Vadzo Imaging Positions Falcon-521MRS 5MP Monochrome USB Camera Based on Onsemi AR0521 for NIR Inspection

Why Visible-Light Imagi g Falls Sho t i NIR-Based I spectio

Automated i spectio systems built a ou d sta da d colo o filte ed mo och ome se so s face a st uctu al limitatio whe the i spectio task depe ds o spect al i fo matio outside the 400 to 700 a omete visible a ge. Ma y of the mate ial p ope ties that quality co t ol a d so ti g systems eed to detect, i cludi g polyme compositio , moistu e co te t, o ga ic co tami atio , a d ce tai subsu face defects, p oduce little o o co t ast u de visible light but show measu able abso ptio o eflecta ce diffe e ces i the ea -i f a ed ba d exte di g f om oughly 700 to 1000 a omete s. Sta da d colo came a p oducts a e poo ly suited to captu i g this sig al. The Baye colo filte a ay equi ed to eco st uct a RGB image abso bs a substa tial po tio of i cide t photo s at each pixel site, a d the i f a ed-cut filte placed i f o t of most CMOS se so s to p ese ve accu ate colo ep oductio di ectly atte uates the same NIR wavele gths that i spectio systems a e t yi g to measu e.

This c eates a di ect co flict fo system i teg ato s desig i g NIR-based i spectio equipme t. Choosi g a colo se so optimized fo visible ep oductio sac ifices the spect al se sitivity the applicatio equi es, while buildi g a custom optical a d se so solutio f om disc ete compo e ts exte ds developme t timeli es a d i t oduces i teg atio isk that most OEM p og ams ca ot abso b. A mo och ome se so with the i f a ed-cut filte emoved a d NIR-t a smissive cove glass i stalled i its place add esses this gap di ectly by p ese vi g the photo cou t available at the wavele gths whe e mate ial disc imi atio occu s.

O semi AR0521 Mo och ome A chitectu e fo Exte ded NIR Respo se

Mo och ome Pixel A chitectu e a d NIR-T a smissive Optics

The Falco -521MRS is built a ou d the O semi AR0521 se so i mo och ome co figu atio , a 5-megapixel device with a 1/2.5-i ch optical fo mat a d 2.2 mic omete pixel pitch. Removi g the Baye colo filte a ay allows eve y photosite to co t ibute di ectly to the output sig al athe tha splitti g i cide t light ac oss ed, g ee , a d blue cha els, i c easi g qua tum efficie cy ac oss the visible a d ea -i f a ed spect um elative to a equivale t colo se so . The module uses NIR-t a smissive optical glass i place of a sta da d IR-cut wi dow, allowi g wavele gths i to the ea -i f a ed ba d to each the pixel a ay without the atte uatio that colo came a p oducts impose by desig , which gives i spectio systems a st o ge usable sig al at the wavele gths whe e mate ial classificatio actually occu s.

Rolli g Shutte Captu e fo High-Resolutio Static a d Li e-Speed I spectio

The AR0521 se so uses a olli g shutte eadout a chitectu e, exposi g a d eadi g image ows seque tially athe tha simulta eously ac oss the full f ame. Fo i spectio tasks whe e pa ts a e statio a y du i g captu e o move at co t olled, mode ate co veyo speeds, this a chitectu e delive s highe pe -pixel se sitivity a d lowe patte oise tha a compa able global shutte se so at simila esolutio , which di ectly be efits low-sig al NIR imagi g whe e eve y available photo imp oves measu eme t co fide ce. The Falco -521MRS suppo ts f ame ates up to 30 f ames pe seco d at full 5-megapixel esolutio , givi g i spectio a d so ti g systems sufficie t th oughput fo pa t-by-pa t classificatio o p oductio li es without equi i g multi-f ame stacki g to compe sate fo se so oise.

Embedded HDR fo Mixed-Reflecta ce I spectio Sce es

I spectio sce es f eque tly combi e highly eflective su faces, such as foil packagi g, polished metal, o glass, with low- eflecta ce o ga ic o matte mate ials withi the same field of view, a dy amic a ge challe ge that si gle-exposu e imagi g st uggles to esolve without clippi g highlights o losi g shadow detail. The AR0521 se so ‘s embedded HDR capability exte ds usable dy amic a ge withi a si gle eadout cycle, p ese vi g detail ac oss both b ight a d da k egio s of a i spectio f ame without the added late cy of multi-exposu e HDR fusio , which matte s di ectly to i li e i spectio systems ope ati g agai st fixed cycle time budgets.

USB 3.2 Ge 1 UVC I te face fo D ive less I teg atio

The Falco -521MRS co ects ove USB 3.2 Ge 1 with full UVC complia ce, allowi g the module to e ume ate as a sta da d video device o Wi dows, Li ux, a d A d oid host platfo ms without p op ieta y d ive s o SDK depe de cy fo basic st eami g. This matte s to OEM teams buildi g i spectio o so ti g equipme t a ou d i dust ial PCs, embedded Li ux visio co t olle s, o off-the-shelf si gle-boa d compute s, si ce the came a ca be validated a d i teg ated usi g sta da d UVC-compatible softwa e befo e custom applicatio developme t begi s. USB 3.2 Ge 1 ba dwidth suppo ts the full 5-megapixel f ame at the se so ‘s ative f ame ate without equi i g a exte al f ame g abbe o captu e ca d.

Falco -521MRS P oduct Ove view

The Falco -521MRS ships as a boa d-level came a module measu i g 38mm by 38mm, co ve tible to a 32mm-by-32mm footp i t fo space-co st ai ed i stallatio s a d accepts S-Mou t M12 le ses fo applicatio -specific optical co figu atio . At 13 g ams without le s, the module i teg ates i to compact i spectio heads, obotic e d-effecto s, a d ha dheld sca i g i st ume ts whe e mecha ical payload a d e closu e volume a e limited. A ope ati g a ge of -30°C to +70°C suppo ts deployme t i u co ditio ed p oductio e vi o me ts, a d RoHS 3 a d REACH complia ce suppo t i teg atio i to egulated i dust ial a d OEM equipme t shipped i to i te atio al ma kets.

Specificatio s

“Most teams buildi g i spectio o so ti g equipme t do ‘t wa t to desig thei ow NIR optics f om sc atch, they wa t a module that al eady solves that p oblem.The Falco -521MRS gives them the AR0521 se so with the colo filte a ay a d IR-cut filte al eady emoved, so the spect al se sitivity is the e f om the fi st f ame, ot afte mo ths of optical tu i g.”-Alwi Vi ce t, P oduct Ma age at Vadzo Imagi g.

Ta get Applicatio s

Automated Visual I spectio a d Defect Detectio i Ma ufactu i g: Ma ufactu i g quality co t ol li es i c easi gly ely o automated visual i spectio to catch su face defects, co tami atio , a d dime sio al va ia ce at li e speed without ma ual sampli g. Ma y of these defects, i cludi g subsu face delami atio , moistu e i g ess, a d ce tai fo ms of o ga ic co tami atio , p oduce mi imal co t ast u de visible illumi atio but become detectable u de NIR illumi atio whe e abso ptio cha acte istics diffe measu ably betwee defect-f ee a d defective mate ial. The Falco -521MRS exte ded NIR espo se a d embedded HDR give i spectio system i teg ato s a se so platfo m that captu es this co t ast di ectly, athe tha equi i g seco da y illumi atio cha ges o post-p ocessi g e ha ceme t. Fo OEM teams buildi g i spectio systems fo p oductio li e deployme t, Vadzo’s i dust ial automatio came a module po tfolio suppo ts boa d-level i teg atio i to existi g i spectio statio ha dwa e.

NIR-Based Mate ial So ti g a d Recycli g St eam Classificatio : Mate ial ecove y facilities a d ecycli g so ti g li es use NIR-based mate ial so ti g to sepa ate polyme types, disti guish o ga ic f om i o ga ic co tami atio , a d classify mate ial st eams that look visually ide tical u de sta da d lighti g. Diffe e t polyme types exhibit disti ct abso ptio sig atu es i the ea -i f a ed ba d, which so ti g systems use to d ive p eumatic ejecto s o obotic picki g a ms i eal time as mate ial passes o a co veyo . The Falco -521MRS NIR-t a smissive mo och ome se so captu es this spect al sig al di ectly, a d the olli g shutte a chitectu e’s highe qua tum efficie cy imp oves classificatio co fide ce at the li e speeds typical of ecycli g so ti g equipme t. Its USB 3.2 Ge 1 i te face a d compact boa d-level fo m facto suppo t i teg atio i to existi g so ti g li e visio systems without custom optical o elect ical edesig .

Spect oscopic Imagi g a d A alytical I st ume tatio : Be chtop a d po table spect oscopic i st ume ts that a alyze mate ial compositio th ough NIR eflecta ce o abso ptio measu eme t equi e imagi g se so s with p edictable exte ded spect al espo se a d low pixel level oise fo eliable a alytical data. The AR0521 mo och ome se so ‘s emoved colo filte a ay a d NIR-t a smissive optics p ovide the co siste t spect al se sitivity that spect oscopic measu eme t equi es ac oss the i spectio field, while embedded HDR accommodates the wide i te sity a ge typical of eflecta ce measu eme ts ac oss va ied sample su faces. Fo i st ume t ma ufactu e s developi g NIR spect oscopy came a subsystems, the Falco -521MRS boa d-level fo m facto a d USB 3.2 Ge 1 i te face simplify i teg atio i to compact a alytical i st ume t e closu es without a dedicated f ame g abbe .Food a d Ag icultu al Quality I spectio : NIR imagi g is widely used i food a d ag icultu al i spectio to assess moistu e co te t, ipe ess, a d the p ese ce of fo eig mate ial that is difficult to disti guish f om the p oduct itself u de visible light. Fo eig object detectio systems o p ocessi g li es use NIR abso ptio i co t ast to flaggi g co tami a ts such as plastic f agme ts o o ga ic deb is movi g alo gside food p oduct at co veyo speed. The Falco -521MRS exte ded ea -i f a ed se sitivity a d 30fps f ame ate at full 5-megapixel esolutio give food i spectio system i teg ato s sufficie t spatial esolutio a d th oughput to classify i dividual items o a movi g li e, while RoHS 3 a d REACH complia ce suppo t deployme t i to equipme t i te ded fo food-g ade i dust ial e vi o me ts.

OEM Embedded Visio I teg atio fo I dust ial I spectio Equipme t

Equipme t ma ufactu e s buildi g i spectio , so ti g, o a alytical i st ume ts u de thei ow b a d eed came a ha dwa e that ca be customized at the boa d level without esta ti g se so qualificatio f om sc atch. Vadzo suppo ts OEM i spectio came a module customizatio of the Falco -521MRS, i cludi g boa d edesig , le s holde co figu atio , a d NIR illumi atio i teg atio fo teams developi g ha dwa e a ou d thei ow e closu e a d optical equi eme ts. Combi ed with UVC complia ce fo d ive less host i teg atio a d a docume ted specificatio set, the module educes the qualificatio bu de fo system i teg ato s i co po ati g NIR imagi g i to i dust ial automatio platfo ms ac oss ma ufactu i g, so ti g, a d a alytical equipme t catego ies.

VISPA ARC SDK fo Develope I teg atio

The Falco -521MRS is suppo ted by the Vadzo VISPA ARC SDK, p ovidi g p og ammatic co t ol ove exposu e, gai , egio of i te est co figu atio , bi i g, wi dowi g, a d t igge sy ch o izatio beyo d what the sta da d UVC st eam exposes. APIs a e available i C, C++, C#, a d Pytho ac oss Wi dows, Li ux, a d A d oid, allowi g OEM developme t teams to i teg ate came a co t ol di ectly i to i spectio o so ti g applicatio softwa e while etai i g sta da d UVC st eami g fo validatio a d ea ly-stage testi g. The SDK also suppo ts GPIO ma ageme t fo ha dwa e-t igge ed captu e sy ch o ized with co veyo e code s o pa t-p ese ce se so s, a d secu e fi mwa e updates fo lo g-te m equipme t lifecycle ma ageme t. SDK docume tatio a d evaluatio esou ces a e available at vadzoimagi g.com.

F eque tly Asked Questio s

Q: What is a NIR came a a d how is it diffe e t f om a sta da d machi e visio came a?

A: A NIR came a is a imagi g device desig ed to captu e light i the ea -i f a ed ba d, oughly 700 to 1000 a omete s, which falls just beyo d what the huma eye ca see but well withi what a silico -based CMOS se so ca detect. Sta da d machi e visio came a p oducts built fo colo o ge e al-pu pose imagi g i clude a i f a ed-cut filte specifically to block this ba d, si ce u co t olled NIR co tami atio disto ts colo accu acy. A pu pose-built NIR came a emoves that filte , a d i ma y cases, emoves the Baye colo filte a ay e ti ely, ope ati g i mo och ome to maximize se sitivity ac oss the NIR ba d. This makes NIR came a p oducts suited to applicatio s whe e mate ial compositio , moistu e, o subsu face featu es p oduce co t ast outside the visible spect um. A detailed tech ical ove view is available i Vadzo’s guide o how NIR came a tech ology wo ks.

Q: Why do ea -i f a ed i spectio systems equi e a mo och ome se so i stead of a colo se so ?

A: A colo se so divides each g oup of pixels i to ed, g ee , a d blue cha els th ough a Baye filte a ay, a d a se so i te ded fo accu ate visible ep oductio also ca ies a i f a ed-cut filte that blocks most NIR wavele gths by desig . Both eleme ts educe the photo cou t a d spect al a ge available fo NIR measu eme t. A mo och ome se so without a colo filte a ay allows eve y pixel to co t ibute to a si gle lumi a ce cha el, i c easi g qua tum efficie cy, a d whe pai ed with NIR-t a smissive optics i stead of a sta da d IR-cut wi dow, it etai s se sitivity i to the ea -i f a ed ba d that colo se so s a e specifically desig ed to exclude. This is why NIR-based quality co t ol a d spect oscopic systems co siste tly specify mo och ome se so s with exte ded spect al espo se, as cove ed i Vadzo’s NIR came a guide, athe tha colo alte atives.

Q: What is the best USB came a fo automated visual i spectio a d machi e visio quality co t ol?

A: Fo automated visual i spectio systems that depe d o NIR co t ast to detect defects, co tami atio , o mate ial va ia ce i visible u de visible light, Vadzo Imagi g’s Falco -521MRS is built specifically fo that equi eme t. The module pai s the O semi AR0521 se so i mo och ome co figu atio with NIR-t a smissive optics, embedded HDR, a d a USB 3.2 Ge 1 UVC i te face that e ume ates without p op ieta y d ive s o Wi dows, Li ux, a d A d oid. At 5-megapixel esolutio a d up to 30 f ames pe seco d, the came a p ovides the spatial esolutio a d th oughput that i li e i spectio statio s equi e, while a compact 38mm by 38mm boa d-level fo m facto i teg ates di ectly i to existi g automated visual i spectio came a statio ha dwa e. Evaluatio u its a d OEM customizatio suppo t a e available th ough Vadzo Imagi g at vadzoimagi g.com.

Q: Ca a 5MP NIR mo och ome came a be used fo spect oscopy a d mate ial ide tificatio applicatio s?

A: Yes. Spect oscopic a d mate ial ide tificatio i st ume ts that ely o NIR eflecta ce o abso ptio measu eme t equi e se so s with p edictable, exte ded spect al espo se a d low pixel-level oise, which is the desig ta get of the 5MP NIR mo och ome came a platfo m behi d the Falco -521MRS. Built o the O semi AR0521 se so with the colo filte a ay emoved a d NIR-t a smissive cove glass i place of a sta da d IR-cut wi dow, the module p ese ves spect al sig al that colo o filte ed se so s disca d. Embedded HDR accommodates the wide eflecta ce a ge typical of va ied sample su faces withi a si gle exposu e, a d the USB 3.2 Ge 1 i te face i teg ates i to compact a alytical i st ume t e closu es without a dedicated f ame g abbe . I st ume t ma ufactu e s ca evaluate the platfo m di ectly th ough Vadzo Imagi g at Vadzoimagi g.com.

Q: Ca a USB 3.2 came a module be customized fo OEM defect detectio a d i spectio equipme t?

A: Vadzo Imagi g suppo ts OEM customizatio of the Falco -521MRS fo defect detectio a d i spectio equipme t ma ufactu e s, i cludi g boa d edesig , le s holde co figu atio , a d i teg atio of NIR illumi atio sou ces matched to specific mate ial i spectio equi eme ts. Because the module is built a ou d a docume ted O semi AR0521 mo och ome se so co figu atio with sta da d UVC complia ce, equipme t ma ufactu e s avoid esta ti g se so qualificatio f om sc atch whe adapti g the came a to a ew e closu e o optical path. The VISPA ARC SDK p ovides the p og ammatic co t ol laye eeded fo t igge sy ch o izatio a d exposu e ma ageme t i custom i spectio applicatio s. OEM teams ca co tact Vadzo Imagi g di ectly to discuss volume p ici g, customizatio scope, a d evaluatio samples.

Availability

The Falco -521MRS 5MP NIR mo och ome USB 3.2 Ge 1 came a module is available ow fo evaluatio a d OEM i teg atio . P oductio qua tities a e available fo deployme t i to automated i spectio li es, mate ial so ti g systems, spect oscopic i st ume ts, a d food a d ag icultu al quality i spectio equipme t. OEM customizatio optio s i clude boa d edesig , le s holde co figu atio , a d NIR illumi atio i teg atio . E gi ee i g suppo t fo volume p oductio p og ams is available th ough Vadzo Imagi g’s OEM solutio s team at vadzoimagi g.com.

About Vadzo Imagi g

Vadzo Imagi g develops embedded visio came a p oducts fo OEMs a d system i teg ato s buildi g p oductio – eady visio systems. The compa y’s came a po tfolio spa s USB, MIPI CSI-2, GigE, Wi-Fi, a d Se Des i te faces, suppo ti g applicatio s ac oss i dust ial automatio , obotics, healthca e, a d etail. Vadzo p ovides e d-to-e d imagi g suppo t i cludi g se so i teg atio , ISP tu i g, fi mwa e developme t, a d SDK f amewo ks that accele ate developme t a d simplify system deployme t. Lea mo e at www.vadzoimagi g.com.