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ahead of demand: New Falcon2 12M on drawing board with
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Soon to be launched: Falcon2 12M
Camera Link HS
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Anticipating
both the market's need and the Q2 2012 release of the new Camera
Link HS (CLHS) standard, Teledyne DALSA is about
to release a CLHS version of their latest Falcon2 12M camera.
The new Falcon2 CLHS will include all of the features and performance
capabilities of the existing Camera Link version but will leverage
the new CLHS interface.
Based on the following performance benchmarks, Falcon 2 CLHS
will feature: |
• High speed, high resolution |
• 12M, 58 fps, up to 10-bit output |
• Per pixel Flat field correction |
• CLHS interface - CX4 connector,
4 lanes (CLHS C2,4M1,S3) |
• Intuitive graphical camera configuration
tools |
• Fully supported by Sapera Camera
SDK |
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About
the new CLHS interface. Why choose it? |
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Camera Link HS takes the key
strengths of Camera Link and adds new features and functions and the
soon-to-be-released standard will include: |
• Low Cost Solution - Off-the-Shelf,
Multi-Vendor Components |
• Scalable Bandwidths from 300 MB/s
to 16 GB/s |
• Flexible Cables |
• Reliable Data Delivery |
• Industry supported |
• Direct Fiber Optic Conversion Possible |
Implications
of CLHS technology on cameras |
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CLHS products are said to bring
to their users unparalleled performance with the cost benefit advantages
of leading-edge technology and system flexibility. They are designed
to be a reliable closed loop system able to migrate with advances
in telecommunication technology thus ensuring a long service life
for Camera Link HS products. |
• Camera size is minimized. |
• Power over Camera Link HS is possible. |
• Interface technology can be integrated
into FPGAs. |
• Lower cost data transmission across
all bandwidths. |
• Estimated longevity in the marketplace:
10-20 years |
• Camera Link HS protocol - exceeding
95% video efficiency. |
Click to read more
about CLHS interface technology in this newsletter
About the current Falcon 2 CL Family series
Built around Teledyne DALSA’s proprietary and most advanced CMOS
technology, the Falcon2 monochrome and colour series includes 4M, 8M and
12M models and delivers (quoted in 8-bit sensor mode, 8-bit 10 tap, CameraLink
mode):
The new Falcon2 area scan cameras incorporate large resolutions and faster
frame rates enabling high speed image capture with superb spatial resolution.
Features such as global shutter (which removes unwanted smear and time displacement
artifacts related to rolling shutter CMOS devices) and improved image quality
make these Falcon2 cameras the camera of choice in applications where throughput,
resolution and dynamic range matter.
The latest CMOS sensor has reduced dark noise levels and improved dark offset,
FPN (fixed pattern noise) and PRNU (Pixel Response Non-Uniformity) levels.
In addition, region of interest features will offer opportunities for higher
frame rates and new applications.
The Falcon2 cameras are compliant with GenICam™ and full Camera
Link™ specifications—delivering 8 or 10 bits of data on 8
taps (frame rates are specified at 8 bits) and the M42x1 thread opening
allows the use of lens of choice.
Click
for more on the Falcon 2 CL Family series |
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Typical
applications |
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• Semiconductor wafer
inspection |
• Electronics manufacturing |
• 3D imaging—Laser profiling |
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• Surface and bump inspection |
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• 3D solder paste inspection |
• Solar panel inspection |
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• Package and bump inspection |
• General machine vision |
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• Automated Optical Inspection |
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Adept Turnkey Pty Ltd are "The Machine Vision and Imaging
Specialists" and distributor of Teledyne Dalsa products in Australia
and New Zealand. To find out more about any Teledyne Dalsa machine vision
product please email us
or call us at Perth (08) 9242 5411 / Sydney (02) 9979 2599 / Melbourne
(03) 9350 7377 or use our online contact
us page.
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