Emberion VS20 VIS-SWIR Camera Core Series

Emberion VS20 Core with GigE interface offers a full camera functionality with implementations for sensor readout and control, analog-to-digital signal conversion, calibration, image pre-processing, thermal control, power management and standard digital camera interface. A stable performance over a wide environmental temperature range is ensured with a thermoelectric cooling (TEC) element built in the image sensor package. The camera core circuit boards can be built into a stand-alone housed camera or integrated into a hosting imaging system. The module boards can be positioned in various ways due to the flexible connectors between the boards. Potential applications of the image sensor and camera lie in multiple domains, e.g. monochromatic machine vision and multispectral and hyperspectral imaging.

Emberion VS20 Core will be  available as a product variant and will support up to 400 fps.

Emberion VS20 Core GigE interface offers a unique broad-spectrum and wide dynamic range imaging performance. The camera core is unhoused and it comprises the sensor, front-end, processing and IO module boards. The VGA-resolution image sensor is based on a proprietary image sensor technology and comprises a light-absorbing Colloidal Quantum Dots (CQD) layer built monolithically on a tailor-made CMOS readout integrated circuit. The CQDs provide an extremely wide spectral response range spanning from visible (VIS) to near infrared (NIR) and up to short-wave infrared (SWIR) wavelengths. The dynamic operation range of the image sensor is very large, owing both to the low noise and non-saturating characteristics of the photodetector.Wide, tunable spectral range covered with a single sensor array , from visible 400 nm (VIS) light to short-wave infrared 2000 nm (SWIR).Large inherent dynamic operation range, enabling High-Dynamic-Range (HDR) imaging.Cost-efficient sensor manufacturing process, providing affordable camera solutions for a wide range of imaging applications.In house designed CMOS ROIC supporting low noise.Easy integration for various systems enabling key application areas.
Image sensor specificationsEmberion VS20 Core
Image sensor typeEmberion colloidal quantum dot (CQD) photodiode
Spectral range400 to 2000 nm
Pixel pitch20.0 μm x 20.0 μm
Resolution in pixels640 x 512
Image size12.80 mm x 10.24 mm
Image diameter16.39 mm
Fill factor90 %
Operable pixels> 99.9%
ShutterGlobal, built-in electronic
CoolingBuilt-in thermoelectric cooler (TEC)
Camera specificationsEmberion VS20 Core
Ambient operating temperature-20 to +40 °C
A/D conversion14 bits
Image processingNon-uniformity correction, linearisation, defect pixel correction
Exposure timeMin 0.1 ms, adjustable with 1 μs resolution
Supply voltage12 ± 1 V, DC, Hirose LF10 connector
Power consumption10 W (typical)
Interfaces and mechanicsEmberion VS20 Core
Lens mountC-mount, optional
Dimensions (L x W x H) without the lens mount81.4 mm x 40.0 mm x 40.0 mm
WeightLess than 120 g without lens mount and heat sink
TriggerTrigger I/O (pins included in power connector) or triggering over Ethernet
Interface optionsEmberion VS20 Core
Image dataGigE Vision, up to 2.5 Gbit, RJ45 connector
CommunicationsGenICam compatible
Max frame rate (full VGA)400 fps
TriggerTrigger I/O (pins included in power connector) or triggering over Ethernet
Powering12 VDC