Complete Transformer Camera Series Available

AVT Stingray Camera Series

The Stingray camera family from Allied Vision Technologies (AVT) is now complete. Stingray, the ‘transformer camera’ was designed modularly to adapt quickly, simply, and economically to almost any application. Thanks to the introduction of the AVT Building-block variants, the entire Stingray family is now on the market. With the AVT modular concept more than 2,500 Stingray variants are possible.

Machine vision system developers can put together the desired camera from basic modules themselves:

• Interface: The Stingray is equipped with two fast FireWire IEEE1394b interfaces for daisy chain multi-camera operation. Available options are either two copper connections with screw-type connector for a stable connection of up to 20 meters, or a copper connection with a fiber-optics connection (GOF). The fiber-optics version allows distances of up to 500 meters to be bridged. A version with lateral cable exit instead of standard plugs will also be available soon.

• Sensors: The current Stingray family offers the choice between six high-quality Sony sensors with resolutions from VGA to UXGA, in monochrome or colour. Further sensor variants are already planned and will be available soon.

• Optical Filter: The AVT modular concept also offers a choice between neutral filter (protective glass) or four different IR-cut / IR-pass filters.

• Lens Head: The Stingray is available with lens heads in five different directions. So the camera does not have to point forward, allowing it to adapt to the architecture of each image processing system. See the figure below for available angled head versions.

• Lens mount: The lens mount can be C-Mount or CS-Mount.

• Housing: The AVT modular concept offers three housing options for the Stingray camera family. Besides the standard housing in red, the AVT Medical Design is also available in white for scientific and medical applications. In addition, the board-level version, completely without housing, makes a space-saving and flexible integration possible in a vision sensor thanks to the separate sensor board.

With new firmware updates the Stingray has gained a set of new smart features, which in practice make many applications more functional and user-friendly. For example, with the pulse width modulation, the Stingray can modulate the pulse width of the output signal on the I/O port. The one-push, auto-gain and auto-shutter help to easily calibrate the camera while the 4x to 8x binning increases light sensitivity.

Its variety of smart features, flexibility of choice in combination with the Building-block principles makes the Stingray a true transformer camera.

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