Products Cameras – thermal imaging Cheetah enables fast data transfer via


12-bit Camera Link. The camera is fully software-configurable; it combines a TE-cooled InGaAs FPA detector head with all control and communications circuitry in a forced air-cooled compact housing. The SWIR camera is a useful tool for high


temperature thermal imaging applications, where object temperatures are above 300°C. Depending on the application, the camera can be configured with a calibration of 300°C to 950°C, 400°C to 1,400°C or 550°C to 2,000°C. Reliable non-contact thermography measurements can be performed with an accuracy of ± 2 per cent. Typical applications include industrial furnace monitoring, glass bottle inspection, detection of slag impurities on molten metal, and tracking of hot fast moving objects. The TE1-cooled sensor make the Cheetah-


Cheetah-640CL SWIR model Made for infrared laser spot detection and tracking hot fast moving objects, Xenics’ high- speed SWIR camera Cheetah-640CL now offers non-contact thermography up to 2,000°C. Cheetah-640CL covers the SWIR spectral band 0.9μm to 1.7μm and offers a high pixel resolution of 640 x 512 at 20μm pixel pitch. The camera runs at full frame rates of 120 or 400Hz.


WiDy SWIR camera NIT has completely redesigned its WiDy SWIR camera product line to better serve the market. Users can now benefit from both an optimised housing and new software, WiDyVision, with advanced image processing capabilities.


Lasers for machine vision


Visible laser diodes ProPhotonix has added two new visible laser diodes to its product catalogue, the HL40033G and the HL63253MG from Ushio Opto Semiconductors. The HL40033G offers high optical


output power (100mW) at a wavelength of 405nm and is suited to use in direct imaging for PCBs, industrial applications, display, and biomedical applications. The HL63253MG, a 450mW, 638nm


laser diode is also now available from ProPhotonix, offering an ideal solution for laser projectors, show lasers as well as laser modules. www.prophotonix.com


640CL highly sensitive, achieving low dark current characteristics at flexible integration times from 20μs to 80ms, depending on the thermal scene and the related temperature range. The camera now also features a removable one-inch filter inside the C-mount optical interface. This allows selecting spectral sub-bands to adapt the system’s response to the specific application. www.xenics.com


VarioCam high definition The uncooled thermal imaging camera series VarioCam High Definition by InfraTec, equipped with a detector of 1,024 x 768 infrared pixels, can be used for multiple purposes in various industries. The camera is also available from Armstrong Optical. The two models, Research and Inspect,


are available for mobile operations, while the Head version is designed for stationary tasks in harsh environments. Designed for continuous operation, the


integrated opto-mechanical MicroScan unit enables the inclusion of thermal image sequences with a resolution of 2,048 x 1,536 infrared pixels. With the EverSharp feature, object


Available in QVGA and VGA resolution,


offering logarithmic response with wide dynamic range (>140dB) and TECless operation, WiDy SWIR is now available with global shutter mode sensors. The camera is also available from Alrad Imaging. www.new-imaging-technologies.com


structures in the image scene are clear, regardless of their distance from the camera and the lens used. To achieve this, algorithms are used that create a thermal image with multiple focal lengths automatically combined. This means that only objects clearly in focus are represented in the thermal image. As a result, detailed, high-clarity thermal images are created. www.infratec.de


Frame grabbers


Axion-CL Camera Link board BitFlow has introduced the sixth generation of its Camera Link frame grabbers, the Axion-CL. The device is built on the same half-size x8 PCI Express Gen 2.0 board as the company’s Cyton CXP CoaXPress frame grabber, while incorporating the cost-effective Camera Link interface. It includes the Cyton’s highly optimised DMA


engine, StreamSync acquisition engine and buffer manager, along with its timing sequencer, I/O capabilities and frame sequence, making the frame grabber ideal for machine vision integrators. The frame grabber can acquire from two


80-bit/85MHz cameras simultaneously. Incorporation of the Axion-CL into an application


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is made easier with BitFlow’s SDK, which supports both 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems. Axion-CL software is compatible with current BitFlow frame grabbers, so migrating applications to and from Camera Link, analogue, and CoaXPress is easy. www.bitflow.com


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