Huge camera FPGA reduces CPU load of your host system.
Huge camera FPGA with a lot of space for features. We add new features easily via free of charge firmware updates.
GigE Vision Gigabit Ethernet industrial camera - mvBlueCOUGAR-X
- Compact industrial camera series with Gigabit Ethernet
- CCD & CMOS high quality sensors from VGA up to 12.4 megapixels
- Gray scale, color, NIR (near infrared) and new UV versions
- Hardware preprocessing on-board (FPGA) for reducing the CPU load of the host
- Highest resolution ADC
- Image memory 64 MB for a reliable image transfer
As options:
- Protection class IP67 (POE-IP67, POE-IP67AL)
- Industrial connection concept (POE-I)
- Extended Temperature (ET)
- Power over Ethernet (POE)
- PLC inputs
The Gigabit Ethernet camera mvBlueCOUGAR-X is compliant to the GigE Vision® and GenICam™ image processing standards. The latest building blocks are used in one of the smallest yet rock solid housing in our industry. The camera is optimized for both machine vision tasks, relying on high frame rates combined with low latency image transport and on the other hand the images can be precisely optimized for viewing applications in life science and medical applications, where the utmost realistic image quality in terms of shades in gray scale and color fidelity, combined with best sensitivity and signal-to-noise ratio are required.
Your advantages with the mvBlueCOUGAR-X
You won't lose an image with the internal image memory again.
The image memory buffers images and enables useful features like Record / Playback, Pretrigger as well as Sequence recording using parameter sets.
For counting and triggering of events, counters are a handy feature for your application.
You can generate output signals variably, control illumination systems, synchronize several cameras, and a lot more.
The suitable filter for your lighting situation or environmental condition.
You can choose between daylight cut (Cold Mirror), IR cut (Hot Mirror) or glass (without filter) filter, which can be intergrated.
- Sensors
- Hardware
- Software
- Accessories
- Image formats
- Application areas
- Dimensional drawing
- Downloads
CMOS sensors (Sony Pregius - global shutter)
Ordering code sample: mvBlueCOUGAR-X with CMOS 5.1 MPixel, color, smaller FPGA and global shutter: mvBlueCOUGAR-X105bC
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| Model | -X100f new | -X102f new | -X104f | -X104i | -X105b | -X109b | -X1012b |
| Model variant1 | G / C (Q1/18) | G / C | G / C | G / C | G / C | G / C | G / C |
| Resolution | 728 x 544 | 1456 x 1088 | 1936 x 1216 | 2064 x 1544 | 2464 x 2056 | 4112 x 21762 | 4112 x 30082 |
| Mpixels | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 8.9 | 12.4 |
| Max. frame rate [Hz] | 436 / 299.83 | 126.3 / 753 | 46.9 | 55.4 / 373 | 35.6 / 23.53 | 20.6 / 13.23 | 15.0 / 9.63 |
| Binning4 | 16/16/16/16 | 16/16/16/16 | 16/16/16/16 | 16/16/16/16 | 16/16/16/16 | 16/16/16/16 | 8/1/16/2 |
| Shutter type | Global | Global | Global | Global | Global | Global | Global |
| Sensor size | 1/2.9" | 1/2.9" | 1/1.2" | 1/1.8" | 2/3" | 1" | 1.1" |
| Pixel size [µm] | 6.9 x 6.9 | 3.45 x 3.45 | 5.86 x 5.86 | 3.45 x 3.45 | 3.45 x 3.45 | 3.45 x 3.45 | 3.45 x 3.45 |
| Exposure time | 20 µs - 20 s | 20 µs - 20 s | 20 µs - 20 s | 20 µs - 20 s | 20 µs - 20 s | 20 µs - 20 s | 20 µs - 20 s |
| ADC resolution / output | 12 Bit → 16, 12, 8 Bit | 12 Bit → 16, 12, 8 Bit | 12 Bit → 16, 12, 8 Bit | 12 Bit → 16, 12, 8 Bit | 12 Bit → 16, 12, 8 Bit | 12 Bit → 16, 12, 8 Bit | 12 Bit → 16, 12, 8 Bit |
| SNRmax | 43.3 dB5 | 40.2 dB5 | 45 dB5 | 40.3 dB5 | 40.2 dB5 | 40.1 dB5 | 40.2 dB5 |
| DR (normal / HDR) | 74 dB5 / | 71.2 dB5 / | 72.9 dB5 / | 71.4 dB5 / | 71.3 dB5 / | 70.8 dB5 / | 70.8 dB5 / |
| EMVA1288 | G / C | G / C | G / C | G / C | G / C | G / C | G / C |
| Trigger (Hardware / Software) | Yes / Yes | Yes / Yes | Yes / Yes | Yes / Yes | Yes / Yes | Yes / Yes | Yes / Yes |
| Pipelined shutter in trigger mode | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Spectral sensitivity |  /  |
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| Sensor manufacturer | Sony | Sony | Sony | Sony | Sony | Sony | Sony |
| Sensor | IMX287 | IMX273 | IMX249 | IMX265 | IMX264 | IMX267 | IMX304 |
1 G = Gray, C = Color, GE = Gray & Infrared Enhanced
2 Max. AOI width (color version): 4096 pixels
3 Burst mode / streaming
4 Max. Binning Horizontal / Max. Binning Vertical / Max. Decimation Horizontal / Max. Decimation Vertical
5 EMVA1288 measurement data of gray scale version
CMOS sensors (Aptina - CMOSIS - e2v)
Ordering code sample: mvBlueCOUGAR-X with CMOS 5.0 MPixel, color, smaller FPGA and rolling / global reset shutter: mvBlueCOUGAR-X105C
Note: Not recommended for new designs.
| CMOS | mvBlueCOUGAR | |||||||||
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| Model | -X100w | -X102b1 | -X102e | -X102eG | -X104 | -X104b | -X104bUV new | -X104e | -X105 | -X1010 |
| Model variant2 | G / C | G / C | G / C | GE | G / C | G / C | G | G / C | G / C | G / C |
| Resolution | 752 x 480 | 1280 x 960 | 1280 x 1024 | 1280 x 1024 | 2048 x 1088 | 2048 x 2048 | 2048 x 2048 | 1600 x 1200 | 2592 x 1944 | 3856 x 2764 |
| Mpixels | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 5.0 | 10.7 |
| Max. frame rate [Hz] | 117 | 45.7 | 60.9 | 60.9 | 34.8 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 52.2 | 14.4 | 8.7 |
| Binning3 | 8/1/8/1 | 2/1/4/4 | 4/2/4/4 | 4/2/4/4 | 8/1/8/16 | 8/1/8/16 | 8/1/8/16 | 4/2/4/4 | 8/1/8/2 | 4/2/4/4 |
| Shutter type | Pipelined / Global | Pipelined / Global | Pipelined / Global | Global | Global | Global | Global | Pipelined / Global | Rolling / Global Reset | Rolling / Global Reset |
| Sensor size | 1/3" | 1/3" | 1/1.8" | 1/1.8" | 2/3" | 1" | 1" | 1/1.8" | 1/2.5" | 1/2.3" |
| Pixel size [µm] | 6 x 6 | 3.75 x 3.75 | 5.3 x 5.3 | 5.3 x 5.3 | 5.5 x 5.5 | 5.5 x 5.5 | 5.5 x 5.5 | 4.5 x 4.5 | 2.2 x 2.2 | 1.67 x 1.67 |
| Exposure time | 10 µs - 460 ms | 10 µs - 1 s | 10 µs - 1 s | 10 µs - 1 s | 10 µs - 1 s | 10 µs - 1 s | 10 µs - 1 s | 10 µs - 1 s | 10 µs - 10 s | 10 µs - 1 s |
| ADC resolution / output | 10 bit → 12, 10, 8 bit | 12 bit → 12, 10, 8 bit | 10 bit (10-8 compand.) → 10, 8 bit | 10 bit (10-8 compand.) → 10, 8 bit | 10 bit → 10, 8 bit | 10 bit → 10, 8 bit | 10 bit → 10, 8 bit | 10 bit (10-8 compand.) → 10, 8 bit | 10 bit → 12, 10, 8 bit | 10 bit → 12, 10, 8 bit |
| SNRmax | 42.7 dB4 | 37.3 dB4 | 39.8 dB4 | 38.9 dB4 | 38.2 dB4 | 39.1 dB4 | 37.9 dB4 | 38.4 dB4 | 38.2 dB4 | 37.2 dB4 |
| DR (normal / HDR) | 56.2 dB4 / > 110 dB | 55.4 dB4 / | 52.8 dB4 / > 100 dB | 50.3 dB4 / > 100 dB | 59.6 dB4 / | 56.1 dB4 / | 53.4 dB4 / | 50.2 dB4 / > 100 dB | 59.6 dB4 / | 56.3 dB4 / |
| EMVA1288 | G / C | G / C | G / C | GE | G / C | G / C | G | G / C | G / C | G / C |
| Trigger (Hardware / Software) | Yes / Yes | Yes / Yes | Yes / Yes | Yes / Yes | Yes / Yes | Yes / Yes | Yes / Yes | Yes / Yes | Yes / Yes | Yes / Yes |
| Pipelined global shutter in trigger mode | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
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| Special features | Linescan mode | Linescan mode | UV enhanced + quartz glass | Linescan mode | ||||||
| Sensor manufacturer | Aptina | Aptina | e2v | e2v | CMOSIS | CMOSIS | CMOSIS | e2v | Aptina | Aptina |
| Sensor | MT9V034 | MT9M021 | EV76C560 | EV76C661 | CMV2000 | CMV4000 | CMV4000UV | EV76C570 | MT9P031 | MT9J003 |
1 No AEC with external trigger
2 G = Gray, C = Color, GE = Gray & Infrared Enhanced
3 Max. Binning Horizontal / Max. Binning Vertical / Max. Decimation Horizontal / Max. Decimation Vertical
4 EMVA1288 measurement data of gray scale version
CCD sensors
Ordering code sample: mvBlueCOUGAR-X with CCD 1.4 MPixel, gray scale, smaller FPGA and global shutter: mvBlueCOUGAR-X123G
Note: Not recommended for new designs.
| CCD | mvBlueCOUGAR | |||||||
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| Model | -X120a | -X120b | -X120d | -X122 | -X123 | -X124 | -X125a | -X225 |
| Model variant1 | G/C | G/C | G/C | G/C | G/C | G/C | G/C | G/C |
| Resolution | 640 x 480 | 640 x 480 | 776 x 580 | 1280 x 960 | 1360 x 1024 | 1600 x 1200 | 2448 x 2050 | 2448 x 2050 |
| Mpixels | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| Max. frame rate [Hz] | 105 | 105 | 87 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 10 | 16 |
| Binning2 | 8/2/8/2 (G) 8/1/8/1 (C) |
8/2/8/2 (G) 8/1/8/1 (C) |
8/2/8/2 (G) 8/1/8/1 (C) |
8/2/8/2 (G) 8/1/8/1 (C) |
8/2/8/2 (G) 8/2/8/1 (C) |
8/2/8/2 (G) 8/1/8/1 (C) |
8/2/8/2 (G) 8/1/8/1 (C) |
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| Shutter type | Global | Global | Global | Global | Global | Global | Global | Global |
| Sensor size | 1/3" | 1/2" | 1/2" | 1/3" | 1/2" | 1/1.8" | 2/3" | 2/3" |
| Pixel size [µm] | 7.4 x 7.4 | 9.9 x 9.9 | 8.3 x 8.3 | 3.75 x 3.75 | 4.65 x 4.65 | 4.4 x 4.4 | 3.45 x 3.45 | 3.45 x 3.45 |
| Readout type | Progressive | Progressive | Progressive | Progressive | Progressive | Progressive | Progressive | Progressive |
| Exposure time | 10 µs - 20 s | 10 µs - 20 s | 10 µs - 20 s | 10 µs - 20 s | 20 µs - 20 s | 20 µs - 20 s | 20 µs - 20 s | 20 µs - 20 s |
| ADC resolution / output | 14 bit → 14, 12, 8 bit | 14 bit → 14, 12, 8 bit | 14 bit → 14, 12, 8 bit | 14 bit → 14, 12, 8 bit | 14 bit → 14, 12, 8 bit | 14 bit → 14, 12, 8 bit | 14 bit | 14 bit |
| EMVA1288 | G / C | G / C | G / C | G / C | G / C | G / C | G / C | G / C |
| Trigger (HW / SW) | Yes / Yes | Yes / Yes | Yes / Yes | Yes / Yes | Yes / Yes | Yes / Yes | Yes / Yes | Yes / Yes |
| Pipelined global shutter in trigger mode | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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| Sensor manufacturer | Sony | Sony | Sony | Sony | Sony | Sony | Sony | Sony |
| Sensor | ICX424AL/AQ | ICX414AL/AQ | ICX415AL/AQ | ICX445ALA/AQA | ICX267AL/AK | ICX274AL/AQ | ICX655ALA/AQA | ICX625ALA/AQA |
1 G = Gray, C = Color, GE = Gray & Infrared Enhanced
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Additional Features of the mvBlueCOUGAR-X2xx Model
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| Cables | To the cable selector |
| Lenses | To the lens selector |
| Lighting systems | To the lighting systems selector |
| Peripherials | To the peripherials selector |
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| W | approx. 15 mm (C-mount) | approx. 10 mm (CS-mount) |
| X | 8 mm (C-mount) 9.5 mm with max. Ø 20 mm |
6 mm (CS-mount) |
| Y | 32 mm (CMOSIS sensors) | 30 mm (Remaining sensors) |
| Z | 17.526 mm (C-mount; in air) | 12.5 mm (CS-mount; in air) |
The dimensional drawings / sketches only contain reference values. For concrete technical drawings with tolerances or related 3D models, please contact our sales or support team.
Drivers and applications for Windows 7, 8.1, 10 (mvIMPACT Acquire)
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Drivers and applications for Linux 2.6 .. 4.x.x (mvIMPACT Acquire)
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Drivers for ARM based embedded boards (mvIMPACT Acquire)
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Getestete ARM-Geräte | 17.5 kB Tested ARM devices | 17.4 kB
Additional packages for LabVIEW, DirectShow, VisionPro and Halcon
Since version 1.10.69, a 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.
Since version 1.12.39, an interface to NeuroCheck 6 for the families mvBlueFOX and mvBlueCOUGAR will be installed automatically.
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
This section contains all firmware versions, that have been released. For updating, download the needed firmware version and rename the package to mvBlueCOUGAR-X_Update.mvu.
In the chapter "GUI -> mvDeviceConfigure -> How to update the firmware" in the manual "mvBlueCOUGAR-X/-XD technical manual" you can find a description how to update the firmware.
GenICam description files
3D camera models
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Manuals
mvBlueCOUGAR-X/-XD technical manual (chm) | 15,265.7 kB mvBlueCOUGAR-X/-XD technical manual (pdf) | 11,238.7 kB mvBlueCOUGAR-X Technisches Handbuch / Technical Manual
mvBlueCOUGAR-X technical manual (html)
mvBlueCOUGAR-X Technisches Handbuch / Technical Manual
Datasheets
mvBlueCOUGAR-X / -X-POE-I technical details 2017-12 | 1,948.3 kB Technical details mvBlueCOUGAR-X / -X-POE-I
Subject to change without notice, Date 03/2018