Tau® SWIR provides outstanding short-wave infrared image quality and performance over a wide range of imaging and light level conditions. It is the ideal OEM SWIR imaging module for applications like hyperspectral instrumentation, silicon inspection, electro-optical payloads, art restoration, and portable imaging. The Tau SWIR camera incorporates the FLIR high resolution 640×512 ISC1202 Indium Gallium Arsenide (InGaAs) 15-micron pitch focal plane array (FPA) and includes several advanced camera controls features.
Market Leading Features
With a high resolution InGaAs 640×512/15µm FPA and on-chip correlated double sampling (CDS) for noise reduction Tau SWIR can meet any mission requirements.
Size, Weight and Power (SWaP) Optimized
With a compact form factor, light weight (<81 grams), and less than 3.2 W power consumption (at room temperature) Tau SWIR has the SWaP you need.
Technical Performace
Tau SWIR has greater than 65% quantum efficiency and a full suite of FLIR’s advanced image processing modes.
Specifications
Performance
- Time to Image
- <7 sec
Imaging & Optical
- Active Area
- 9.6 × 7.68 mm
- Array format
- 640 x 512
- Detector Type
- Indium Gallium Arsenide (InGaAs)
- Digital Detail Enhancement
- Yes
- Digital Zoom
- Yes
- Discrete I/O Controls Available
- Yes
- Frame Rate
- NTSC: 60 Hz (120 Hz in zoom mode) PAL: 50 Hz (100 Hz in zoom mode)
- Image Optimization
- Yes
- Invert/Revert
- Yes
- Lens Mount
- C-mount
- NTSC/PAL (field switchable)
- Yes
- Operability
- > 99.5% (Industrial Spec); > 99.0% (Professional Spec); > 98.0% (Consumer Spec)
- Optical Fill Factor
- 100%
- Pixel Size
- 15 µm
- Polarity Control [black hot & white hot]
- Yes
- Quantum Efficiency
- 1 - 1.5µm: > 65% (Industrial Spec), > 60% (Professional & Consumer Spec)
- Sensor Technology
- Shortwave Infrared (SWIR) Camera Core
- Settable Splash Screens
- Yes
- Spectral Range
- 0.9 – 1.7 µm (SWIR)
- Symbology
- Yes
Connections & Communications
- External Sync Input/Output
- Yes
- Primary Camera - TEC
- 50-pin Hirose/2-pin Molex
- RS-232 Compatible Communication
- 57,600 & 921,600 baud
- User Configurability via SDK & GUI
- Yes
Electrical
- Input Supply Voltage
- 4.9 – 5.5 VDC
Mechanical
- ESD Protection
- Built-In
- Precision Mounting Holes
- M2 × 0.4 on 4 sides, 2 per side
- Size (w/o lens)
- 38 x 38 x 36 mm (w/o optics)
- Weight
- <81 grams (w/o optics)
Environmental & Approvals
- Humidity
- 5 – 95% non-condensing
- Operational Altitude
- +12 km
- Shock
- 500g @ 0.8 msec
- Vibration
- 4.3g three axis
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