LUXELL Series Linear Array MWIR Cameras

Detector Type Linear Array PbSe FPA; Spectral Range 1.0-5.0 µm; Pixel Size 600x60 µm; 256 Pixels; Resolution 1x256; Max. Line Rate 500 lps; Interface USB 2.0

New Infrared Technologies’ (NIT) LUXELL Series of line array MWIR (midwave infrared) cameras provide line rates of up to 300 lps (lines per second) at 1×256 pixels resolution – in uncooled operation.

The LUXELL CAMERA-S with IP67-rated housing is the plug-and-play industrial version featuring a USB 2.0 interface and industrial connector. The lens, with f/35 mm and CS-mount optical interface, is IP67-rated as well. The camera includes the LUXELL software suite and a development kit for LabVIEW. This ready-to-use system is well suited for the development of affordable solutions and integration in the customer’s production line.

The LUXELL CAMERA-S is based on the linear scanning array LUXELL CORE-S, an electronic module based on a microcontroller architecture, which includes the linear, 1x256 pixels LUXELL FPA (Focal Plane Array), 2-channel readout electronics (300 lines per second max), USB 2.0 output, and a powerful software suite and SDK for LabVIEW.

Though not housed in an industrial case, the LUXELL CORE-S module also is functionally plug and play, ready to read the FPA signal and ideal for the development of very cost-effective solutions based on the LUXELL FPA. With dimensions of 56 mm x 40 mm x 29.5 mm (without connector), the compact-size LUXELL CORE-S module enables full integration in Industry 4.0 applications and factories of future production lines.

For larger and two-dimensional array cameras from New Infrared Technologies, please refer to the TACHYON series of high-speed imaging MWIR cameras. And for applications requiring single-pixel MWIR detection, have a look at NIT’s LEPTON series of single-pixel VPD PbS MWIR detectors.

Key Features:

• Detector Type: Linear Array PbSe FPA
• Uncooled Operation
• Array Format: 1x256 (256 Pixels)
• Aspect Ratio: 1:10
• Pixel Size: 600 µm x 60 µm
• Readout Method: x-y Addressed (Rolling Shutter)
• Number of ADC Readout Channels: 2
• Maximum Line Rate: 500 lps (Lines per Second)
• Spectral Range: MWIR, 1.0 µm to 5.0 µm
• Peak Wavelength of Detection: 3.7 µm
• Integration Time: >4.10 µs to 20 µs, Selectable
• Data Format: Raw Data 14 Bit
• Optimum Temperature Detection Range: >+100 °C
• Interface: USB 2.0 High-speed ((480 Mbps )With Industrial Connector (LUXELL CAMERA S)
• Includes Shutter for 1-pt Offset Correction
• Software Included: NIT Software Suite (Acquisition & Visualization), LabVIEW SDK
• Start-up Time: <10 s (LUXELL CAMERA S)
• Power Supply: 5 VDC, 0.2 A Through USB Connection
• IP67-rated Metal Housing With CS-mount Optics Interface, M12x1 Industrial USB Connector, Tripod Screw Holes and Water Block for Thermal Stabilization of FPA With Water or Air (LUXELL CAMERA S)
• Dimensions LUXELL CAMERA S: 70 x 131.5 x 17 mm (With Housing, Water Block and Lens)
• Weight LUXELL CAMERA S: 400 g
• Optics LUXELL CAMERA S: Silicon Lens f = 35 mm, F# 1.1, FoV 25° x 1°, AR Coating, Manual Focus, CS-mount, IP67
• Dimensions LUXELL CORE-S Module: 56 x 44.5 x 41.5 mm
• Weight LUXELL CORE-S Module: 60 g
• Dimensions 1x257 Pixels LUXELL FPA; 24 x 24 x 2.2 mm

Applications: Industrial Process Control (Scanning); Glass Manufacturing Industry; Gas and Flame Detection; Industrial Welding Process Monitoring; Laser Manufacturing Process Monitoring; Machine Vision, Spectroscopy; OEM Integration