Purpose-built for industrial, commercial, and defense integrations, Boson SX8 delivers 4× more pixels than a 640 × 512 VGA module, extending detection, recognition, and identification (DRI) range and providing clear imagery at long distances. Multiple lens options, including a factory-integrated continuous zoom lens, support a wide range of platforms, from uncrewed systems and counter-UAS to seekers, perimeter security, visual augmentation, and handheld devices. With high-speed performance and SXGA output, Boson SX8 helps operators see more, see farther, and do more.
Boson SX8 helps accelerate development and reduce integration risk with an available graphical user interface (GUI), germanium-free lens configurations, and compatibility with Teledyne FLIR OEM’s Prism™ intelligent digital products. Manufactured at scale in the USA, it offers lower supply-chain risk, high reliability, and world-class support from a trusted volume supplier—setting a new standard for SWaP-optimized thermal imaging.
SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE WITH SXGA LWIR
High-performance 1280 × 1024 clarity in a SWaP-optimized package
STREAMLINE SMART THERMAL CAMERA DEVELOPMENT
Integration-ready design that is AI-ready
TELEDYNE FLIR BRAND PROMISE AND TRUSTED MANUFACTURING
A trusted development partner and low-risk volume supplier
Specifications
Radiometry
- Temperature Measurement
- No
Imaging & Optical
- f-number
- 1.0
- FOV - Horizontal
- 24°
- Frame Rate
- 60 Hz (30 Hz using averager or frame-skip)
- Non-Uniformity Correction (NUC)
- Factory calibrated; updated FFCs with FLIR's Silent Shutterless NUC (SSN™)
- Pixel Pitch
- 8 µm
- Resolution
- 1280 x 1024
- Sensitivity [NEdT]
- Industrial: ≤35 mK
Professional: ≤45 mK
(factory filters enabled)
- Spectral Band
- Longwave infrared, nominally 8 µm to 14 µm
Connections & Communications
- Peripheral Channels
- I2C
- Video Channels
- MIPI CSI-2 v1.2 (D-PHY v1.2); 2 data lanes @ 720 Mbps/lane (4-lane on roadmap)
Electrical
- Input Voltage
- 3.3 VDC (nominal, ±5 %)
- Power Consumption
- < 2.25 W (full camera, configuration- and temperature-dependent)
Mechanical
- Precision Mounting Holes
- Heatsink: M1.2 x 0.25
Accessory: M1.6 x 0.35
- Size (L x W x H)
- 31.6 x 31.6 x 19.9 mm (w/o lens)
- Weight
- 22.5 g without lens, shuttered (CAD estimate)
Environmental & Approvals
- Compliance and Certifications
- ITAR-free
NDAA-compliant
EAR 6A003.b.4.b
RoHS compliant
REACH compliant
- Non-Operating Temperature Range
- -50 °C to +85 °C
- Operating Temperature Range
- -40 °C to +80 °C
- Operational Altitude
- 12 km (max altitude of a commercial airliner or airborne platform)
- Shock
- 1,500 g @ 0.5 ms; 500 g @ 0.8 ms; 250 g @ 1.5 ms (half-sine, all 6 axes)
- Solar protection
- Yes, when integrated with factory lens
Export Designations
- ECCN Code
- 6A003.b.4.b
Resources & Support
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Application Note
A Guide on Cost-Effective Thermal Lens Integration: What to Know for Defense and Autonomous Vehicle Applications
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Whitepaper
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Boson SX8 Datasheet
Boson - RoHS - Declaration of Compliance - 20000-00-67 Rev 150
Boson REACH - Declaration of Compliance
BosonSX8 GUI User Guide, Rev 100
IDD CAD Boson SX8, 12mm-f1.0, 50-deg HFOV STEP
IDD CAD Boson SX8, 18mm-f1.0, 32-deg HFOV STEP File
IDD CAD Boson SX8, 24mm-f1.0, 24-deg HFOV
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