mvBlueCOUGAR-S

Discontinued

Compact industrial CCD cameras with Gigabit Ethernet
GigE Vision® and GenICam™ compliant
High quality sensors from VGA up to 5 Mpixels
Variable electronic shutter modes
Hardware and software trigger
PoE or external power supply possible

The MATRIX VISION mvBlueCOUGAR-S is a compact and flexible industrial Gigabit Ethernet camera compliant to GigE Vision and GenICam. The Gigabit Ethernet interface transfers 1 Gbit/s over up to 100 meters using inexpensive standard network components. The camera allows an easy integration in the environment and supports the application to deliver faster and better results. The camera replaces analog image processing solutions.

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CCD	mvBlueCOUGAR
Model	-S120a	-S121	-S123	-S124	-S125
Model variant¹	G / C	G / C	G / C	G / C	G / C
Resolution of sensor's active area (width x height in [pixels])	652 x 490	1024 x 768	1360 x 1024	1620 x 1220	2448 x 2050
Maximum frame rate [Hz]	90	36	30	30	16 (G), 7 (C)
Transfer type	Global	Global	Global	Global	Global
Sensor size	1/3"	1/3"	1/2"	1/1.8"	2/3"
Pixel size (width x height in [µm])	7.4 x 7.4	4.65 x 4.65	4.65 x 4.65	4.4 x 4.4	3.45 x 3.45
Readout type	Progressive	Progressive	Progressive	Progressive	Progressive
Exposure time	10 µs - 10 s	10 µs - 10 s	10 µs - 10 s	10 µs - 10 s	10 µs - 10 s
Sensitivity	G = 2000 lx, F11, 3200K C = 2000 lx, F5.6, 3200K	G = 2000 lx, F11, 3200K C = 2000 lx, F5.6, 3200K	G = 2000 lx, F11, 3200K C = 2000 lx, F5.6, 3200K	G = 2000 lx, F11, 3200K C = 2000 lx, F5.6, 3200K	G = 2000 lx, F11, 3200K C = 2000 lx, F8, 3200K
Spectral sensitivity	/	/	/	/	/
Power consumption (DC + 12V)	Approx. 5.2W	Approx. 4.8W	Approx. 7.0W	Approx. 7.8W	Approx. 7.4W
Sensor manufacturer	Sony	Sony	Sony	Sony	Sony
Sensor	ICX424AL/AQ	ICX204AL/AK	ICX267AL/AK	ICX274AL/AQ	ICX625AL/AQ

¹ G = Gray, C = Color, GE = Gray & Infrared Enhanced

Gigabit Ethernet interface

Automatic and variable electronic shutter modes

Distances up to bis 100 meters without switch

Image area is adjustable horizontally / vertically (AOI)

Digital I/O opto-isolated:
- 1 input (trigger) 5-24V ± 1V
- 1 output (strobe) 5V ± 0.3V

Enhanced white balance functionality

Connectors:
- RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet
- circular connector digital I/O. power supply

Automatic gain and exposure

Electric power supply via 48V Power over Ethernet (PoE) or 12V ±1V power supply

Progressive scan

Binning mode

C-mount

Gamma correction

Weight without lens: approx. 140 g

Adjustable sharpness and brightness

Permissible ambient temperature:
- performance: 0 to 40 °C / 30 to 80 %RH
- storage: -20 to 60 °C / 20 to 90 %RH

ADC resolution: 8,10,12 bit

Size without lens (w x h x l):
44 x 29 x 72 mm

Part code	Article description
MV-DC1201 BCS	Power supply 12V for mvBlueCOUGAR-S
MV-DC1201 BCS IO REV2	Power supply 12V for mvBlueCOUGAR-S with digital I/O on separate cable, length: power 3 m, I/O: 0.5 m
KS-GIGE LS SLK	GigE cable CAT6 with horizontal screw locking 20mm, M2x0.4, drag chain capable, 20 m
KS-GIGE LS SLK AK90L	GigE cable CAT6 with horizontal screw locking 20mm, M2x0.4, drag chain capable, camera plug 90° angled left direction, 3 m
KS-GIGE LS SLK AK90R	GigE cable CAT6 with horizontal screw locking 20mm, M2x0.4, drag chain capable, camera plug 90° angled right direction, 3 m
MV-Tripod Adapter BC-S	Tripod adapter for mvBlueCOUGAR-S

Gray scale sensors:
- Mono8
- Mono10
- Mono12

Color sensors:
- Mono8
- Mono10
- Mono12
- RGB8_Packed
- BGR9_Packed
- BayerRG8
- BayerRG10
- BayerRG12
- YUV422_UYVYPacked

Machine vision (e.g. surface inspection)		Robotics
Surveillance (e.g. license plate identification)		Medical imaging

Drivers and applications for Windows 7, 8.1 (mvIMPACT Acquire)

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mvIMPACT Acquire.history | 861.9 kB

mvIMPACT Acquire History-Datei / mvIMPACT Acquire history file

Drivers and applications for Linux 2.6 .. 3.x.x (mvIMPACT Acquire)

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mvIMPACT Acquire History-Datei / mvIMPACT Acquire history file

Additional packages for LabVIEW, DirectShow, VisionPro and Halcon

Since version 1.10.69, the DirectShow® driver is part of the mvIMPACT Acquire installation package.

Since version 1.10.85, an interface to VisionPro® (Cognex) will be installed automatically when installing an MSI based mvIMPACT Acquire driver package.

mvIMPACT Acquire bindings for HALCON are available on MVTec's website: http://www.halcon.de/download/

LabVIEW acquire-x86-1.6.8 | 9,028.0 kB

32 Bit mvIMPACT Acquire Binding für LabVIEW ab Version 6.1 / 32 Bit mvIMPACT Acquire binding for LabVIEW 6.1 or greater

LabVIEW acquire-x86 64-1.6.8 | 10,980.0 kB

64 Bit mvIMPACT Acquire Binding für LabVIEW ab Version 6.1 / 64 Bit mvIMPACT Acquire binding for LabVIEW 6.1 or greater

LabVIEW acquire.history | 7.2 kB

32 Bit LabView Binding History-Datei / 32 Bit LabView binding history file

Released Firmware Versions

For the firmware you will also need the current GenICam description file (MATRIXVISION_mvBlueCOUGAR-S_GigE_3_0_0.zip).

mvBlueCOUGAR-S120aC_R001_Update.fpg | 1,146.3 kB

mvBlueCOUGAR-S120aC Firmware R001 Update

mvBlueCOUGAR-S120aC_Update.fpg | 1,146.3 kB