TPT July 2011

T echnology U pdate

Quartz CMOSIS camera series

ADIMEC, a leader in application-specific, leading-edge industrial camera solutions, has introduced the latest in its CMOSIS- based Quartz Series, the Q-4A150. The 4 megapixel camera combines the performance benefits of CMOS technology with Adimec True Accurate Imaging quality. It is designed for inspection and metrology applications that require high frame rates without loss of measurement accuracy. The Q-4A150 has a sustained frame rate of 157 frames per second (fps) using an 8 tap Camera Link frame grabber, and reaches 180 fps in burst acquisition mode. This allows 10 tap frame rates in Camera Link 8 tap configurations, eliminating the cost and implementation issues of moving to a new configuration. “The Q-4A150 fills a void in the high- end camera market with a solution that delivers very high performance without the need for more expensive interface configurations, such as moving to a 10 tap

Camera Link frame grabber,” said Marcel Dijkema, strategic product manager at Adimec. “By decoupling the acquisition speed of the sensor with the interface speed, system developers are able to maximise the speeds they can achieve without increasing infrastructure upgrade costs.” Based on the Adimec True Accurate Imaging technology, the Q-4A150 camera delivers CCD-like image quality with 4 megapixel images at 157 fps sustained. While Camera Link Full is limited by 157 fps at 4 megapixels, the burst mode of the Q-4A150 delivers up to 180 full frames per second. This buffered pipeline architecture provides the flexibility to optimise on speed, field of view and image quality. The Q-4A150 still offers a range of image-enhancing processing features, like flat field correction (FFC), shot noise improvement and many other Adimec image corrections. The flat field correction has advanced

capabilities for better image uniformity, like colour support, in-field calibration and multiple stored FFC sets for multiple lens system calibrations. The added shot noise reduction delivers a camera improvement of up to 12dB compared to the CMOS image sensor performance. The new camera also offers an HDR mode (90dB) for large scene dynamic capture capabilities. All image processing is done in real time to enable high measurement accuracy without impacting the frame rate. The Q-4A150 camera is available in monochrome or colour models, and offers optional near infrared (NIR) capabilities. Solutions with anti-reflection coatings are supported to maximise the application accuracy. Adimec Advanced Image Systems bv – The Netherlands Fax: +31 40 2353925

Email: saleseu@adimec.com Website: www.adimec.com

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