Toshiba machine-vision camera employs 4-Mpixel CMOS sensor
-- Test & Measurement World, 9/25/2007 7:24:00 AM
The CSB4000CL-10A progressive-scan camera from Toshiba Teli America extends the scope of CMOS sensor capabilities with its ultra-high-resolution, Camera Link output, full-frame global shutter, and window-of-interest (WOI) functionality, making it useful for demanding machine-vision, factory automation, microscopy, and quality control tasks.Based on a 4-Mpixel CMOS monochrome sensor with a 12.048x12.282-mm image area and 6.0x6.0-µm pixels, the camera yields standard frame rates of 7.4 fps. You can significantly increase the frame rate with the selection of up to 16 arbitrary rectangular windows of interest, optimizing performance by defining a region of interest of any size within the field of view. This functionality achieves a frame rate of up to 83 fps, while minimizing the bulk of data transferred across the bus. In addition, the camera offers subsampling of a WOI to allow faster frame rates at a lower resolution.
The CSB4000CL-10A offers a random trigger shutter, plus global (synchronous) electronic shutter control that exposes all pixels simultaneously for frame-on-demand acquisition. A high dynamic range and multi-slope integration mode enable both high-intensity and low-intensity subjects to be captured at the same time despite the high difference in contrast.
Toshiba Teli America, www.toshiba-teli.com.
