pixelfly qe

high performance digital 12 bit CCD camera system

  • superior quantum eff ciency up to 65%
  • ultra compact design
  • 12bit dynamic range
  • high resolution ( 1390 x 1024pixel)
  • temperature compensated
  • exposure times from 10 µ s -10s
  • readout noise typ. 12e - rms
  • serial high speed data transfer up to 10m
  • standard PCI or compact PCI control board
  • integrated front-end processor with opto-coupler input and highside driver
  • free software camware included
hsfc camera

pixelfly qe

  unit setpoint pixelfly qe
resolution( hor x ver) [ 1 ] pixel   1390 x 1024
pixel size( hor x ver) µ m ²   6.45 x 6.45
sensor format /diagonal inch /mm   2/3″ / 11.14
peak quantumefficiency % @500nm typical / @300nm typical 62
full wellcapacity e-   18 000
image sensor     ICX285AL
dynamic range dB CCD + camera 65.1
dynamic range A/ D [ 2 ] bit   12
readout noise e-rms range / typical 10..14 / 12
imagingfrequency,frame rate fps @ full frame@ binning 2x ver 1223
pixel scan rate MHz   20
A/ D conversionfactor e- /count   3.8
spectral range nm depending onphoto cathodematerial of MCP 290. . 1100
exposure time s   10µs..10s
anti-bloomingfactor   @ standard light mode@ low light mode@ 100ms exposure time > 400 / >4
smear %   < 0.002
binninghorizontal pixel   1,2
binning vertical pixel   1,2
region of interest     no
extinction ratio   @ 1ms exposuretime 1 : 2000
non-linearity(differential) % full temparature range < 2
uniformity darkness DSNU[3] count @ 90% centerzone 1
uniformitybrightnessPRNU [4] % typical 1
trigger, auxiliarysignals   internal / external software / TTL level, 24V
powerconsumption W   12
power supply VAC   via PCI
mechanicaldimensionscamera( w x h x l ) mm3   39 x 39 x 68
weight kg camera 0.27
ambienttemparaturerange oC   +10..+40
operatinghumidity range % non condensing 10..90
storagetemparaturerange oC   -20..+70
optical input     c-mounts
optical input window     fused silica
data interface     PCI, compact PCI
CE certified     yes
CCD temparature control     digital compensation
  • [1] horizontal versus vertical
  • [2] Analog-to-Digital-converter
  • [3] Dark signal non-uniformity
  • [4] Photo response non-uniformity
data transfer to PC

high speed serial LVDS

shielded ethernet patch cable cat.5 (2 - 10m)

RJ45 connector

frontend processor type Atmel AT90S8515
speed 8Mips
download via PCI bus
interface 6 opocoupler input 5V, 12V or 24V TTL I/O
connector high densty DSUB 26Pin
software camware software for camera control, display, stor- age and printing of image data under Windows9x, ME, XP, WindowsNT, Windows2000; software development kit ( SDK) with demo software for the above mentioned operating systems and Linux; TWAIN driver; drivers or plug-ins for popular third party image processing products
options color CCD-sensor double shutter version with 10 µs interframing time hardened against high magnetic f elds custom-made versions power supply for Compact PCI, 24VDC input integrated photometer for exposure control 4 highside driver 12V / 24V

quantum efficiency

quantum efficiency

areas of application

  • low light level imaging
  • combustion analysis
  • high resolution microscopy
  • machine vision and industrial applications
  • bioluminescence / chemoluminescence
  • liminescence spectroscopy
  • Red and NIR fluorescence applications
  • spectroscopy
  • imaging of bio markers (e.g. green fluorescent protein, GFP)

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