Teledyne DALSA Presents its First High-Sensitivity Near-Infrared Camera
Press Release
December 1, 2011
WATERLOO, Ontario - December 1, 2011 - Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company and a global leader
in machine vision technology, today introduced the Piranha™ HS NIR 8k camera. Featuring improved sensitivity in near-infrared (NIR)
wavelengths, the
Piranha HS NIR benefits from time delay and integration (TDI) technology. The camera is designed to meet the
requirements of low light applications such as solar cell inspection, PCB / electronics inspection, large web applications,
and food and drug inspection.
"Improved sensitivity in the near infrared region is critical to the success of equipment in a number of applications,"
said Xing-Fei He, Senior Product Manager at Teledyne DALSA. "The Piranha HS NIR's TDI technology enables multiple exposures
for orders of magnitude increases in sensitivity while maintaining low noise performance; this is ideal for high speed and
low-noise applications."
The Piranha HS NIR extends Teledyne DALSA's industry leading
High Sensitivity (HS) product line and
provides a cost-effective solution for imaging in near-infrared wavelengths from 700 to 1050 nanometers.
It operates using selectable TDI stages, up to a maximum of 256, and has an area mode of operation for ease of alignment.
The camera can be programmed with up to four user sets of coefficients and can utilize mirroring control, forward/reverse control,
and flat field correction.
Key Features
■ Enhanced sensitivity in NIR and 256 TDI stages provide excellent electroluminescence at 1000 nm wavelengths of light
■ High resolution images of 8192 x 256 TDI pixels
■ 320 Mpix/s throughput and 34.3 kHz line rate allow faster inspection times and higher productivity
■ Bidirectional operation greatly reduces cost by simplifying inspection process
■ 100x anti-blooming
■ Camera Link interface
Product Details and Availability
The Piranha HS NIR 8k will be available in Q1 of 2012. For more information
on product specifications, please visit the Piranha
HS NIR product page.
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