Alvium SWIR cameras are equipped with Sony's IMX990 and IMX991 SenSWIR InGaAs sensors, to deliver high image quality and frame rates. The Alvium SWIR cameras offer small Size, light Weight, low Power consumption and low Cost (SWaP+C).

Allied Vision’s Alvium VSWIR cameras are the smallest industrial-grade short-wave infrared (SWIR) imaging devices on the market ideally suited to building extremely compact systems for applications with limited space, such as handheld devices or drones. Alvium VSWIR cameras support a wide spectral range from 400nm to 1700nm with high quantum efficiencies. This allows Alvium VSWIR users to capture images in both the visible and SWIR spectra with a single camera.

The Alvium VSWIR product line comprises 13 cameras, categorized by interface:

  • Alvium C-models utilise a MIPI CSI-2 interface,
  • Alvium U-models utilise a USB3 interface,
  • Alvium G1-models utilise a GigE interface,
  • Alvium G5-models utilise a 5GigE interface.



Applications
Inspection tasks: Defective object detection
Recycling: Plastic sorting
Medical sciences: Hyper- and multi-spectral imaging
Glass: Defect detection through hot glass
Agriculture: Airborne remote sensing
Surveillance: Vision enhancement (for example, seeing through fog or haze)
Security: Counterfeit detection
Key Features:
• With IMX990, IMX991, IMX992 & IMX993 SenSWIR sensor
• Modular housing design including board-level version
• SWaP+C
• GenICam-compatible feature control
• Plug & Play application setup
• Extended temperature range from -20°C to +65°C

• Available at short lead times

Specifications Alvium 1800 C-030 VSWIR Alvium 1800 C-130 VSWIR Alvium 1800 C-320 VSWIR Alvium 1800 C-530 VSWIR Alvium 1800 U-030 VSWIR
Interface
MIPI CSI-2, up to 4 lanes MIPI CSI-2, up to 4 lanes MIPI CSI-2, up to 4 lanes MIPI CSI-2, up to 4 lanes USB3 Vision
Resolution
656 (H) × 520 (V) 1296 (H) × 1032 (V) 2080 (H) × 1544 (V) 2592 (H) × 2056 (V) 656 (H) × 520 (V)
Sensor model
Sony IMX991 /InGaAs Sony IMX990 /InGaAs Sony IMX993 /InGaAs Sony IMX992 /InGaAs Sony IMX991 /InGaAs
Max Frame rate (full res)
132 fps 69 fps 131 fps 84 fps 249 fps 
Lens mounts
C-Mount, CS-Mount, S-Mount C-Mount, CS-Mount, S-Mount C-Mount, CS-Mount C-Mount, CS-Mount C-Mount, CS-Mount, S-Mount
Shutter
Global shutter Global shutter Global shutter Global shutter Global shutter
Sensor size
Type 1/4 VSWIR Type 1/2 VSWIR Type 1/1.8 VSWIR Type 1/1.4 VSWIR Type 1/4 VSWIR
Pixel size
5 µm × 5 µm 5 µm × 5 µm 3.45 µm × 3.45 µm 3.45 µm × 3.45 µm 5 µm × 5 µm
Datasheet
Alvium 1800 C-030 VSWIR Alvium 1800 C-130 VSWIR Alvium 1800 C-320 VSWIR Alvium 1800 C-530 VSWIR Alvium 1800 U-030 VSWIR
Alvium 1800 U-130 VSWIR Alvium 1800 U-320 VSWIR Alvium 1800 U-530 VSWIR
Alvium G1-030 VSWIR Alvium G1-130 VSWIR
Interface
USB3 Vision USB3 Vision USB3 Vision
GigE
GigE
Resolution
1296 (H) × 1032 (V) 2080 (H) × 1544 (V) 2592 (H) × 2056 (V)
656 (H) × 520 (V)
1296 (H) × 1032 (V)
Sensor model
Sony IMX990 /InGaAs Sony IMX993 /InGaAs Sony IMX992 /InGaAs
Sony IMX991 /InGaAs
Sony IMX990 /InGaAs
Max Frame rate (full res)
130 fps 125 fps 77 fps
249 fps
249 fps
Lens mounts
C-Mount, CS-Mount, S-Mount C-Mount, CS-Mount C-Mount, CS-Mount
C-Mount, CS-Mount, S-Mount
C-Mount, CS-Mount
Shutter
Global shutter Global shutter Global shutter
Global shutter
Global shutter
Sensor size
Type 1/2 VSWIR Type 1/1.8 VSWIR Type 1/1.4 VSWIR
Type 1/4 VSWIR
Type 1/2 VSWIR
Pixel size
5 µm × 5 µm 3.45 µm × 3.45 µm 3.45 µm × 3.45 µm
5 µm × 5 µm
5 µm × 5 µm
Datasheet
Alvium 1800 U-130 VSWIR Alvium 1800 U-320 VSWIR Alvium U-530 VSWIR
Alvium G5-130 VSWIR Alvium G5-320 VSWIR Alvium G5-530 VSWIR
Interface
5GigE interface 5GigE interface 5GigE interface
Resolution
1296 (H) × 1032 (V) 2080 (H) × 1544 (V) 2592 (H) × 2056 (V)
Sensor model
Sony IMX990 /InGaAs Sony IMX993 /InGaAs Sony IMX992 /InGaAs
Max Frame rate (full res)
130 fps  131 fps 84 fps
Lens mounts
C-Mount, CS-Mount, S-Mount C-Mount, CS-Mount C-Mount, CS-Mount
Shutter
Global shutter Global shutter Global shutter
Sensor size
Type 1/2 VSWIR Type 1/1.8 VSWIR Type 1/1.4 VSWIR
Pixel size
5 µm × 5 µm 3.45 µm × 3.45 µm 3.45 µm × 3.45 µm
Datasheet
Alvium G5-130 VSWIR Alvium G5-320 VSWIR Alvium G5-530 VSWIR