USB3 Vision camera with e2v / Aptina sensors - mvBlueFOX3

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Compact industrial camera with USB 3.0
High quality sensors from VGA up to 10 megapixels
Gray scale and color versions
Hardware preprocessing on-board (FPGA)
Image memory 256 MBytes
Excellent cost-benefit ratio
Available as single-board version

As options:

Extended Temperature (ET)

At the same time as the future USB3 Vision standard is published, MATRIX VISION introduces the mvBlueFOX3 camera family with a wide range of selected CMOS sensors. Look forward to higher resolutions, higher frame rates and compact size.

Your advantages with the mvBlueFOX3

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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Ordering code sample: mvBlueFOX3 with CMOS 1.2 MPixel, color and rolling shutter: mvBlueFOX3-1012dC

CMOS	mvBlueFOX3
Model	-1012b	-1012d	-1013	-1013	-1020	-1020a	-1031	-1100
Model variant¹	G / C	G / C	G / C	GE	G / C	G / C	C	G / C
Resolution	1280 x 960	1280 x 960	1280 x 1024	1280 x 1024	1600 x 1200	1600 x 1200	2048 x 1536	3856 x 2764
MPixel	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.9	1.9	3.2	10.7
Max. frame rate [Hz]	40.6	40.6	60.9	60.9	52.2	62.2	21 @full / 31.4 @1080p	7.3
Binning²	2/1/4/4	2/1/4/4	4/2/4/4	4/2/4/4	4/2/4/4	4/2/4/4	4/1/4/4	4/2/4/4
Shutter type	Pipelined / Global	Rolling	Pipelined / Global	Pipelined / Global	Pipelined / Global	Pipelined / Global	Rolling / Global Reset	Rolling / Global Reset
Sensor size	1/3"	1/3"	1/1.8"	1/1.8"	1/1.8"	1/1.8"	1/3"	1/2.3"
Pixel size [µm]	3.75 x 3.75	3.75 x 3.75	5.3 x 5.3	5.3 x 5.3	4.5 x 4.5	4.5 x 4.5	2.2 x 2.2	1.67 x 1.67
Exposure time	tbd	tbd	10 µs - 1 s	10 µs - 1 s	10 µs - 1 s	10 µs - 1 s	30 µs - 1 s	10 µs - 1 s
ADC resolution / output	12 bit → 8/10/12 bit	12 bit → 8/10/12 bit	10 bit → 8/10/(12) bit	10 bit → 8/10/(12) bit	10 bit → 8/10/(12) bit	10 bit → 8/10/(12) bit	12 bit → 8/10/12 bit	12 bit → 8/10/12 bit
SNR_max	37.4 dB³	37.7 dB³	39.9 dB³	39 dB³	38.8 dB³	38.9 dB³	39 db ⁴	37.2 dB³
DR (normal / HDR)	54.3 dB³ /	63.4 dB³ / ≥ 115 dB	51.5 dB³ / > 100 dB	50.5 dB³ / > 100 dB	50.7 dB³ / > 100 dB	50.5 dB³ / > 100 dB	- / <= 100 dB ⁴	56 dB³ /
EMVA1288	G / C	G / C	G / C	GE	G / C	G / C		G / C
Pipelined global shutter in trigger mode	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Spectral sensitivity	/	/	/		/	/		/
Special features			Linescan mode	Linescan mode	Linescan mode	Linescan mode
Sensor manufacturer	Aptina	Aptina	e2v	e2v	e2v	e2v	Aptina	Aptina
Sensor	MT9M031	MT9M034	EV76C560	EV76C661	EV76C570	EV76C570	AR0331	MT9J003

¹ G = Gray, C = Color, GE = Gray & Infrared Enhanced
² Max. Binning Horizontal / Max. Binning Vertical / Max. Decimation Horizontal / Max. Decimation Vertical
³ EMVA1288 measurement data of gray scale version
⁴ Not quantifiable according to EMVA1288 (values from the datasheet)

USB 3.0
(5 GBit/s)

CS-mount or optional C-mount

Distances up to 8 meters (more with active repeater)

Power consumption ≤ 2.5 W

256 MBytes internal image memory

Weight without lens: approx. 58.5 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): 39 x 39 x 24 mm

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

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 20m
ZWISCHENRING 5MM CMOUNT	Spacer for C-mount lenses
MV-Tripod Adapter BF3	1/4" tripod adapter with suitable screws
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

12.5 mm (C-mount)

7.5 mm (CS-mount)

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 | 773.7 kB

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-2.22.883.0.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

mvBlueFOX3_Update-2.17.641.0.mvu | 4,717.7 kB

mvBlueFOX3 Firmware 2.17.641.0