Allied Vision Manta G-040 & G-158 provide great replacements to legacy CCD cameras

Allied Vision is expanding its line of Manta machine vision cameras, releasing the Manta G-158 and Manta G-040 GigE Vision cameras. Featuring the second generation Pregius CMOS image sensors from Sony. These are great replacements for Legacy Sony ICX424 and Sony ICX445 image sensors found in the Manta G-032 and Manta G-125 cameras.

The G-158 camera features the 1.58 megapixel Sony IMX273 image sensor, which has a 3.45 µm pixel size and achieves a frame rate of 75.3 fps. The Manta G-040 camera features the 0.4 megapixel Sony IMX287 image sensor, which has a 6.9 µm pixel size and achieves a frame rate of 286 fps. Higher frame rates can be achieved on both models in burst mode.

Allied Vision Manta Specifications and comparisons to older Sony CCD sensors as follows:

Allied Vision Manta features include:

Power over Ethernet options (PoE) with Trigger over Ethernet for single cable solutions
Angled Head and Board level variations allowing for custom OEM designs
Video-Iris lens control for challenging lighting conditions
Three look up tables (LUT)
Gige Vision compliant with support for popular third party image processing library’s including Cognex VisionPro, Mathworks, MATLAB and National Instruments

To Learn More about the Allied Vision Manta cameras

View more information on the G-158.
View more information on the G-040.

UPDATE: See this new video from Allied Vision (6/19/18)

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Need higher resolution? – Learn about Allied Vision’s high-resolution Prosilica GT now with 12, 16 and 25MP ON Semi PYTHON sensors

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September 27, 2017February 7, 2018

Allied Vision’s high-resolution Prosilica GT now with 12, 16 and 25MP ON Semi PYTHON sensors

Allied Vision extends its Prosilica GT Large Format camera platform with three high-resolution ON Semi PYTHON image sensors (Python 12K, Python 16K & Python 25K)

Combined with robust thermal housing designed to operate in extended temperature ranges and fluctuating lighting conditions, the new Prosilica GT Large Format cameras are ideal for high-definition imaging applications with demanding requirements of robustness and design-in flexibility. They provide a great option for high-quality imaging for anyone looking to switch over from existing CCD cameras to CMOS cameras with similar resolutions and optical formats.

Features include:

Extended temperature range (-20 deg. C to + 50 deg. C)
NIR sensitivity up to 1100nm
Modular concept providing various lens mounts (M58, M42, and EF-mount)
Fixed Pattern noise correction, Defect Pixel Correction, and Trigger over Ethernet.

Prosilica GT5120, Prosilica GT4096, and Prosilica GT4090 at a glance

See full specification for the series below:

Prosilica GT5120, 5120 x 5120, 25MP

Prosilica GT4096, 4096 x 4096, 16MP
This is a great replacement for the KAI-16000 CCD sensors!

Prosilica GT4090, 4096 x 3092, 12MP

Now that you have a great high resolution camera, what lens works best?

High resolution cameras with the ON Semi Python sensors are great, but only as good as the lenses you use! It is imperative to have the sensor sizes matched with the lens formats. Additionally, we need to make sure the lens resolution is adequate for the image sensor pixel size.

To aid in the lens selection, we have the following recommendation on lens series. Recommendations as follows

Prosilica GT5120, 5120 x 5120, 25MP: This camera has a 32.58mm diagonal image sensor, so a F-mount lens is required. Two options are Kowa and Schneider
KOWA – F mount series
Schneider – F mount series

Prosilica GT4096, 4096 x 4096, 16MP: This camera has a 26.06mm diagonal image sensor, also requiring a F-mount lens.
KOWA – F mount series
Schneider – F mount series

Prosilica GT4090, 4096 x 3092, 12MP : This camera has a 23.09mm diagonal image sensor which falls into a 4/3″ format.
KOWA 4/3″ lens series

As a note, as the pixel size is 4.5um, this is not as demanding on the lens resolution and will only require 111 line pairs/mm (lp/mm) making these adequate selections.

Need more help in understanding lens terminology and format sizes? Here are some related links

1stVision has experienced engineers to help you develop and further understand the best camera and lens combination for your application.

February 10, 2016March 12, 2023

What can the new low cost AVT GoldEye Short Wave Infrared ( SWIR ) camera do for you?

Allied Vision Goldeye cameras with InGaAs sensor technology enables you to see further into the infrared spectral range than classic CCD / CMOS cameras. Due to the cameras high sensitivity in the Short Wave InfraRed (SWIR) range of 900-1700 nm, new applications become possible.

What applications can be solved with SWIR?

SWIR cameras help provide contrast and emphasize features in various applications due to the nature of the wavelengths. Applications ranging from agricultural (food), textile, semiconductor and surveillance, allows the ability to see through materials that are opaque to the eye with SWIR.

Several models are available to help solve these applications.

Goldeye cameras are now available with Camera link interfaces in addition to GigE and are low cost! Contact us for a quote!

The following are a few examples of Short Wave InfraRed (SWIR ) applications:

Solar Cell Inspection

Light emitted by silicon in solar cells peak at 1150nm and are impossible to detect using normal CCD/CMOS cameras.

Using SWIR cameras, luminescent imaging helps identify non uniformities at 1150nm

Semiconductor Inspection

At wavelengths above 1100 nm silicon becomes transparent.

In turn, SWIR cameras are perfect for analyzing metallization and electrical contact errors on the backside of wafers.

Courtesy of NASA

Surveillance Applications

SWIR cameras minimize fog and smoke in surveillance applications allowing scenes not present in the visible realm to be seen.

Other applications include: Airborne Remote sensing (UAV’s), Food inspection, Moisture Detection, Glass production, Recycling, Scientific & Medical Hyper-spectral imaging, Vision Enhancement and more..

Download the comprehensive SWIR application white paper here.

Goldeye Short Wave InfraRed cameras now available with Camera LInk and GigE

Allied Vision has now released the new low cost Goldeye G-008 camera in Camera Link creating a comprehensive family of SWIR cameras.

Models now available include the following:

Camera Highlights

High frame rates at multiple resolutions

Camera link or GigE Vision Interface

Comprehensive I/O Control options

Automated on board image correction

Stabilized sensor cooling, no fan

Extended operating temperature range

ROI Setting for frame rate and data rate control

High analog gain mode to increase sensitivity

Data sheets and additional information for all SWIR camera’s can be found HERE.

UPDATE: Allied Vision has provide a video detailing SWIR Technology.
Watch the video below

Curious on what a low cost SWIR camera can do for you? Contact us to discuss your application and discuss a possible demo! We can test your application in our lab!

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