USB3 Vision camera with Sony CMOS sensors - mvBlueFOX3-2

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Compact industrial camera with USB 3.0
High quality sensors
Gray scale and color versions
Hardware preprocessing on-board (FPGA)
Image memory 256 MBytes
Excellent cost-benefit ratio
Available as single-board version

The mvBlueFOX3-2 is the new USB3 Vision family for the new sensor generations. MATRIX VISION's smallest camera offers higher resolutions and frame rates as well as camera based smart features, which reduce the load of the host system.

Your advantages with the mvBlueFOX3

MultiAOI

Mulitple AOIs in one image.

many applications just need one or several specific parts in an image to be checked. With MultiAOI you only get the relevant image areas which increases the frame rate.

Sequencer

Comfortable acquisition sequences.

With the Sequencer Control you can define acquisition sequences with a specified parameter set like gain, binning, exposure time, etc. which are then activated by a user-defined trigger source and event.

FPGA

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.

Bildspeicher

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 recordings.

Timer und Counter

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.

Große Filterauswahl

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.

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CMOS-Sensoren (Sony Pregius - Global Shutter)

CMOS	mvBlueFOX3
Model	-2004 new	-2016 new	-2024	-2024a	-2032	-2032a	-2051	-2051a	-2089	-2089a	-2124	-2124a
Model variant¹	G (Q4/17) / C (Q1/18)	G (Q4/17) / C (Q4/17)	G / C	G / C	G / C	G / C	G / C	G / C	G / C	G / C	G / C	G / C
Resolution	728 x 544	1456 x 1088	1936 x 1216	1936 x 1216	2064 x 1544	2064 x 1544	2464 x 2056	2464 x 2056	4112 x 2176³	4112 x 2176³	4112 x 3008³	4112 x 3008³
MPixel	0.4	1.6	2.4	2.4	3.2	3.2	5.1	5.1	8.9	8.9	12.4	12.4
Max. frame rate [Hz]	436	226,1	164 / 161²	41	123.5 / 119²	55	80.5 / 75²	35.6	47.5 / 42²	31.9	34.6 / 30.7²	23.2
Binning⁴	2/1/2/2	4/2/4/4 (G) 2/1/4/4 (C)	2/1/2/2	2/1/2/2	2/2/4/4 (G) 2/1/4/4 (C)	2/1/4/4	2/2/4/4 (G) 2/1/4/4 (C)	2/1/4/4	4/2/4/4 (G) 2/1/4/4 (C)	2/1/4/4	4/2/4/4 (G) 2/1/4/4 (C)	2/1/4/4
Shutter type	Global	Global	Global	Global	Global	Global	Global	Global	Global	Global	Global	Global
Sensor size	1/2.9"	1/2.9"	1/1.2"	1/1.2"	1/1.8"	1/1.8"	2/3"	2/3"	1"	1"	1.1"	1.1"
Pixel size [µm]	6.9 x 6.9	3.45 x 3.45	5.86 x 5.86	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	3.45 x 3.45	3.45 x 3.45	3.45 x 3.45	3.45 x 3.45
Exposure time	20 µs - 1 s	20 µs - 1 s	20 µs - 1 s	20 µs - 1 s	20 µs - 1 s	20 µs - 1 s	20 µs - 1 s	20 µs - 1 s	20 µs - 1 s	20 µs - 1 s	20 µs - 1 s	20 µs - 1 s
ADC resolution / output	12 bit → 8/10/(12) bit	12 bit → 8/10/(12) bit	12 bit → 8/10/(12) bit	12 bit → 8/10/(12) bit	12 bit → 8/10/(12) bit	12 bit → 8/10/(12) bit	12 bit → 8/10/(12) bit	12 bit → 8/10/(12) bit	12 bit → 8/10/(12) bit	12 bit → 8/10/(12) bit	12 bit → 8/10/(12) bit	12 bit → 8/10/(12) bit
SNR_max	43.3 dB⁵	40.2 dB⁵	45 dB⁵	45.1 dB⁵	40.3 dB⁵	40.3 dB⁵	40.3 dB⁵	40.1 dB⁵	40.2 dB⁵	40.2 dB⁵	40.2 dB⁵	40.2 dB⁵
DR (normal / HDR)	74.2 dB⁵ /	71.4 dB⁵ /	73.4 dB⁵ /	73 dB⁵ /	71.1 dB⁵ /	71.3 dB⁵ /	71.2 dB⁵ /	71.3 dB⁵ /	71 dB⁵ /	71 dB⁵ /	70.9 dB⁵ /	71 dB⁵ /
EMVA1288	G / C	G / C	G / C	G / C	G / C	G / / C	G / C	G / C	G / C	G / C	G / C	G / C
Pipelined global shutter in trigger mode	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Spectral sensitivity	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
Special features
Sensor manufacturer	Sony	Sony	Sony	Sony	Sony	Sony	Sony	Sony	Sony	Sony	Sony	Sony
Sensor	IMX287	IMX273	IMX174	IMX249	IMX252	IMX265	IMX250	IMX264	IMX255	IMX267	IMX253	IMX304

¹ G = Gray, C = Color, GE = Gray & Infrared Enhanced
² Burst mode / streaming
³ Max. AOI width (color version): 4096 pixels
⁴ Max. Binning Horizontal / Max. Binning Vertical / Max. Decimation Horizontal / Max. Decimation Vertical
⁵ EMVA1288 measurement data of gray scale version

CMOS-Sensoren (Sony Starvis - Rolling Shutter)

CMOS	mvBlueFOX3
Model	-2064 new
Model variant¹	G (Q3/17) / C (Q3/17)
Resolution	3096 x 2080
MPixel	6.4
Max. frame rate [Hz]	50.1
Binning³	2/1/2/2
Shutter type	Rolling
Sensor size	1/1.8"
Pixel size [µm]	2.4 x 2.4
Exposure time	20 µs - 1 s
ADC resolution / output	12 bit → 8/10/(12) bit
SNR_max	41.6 dB⁴
DR (normal / HDR)	71.6 dB⁴ /
EMVA1288	G / C
Trigger mode	No
Spectral sensitivity	/
Special features
Sensor manufacturer	Sony
Sensor	IMX178

¹ G = Gray, C = Color, GE = Gray & Infrared Enhanced
² Burst mode / streaming
³ Max. Binning Horizontal / Max. Binning Vertical / Max. Decimation Horizontal / Max. Decimation Vertical
⁴ EMVA1288 measurement data of gray scale version

USB 3.0
(5 GBit/s)

C-mount

Distances up to 8 meters (more with active repeater)

Power consumption < 4.5 W

256 MBytes internal image memory

Weight without lens: approx. 94 g

Connectors:
- USB 3.0 | USB 3.0, lockable
- As an option: industrial standard Hirose Type 12-pin, lockable

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

As an option: industrial I/Os:
- 2 inputs
(opto-isolated with current limiters) 3-24V ± 1V
- 4 outputs
(opto-isolated) up to 24V and 7 mA

Size without lens (w x h x l) option -1xxx: 40 x 40 x 37.7 mm

Extended functionality
- Burst mode
- Additional information via data stream
- Sequence recording using parameter sets
- Event notifications

Size without lens (w x h x l) option -2xxx: 39.8 x 39.8 x 37.7 mm

mvIMPACT Acquire drivers for Windows® and Linux® (→ "Downloads")		Comes with free mvIMPACT Base library
Compatible with certified third-party USB3 Vision® and GenICam™ applications		Comprehensive mvIMPACT SDK library for standard image processing tasks
		Wide range of third-party software support

Part code	Article description
KS-MICUSB3B-A LS	USB 3.0 cable with horizontal screw locking, up to 8 m
KS-BCX-HR12	I/O cable up to 10m
ZWISCHENRING 5MM CMOUNT	Spacer for C-mount lenses for "mvBlueFOX3-1xxx"
MV-TRIPOD ADAPTER BF3-2	Tripod adapter
STAUBSCHUTZKAPPE C-MOUNT	Dust cap for C-mount cameras
Lenses	To the lens selector
Lighting systems	To the lighting systems selector

Gray scale sensors:
- Mono8, Mono10, Mono12, Mono14, Mono16

Color sensors:
- BayerGR8, BayerGR10, BayerGR12, BayerGR16
- RGB8Packed, BGR8Packed, BGRA8Packed, BGR10V2Packed
- YUV422Packed, YUV422_YUYVPacked, YUV444Packed

Machine vision		Surveillance
Life science		Microscopy
Medical application		Safety engineering

Option -1xxx (lensholder without back focus adjustment)

X	10.7 mm with 1" lenses
Z	17.526 mm (C-mount; in air)	12.5 mm (CS-mount; in air)

Option -2xxx (lensholder with back focus adjustment)

W	approx. 15 mm (C-mount)	approx. 10 mm (CS-mount)
X	8 mm (C-mount)	6 mm (CS-mount)
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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mvIMPACT Acquire History-Datei / mvIMPACT Acquire history file

Drivers and applications for Linux 2.6 .. 4.x.x (mvIMPACT Acquire)

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mvIMPACT Acquire History-Datei / mvIMPACT Acquire history file

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 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

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 mvBlueFOX3_Update.mvu.

In the chapter "GUI -> mvDeviceConfigure -> How to update the firmware" in the manual "mvBlueFOX3 technical manual" you can find a description how to update the firmware.

mvBlueFOX3_Update-2.23.928.0.mvu | 5,439.4 kB

mvBlueFOX3 Firmware 2.23.928.0

mvBlueFOX3_Update-2.22.883.0.mvu | 5,575.1 kB

mvBlueFOX3 Firmware 2.22.883.0

mvBlueFOX3_Update-2.21.833.0.mvu | 5,435.8 kB

mvBlueFOX3 Firmware 2.21.833.0

mvBlueFOX3_Update-2.20.774.0.mvu | 4,772.1 kB

mvBlueFOX3 Firmware 2.20.774.0

mvBlueFOX3_Update-2.19.711.0.mvu | 4,767.1 kB

mvBlueFOX3 Firmware 2.19.711.0

mvBlueFOX3_Update-2.18.651.0.mvu | 4,760.6 kB

mvBlueFOX3 Firmware 2.18.651.0