, documentation updates, for example, the extended chapter "Troubleshooting" in the Installation Guide, and fixes of all currently known bugs. Have a look at the release notes for a detailed description of HALCON 7.1.3. Registered customers can download the new release or a package to update an older release of HALCON 7.1.
	First official release of the HALCON 8.0 interface for Silicon Software microEnable IV boards
		(July 27, 2007)
		First official release of the HALCON 8.0 mEnableIV interface which supports the new PCI Express-based microEnable IV boards from Silicon Software (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON uEye interface
		(July 27, 2007)
		New revision 2.9 / 3.1 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 uEye interface released which now supports also the new Gigabit Ethernet uEye camera models from IDS. Furthermore, it provides several new parameters to control the image acquisition and fixes a bug in the operator grab_image (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON BaumerFCAM interface
		(July 27, 2007)
		New revision 2.6 / 3.1 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 BaumerFCAM interface released which supports now also the new IEEE 1394b-based TXF cameras from Baumer (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON pylon interface
		(July 27, 2007)
		New revision 2.3 / 3.1 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 pylon interface released which has been adapted to the new Basler pylon SDK version 1.0 and fixes bugs in the operators open_framegrabber, grab_image, and grab_image_async. Furthermore, the parameter 'ExposureTimeRaw' is no longer set during the operator open_framegrabber (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON Opteon interface
		(July 27, 2007)
		New revision 2.9 / 3.1 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 Opteon interface released which provides several new parameters for internal strobe control and fixes a bug in the parameter get_framegrabber_param regarding the parameters 'pipelined', 'trigger_mode', 'trigger_signal', and 'bayer_conversion' (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON IDS/FALCON interface
		(July 27, 2007)
		New revision 2.7 / 3.0 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 IDS/FALCON interface released which now supports also the Linux driver for FALCON/EAGLE boards (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON MILLite interface
		(July 27, 2007)
		New revision 2.4 / 3.1 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 MILLite interface released which fixes a bug within the operator open_framegrabber when accessing the actual board type (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON MeteorII interface
		(July 27, 2007)
		New revision 2.6 / 3.0 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 MeteorII interface released which fixes a bug within the operator open_framegrabber when accessing the actual board type (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON GingaDG interface
		(July 27, 2007)
		New revision 2.1 / 3.1 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 GingaDG interface released which provides several new parameters, e.g., for shaft encoder control and for support of multiple windows of interest (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON Ginga++ interface
		(July 27, 2007)
		New revision 2.4 / 3.0 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 Ginga++ interface released which supports now also the absorb frame buffer mode and provides the two new parameters 'abort_wait' and 'abs_counter' (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON TWAIN interface
		(July 27, 2007)
		New revision 2.7 / 3.2 of the HALCON 7.1 / 8.0 TWAIN interface released which fixes bugs in info_framegrabber('info_boards') to allow querying the actual available devices if the device is already open and in grabbing 16 bit gray images (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON DirectShow interface
		(June 29, 2007)
		New revision 3.1 of the HALCON 8.0 DirectShow interface released which fixes a bug in the internal memory allocation that could prevent DirectShow devices from working properly (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON TWAIN interface
		(June 29, 2007)
		New revision 3.1 of the HALCON 8.0 TWAIN interface released which fixes a bug in info_framegrabber('info_boards') that could lead to a crash of the HDevelop Image Acquisition Assistant or ActivVisionTools within the device auto-detection (registered customers can download it here).
	Release of HALCON 8.0
		(June 1, 2007)
		Speed up your development, enter new markets, and benefit from the latest machine vision technology: HALCON 8.0 provides you numerous new features and improvements, such as enhanced usability, 3D object recognition, shape-based matching in color images, correlation-based matching, enormous speedup, easy-to-use OCR with auto-correction. More than 150 new operators, together with all proven features and unique selling propositions that made HALCON a world-wide technology leader - now in one powerful version. Read more about the new features and enhancements of HALCON 8.0 or view the technical details in the release notes. Registered customers can download HALCON 8.0 either as demo or full version.
	First official release of the HALCON iPORT interface
		(April 27, 2007)
		First official release of the HALCON iPORT interface which supports all Camera Link or GigE cameras that are connected via the Pleora iPORT IP Engine (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON DahengCAM interface
		(April 27, 2007)
		New revision 2.1 of the HALCON 7.1 DahengCAM interface released which provides several new parameters and supports additional camera models. (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON DirectFile interface
		(April 27, 2007)
		New revision 2.3 of the HALCON 7.1 DirectFile interface released which fixes a bug regarding the padding of images with an odd image width (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON 1394IIDC interface
		(March 28, 2007)
		New revision 2.3 of the HALCON 7.0 / 7.1 1394IIDC (FireWire) interface released which now supports also the acquisition of raw images and allows to disable the isochronous resource manager (registered customers can download both the interface as well as the underlying driver here).
	New revision of the HALCON MilLite interface
		(March 28, 2007)
		New revision 2.3 of the HALCON 7.1 MilLite interface released which provides important bug fixes regarding buffer switching and grab timeouts (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON MeteorII interface
		(March 28, 2007)
		New revision 2.5 of the HALCON 7.0 / 7.1 MeteorII interface released which provides important bug fixes regarding buffer switching and grab timeouts (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON pylon interface
		(March 28, 2007)
		New revision 2.2 of the HALCON 7.1 pylon interface released which now provides access to the parameters of the TransportLayer and StreamGrabber node map (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON SaperaLT interface
		(March 28, 2007)
		New revision 2.2 of the HALCON 7.0 / 7.1 SaperaLT interface released which now supports also bayer software decoding and acquiring images with more than 32767 lines. Furthermore, it provides bug fixes regarding the ring buffer handling and the parameters 'do_abort_grab', 'flat_field_select', and 'image_available' (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON pylon interface
		(February 23, 2007)
		New revision 2.1 of the HALCON 7.1 pylon interface released which is adapted to the new Basler pylon SDK version 0.9 and supports now also the scout IEEE 1394 cameras. Furthermore, also all color camera models are supported (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON BaumerFCAM interface
		(February 23, 2007)
		New revision 2.5 of the HALCON 7.0 / 7.1 BaumerFCAM interface released which includes the new parameters 'image_available' and 'shutter_mode'. Furthermore, the new parameter 'continuous_grabbing' allows to switch between continuous grabbing and software trigger mode (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON BitFlow interface
		(February 08, 2007)
		New revision 2.12 of the HALCON 7.1 BitFlow interface released which enables the usage of R64 and R64e frame grabber boards also under Windows x64 Edition (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON 7.1 LuCam interface
		(January 15, 2007)
		New revision 2.1 of the HALCON 7.1 LuCam interface released which is based on the new SDK version 4.0 and supports the new parameters 'do_flush_buffer', 'gamma', and 'gamma_range' (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON MatrixVisionAcquire interface
		(January 15, 2007)
		New revision 2.4 of the HALCON 7.1 MatrixVisionAcquire interface released which includes the new parameter 'image_available' to query the status of an image and supports now also the mvSIGMA, mvDELTA, mvTITAN, and mvGAMMA frame grabber boards (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON MatrixVision frame grabber interface
		(January 15, 2007)
		New revision 2.14 of the HALCON 7.0 / 7.1 MatrixVision frame grabber interface released which includes the new parameter 'image_available' to query the status of an image (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON INSPECTA frame grabber interface
		(January 15, 2007)
		New revision 2.10 of the HALCON 7.0 / 7.1 INSPECTA frame grabber interface released which is based on the new SDK version 3.92 and fixes a bug in asynchronous grabbing. Furthermore, the two new parameters 'image_available' and 'do_abort_grab' allow the improved control over the actual image acquisition (registered customers can download it here).
	New maintenance release 7.1.2 for HALCON 7.1
		(December 20, 2006)
		The newest maintenance release 7.1.2 of HALCON 7.1 includes several enhancements, such as speed-ups up to 200%, documentation updates, for example, the revised chapter about licensing in the Installation Guide, and fixes of all currently known bugs. Moreover, HALCON 7.1.2 makes it easier to handle protected HDevelop procedures. Have a look at the release notes for a detailed description of HALCON 7.1.2. Registered customers can download the new release or a package to update an older release of HALCON 7.1.
	New revision of the HALCON uEye interface
		(December 19, 2006)
		New revision 2.8 of the HALCON 7.0 / 7.1 uEye interface released which fixes a bug in auto white balancing (registered customers can download the Windows or Linux version).
	New revision of the HALCON eXcite interface
		(December 19, 2006)
		New revision 2.2 of the HALCON 7.1 eXcite interface released which fixes a bug in grabbing images asynchronously in combination with external trigger (registered customers can download the Windows or Linux version).
	New revision of the HALCON TWAIN interface
		(December 19, 2006)
		New revision 2.6 of the HALCON 7.0 / 7.1 TWAIN interface released which fixes a bug in combination with console applications and allows querying the installed TWAIN sources via info_framegrabber (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the File (VirtualFG) interface
		(December 19, 2006)
		New revision 2.10 of the HALCON 7.0 / 7.1 File (VirtualFG) interface released which fixes a bug in opening and closing AVI files multiple times (registered customers can download it here).
	First official release of the HALCON 1394IIDC interface under Linux
		(November 30, 2006)
		First official release of the HALCON 7.1 1394IIDC (FireWire) interface which supports all IIDC 1394 (FireWire) compliant cameras under Linux (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON MultiCam frame grabber interface
		(November 29, 2006)
		New revision 2.16 of the HALCON 7.0 / 7.1 MultiCam frame grabber interface released which now supports also the PICOLO frame grabber board family (registered customers can download it here).
	First official release of the HALCON 7.1 interface for Basler scout GigE Vision cameras
		(November 3, 2006)
		First official release of the HALCON pylon interface which supports the scout GigE Vision camera family from Basler (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON 1394IIDC interface
		(October 25, 2006)
		New revision 2.2 of the HALCON 7.0 / 7.1 1394IIDC (FireWire) interface released which is now also available for Windows x64 Edition and fixes some bugs for use with Parallel HALCON and in the YUV conversion (registered customers can download both the interface as well as the underlying driver here).
	New revision of the HALCON SonyXCI interface
		(October 25, 2006)
		New revision 2.3 of the HALCON 7.1 SonyXCI interface released which is adapted to the latest Sony driver versions and supports now also the new Sony XCI-V3 smart camera (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON uEye interface
		(October 25, 2006)
		New revision 2.7 of the HALCON 7.0 / 7.1 uEye interface released which is now also available for Linux (x86) and fixes some bugs in the auto parameter handling (registered customers can download the Windows or Linux version).
	New revision of the HALCON BCAM1394 interface
		(October 25, 2006)
		New revision 2.5 of the HALCON 7.1 BCAM1394 interface released which runs with the latest Basler BCAM 1394 driver version 1.9 (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON mEnable3 interface
		(October 25, 2006)
		New revision 2.2 of the HALCON 7.0 / 7.1 mEnable3 frame grabber interface released which supports the new parameter 'board_type' and fixes a bug in info_framegrabber (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON dPict interface
		(October 25, 2006)
		New revision 2.1 of the HALCON 7.1 dPict interface released which supports three new parameters for use with line scan cameras (registered customers can download it here).
	New maintenance release 7.0.4 for HALCON 7.0
		(October 09, 2006)
		The newest maintenance release 7.0.4 of HALCON 7.0 includes enhancements, speed-ups up to 200%, and fixes of all currently known bugs. Have a look at the release notes for a detailed description of HALCON 7.0.4. Registered customers can download the new release or a package to update an older release of HALCON 7.0.
	New revision of the HALCON BitFlow interface
		(August 16, 2006)
		New revision 2.11 of the HALCON 7.0 / 7.1 BitFlow interface released which supports also 3x 10bpp and 3x 12bpp RGB cameras and fixes a bug in grabbing 16bpp images (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON MilLite interface
		(August 16, 2006)
		New revision 2.2 of the HALCON 7.1 MilLite interface released which supports the new parameter 'start_field' and improves the actual image grabbing process (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON BaumerFCAM interface
		(August 16, 2006)
		New revision 2.4 of the HALCON 7.0 / 7.1 BaumerFCAM interface released which supports dual readout and is adapted to the latest FxLib version (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON MeteorII interface
		(August 16, 2006)
		New revision 2.4 of the HALCON 7.0 / 7.1 MeteorII interface released which supports the new parameter 'start_field' and improves the actual image grabbing process (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the File (VirtualFG) interface
		(August 16, 2006)
		New revision 2.8 of the HALCON 7.0 / 7.1 File (VirtualFG) interface released which fixes a bug in enumerating the frames within an AVI stream (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON DirectFile interface
		(August 16, 2006)
		New revision 2.1 of the HALCON 7.0 / 7.1 DirectFile interface released which fixes a bug in enumerating the frames within a video stream (registered customers can download it here).
	First official release of the HALCON 7.1 DahengCAM interface
		(July 31, 2006)
		First official release of the HALCON DahengCAM interface which supports the USB 2.0 cameras from Daheng Group (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON 1394IIDC interface
		(July 31, 2006)
		New revision 2.1 of the HALCON 7.0 / 7.1 1394IIDC (FireWire) interface released which supports the RAW8 and RAW16 formats and includes several bug fixes. This interface is based on the new FirePackage driver 2v14 (registered customers can download both the interface as well as the underlying driver here).
	New revision of the HALCON mEnable3 interface
		(July 31, 2006)
		New revision 2.1 of the HALCON 7.0 / 7.1 mEnable3 frame grabber interface released which is based on the SDK version 3.1 and supports several new parameters for adjusting image trigger and shaft encode in case of line scan cameras (registered customers can download it here).
	First official release of the HALCON 7.1 LuCam interface
		(June 27, 2006)
		First official release of the HALCON LuCam interface which supports the USB 2.0 cameras from Lumenera Corporation (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON uEye interface
		(June 26, 2006)
		New revision 2.6 of the HALCON 7.0 / 7.1 uEye interface released which is based on uEye driver 2.20.0000 and supports several new parameters for auto exposure, auto framerate, auto gain, auto whitebalance, and storing the complete parameter set in a ini file (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON eXcite interface
		(June 26, 2006)
		New revision 2.2 of the HALCON 7.1 eXcite interface released which supports also 12 bpp cameras and includes several bug fixes (registered customers can download the Windows or Linux version).
	New revision of the HALCON SonyXCI interface
		(June 26, 2006)
		New revision 2.2 of the HALCON 7.1 SonyXCI interface released which is adapted to the latest Sony driver version and supports also external triggering (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON Opteon frame grabber interface
		(June 26, 2006)
		New revision 2.8 of the HALCON 7.0 / 7.1 Opteon frame grabber interface released which is adapted to the latest Opteon driver version (registered customers can download it here).
	First official release of the HALCON 7.1 dPict interface
		(May 5, 2006)
		First official release of the HALCON dPict interface which supports the Aexeon and Nexeon frame grabber boards from dPict Imaging (registered customers can download it here).
	New maintenance release 7.1.1 for HALCON 7.1
		(April 28, 2006)
		The newest maintenance release 7.1.1 of HALCON 7.1 includes speed-ups up to 200%, documentation updates, especially the new "Application Note on 2D Data Codes", and fixes of all currently known bugs. As a further highlight, HDevEngine not only supports C++, but now also can be used in COM applications, e.g., within Visual Basic .NET or C#. The usage of HDevEngine now is explained in the new edition of the "Programmer's Guide". Besides, HALCON 7.1.1 now also supports so-called "locked procedures", i.e. a new mechanism to control the readability of external HDevelop procedures. Have a look at the release notes for a detailed description of HALCON 7.1.1. Registered customers can download the new release or a package to update an older release of HALCON 7.1.
	First official release of the HALCON 7.1 interface for the Basler eXcite smart camera
		(April 28, 2006)
		First official release of the HALCON eXcite interface which supports the remote grabbing of images from a Basler eXcite smart camera (registered customers can download the Windows or Linux version).
	New revision of the HALCON MilLite interface
		(April 28, 2006)
		New revision 2.1 of the HALCON 7.1 MilLite interface released which supports now multiple independent digitizers and fixes a bug in setting the grab timeout (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON MeteorII interface
		(April 28, 2006)
		New revision 2.3 of the HALCON 7.0 / 7.1 MeteorII interface released which fixes a bug in setting the grab timeout (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON SonyXCI interface
		(April 28, 2006)
		New revision 2.1 of the HALCON 7.1 SonyXCI interface released which is adapted to the latest Sony driver version (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON TWAIN interface
		(April 28, 2006)
		New revision 2.5 of the HALCON 7.0 / 7.1 TWAIN interface released which fixes a bug in opening the source manager's dialog box (registered customers can download it here).
	First official release of the HALCON 7.1 MatrixVisionAcquire interface
		(March 27, 2006)
		First official release of the HALCON MatrixVisionAcquire interface which supports the mvBlueFOX USB 2.0 camera series from MATRIX VISION (registered customers can download it here).
	New maintenance release 7.0.3 for HALCON 7.0
		(March 22, 2006)
		The newest maintenance release 7.0.3 of HALCON 7.0 includes speed-ups (up to 200%), documentation updates, and fixes of all currently known bugs. Have a look at the release notes for a detailed description of HALCON 7.0.3. Registered customers can download the new release or a package to update an older release of HALCON 7.0.
	First official release of the HALCON 1394IIDC interface
		(January 20, 2006)
		First official release of the universal HALCON 1394IIDC interface which supports all IIDC 1394 (FireWire) compliant cameras. Note that this new interface is based on a specific driver (registered customers can download both the interface as well as the underlying driver here).
	New revision of the HALCON BitFlow interface
		(January 20, 2006)
		New revision 2.10 of the HALCON 7.0 / 7.1 BitFlow frame grabber interface released which now is based on the new BitFlow SDK 4.50 that supports also the new R64e boards (registered customers can download it here).
	First official release of the HALCON 7.1 interface for the Sony XCI-SX1 smart camera
		(January 20, 2006)
		First official release of the HALCON SonyXCI interface which supports the Sony XCI-SX1 smart camera (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON INSPECTA frame grabber interface
		(January 20, 2006)
		New revision 2.9 of the HALCON 7.0 / 7.1 INSPECTA frame grabber interface released which supports more 10 bit cameras with special pixel arrangements (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON DirectShow interface
		(January 20, 2006)
		New revision 2.9 of the HALCON 7.0 / 7.1 DirectShow interface released which now supports the usage of FOURCC codes and fixes a bug in enumerating the installed capture devices (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON uEye interface
		(December 22, 2005)
		New revision 2.5 of the HALCON 7.0 / 7.1 uEye interface which supports now several new parameters for binning, subsampling, digital I/O, image flipping, and enhanced strobe control (registered customers can download it here).
	First official release of the HALCON 7.1 MilLite interface
		(December 9, 2005)
		First official release of the HALCON MilLite interface which supports the Meteor-II, Helios, Solios, and Odyssey frame grabber boards from Matrox based on MIL-Lite 8.0 (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON SaperaLT frame grabber interface
		(December 9, 2005)
		New revision 2.1 of the HALCON 7.0 / 7.1 SaperaLT frame grabber interface released which now supports also the use of lookup tables and includes several minor bug fixes and extensions (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON MultiCam frame grabber interface
		(December 9, 2005)
		New revision 2.15 of the HALCON 7.0 / 7.1 MultiCam frame grabber interface released which now supports also the planar mode for color images and provides a more accurate image timestamp (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON Meteor-II frame grabber interface
		(December 9, 2005)
		New revision 2.2 of the HALCON 7.0 / 7.1 Meteor-II frame grabber interface released which fixes a bug to enable multi-board configurations (registered customers can download it here).
	New HALCON Embedded web pages
		(December 1, 2005)
		The HALCON website now also holds several HALCON Embedded pages which show you details about this HALCON "flavor", its technical data and the supported hardware.
	First official release of the HALCON 7.1 interface for DALSA Coreco boards
		(October 26, 2005)
		First official release of the HALCON SaperaLT interface which supports the Bandit-II, PC2-CamLink, PC2-Vision, Viper, X64-CL, and X64-AN frame grabber boards from DALSA Coreco via the Sapera LT library (registered customers can download it here).
	First official release of the HALCON 7.1 interface for Mikrotron INSPECTA-5 boards
		(October 26, 2005)
		First official release of the HALCON INSPECTA5 interface which supports the INSPECTA-5 frame grabber boards from Mikrotron (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON uEye interface
		(October 18, 2005)
		New revision 2.4 of the HALCON 7.0 / 7.1 uEye interface which supports additional uEye camera models and includes several minor bug fixes and improvements (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON DirectShow interface
		(September 28, 2005)
		New revision 2.8 of the HALCON 7.0 / 7.1 DirectShow interface released which now is also available for Windows 64 bit and requires no longer a manual registration (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON DirectFile interface
		(September 28, 2005)
		New revision 2.1 of the HALCON 7.0 / 7.1 DirectFile interface released which now is also available for Windows 64 bit and requires no longer a manual registration (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON IDS frame grabber interfaces
		(September 28, 2005)
		New revision 2.6 of the HALCON 7.0 / 7.1 IDS frame grabber interface released which now supports also the digital input lines of the FALCONplus boards (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON DFG-LC frame grabber interfaces
		(September 28, 2005)
		New revision 2.6 of the HALCON 7.0 / 7.1 DFG-LC frame grabber interface released which now supports also the digital input lines of the DFG/LC4 boards (registered customers can download it here).
	Release of HALCON 7.1
		(September 1, 2005)
		Benefit from using the latest machine vision technologies: HALCON 7.1 provides you ground-breaking new features, such as 3D line scan camera calibration, gray value calibration, and an extremely robust and flexible PDF417 data code reader. See all new features and enhancements of HALCON 7.1 or read the technical details in the release notes. Registered customers can download HALCON 7.1 either as demo or full version.
	First official release of the HALCON 7.0 interface for Tattile TAG cameras
		(August 16, 2005)
		First official release of the HALCON TAG interface which supports the TAG ethernet cameras from Tattile (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the FirePackage frame grabber interface
		(July 19, 2005)
		New revision 2.4 of the HALCON 6.1 / 7.0 FirePackage interface released which now supports new parameters for multi shots, provides improvements in partial scan mode and RGB image acquisition, and fixes a timeout bug in grab_image_start (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON uEye interface
		(July 19, 2005)
		New revision 2.3 of the HALCON 6.1 / 7.0 uEye interface which now supports configuring the strobe signal of the uEye cameras and provides faster RGB image acquisition (registered customers can download it here).
	First official release of the HALCON 7.0 interface for Silicon Software microEnable III boards
		(May 31, 2005)
		First official release of the HALCON mEnable3 interface which supports the microEnable III Camera Link boards from Silicon Software (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON MultiCam frame grabber interface
		(May 30, 2005)
		New revision 2.14 of the HALCON 7.0 MultiCam frame grabber interface released which now supports also the new DOMINO Delta/Melody/Harmony, GRABLINK Avenue, and QUICKPACK ColorScan boards. Furthermore, the two new parameters 'image_available' and 'do_abort_grab' allow the improved control over the actual image acquisition (registered customers can download it here).
	New maintenance release 7.0.2 for HALCON 7.0
		(April 28, 2005)
		The newest maintenance release 7.0.2 of HALCON 7.0 includes speed-ups, documentation updates, and fixes of all currently known bugs. Have a look on the release notes for a detailed description of HALCON 7.0.2. Registered customers can download the new release or a package to update an older release of HALCON 7.0.
	New revision of the HALCON uEye interface
		(April 5, 2005)
		New revision 2.2 of the HALCON 6.1 / 7.0 uEye interface released which now supports additional uEye camera models (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the FirePackage frame grabber interface
		(March 31, 2005)
		New revision 2.3 of the HALCON 6.1 / 7.0 FirePackage interface released which now supports partial scan (video format 7), simultaneous acquisition, grabbing of 16 bpp gray-scale images, and the usage of pre-licensed AVT cameras (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON TWAIN interface
		(March 31, 2005)
		New revision 2.4 of the HALCON 6.1 / 7.0 TWAIN interface released which now supports the acquisition of 16/48 bpp images, the usage of file and memory transfer modes, and transmitted light scanning (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON BARRACUDA frame grabber interface
		(March 31, 2005)
		New revision 2.3 of the HALCON 6.1 / 7.0 BARRACUDA frame grabber interface released which fixes a bug concerning the flash delay setting (registered customers can download it here).
	New maintenance release 6.1.4 for HALCON 6.1
		(February 3, 2005)
		The newest maintenance release 6.1.4 of HALCON 6.1 is now available, featuring several enhancements. Read the release notes for a detailed description of HALCON 6.1.4. Registered customers can download the new release or a package to update an older release of HALCON 6.1.
	New revision of the HALCON uEye interface
		(February 2, 2005)
		New revision 2.1 of the HALCON 6.1 / 7.0 uEye interface released which now supports new parameters to enable the continuous grabbing mode, to specify a region of interest, and to allow the use of user-allocated buffers (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON Meteor-II frame grabber interface
		(February 2, 2005)
		New revision 2.1 of the HALCON 6.1 / 7.0 Meteor-II frame grabber interface released which allows image widths with more than 4096 pixels (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON MultiCam frame grabber interface
		(February 2, 2005)
		New revision 2.13 of the HALCON 6.1 / 7.0 MultiCam frame grabber interface released which fixes a bug in the color storage for RGB images. (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON BARRACUDA frame grabber interface
		(February 2, 2005)
		New revision 2.2 of the HALCON 6.1 / 7.0 BARRACUDA frame grabber interface released which now supports the configuration of flash output signals and the abortion of pending grabs (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON INSPECTA frame grabber interface
		(February 2, 2005)
		New revision 2.7 of the HALCON 6.1 / 7.0 INSPECTA frame grabber interface released which fixes a bug in grabbing images with more than 8 bpp (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON DFG-LC frame grabber interfaces
		(February 2, 2005)
		New revision 2.5 of the HALCON 6.1 / 7.0 DFG-LC frame grabber interface released which now supports configuring the strobe signal of the DFG/LC2 boards (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON PXR frame grabber interface
		(February 2, 2005)
		New revision 2.1 of the HALCON 6.1 / 7.0 PXR frame grabber interface released which includes new parameters to configure the PXR800 real-time control engine and to allow more flexibility in case of multi-camera configurations (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON Opteon frame grabber interface
		(February 2, 2005)
		New revision 2.7 of the HALCON 6.1 / 7.0 Opteon frame grabber interface released which fixes a memory leak when grabbing gray-scale images (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON Ginga++ frame grabber interface
		(February 2, 2005)
		New revision 2.3 of the HALCON 6.1 / 7.0 Ginga++ frame grabber interface released which supports new parameters to allow long exposure times and to abort pending grabs (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON IDS frame grabber interfaces
		(February 2, 2005)
		New revision 2.5 of the HALCON 6.1 / 7.0 IDS frame grabber interface released which now supports configuring the strobe signal of the EAGLE boards (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON BitFlow interface
		(November 24, 2004)
		New revision 2.8 of the HALCON 6.x / 7.0 BitFlow frame grabber interface released which now supports the usage of up to 1000 frame buffers and allows to read and write NUL characters during serial communication with Camera Link cameras (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON MatrixVision frame grabber interface
		(October 28, 2004)
		New revision 2.9 of the HALCON 6.1 / 7.0 MatrixVision frame grabber interface released which includes a new parameter to select the sync channel in case of RGB image acquisition and offers querying the list of all available camera configurations (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON Opteon frame grabber interface
		(October 28, 2004)
		New revision 2.6 of the HALCON 6.1 / 7.0 Opteon frame grabber interface released which now also supports image acquisition from 3-chip and Bayer cameras, and includes several bug fixes and other minor improvements (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON MatrixVision frame grabber interface
		(September 27, 2004)
		New revision 2.7 of the HALCON 6.1 / 7.0 MatrixVision frame grabber interface released which includes new parameters to ensure lossless image acquisition and to query the current status of the digital input lines (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON BaumerFCAM interface
		(September 27, 2004)
		New revision 2.2 of the HALCON 7.0 BaumerFCAM frame grabber interface released which supports software triggering and includes two bug fixes regarding the repeatedly initialization of multiple cameras and the setting of the parameters 'start_row' and 'start_column' (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON BCAM1394 interface
		(September 9, 2004)
		New revision 2.2 of the HALCON 6.1 / 7.0 BCAM1394 interface released which runs with the latest Basler BCAM 1394 driver version 1.8 (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON MultiCam frame grabber interface
		(September 9, 2004)
		New revision 2.12 of the HALCON 6.1 / 7.0 MultiCam frame grabber interface released which runs with the latest Euresys MultiCam driver version 4.2 (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON BitFlow interface
		(September 2, 2004)
		New revision 2.7 of the HALCON 6.x / 7.0 BitFlow frame grabber interface released which includes new parameters for serial communication with Camera Link cameras and to reset acquisition in continuous grab mode (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON BaumerFCAM interface
		(August 31, 2004)
		New revision 2.1 of the HALCON 7.0 BaumerFCAM frame grabber interface released which includes new parameters for controlling the flash ability for the Baumer Optronic IEEE 1394 cameras (registered customers can download it here).
	New maintenance release 7.0.1 for HALCON 7.0
		(July 30, 2004)
		The newest maintenance release 7.0.1 of HALCON 7.0 comes with several new features and enhancements, such as support of Intel Itanium 2 processors under Linux 2.4, extended Quick Guide, further application example programs, reading ECC200 Data Matrix symbols even with perspective distortions up to a certain extent. Have a look on the release notes for a detailed description of HALCON 7.0.1. Registered customers can download the new release or a package to update an older release of HALCON 7.0.
	First official release of the HALCON 7.0 interface for IDS uEye USB 2.0 cameras
		(July 30, 2004)
		First official release of the HALCON uEye interface which supports the uEye USB 2.0 cameras from IDS Imaging Development Systems (registered customers can download it here).
	First official release of the HALCON 7.0 frame grabber interface for Matrox Meteor-II boards
		(July 30, 2004)
		First official release of the HALCON Meteor-II interface which supports the Meteor-II frame grabber family from Matrox (registered customers can download it here).
	First official release of the HALCON 7.0 interface for Baumer Optronic IEEE 1394 cameras
		(July 12, 2004)
		First official release of the HALCON BaumerFCAM interface which supports the IEEE 1394 cameras from Baumer Optronic (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON DirectShow interface
		(July 12, 2004)
		New revision 2.5 of the HALCON 6.1 / 7.0 DirectShow interface released which allows top-down bitmaps for several RGB video subtypes and fixes a bug concerning the reference counter (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON MultiCam frame grabber interface
		(July 12, 2004)
		New revision 2.11 of the HALCON 6.1 / 7.0 MultiCam frame grabber interface released which includes minor improvements for Domino Alpha/Gamma boards (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON MultiCam frame grabber interface
		(April 29, 2004)
		New revision 2.10 of the HALCON 6.1 / 7.0 MultiCam frame grabber interface released which is based on the latest Euresys MultiCam driver version 4.1.2 and supports also StereoVision for Domino Alpha and different board topologies for Domino Alpha/Gamma boards (registered customers can download it here).
	New maintenance release 6.1.3 for HALCON 6.1
		(April 5, 2004)
		The newest maintenance release 6.1.3 of HALCON 6.1 is now available, featuring several enhancements. Read the release notes for a detailed description of HALCON 6.1.3. Registered customers can download the new release or a package to update an older release of HALCON 6.1.
	New revision of the HALCON INSPECTA frame grabber interface
		(January 13, 2004)
		New revision 2.6 of the HALCON 6.x / 7.0 INSPECTA frame grabber interface released which now supports additional pixel formats (registered customers can download it here).
	Release of HALCON 7.0
		(December 19, 2003)
		A milestone in machine vision software: HALCON 7.0 provides you innovative technology, latest results from research and is easier to deploy than ever. Ground-breaking new features are stereo vision for 3D measurements, component-based matching, and mosaicking. See all highlights of HALCON 7.0 or read all details in the release notes. Registered customers can download HALCON 7.0 either as demo or full version.
	First official release of the HALCON 6.1 frame grabber interface for Data Translation DT3162 boards
		(December 19, 2003)
		First official release of the HALCON DT3162 interface which supports the DT3162 boards from Data Translation (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON 6.x MatrixVision frame grabber interface
		(December 19, 2003)
		New revision 2.5 of the HALCON 6.x MatrixVision frame grabber interface released which now supports additional parameters for adjusting image acquisition parameters during runtime and controlling the digital I/O masks (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON 6.x Bcam1394 interface
		(December 19, 2003)
		New revision 2.1 of the HALCON 6.x Bcam1394 interface released which runs with the latest Basler BCAM 1394 driver version 1.7 (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON 6.x DirectShow interface
		(December 19, 2003)
		New revision 2.4 of the HALCON 6.x DirectShow interface released which fixes a bug in setting device-specific parameters during runtime (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON 6.1 BARRACUDA frame grabber interface
		(October 30, 2003)
		New revision 2.1 of the HALCON 6.1 BARRACUDA frame grabber interface released (registered customers can download the Windows, Linux/gcc-2.95 or Linux/gcc-3.2 version).
	New revision of the HALCON 6.x TWAIN interface
		(October 30, 2003)
		New revision 2.2 of the HALCON 6.x TWAIN interface released (registered customers can download it here).
	First official release of the HALCON 6.1 frame grabber interfaces for ELTEC p3i2 and p3i4 boards
		(October 7, 2003)
		First official release of the HALCON 6.1 p3i2 and p3i4 frame grabber interface which support the two frame grabber board families p3i2 and p3i4 from ELTEC Elektronik AG for both Windows and Linux operating systems (registered customers can download the Windows or Linux version). Note that these two new interfaces are the successors of the old HALCON PCEye interface.
	New revision of the HALCON 6.x INSPECTA frame grabber interface
		(October 2, 2003)
		New revision 2.5 of the HALCON 6.x INSPECTA frame grabber interface released which now also supports the continuous trigger mode to allow image acquisition with the pulse length of the trigger signal controlling the actual height of the grabbed image (registered customers can download it here).
	First official release of the HALCON 6.1 frame grabber interface for IDS BARRACUDA boards
		(September 17, 2003)
		First official release of the HALCON 6.1 BARRACUDA frame grabber interface which supports the BARRACUDA-A1, BARRACUDA-CL, and BARRACUDA-CL1 boards from IDS Imaging GmbH for both Windows 2000/XP and Linux operating systems (registered customers can download the Windows or Linux version).
	New revision of the DirectShow interface
		(September 17, 2003)
		New revision 2.3 of the HALCON 6.x DirectShow interface released which allows to open the property pages provided by a capture device and supports also the video subtypes UYVY, Y411, and Y41P (registered customers can download it here).
	New maintenance release 6.0.4 for HALCON 6.0
		(August 1, 2003)
		The latest maintenance release 4 of HALCON 6.0 is now available. Besides fixes of all currently known bugs, HALCON 6.0.4 especially features an enhanced 1D bar code reader, faster fill-up operations, reading and writing of PNG images, and all frame grabber interfaces in their up-to-date versions. See here for a detailed description of all new features of HALCON 6.0.4. Registered customers can download the new revision or a package to update an older revision of HALCON 6.0.
	New revision of the HALCON 6.x MatrixVision frame grabber interface
		(August 1, 2003)
		New revision 2.3 of the HALCON 6.0 / 6.1 MatrixVision frame grabber interface released which now supports new parameters to control the used trigger mode and to abort a pending grab when using Parallel HALCON (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON 6.x BitFlow frame grabber interface
		(July 25, 2003)
		New revision 2.6 of the HALCON 6.0 / 6.1 BitFlow frame grabber interface released which now also supports the new R64 boards (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON 6.x MultiCam frame grabber interface
		(June 27, 2003)
		New revision 2.9 of the HALCON 6.0 / 6.1 MultiCam frame grabber interface released which is based on the latest Euresys MultiCam driver version 2.9.2 and includes two bug fixes regarding the initialization of Multi boards and time-out problems (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the DirectShow interface
		(June 27, 2003)
		New revision 2.2 of the HALCON 6.0 / 6.1 DirectShow interface released which allows enabling the external trigger also within the operator open_framegrabber (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON 6.x Ginga++ frame grabber interface
		(June 27, 2003)
		New revision 2.2 of the HALCON 6.0 / 6.1 Ginga++ frame grabber interface released which includes a bug fix regarding the auto-detect mechanism via the operator info_framegrabber (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the File (VirtualFG) interface
		(June 27, 2003)
		New revision 2.6 of the HALCON 6.0 / 6.1 File (VirtualFG) interface released which includes a bug fix while accessing the same file simultaneously (registered customers can download it here).
	New maintenance release 6.1.2 for HALCON 6.1
		(June 1, 2003)
		The newest maintenance release 6.1.2 of HALCON 6.1 is now available. With this release, HALCON's powerful shape-based matching has been extended, resulting in an even better robustness and flexibility: When creating a model, a new hysteresis threshold mechanism facilitates the selection of significant model parts. A second extension enables users to exclude small, unimportant model components. The automatic selection of angle and scale step widths has also been improved significantly. Another feature of release 6.1.2 speeds up the operators for filling holes in regions which now are 4 to 10 times faster. Read the release notes for a detailed description of all new features and enhancements of HALCON 6.1.2. Registered customers can download the new release or a package to update an older release of HALCON 6.1.
	New revision of the HALCON 6.x MultiCam frame grabber interface
		(May 19, 2003)
		New revision 2.8 of the HALCON 6.0 / 6.1 MultiCam frame grabber interface released which is based on the latest Euresys MultiCam driver version 2.9.1 (registered customers can download it here).
	First official release of the HALCON 6.x interface for the Basler BCAM 1394 driver
		(March 21, 2003)
		First official release of the HALCON 6.0 / 6.1 interface for the Basler BCAM 1394 driver which supports all video modes and formats of Basler IEEE 1394 cameras (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON 6.x MultiCam frame grabber interface
		(March 13, 2003)
		New revision 2.7 of the HALCON 6.0 / 6.1 MultiCam frame grabber interface released which now also supports the new Iota and Alpha2 boards (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON 6.x Opteon frame grabber interface
		(March 12, 2003)
		New revision 2.5 of the HALCON 6.0 / 6.1 Opteon frame grabber interface released which includes a bug fix in accessing classic and ethernet camera systems (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON 6.x MatrixVision frame grabber interface
		(February 12, 2003)
		New revision 2.2 of the HALCON 6.0 / 6.1 MatrixVision frame grabber interface released which includes 2 new parameters 'camera_definition' and 'external_trigger' as well as a bug fix in close_framegrabber (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON 6.x Opteon frame grabber interface
		(January 28, 2003)
		New revision 2.4 of the HALCON 6.0 / 6.1 Opteon frame grabber interface released which includes improvements in handling the gain and offset parameters (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON 6.x IDS and DFG-LC frame grabber interfaces
		(January 21, 2003)
		New revision 2.4 of the HALCON 6.0 / 6.1 IDS and DFG-LC frame grabber interface released which include improvements for the continuous grabbing mode (registered customers can download it here).
	Release of the HALCON 5.2 Ginga++ frame grabber interface
		(January 8, 2003)
		First official release of revision 1.0 of the HALCON 5.2 Ginga++ frame grabber interface which supports the GINGA++M2 and GINGA++M4 boards (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the HALCON 6.x Ginga++ frame grabber interface
		(December 19, 2002)
		New revision 2.1 of the HALCON 6.0 / 6.1 Ginga++ frame grabber interface released which supports also the GINGA++M2 boards and provides additional parameters for the continuous grabbing mode (registered customers can download it here).
	First maintenance release 6.1.1 for HALCON 6.1
		(December 12, 2002)
		The maintenance release 6.1.1 of HALCON 6.1 is now available - featuring several enhancements, such as improved 1D bar code reading and a faster measuring tool. HDevelop can now handle multiple break points and send the current program to the printer. New examples show how to use HALCON/COM in C# and VB.net. From this release on, HALCON now also supports the gcc 3.2 compiler under Linux. See here for a detailed description of all new features of HALCON 6.1.1. Registered customers can download the new release or a package to update an older release of HALCON 6.1.
	New revision of the File (VirtualFG) interface
		(December 12, 2002)
		New revision 2.5 of the HALCON 6.0 / 6.1 File (VirtualFG) interface released (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the DirectShow interface
		(December 12, 2002)
		New revision 2.1 of the HALCON 6.0 / 6.1 DirectShow interface released which now supports external triggering, additional parameters (e.g., for exposure time adjustment), and the Y800 video subtype for gray-scale image acquisition (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the BitFlow frame grabber interface
		(November 19, 2002)
		New revision 2.5 of the HALCON 6.0 / 6.1 BitFlow frame grabber interface released which allows querying the actual state of the digital input lines (GPIN) (registered customers can download it here).
	New revisions of the Fire-i and FirePackage frame grabber interfaces
		(October 31, 2002)
		New revision 2.4 of the HALCON 6.x Fire-i interface and new revision 2.2 of the HALCON 6.x FirePackage interface released (registered customers can download it here). Both interfaces now offer an improved access to the current parameter values and ranges, thus prividing optimal compatibility with ActivVisionTools 2.1.
	First official release of the HALCON DirectShow interface
		(September 30, 2002)
		First official release of the HALCON DirectShow Interface to access capture devices via Microsofts DirectShow application programming interface (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the MultiCam frame grabber interface
		(August 23, 2002)
		New revision 2.6 of the HALCON 6.0 / 6.1 MultiCam frame grabber interface released (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the FirePackage frame grabber interface
		(August 19, 2002)
		New revision 2.1 of the HALCON 6.0 / 6.1 FirePackage interface released (registered customers can download it here). This new revision now also supports OHCI IEEE-1394 adapter cards.
	Release of revision 3 of HALCON 6.0
		(August 1, 2002)
		The newest revision 3 of HALCON 6.0 is now available. The revision features several enhancements, such as multiple break points and a program print feature in HDevelop, extended User's Manuals, two new frame grabber interfaces (LinX GINGA++ and Datacube MaxRevolution) and speedups. For example, the operators gen_measure_rectangle2 and gen_measure_arc affine_transform_image are now faster by up to 80%. See here for a detailed description of all new features of HALCON 6.0.3. Registered customers can download the new revision or a package to update an older revision of HALCON 6.0.
	New revision of the MultiCam frame grabber interface
		(July 17, 2002)
		New revision 2.5 of the HALCON 6.0 / 6.1 MultiCam frame grabber interface released (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the Fire-i frame grabber interface
		(July 17, 2002)
		New revision 2.3 of the HALCON 6.0 / 6.1 Fire-i frame grabber interface released (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the INSPECTA frame grabber interface
		(July 17, 2002)
		New revision 2.3 of the HALCON 6.0 / 6.1 INSPECTA frame grabber interface released (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the BitFlow frame grabber interface
		(July 9, 2002)
		New revision 2.4 of the HALCON 6.0 / 6.1 BitFlow frame grabber interface released which also supports the new BitFlow R3 boards (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the MultiCam frame grabber interface
		(June 28, 2002)
		New revision 2.4 of the HALCON 6.0 / 6.1 MultiCam frame grabber interface released (registered customers can download it here).
	Release of HALCON 6.1
		(June 1, 2002)
		The newest version is now available both for the release and the demo version of HALCON. HALCON 6.1 is a major new release with several improvements and extensions such as fast rectification of images, further improved matching, HMatchIt, Application Guide and many more. See here all highlights of HALCON 6.1. Furthermore, you can also read all the details in the HALCON 6.1 release notes. Registered customers can download HALCON 6.1 either as demo or full version.
	New revision of Opteon frame grabber interface
		(April 4, 2002)
		New revision 2.2 of the HALCON 6.0 Opteon frame grabber interface released (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the MultiCam frame grabber interface
		(April 4, 2002)
		New revision 2.3 of the HALCON 6.0 MultiCam frame grabber interface released (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the PCEye frame grabber interface
		(March 12, 2002)
		New revision 2.2 of the HALCON 6.0 PCEye frame grabber interface released (registered customers can download it here). Note that this interface now supports also the PC_EYE 2+ boards.
	New revisions of the IDS and DFG/LC frame grabber interfaces
		(March 4, 2002)
		New revision 1.15 of both the HALCON 5.2 IDS frame grabber interface and the HALCON 5.2 DFG/LC frame grabber interface released (registered customers can download it here).
	Release of revision 2 of HALCON 6.0
		(March 1, 2002)
		The newest revision (HALCON 6.0.2) is now available both for the release and the demo version of HALCON. The revision features several enhancements, such as a search and replace variables mechanism in HDevelop, and speedups. For example, the operator affine_transform_image has been speeded up by up to 30%. HALCON 6.0.2 now also supports USB dongles (under Windows 2000 or XP). Several frame grabber interfaces have been revised. See here for a detailed description of all new features of HALCON 6.0.2. Registered customers can download the new revision or a package to update an older revision of HALCON 6.0.
	First official release of the frame grabber interface for the Allied Vision Technologies/Intek FirePackage driver
		(February 25, 2002)
		First official release of the HALCON 6.0 frame grabber interface for the Allied Vision Technologies/Intek FirePackage driver released (registered customers can download it here).
	New revisions of the IDS and DFG/LC frame grabber interfaces
		(February 20, 2002)
		New revision 1.15 of both the HALCON 6.0 IDS frame grabber interface and the HALCON 6.0 DFG/LC frame grabber interface released (registered customers can download it here).
	First official release of the PXR frame grabber interface
		(January 9, 2002)
		First official release of the HALCON 6.0 PXR frame grabber interface released (registered customers can download it here).
	New revision of the MultiCam frame grabber interface
		(January 9, 2002)
		New revision 2.2 of the HALCON 6.0 MultiCam frame grabber interface released (registered customers can download it here). Note that this interface also supports the Domino Alpha and Domino Gamma boards and therefore is the successor of the HALCON 6.0 Multi interface!
	Release of revision 4 of HALCON 5.2
		(January 5, 2002)
		The newest revision (HALCON 5.2.4) is now available for the full version of HALCON. See here for a detailed description of the improvements of this revision. Here you can download the new revision or a package to update an older revision of HALCON 5.2.
	New extension package "xldfeat" for HALCON 6.0.1
		(December 4, 2001)
		The extension package contains new operators for calculating XLD features. Registered customers can download the package here.
	First release of HMatchIt
		(November 29, 2001)
		The first version of HMatchIt - a front-end to HALCON's powerful shape-based matching - has been released for Windows NT 4.0 & 2000; (registered customers can download it here for free).
	New extension package "variation" for HALCON 6.0.1
		(November 27, 2001)
		The extension package contains new operators for defect detection using an objects' variability. Registered customers can download the package here.
	New revision 2.1 of the HALCON 6.0 TWAIN frame grabber interface
		(November, 2001)
		New revision 2.1 of the HALCON 6.0 TWAIN frame grabber interface released. Registered customers can download it here.
	New revision 2.1 of the HALCON 6.0 Multi frame grabber interface
		(November, 2001)
		New revision 2.1 of the HALCON 6.0 Multi frame grabber interface released. Registered customers can download it here.
	New extension package "rectify" for HALCON 6.0.1
		(October, 2001)
		The package contains new operators for fast rectification of images. Registered customers can download the package here.
	New extension package "matchscale" for HALCON 6.0.1
		(October, 2001)
		The package contains new operators for shape-based matching of objects under different scaling. Registered customers can download the package here.
	New revision 2.2 of the HALCON 6.0 IDS frame grabber interface
		(September, 2001)
		New revision 2.2 of the HALCON 6.0 IDS frame grabber interface released. Registered customers can download it here.
	New extension package "graymorph" for HALCON 6.0.1
		(September, 2001)
		The package contains new operators for very fast gray value morphology. Registered customers can download the package here.
	New revision 2.3 of the HALCON 6.0 BitFlow frame grabber interface
		(August, 2001)
		New revision 2.2 of the HALCON 6.0 BitFlow frame grabber interface released. Registered customers can download it here.
	First official release of the HALCON 6.0 Integral FlashBus MX frame grabber interface
		(August, 2001)
		First official release of the HALCON 6.0 Integral FlashBus MX frame grabber interface released. Registered customers can download it here.
	Release of revision 1 of HALCON 6.0
		(July 20, 2001)
		The newest revision (HALCON 6.0.1) is now available both for the release and the demo version of HALCON. The revision features several enhancements and speedups, such as that images are now displayed up to 45% faster on all UNIX systems. Moreover, the bar code reader now also supports the codes Code 128, UPC-A, and UPC-E . See here for a detailed description of all improvements of this revision. Here you can download the new revision or a package to update an older revision of HALCON 6.0.
	First official release of the HALCON 6.0 Multi frame grabber interface
		(July, 2001)
		First official release of the HALCON 6.0 Multi frame grabber interface released. Registered customers can download it here.
	New revision 2.2 of the HALCON 6.0 INSPECTA frame grabber interface
		(July, 2001)
		New revision 2.2 of the HALCON 6.0 INSPECTA frame grabber interface released. Registered customers can download it here.
	New revision 2.3 of the HALCON 6.0 File (VirtualFG) frame grabber interface
		(July, 2001)
		New revision 2.3 of the HALCON 6.0 File (VirtualFG) frame grabber interface released. Registered customers can download it here.
	New revision 2.2 of the HALCON 6.0 Fire-i frame grabber interface
		(July, 2001)
		New revision 2.2 of the HALCON 6.0 Fire-i frame grabber interface released. Registered customers can download it here.
	New revision 2.2 of the HALCON 6.0 BitFlow frame grabber interface
		(June, 2001)
		New revision 2.2 of the HALCON 6.0 BitFlow frame grabber interface released. Registered customers can download it here.
	First official release of the HALCON 6.0 BitFlow frame grabber interface
		(April, 2001)
		First official release of the HALCON 6.0 CCi4 frame grabber interface released. Registered customers can download it here.
	New revision 2.1 of the HALCON 6.0 PXD frame grabber interface
		(February, 2001)
		New revision 2.2 of the HALCON 6.0 PXD frame grabber interface released. Registered customers can download it here.
	New revisions of several HALCON 6.0 frame grabber interfaces
		(December, 2000)
		New revisions of the following HALCON 6.0 frame grabber interfaces: BitFlow (Rev. 2.1), DFG-BW1 (Rev. 2.1), PCEye (Rev. 2.1), MatrixVision (Rev 2.1), and File (VirtualFG) (Rev. 2.2). Registered customers can download them here.
	Release of HALCON 6.0
		(December 1, 2000)
		Outstanding new features of HALCON 6.0 are the support of multiprocessor computers and the ability to recognize objects by using their shape (shape-based pattern matching). For details about all new features read the release notes.
	New revision 1.2 of the HALCON 5.2 BitFlow frame grabber interface
		(November, 2000)
		New revision 1.2 of the HALCON 5.2 BitFlow frame grabber interface released. Registered customers can download it here.
	HALCON 6.0 Preview
		(October, 2000)
		Read here some interesting facts about the next, forthcoming version of HALCON (6.0).
	Release of revision 3 of HALCON 5.2
		(July 1, 2001)
		The newest revision (HALCON 5.2.3) is now available both for the release and the demo version of HALCON. See here for a detailed description of the improvements of this revision. Here you can download the new revision or a package to update an older revision of HALCON 5.2.
	First official release of the HALCON 5.2 DFG-BW1 frame grabber interface
		(July, 2000)
		First official release of the HALCON 5.2 DFG-BW1 frame grabber interface released. Registered customers can download it here.
	New revision 1.2 of the HALCON 5.2 INSPECTA-2 frame grabber interface
		(June, 2000)
		New revision 1.2 of the HALCON 5.2 INSPECTA-2 frame grabber interface released. Registered customers can download it here.
	New revision 1.14 of the HALCON 5.2 IDS frame grabber interface
		(May, 2000)
		New revision 1.14 of the HALCON 5.2 IDS frame grabber interface released. Registered customers can download it here.
	New revision 1.8 of the HALCON 5.2 Px frame grabber interface
		(May, 2000)
		New revision 1.8 of the HALCON 5.2 Px frame grabber interface released. Registered customers can download it here.
	New revisions 1.27 of two HALCON 5.2 frame grabber interfaces
		(March, 2000)
		New revisions of the following HALCON 5.2 frame grabber interfaces: FlashBus (Rev. 1.27), and GINGA (Rev. 1.27). Registered customers can download them here.
	Release of revision 2 of HALCON 5.2
		(March 1, 2000)
		The newest revision (HALCON 5.2.2) is now available both for the release and the demo version of HALCON. See here for a detailed description of the improvements of this revision. Here you can download the new revision or a package to update an older revision of HALCON 5.2.
	New extension package "affine" for HALCON 5.2.1
		(March, 2001)
		The package contains new operators for working with affine transformations. Registered customers can download the package here.
	New extension package "barcode2d" for HALCON 5.2.1
		(March, 2001)
		The package contains new operators for finding and decoding 2-D bar codes. Registered customers can download the package here.
	New revisions 1.13 of two HALCON 5.2 frame grabber interfaces
		(February, 2000)
		New revisions of the following HALCON 5.2 frame grabber interfaces: Falcon & Eagle (Rev. 1.13), and DFG/LC1 & LC2 (Rev. 1.13).Registered customers can download them here.
	New extension package "distance" for HALCON 5.2.1
		(January, 2000)
		The package contains a new operator for calculating the distance transform of a region. Registered customers can download the package here.
	New revision 1.4 of the HALCON 5.2 PCEye frame grabber interface
		(January, 2000)
		New revision 1.4 of the HALCON 5.2 PCEye frame grabber interface released. Registered customers can download it here.
	New extension package "tileimage" for HALCON 5.2.1
		(January, 2000)
		The package contains operators for combining multiple images into one large image. Registered customers can download the package here.
	New extension package "grayfeat" for HALCON 5.2.1
		(January, 2000)
		The package contains new operators for calculating shape features based on gray value moments. Registered customers can download the package here.
	New revisions of several HALCON 5.2 frame grabber interfaces
		(December, 1999)
		New revisions of the following HALCON 5.2 frame grabber interfaces: Roadrunner (Rev. 1.13), and Raven (Rev. 1.2). Registered customers can download them here.
	First official release of the HALCON 5.2 PCEye frame grabber interface
		(November, 1999)
		First official release of the HALCON 5.2 PCEye frame grabber interface released. Registered customers can download it here.
	HALCON 5.2.1 on SuSE Linux 6.2
		(November, 1999)
		HALCON 5.2.1 is now also available for SuSE Linux 6.2 (kernel 2.2.0, libc6); download it here as full or demo version.
	New revision 1.6 of the HALCON 5.2 PicPort frame grabber interface
		(September, 1999)
		New revision 1.6 of the HALCON 5.2 PCEye frame grabber interface released. Registered customers can download it here.
	Release of revision 1 of HALCON 5.2
		(August 1, 1999)
		The newest revision (HALCON 5.2.1) is now available both for the release and the demo version of HALCON. See here for a detailed description of the improvements of this revision. Here you can download the first revision of HALCON 5.2.
	Y2K Statement
		(June 2, 1999)
		HALCON is Year 2000 compliant. Read a detailed Y2K statement here.
	Release of HALCON 5.2
		(May 1, 1999)
		New features of HALCON 5.2 are the new tools for barcode reading, OCR/OCV and subpixel accurate measurement; ActiveX (COM) interface; online zooming,interactive histogram and region feature window for HDevelop, and much more. For details about all new features read the release notes.
	New extension package "geocode" for HALCON 5.2
		(November, 1998)
		With HALCON 5.2 this package has become an integral part of the HALCON software.
	New extension package "measure" for HALCON 5.2
		(April, 1998)
		With HALCON 5.2 this package has become an integral part of the HALCON software.
	New extension package "serial" for HALCON 5.2
		(March, 1998)
		With HALCON 5.2 this package has become an integral part of the HALCON software.
	Release of HALCON 5.1
		(March 1, 1998)
		Release of HALCON 5.1.
	Release of the HALCON frame grabber interface
		(November, 1997)
		Release of the completely new HALCON framegrabber interface.
	Release of HALCON 5.0
		(July 1, 1997)
		Release of HALCON 5.0. With this version the new name HALCON was used for the first time; formerly the software package was named HORUS.