USB 2.0 camera - mvBlueFOX - Industrial image processing

USB 2.0 camera - mvBlueFOX

Discontinued

Compact industrial CCD & CMOS cameras with USB 2.0
High quality sensors from VGA up to 5 Mpixels
8 Mpixels memory
PLC-type real-time sequencer (HRTC)
FPGA on-board hardware LUT 10 bits to 8 bits
Up to 12 bits ADC
CMOS sensor -200w with 110 dB high dynamic range (HDR)

The mvBlueFOX is a compact industrial CCD & CMOS camera solution for any PC with USB ports. A superior image quality makes it suited for most applications. The driver in combination with the FPGA represents a perfect team which reduces the PC load to a minimum during preprocessings like binning. The standard Hi-Speed USB interface guarantees an easy integration without any additional interface board.

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CCD sensors (expiring, last time buy March 2025)

Ordering code sample: mvBlueFOX with CCD 1.4 MPixel, gray scale and global shutter: mvBlueFOX-223G

Note: Not recommended for new designs.

CCD	mvBlueFOX
Model	-220	-220a	-221	-223	-224
Availability to order	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Variant¹	G / C	G / C	G / C	G / C	G / C
Resolution²	640 x 480	640 x 480	1024 x 768	1360 x 1024	1600 x 1200
MPixel	0.3	0.3	0.8	1.4	1.9
Max. frame rate [Hz]³	60 / 60 / 60	100 / 100 / 100	39 / 39 / 39	20 / 20 / 20	16 / 16 / 16
Binning⁴	1 / 2 / 1 / 2	1 / 2 / 1 / 2	1 / 2 / 1 / 2	1 / 2 / 1 / 2	1 / 2 / 1 / 2
Shutter	Global	Global	Global	Global	Global
Sensor size	1/4	1/3	1/3	1/2	1/1.8
Pixel size [µm]	5.6	7.4	4.65	4.65	4.4
Exposure time	44 µs - 20 s	10 µs - 20 s	44 µs - 20 s	20 µs - 20 s	20 µs - 20 s
ADC resolution	14	14	14	14	14
Spectral sensitivity	/	/	/	/	/
SNR_max⁶
DR⁶
EMVA 1288	/	/	/	/	/
Pipelined global shutter in trigger mode	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Manufacturer	Sony	Sony	Sony	Sony	Sony
Sensor	ICX098	ICX424	ICX204	ICX267	ICX274

¹ G = Gray, C = Color, E = Gray & Infrared Enhanced
² Data of gray scale version
³ streaming / Burst mode / Max. streaming depending on sensor either with 2x2 Binning or Decimation (Horizontal x Vertical)
⁴ Max. Binning Horizontal / Max. Binning Vertical / Max. Decimation Horizontal / Max. Decimation Vertical. Note: Not all combinations of binning and decimation values are possible.
⁵ mvDualADCEnable = On, otherwise 12
⁶ EMVA1288 measurement data of gray scale version

CMOS sensors

Ordering code sample: mvBlueFOX with CMOS 5.0 MPixel, color and rolling / global reset shutter: mvBlueFOX-205C

Note: Not recommended for new designs.

CMOS	mvBlueFOX
Model	-200w	-202a	-205
Availability to order	✔	✔	✔
Variant¹	G / C	G	G / C
Resolution²	752 x 480	1280 x 1024	2592 x 1944
MPixel	0.4	1.3	5
Max. frame rate [Hz]³	88.6 / 93 / 93	24.4 / 25 / 25	5.8 / 5.8 / 9
Binning⁴	1 / 1 / 1 / 1	1 / 1 / 2 / 2	1 / 1 / 1 / 2
Shutter	Pipelined / Global	Rolling Shutter	Rolling Shutter / Global Reset
Sensor size	1/3	1/2	1/2.5
Pixel size [µm]	6.0	5.2	2.2
Exposure time	10 µs - 0.46 s	10 µs - 1 s	10 µs - 10 s
ADC resolution	10	10	12
Spectral sensitivity	/		/
SNR_max⁶
DR⁶
EMVA 1288	/		/
Pipelined global shutter in trigger mode
Manufacturer	Aptina	Aptina	Aptina
Sensor	MT9V034	MT9M001	MT9P031

USB interface (up to 480 Mbit/s with USB 2.0)

ADC resolution: up to 12 bits (transfer 10/8 bits)

All versions are USB 1.1 compatible

Partial scan for faster chart acquisition

8 Mpixels memory

Progressive scan

Hardware LUT 10 bits → 8 bits

Flexible binning modes to reduce the resolution and increase the sensitivity of the sensors or to increase the frame rate

lossless image transfer and bus bandwidth via USB bulk transfer method

Horizontal and vertical mirroring. sharpening and Bayer color conversion (via mvIMPACT Acquire)

Connectors:
- USB type B USB
- Binder 4-pin with lock USB
- D-Sub 9-pin male digital I/O

Expose and image transfer possible at the same time

Digital I/O opto-isolated:
- 2 inputs (trigger) logic / PLC level
- 2 outputs (strobe) 30 V / 100 mA

Hardware Real-Time Controller (HRTC) for time critical I/O and acquisition control by defining a sequence of operating steps

C-mount. CS-mount or optional S-mount

Bus powered < 2.5W

CCD sensor with full frame shutter

Permissible ambient temperature:
- operation 0 to 45 °C / 30 to 80 %RH
- storage -20 to 60 °C / 20 to 90 %RH

CMOS sensor with rolling shutter

Weight without lens: approx. 120 g

Back-focus-adjustment

Size without lens (w x h x l): 38.8 x 38.8 x 35 mm

automatic gain control (AGC)

Protection class IP40

Automatic exposure control (AEC)

Board-level version available

All parameters adjustable via bus interface

Single-board version available

Conformity: Immunity: EN 61000-6-2:2005; Emission: EN 61000-6-3:2007, FCC class B; RoHs; CE

Part code	Article description
ADAPTER CS-MOUNT	CS-mount lens fixing for mvBlueFOX, mvBlueCOUGAR-P and mvBlueLYNX unmounted, with socket wrench
MV-Tripod Adapter BF	Tripod adapter for mvBlueFOX
FILTER DL-CUT 15.5x1.5	Daylight cut filter, dia. 15.5 mm +- 0.2mm x 1.00 mm, LP750 Avg. T > 92% 800-2000 nm
FILTER GLASS 15.5X1.75	Substitute of IR-cut, Mounted.
Cables	To the cable selector
Lenses	To the lens selector
Lighting systems	To the lighting systems selector

Machine vision		Robotics
Surveillance		Microscopy
Medical imaging		Automation

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)

Since version 2.10.1 of mvIMPACT Acquire the "Merge Modules for mvIMPACT Acquire" are available as a separate download.
For this reason the installation packages are smaller now. The Merge Modules are needed for private setup routines, which shall include mvIMPACT Acquire drivers. More details are available in the mvIMPACT Acquire manuals.

mvBlueFOX x86 2.35.0.msi | 54,164.0 kB

mvBlueFOX 32 Bit Windows (7, 8.1, 10)

mvBlueFOX x86_64 2.35.0.msi | 71,740.0 kB

mvBlueFOX 64 Bit Windows (7, 8.1, 10)

mvIMPACT Acquire.history | 875.3 kB

mvIMPACT Acquire History-Datei / mvIMPACT Acquire history file

Older driver versions

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

install_mvBlueFOX | 31.2 kB

Linux Installer Skript für mvBlueFOX / Linux installer script for mvBlueFOX

mvBlueFOX x86_ABI2 2.35.0.tgz | 9,339.3 kB

mvBlueFOX 32 Bit Linux

mvBlueFOX x86_64_ABI2 2.35.0.tgz | 11,673.7 kB

mvBlueFOX 64 Bit Linux

mvIMPACT Acquire.history | 875.3 kB

mvIMPACT Acquire History-Datei / mvIMPACT Acquire history file

Older driver versions

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Drivers for ARM based embedded boards (mvIMPACT Acquire)

Requirements for the usage of the ARM driver:

- libc (glibc, eglibc or similar) version >= 2.15
- gcc version >= 4.6.3
- ARM hardware with armv7-a architecture
or newer, which supports the Thumb-2 instruction set

Getestete ARM-Geräte | 26.9 kB

Tested ARM devices | 26.5 kB

install_mvBlueFOX_ARM | 31.0 kB

ARM 32 Bit / 64 Bit Installer Skript für mvBlueFOX / ARM 32 bit / 64 bit Installer script for mvBlueFOX

mvBlueFOX ARMhf_gnueabi 2.35.0.tgz | 6,180.3 kB

Treiber-Paket für ARM Boards / Driver package for ARM boards (hard float)

mvBlueFOX ARMsf_gnueabi 2.35.0.tgz | 5,642.3 kB

Treiber-Paket für ARM Boards / Driver package for ARM boards (soft float)

mvBlueFOX ARM64_gnu 2.35.0.tgz | 6,533.8 kB

Treiber-Paket für ARM Boards 64 Bit / Driver package for ARM boards 64 bit

Additional packages for NeuroCheck, 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

NCUSBmvBF | 264.2 kB

32 Bit NeuroCheck Binding / 32 Bit NeuroCheck binding

Die NCUSBmvBF Pakete sind nur für den Einsatz mit NeuroCheck 5.1 und die mvBlueFOX Familie geeignet. / The NCUSBmvBF packages are suitable for mvBlueFOX together with NeuroCheck 5.1 only.

NCUSBmvBF-x64 | 344.8 kB

64 Bit NeuroCheck Binding / 64 Bit NeuroCheck binding

Die NCUSBmvBF Pakete sind nur für den Einsatz mit NeuroCheck 5.1 und die mvBlueFOX Familie geeignet. / The NCUSBmvBF packages are suitable for mvBlueFOX together with NeuroCheck 5.1 only.

3D camera models

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Manuals

mvBlueFOX technical manual (html)