Reliable Performance with Accurate Temperature Measurement
Deployed in products worldwide requiring radiometry and analytics
Advanced Image Processing and Feature Set
Advanced electronics and image processing provide clearer imagery, edge sharpening, and contrast
Designed for Integrators
Shared interface and access to US-based Technical Services team reduce development risk and shorten time to market
Specifications
Performance
- Scene Temperature Range
- -25°C to +100°C
-40°C to +550°C
- Thermal Sensitivity/NETD
- Industrial: <30mK Performance: <50 mK Commercial: <60mK
- Time to Image
- <5.0 sec
Radiometry
- Temperature Measurement
- Improved accuracy, moveable spot meter, image metric data, T-Linear (digital output) AR requires a separate calibration that must be performed during camera manufacture. The AR capability is captured in the camera part number. An additional fee is charged for this feature.
Imaging & Optical
- BT656 (8-bit)
- Yes
- Camera Link (Expansion Bus Accessory Module)
- Yes
- CMOS
- CMOS (14-bit or 8-bit)
- Color Palettes
- Yes
- Continuous Electronic Zoom
- 2x- 8x
- Digital Detail Enhancement
- Yes
- Digital Zoom
- 2x- 8x
- Discrete I/O Controls Available
- Yes (10-camera minimum)
- Dynamic Range Switching
- Yes
- Factory Optimized Video
- Yes
- Flat-Field Correction (FFC) Duration
- <0.5 sec
- FOV - Horizontal
- Lensless
- FPA - Digital Video Display Format
- 640 x 512
- Frame Rate
- 30/60 Hz (NTSC) 25/50 Hz (PAL)
- Frame Rate Options
- 30/60 Hz (NTSC) 25/50 Hz (PAL)
- Image Optimization
- Yes
- Invert/Revert
- Yes
- IR Resolution
- 640 × 480 (NTSC); 640 × 512 (PAL)
- LVDS (14-bit or 8-bit)
- Yes
- NTSC/PAL (field switchable)
- Yes
- Pixel Pitch
- 17 µm
- Pixel Size
- 17 µm
- Polarity Control [black hot & white hot]
- Yes
- Resolution
- 640 × 480 (NTSC); 640 × 512 (PAL)
- Sensitivity [NEdT]
- Industrial: <30mK Performance: <50 mK Commercial: <60mK
- Settable Splash Screens
- Yes (10-camera minimum)
- Slow Video Option [factory configured]
- Yes
- Spectral Band
- 7.5 - 13.5 µm
- Spot Meter
- Temperatures measured in central 4×4
- Symbology
- Yes, single-pixel resolution (256 gray and 256 color)
- Thermal Imaging Detector
- Uncooled VOx Microbolometer
Connections & Communications
- External Sync Input/Output
- Yes
- RS-232 Compatible Communication
- 57,600 & 921,600 baud
- User Configurability via SDK & GUI
- Yes
Electrical
- Electrical Interface
- 50-pin Hirose
- Input Voltage
- 4.0 - 6.0 VDC
- Power Dissipation [steady state]
- <1.2 W
- Power Reduction Switch [disables analog video]
- Yes
Mechanical
- Lensed & Lensless Configurations Available
- Yes
- Precision Mounting Holes [M2x0.4] on 3 sides [2 per side]
- Yes
- Sealable Bulkhead Mounting Feature
- Yes
- Size (L x W x H)
- 1.75" x 1.75" x 1.18"/ 1.5" x 1.5" x 1.18" (Compact and Shutterless)
- Size (w/o lens)
- 1.75" x 1.75" x 1.18"/ 1.5" x 1.5" x 1.18" (Compact and Shutterless)
Environmental & Approvals
- Humidity
- 5% - 95% non-condensing
- Operating Temperature Range
- -40°C to +80°C (Industrial & Performance) -20°C to +65°C (Commercial)
- Operational Altitude
- +40,000 feet
- RoHS
- Compliant
- Shock
- 200g shock pulse w/ 11 msec sawtooth
- Temperature Shock
- 5°/min
- Vibration
- 4.3g three axis, 8 hr each
Export Designations
- ECCN Code
- 6A003.b.4.b (Fast Video, 60Hz)
6A993.A (Slow Video, 9Hz)
Resources & Support
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