CREDIT: EMERGENT VISION TECHNOLOGIES
Emergent Vision Technologies, provider of high-speed GigE Vision cameras and zero-copy and zero-loss vision technologies, introduces Eros, a small, low-power lineup of 10GigE cameras.
Initially introduced as a 5GigE camera series, Eros was demonstrated at VISION 2024 in Stuttgart, Germany, as a 29mm x 29mm 10GigE camera with BaseT/RJ45 Power over Ethernet (PoE) and SFP+ fiber interface options, running at 4.8W 10GBaseT with PoE, 4W with 10GBaseT without PoE, and 3W on SFP+ single-mode fiber. The machine vision cameras offer the same full features as Emergent’s HR 10GigE cameras, and for those requiring lower speeds, the Eros BaseT/RJ45 can auto-negotiate to 5GigE, 2.5GigE, or 1GigE while offering the same support for zero-copy imaging and GPUDirect, at a cost-effective price.
“Many machine vision camera companies want to make their cameras small, but small form-factor cameras can run at temperatures exceeding 60°C (140°F), making them hot to the touch. With smaller enclosures, it becomes difficult to dissipate heat,” says John Ilett, president and CTO at Emergent Vision Technologies. “Emergent now offers 10GigE cameras in both fiber and PoE options based on a groundbreaking firmware design that enables power consumption lower than any 5GigE camera in the market, including those without PoE.”
Zero-copy imaging from UV to RGB to SWIR
Eros 10GigE cameras will incorporate Gen4 Sony Pregius S sensors, ranging from the 0.5 MP Sony IMX426 up to the 24.47 MP IMX540 CMOS image sensor. Frame rates for Eros cameras will range from 35 fps up to 1586 fps. In addition, Eros cameras will offer models based on Sony’s SenSWIR CMOS image sensors, which capture images in the SWIR range (400nm to 1700nm). These cameras target the detection of materials and substances invisible to the naked eye, opening a new range of applications, including food and beverage inspection, agricultural imaging, or semiconductor and electronics inspection. The following SWIR models will be available: HE-300-S-I (0.33 MP IMX991, 260 fps), HE-1300-S-I (1.31 MP Sony IMX990, 135 fps), HE-3200-S-I (3.14 MP Sony IMX993, 170 fps), and the HE-5300-S-I (5.24 MP Sony IMX992, 130 fps).
Eros cameras will also be available in polarized sensor models based on the 5 MP Sony IMX250MZR (mono) and IMX250MYR (color) and 12 MP MX253MZR (mono) and MX253MYR (color) Polarsens CMOS sensors. Additionally, Eros cameras will offer an ultraviolet camera based on the 8.1 MP Sony IMX487 sensor.
“Like all other camera models, Eros will benefit from Emergent’s zero-copy imaging technology, which is critical even at 5GigE and lower speeds, particularly for customers who want to integrate many cameras into a single PC for challenging machine vision applications,” Ilett says. “Cameras utilizing GigE Vision 3.0 with RoCEv2 will not have this zero-copy imaging capability at speeds lower than 10GigE, which can make multi-camera applications leveraging 5GigE cameras or below quite challenging.”