Ximea is showcasing its newest innovations at Vision 2014 in Stuttgart. As part of the xiLab concept of special cameras Ximea is presenting Thunderbolt- ready cameras that are equipped with the newest sensors from Sony (IMX174) and CMOSIS (CMV20000).
These cameras provide the highest speeds and direct access to computer memory at 10 and 20 Gbit/s, respectively.
The cameras offer a data and control interface that is able to deliver bandwidth without the need of any frame grabbers. The data is streaming directly through Thunderbolt cable which can reach distances up to 60m when the fiber option is used.
Model MT200 is based on the 20 Mpix sensors from CMOSIS called CMV20000. Full resolution of this CMOS sensor with Global Shutter can be used at 30 frames per second in the 12 bit mode thanks to 20Gbit/s. The camera itself is further enhanced with the active EF-mount interface for control of dynamic aperture and focus. Use of the Falcon Ridge 4C makes daisy chain interconnection possible.
The second model, the MT023, is integrated with the new Sony’s CMOS sensors – IMX174 featuring technology called Pregius and delivers outstanding imaging performance. With the help of 10Gbit/s throughput it is a capable of delivering full sensor resolution of 2.3Mpix at 12bit/pix 128fps, or 10bit/pix @165fps. Camera design features compact and robust housing of only 26x26x38mm and can be bus powered removing the needed additional power cables or power adapters.
Thunderbolt cables provided by Ximea are equipped with thumbscrews for stable transfer and excessively tested for compliance to standard. This makes the delivery of image data secure and seamlessly stored directly inside the PC memory where they are immediately available for processing and encoding by CPU and/or GPU. To provide users with the ability to synchronize with external equipment or other cameras both models are equipped with opto-isolated inputs and outputs exposed from compact and robust camera body with industrial connector.
The API/SDK come with the cameras, which supports Windows and Mac OS X with Linux support development in progress.
See live demos of the cameras during the Vision show at Ximea in Hall 1, BoothC51.
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