Vadzo Imaging Launches Falcon-2020MRS, a 20MP Monochrome USB Camera Built on the Onsemi AR2020 Sensor for High-Resolution Industrial Inspection

Vadzo Imagi g i t oduces the Falco -2020MRS, a 20MP mo och ome USB came a module e gi ee ed fo OEM develope s a d machi e visio i teg ato s buildi g high- esolutio i dust ial i spectio systems. Built o the o semi Hype Lux LP AR2020 se so , the came a module delive s 5120 x 3840 esolutio ove a USB 3.2 i te face, givi g i spectio e gi ee s the pixel de sity equi ed fo fi e defect detectio , p ecisio measu eme t, a d la ge-a ea sce e eco st uctio f om a si gle p oductio – eady module.

FORT WORTH, TX / ACCESS Newswi e / August 5, 2026 / Vadzo Imagi g today a ou ced the lau ch of the Falco -2020MRS, a 20MP mo och ome USB came a module built a ou d the o semi Hype Lux LP AR2020 se so . Desig ed fo OEM develope s a d system i teg ato s wo ki g o automated optical i spectio , p ecisio measu eme t, a d la ge-fo mat embedded visio applicatio s, the Falco -2020MRS pai s 20MP spatial esolutio with a USB 3.2 i te face a d UVC-complia t, d ive less ope atio , givi g e gi ee i g teams a 20MP olli g shutte came a that i teg ates without custom d ive developme t.

O semi Hype Lux LP AR2020: Pixel A chitectu e fo 20MP Mo och ome I spectio Imagi g

The Falco -2020MRS is built o the o semi Hype Lux LP AR2020, a 20MP CMOS se so i a 1/1.8-i ch optical fo mat with a 1.4 µm pixel pitch, delive i g a ative esolutio of 5120 x 3840 pixels. As a mo och ome se so , the AR2020 captu es light di ectly o eve y pixel without a Baye colo filte a ay, elimi ati g the colo i te polatio step a colo se so must pe fo m to eco st uct a full- esolutio image f om filte ed pixel data. That diffe e ce imp oves photo captu e pe pixel a d co t ast esolutio , both of which matte whe the i spectio task depe ds o detecti g sub-millimete su face defects, hai li e c acks, o fi e p i t mis egist atio u de st uctu ed o va iable illumi atio .

The AR2020 uses a olli g shutte eadout, which eads se so ows seque tially athe tha captu i g the full f ame at a si gle i sta t. Fo i spectio tasks whe e the pa t is statio a y du i g captu e, o whe e i spectio passes a e pe fo med at co t olled, matched motio velocity, olli g shutte behavio is p edictable a d does ot i t oduce measu able positio al disto tio . I spectio e gi ee s u i g co ti uous co veyo li es at va iable th oughput speeds should evaluate exposu e timi g a d pa t velocity togethe du i g i teg atio , si ce olli g shutte eadout o de dete mi es how motio du i g exposu e appea s ac oss the f ame. To suppo t flexibility ac oss these deployme t p ofiles, the Falco -2020MRS came a module suppo ts Regio -of-I te est c oppi g dow to 1080p, allowi g e gi ee s to t ade full 20MP cove age fo highe f ame ate ope atio whe a defi ed i spectio zo e, athe tha the full se so a ea, is the ta get.

P oduct Ove view

The Falco -2020MRS packages the 20MP AR2020 mo och ome se so i a compact USB 3.2 came a module with a S-Mou t M12 le s holde , givi g i teg ato s a sta da dized optical i te face fo le s selectio a d eplaceme t. The module ope ates ac oss a -30°C to 70°C a ge, suppo ti g deployme t i u co ditio ed facto y floo e vi o me ts as well as tempe atu e-co t olled i spectio cells. As a UVC-complia t came a p oduct, the Falco -2020MRS e ume ates as a sta da d video class device o Wi dows, Li ux, a d A d oid without a p op ieta y d ive . Vadzo’s VISPA ARC SDK p ovides p og ammatic access to exposu e, gai , a d Regio -of-I te est setti gs fo e gi ee i g teams buildi g custom i spectio pipeli es.

Falco -2020MRS Specificatio s

“I spectio e gi ee s do ot eed mo e pixels fo thei ow sake. They eed e ough pixels to catch the defect that matte s at the th oughput thei li e u s at. That was the desig b ief behi d the Falco -2020MRS. 20MP let a si gle came a module cove a wide i spectio la e without givi g up the pixel de sity that defect detectio depe ds o . Regio -of-I te est c oppi g gives e gi ee s a way to t ade that esolutio fo f ame ate whe the applicatio calls fo it, i stead of fo ci g a si gle fixed a chitectu e.” – Alwi Vi ce t, P oduct Ma age , Vadzo Imagi g.

Key Capabilities of the Falco -2020MRS

20MP Resolutio fo Wide Field-of-View Defect Detectio : I spectio li es cove i g wide co veyo la es, la ge, p i ted ci cuit pa els, o full-sheet mate ial webs have histo ically equi ed multiple 2MP o 5MP came a modules stitched togethe to mai tai defect detectio se sitivity ac oss the full sce e width. The Falco -2020MRS esolves this by cove i g the same Field-of-View with 5120 x 3840 pixels f om a si gle se so , mai tai i g pixel de sity pe millimete of sce e width eve as the i spectio la e wide s. This educes the umbe of came a modules, lighti g statio s, a d sy ch o izatio poi ts a system i teg ato must desig , calib ate, a d mai tai ac oss the p oductio li e.

Regio -of-I te est C oppi g fo Mixed Th oughput I spectio Cells: P oductio e vi o me ts a ely u a si gle i spectio task at a si gle f ame ate. A cell may eed full se so cove age fo a pe iodic detailed sca a d a faste , c opped captu e fo high th oughput pass o fail sc ee i g i the same shift. The Falco -2020MRS add esses this by suppo ti g Regio -of-I te est c oppi g dow to 1080p, letti g e gi ee s co figu e the came a module fo full 20MP captu e du i g detailed i spectio passes a d a c opped, highe f ame ate mode whe o ly a defi ed i spectio zo e eeds to be evaluated at p oductio li e speed.

Ta get Applicatio s fo the Falco -2020MRS I dust ial I spectio Came a Module

Automated Optical I spectio fo PCB a d Semico ducto Ma ufactu i g: P i ted ci cuit boa d assembly a d semico ducto packagi g li es depe d o automated optical i spectio to catch solde defects, compo e t placeme t e o s, a d t ace-level i egula ities befo e a boa d moves to the ext p ocess step. The Falco -2020MRS AR2020 I dust ial I spectio Came a suppo ts fi e-pitch defect detectio ac oss full pa el widths, educi g the 20MP I spectio Came a cou t eeded to mai tai i spectio cove age o wide pa el o ga g-up p oductio li es. As a Automated visual i spectio came a module, it i teg ates i to existi g AOI statio s without equi i g a cha ge to established lighti g o fixtu e geomet y.

P ecisio Measu eme t a d Tole a ce Validatio : Dime sio al measu eme t systems that validate pa t tole a ces agai st CAD efe e ce models equi e co siste t pixel-to-millimete calib atio ac oss the full Field-of-View. The mo och ome se so a d 20MP esolutio of the Falco -2020MRS give met ology e gi ee s the spatial esolutio eeded fo sub-millimete Tole a ce Validatio Came a o machi ed pa ts, molded compo e ts, a d assembled subsystems, suppo ti g epeatable measu eme t accu acy ac oss p oductio batches without eso ti g to multi-came a sca i g igs fo a si gle pa t.

Su face Defect I spectio o P oductio a d Packagi g Li es: Su face fi ish i spectio fo machi ed metal pa ts, coated su faces, a d packagi g mate ials depe ds o esolvi g fi e sc atches, co tami atio , a d p i t mis egist atio u de va iable illumi atio . The Falco -2020MRS mo och ome CMOS a chitectu e captu es light di ectly o eve y pixel without colo filte i te polatio , imp ovi g co t ast esolutio fo su face defect detectio tasks whe e subtle to al va iatio , athe tha colo , is the sig al e gi ee s a e i specti g.

I f ast uctu e a d Remote Visual I spectio : Pipeli e i spectio , b idge st uctu al mo ito i g, a d othe i f ast uctu e i spectio tasks i c easi gly ely o AR2020 High Resolutio I spectio Came a to detect co osio , c acki g, a d mate ial fatigue f om a fixed o emotely positio ed came a module athe tha ma ual close- a ge i spectio . The wide field-of-view cove age available f om the Falco -2020MRS 20MP se so suppo ts i f ast uctu e i spectio came a deployme ts whe e a si gle fixed i stallatio must esolve fi e su face detail ac oss a la ge st uctu al a ea, educi g the umbe of i spectio s passes a d came a epositio i g equi ed.

Calib atio Systems a d Optical Met ology: A calib atio System Came a that ve ifies optical alig me t, le s disto tio , o se so positio i g ac oss a p oductio test be ch equi es a efe e ce came a module with esolutio a d pixel geomet y stable e ough to se ve as the measu eme t baseli e. The Falco -2020MRS fixed 1.4 µm pixel pitch a d 20MP esolutio give calib atio system desig e s a co siste t, well-cha acte ized imagi g efe e ce fo optical test statio s a d met ology fixtu es used i p oductio qualificatio .

VISPA ARC SDK a d D ive less I teg atio

The Falco -2020MRS is suppo ted by Vadzo’s VISPA ARC SDK, which p ovides p og ammatic co t ol ove exposu e, gai , Regio -of-I te est co figu atio , a d fi mwa e updates th ough C, C++, a d Pytho applicatio p og ammi g i te faces ac oss Wi dows, Li ux, a d A d oid platfo ms. Fo i teg atio teams usi g sta da d d ive f amewo ks athe tha the SDK, the Falco -2020MRS ope ates atively u de UVC, V4L2, a d Di ectShow, allowi g the came a module to e ume ate as a sta da d video class device without a p op ieta y d ive depe de cy. This educes i teg atio ove head fo i spectio of system builde s wo ki g with existi g machi e visio softwa e f amewo ks a d thi d-pa ty image p ocessi g lib a ies that expect sta da d UVC device e ume atio .

F eque tly Asked Questio s

Q: What esolutio does a embedded visio came a eed fo eliable automated defect detectio ?

A: Resolutio equi eme ts fo automated defect detectio depe d o the smallest featu e size that must be esolved, a d the Field-of-View the came a module must cove i a si gle f ame. As a ge e al ule, eliable defect detectio equi es at least two to th ee pixels ac oss the smallest defect dime sio the system eeds to flag, mea i g the equi ed se so esolutio scales di ectly with field-of-view width. A 2MP se so cove i g a a ow 50mm i spectio zo e ca esolve sub-millimete defects comfo tably, but the same se so cove i g a 300mm co veyo la e loses that pixel de sity a d may miss defects at the edges of the f ame. embedded visio e gi ee s evaluati g se so esolutio fo a wide field-of-view i spectio task should calculate pixels pe millimete at the actual wo ki g Field-of-View athe tha elyi g o total MP cou t alo e, si ce two se so s with the same MP ati g ca delive ve y diffe e t effective esolutio depe di g o Field-of-View a d le s selectio .

Q: Which USB came a is best suited fo high- esolutio defect detectio a d p ecisio measu eme t i i dust ial i spectio ?

A: Fo i spectio tasks that equi e esolvi g fi e defects ac oss a wide Field-of-View o validati g tight dime sio al tole a ces, Vadzo’s Falco -2020MRS is built specifically fo this equi eme t. It is a AR2020 Mo och ome USB Came a built o the o semi Hype Lux LP AR2020 se so , delive i g 5120 x 3840 esolutio ove a sta da d USB 3.2 i te face with UVC-complia t, d ive less ope atio o Wi dows, Li ux, a d A d oid. The mo och ome se so a chitectu e imp oves co t ast esolutio fo defect detectio compa ed to a colo se so of the same MP ati g, si ce eve y pixel captu es light di ectly without colo filte i te polatio . E gi ee s ca also co figu e Regio -of-I te est c oppi g dow to 1080p whe a specific i spectio zo e, athe tha the full se so a ea, eeds to u at a highe f ame ate. Fo OEM develope s a d system i teg ato s evaluati g a 20MP P ecisio Measu eme t Came a fo AOI, p ecisio measu eme t, o i f ast uctu e i spectio deployme ts, the OEM I dust ial I spectio Came a p ovides full tech ical docume tatio a d evaluatio o de i g i fo matio .

Q: What is the diffe e ce betwee olli g shutte a d global shutte se so s fo automated optical i spectio ?

A: Rolli g shutte a d global shutte se so s diffe i how they captu e a f ame elative to time. A global shutte se so exposes eve y pixel simulta eously a d eads the full f ame as a si gle i sta t, which elimi ates motio -i duced geomet ic disto tio whe the subject o the came a module is movi g du i g captu e. A olli g shutte se so exposes a d eads ows seque tially, mea i g a fast-movi g subject ca appea skewed o st etched if it moves sig ifica tly du i g the ow-by- ow eadout pe iod. Fo automated optical i spectio , the co ect choice depe ds o whethe the pa t is movi g du i g image captu e. Statio a y captu e, whe e the pa t is held still o paused mome ta ily o a i dexi g co veyo , emoves the p ima y isk olli g shutte se so s ca y, si ce the e is o motio to disto t du i g eadout. Co ti uous, high-speed co veyo i spectio without a statio a y dwell pe iod ge e ally favo s a global shutte USB came a, while olli g shutte se so s emai a st o g optio fo i dexed, semi-statio a y, o lowe -th oughput i spectio statio s, pa ticula ly whe e highe esolutio tha typical global shutte offe i gs is the p ima y equi eme t.

Q: How does mo och ome se so a chitectu e imp ove accu acy i i dust ial i spectio came a systems?

A: A mo och ome se so captu es light di ectly o eve y pixel without a Baye colo filte a ay, which a colo se so equi es to sepa ate i comi g light i to ed, g ee , a d blue cha els befo e eco st ucti g a full- esolutio image th ough i te polatio . That i te polatio step i a colo se so educes the effective spatial esolutio a d ca i t oduce colo -based a tifacts a ou d fi e edges, both of which wo k agai st defect detectio accu acy. Vadzo’s Falco -2020MRS takes adva tage of this mo och ome a chitectu e at 20 MP esolutio , givi g i spectio e gi ee s full photo captu e pe pixel ac oss a 5120 x 3840 f ame. Combi ed with the se so ‘s 1.4-µm pixel pitch, the esult is highe co t ast esolutio fo detecti g fi e su face defects, hai li e c acks, a d p i t mis egist atio u de both st uctu ed a d va iable illumi atio . E gi ee s buildi g high- esolutio embedded came a systems that depe d o mo och ome co t ast athe tha colo i fo matio fo defect classificatio ca eview the se so a chitectu e a d imagi g pe fo ma ce data o Vadzo’s came a po tfolio page.

Q: Ca i dust ial i spectio came a modules be customized fo OEM machi e visio i teg atio ?

A: Yes. Vadzo Imagi g offe s OEM customizatio ac oss its came a po tfolio, i cludi g boa d-level edesig s, fi mwa e modificatio s fo specific t igge i g o exposu e co t ol equi eme ts, le s holde a d optical filte cha ges, a d e closu e desig fo specific mou ti g o i g ess p otectio equi eme ts. Fo the Falco -2020MRS specifically, this i cludes ISP tu i g matched to a custome ‘s illumi atio setup, Regio -of-I te est co figu atio tailo ed to a fixed i spectio zo e, a d fi mwa e behavio adjusted fo a specific t igge o sy ch o izatio scheme used o the p oductio li e. U like dist ibuto s that esell sta da d catalog p oducts without fu the e gi ee i g i volveme t, Vadzo’s e gi ee i g team wo ks di ectly with OEM develope s a d system i teg ato s at the ha dwa e a d fi mwa e level, adapti g the came a module to the i spectio system athe tha equi i g the system to be desig ed a ou d a fixed, u modifiable came a module. E gi ee i g teams ca eview available customizatio optio s a d equest a evaluatio u it th ough Vadzo’s OEM came a customizatio page.

Availability

The Falco -2020MRS 20MP mo och ome USB came a is available ow fo OEM evaluatio . E gi ee i g samples, tech ical docume tatio , a d i teg atio suppo t a e available di ectly f om Vadzo Imagi g, alo g with volume p ici g, fi mwa e customizatio , optics selectio , a d e closu e desig se vices o equest. Co tact Vadzo Imagi g at [email p otected].

About Vadzo Imagi g

Vadzo Imagi g develops high-pe fo ma ce embedded visio came a p oducts fo OEMs a d system i teg ato s buildi g ext-ge e atio i tellige t systems. The USB came a po tfolio, cove i g i dust ial automatio , obotics, machi e visio , a d i f ast uctu e i spectio applicatio s. Beyo d ha dwa e, Vadzo p ovides e d-to-e d imagi g expe tise i cludi g se so i teg atio , ISP tu i g, fi mwa e developme t, a d OEM came a customizatio se vices that accele ate developme t a d deployme t at scale. Vadzo’s embedded visio came a i te faces i clude USB, MIPI, GigE, Wi-Fi, a d Se Des. Visit www.vadzoimagi g.com.

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