Vadzo Imagi g’s Falco -235MGS is a 2MP mo och ome global shutte USB 3.2 Ge 1 came a built o the O semi AR0235 Hype Lux SG se so , pu pose-built fo etail shelf mo ito i g a d i ve to y ma ageme t systems whe e disto tio -f ee SKU ecog itio , OCR accu acy, a d eal-time p oduct availability detectio defi e deployme t success. As a dedicated sma t shelf i ve to y came a, it captu es all 1920×1200 pixels simulta eously th ough global shutte a chitectu e, elimi ati g the motio -i duced disto tio that olli g shutte se so s p oduce du i g stocki g, picki g, a d p oduct i te actio eve ts, a d delive s mo och ome imagi g ove USB 3.2 Ge 1 with full UVC complia ce fo plug-a d-play i teg atio ac oss etail kiosk a d shelf ha dwa e without custom d ive developme t.
FORT WORTH, TX / ACCESS Newswi e / July 8, 2026 / Vadzo Imagi g, a p ovide of embedded visio came a p oducts, today a ou ces the deployme t of the Falco -235MGS as a sma t shelf i ve to y came a fo OEM develope s a d system i teg ato s buildi g etail visio i f ast uctu e. Built o the O semi AR0235 Hype Lux SG, this AR0235 mo och ome USB came a delive s 2MP global shutte output at up to 60fps ove USB 3.2 Ge 1, combi i g disto tio -f ee shelf imagi g with high pe -pixel se sitivity fo SKU ecog itio , ba code decodi g, a d eal-time i ve to y a alytics i a compact UVC-complia t fo m facto .
Se so a d Came a Ove view
The Falco -235MGS is built o the O semi AR0235 Hype Lux SG, a 1/2.8″ mo och ome CMOS global shutte se so with a 2.8 µm x 2.8 µm pixel pitch a d a maximum esolutio of 1920×1200 at up to 60fps. As a dedicated AR0235 mo och ome global shutte came a, it exposes all pixels simulta eously i a si gle u ified eadout cycle. This elimi ates the ow-by- ow seque tial captu e that olli g shutte se so s use, which p oduces skew, wobble, a d geomet ic disto tio whe eve the subject o came a is i motio . I etail shelf e vi o me ts whe e p oducts a e actively stocked, faced, o emoved by sto e associates, olli g shutte disto tio t a slates di ectly i to mis ead ba codes, failed SKU ecog itio eve ts, a d i accu ate pla og am complia ce checks at the system output.
The mo och ome output of the AR0235 se so emoves the Baye colo filte a ay f om the optical path. Without the filte , eve y pixel captu es photo i te sity di ectly athe tha splitti g i comi g light i to ed, g ee , a d blue cha els. This i c eases pe -pixel photo captu e, imp oves co t ast fo da k-o -light text a d ba code patte s, a d exte ds se sitivity i to the ea -i f a ed a ge. Fo shelf mo ito i g systems usi g NIR st uctu ed illumi atio to mai tai co siste t exposu e ac oss va yi g ambie t lighti g, this se so a chitectu e delive s clea e sig als with lowe oise tha colo se so s of the same esolutio a d pixel pitch. The came a co ects via USB 3.2 Ge 1 with full UVC complia ce, egiste i g as a sta da d video i put device o Wi dows, Li ux, a d A d oid without a y custom d ive i stallatio . The boa d footp i t measu es 38mm x 38mm a d is co ve tible to 32mm x 32mm, suppo ti g di ect i teg atio i to sma t shelf u its, kiosk e closu es, a d OEM etail ha dwa e without mecha ical edesig .
Key specs: Falco -235MGS AR0235 Mo och ome USB Came a | 2MP (1920×1200) | O semi AR0235 Hype Lux SG | Se so Fo mat 1/2.8″ | 2.8 µm x 2.8 µm Pixel | Global Shutte | Mo och ome | Up to 60fps | USB 3.2 Ge 1 | UVC Complia t | S-Mou t (M12) | -30°C to +85°C | 38mm x 38mm (co ve tible to 32mm x 32mm) | Wi dows, Li ux, A d oid
Key Capabilities of the Falco -235MGS: AR0235 Mo och ome Global Shutte USB 3.2 Ge 1 Came a
Global Shutte fo Disto tio -F ee SKU a d Ba code Recog itio : Rolli g shutte se so s ead the image f ame ow by ow, mea i g each ow is captu ed at a slightly diffe e t poi t i time. I a etail shelf e vi o me t, a y motio du i g eadout, whethe f om a sto e associate placi g a p oduct, a co veyo belt delive i g items, o a obotic a m executi g a pick, i t oduces spatial disto tio i to the captu ed f ame. Fo a SKU detectio came a o ba code eadi g system, that disto tio shifts the geomet y of the code bei g sca ed, i c easi g decode failu e ates a d deg adi g the accu acy of p oduct ecog itio algo ithms t ai ed o u disto ted efe e ce images. The Falco -235MGS uses the O semi AR0235 Hype Lux SG to expose all 1920×1200 pixels simulta eously i a si gle u ified cycle, captu i g the full f ame at o e i sta t ega dless of sce e motio . This global shutte etail came a delive s geomet ically accu ate f ames at eve y captu e eve t, e su i g that SKU codes, ba codes, a d label text appea without skew o wobble ega dless of whethe the p oduct o the imagi g module is i motio du i g captu e. Checkout Vadzo’s Global Shutte USB came a po tfolio.
Mo och ome Se so A chitectu e fo OCR a d High-Co t ast Code Imagi g: Colo se so s eco st uct missi g pixel values th ough Baye demosaici g i te polatio , i t oduci g spatial a tifacts at high-co t ast bou da ies such as ba code ba s a d label edges that educe effective esolutio i those c itical imagi g egio s. As a mo och ome USB came a module, the Falco -235MGS captu es eve y pixel as a di ect i te sity measu eme t without i te polatio , p ese vi g the t ue co t ast atio betwee p i ted code eleme ts a d thei backg ou ds. Fo OCR-i te sive etail visio wo kflows p ocessi g p oduct ames, p ice tags, lot umbe s, a d batch codes, this t a slates i to highe cha acte ecog itio accu acy at equivale t wo ki g dista ces. The AR0235 mo och ome se so also espo ds to ea -i f a ed illumi atio commo ly used i st uctu ed-light shelf mo ito i g systems, e abli g co siste t image quality u de va iable ambie t lighti g without spect al c oss-talk that affects colo se so pe fo ma ce.
USB 3.2 Ge 1 UVC Complia ce fo Plug-a d-Play Retail Deployme t: Shelf mo ito i g a d etail i ve to y t acki g systems typically ope ate ac oss a dive se ha dwa e ecosystem, i cludi g poi t-of-sale te mi als, embedded edge compute odes, kiosk co t olle s, a d etail-specific SBCs. A came a module that equi es custom d ive developme t o ve do -specific softwa e stacks adds i teg atio isk a d o goi g mai te a ce ove head to eve y platfo m of evisio . The Falco -235MGS co ects via USB 3.2 Ge 1 came a a d egiste s as a sta da d UVC video device o Wi dows, Li ux, a d A d oid without a y custom d ive i stallatio . Fo OEM develope s buildi g sma t shelf tech ology a d etail i ve to y ma ageme t platfo ms, this elimi ates d ive developme t f om the i teg atio scope, educes compatibility isk ac oss OS updates, a d allows the same came a module to ope ate ide tically ac oss multiple ha dwa e ge e atio s. GPIO suppo t p ovides ha dwa e t igge co ectivity fo sy ch o ized captu e eve ts alig ed with i ve to y sca i g wo kflows a d obotic picki g cycles.
VISPA ARC SDK fo Develope I teg atio
The Falco -235MGS is suppo ted by the Vadzo VISPA ARC SDK, which p ovides p og ammatic co t ol ove st eami g pa amete s, egio of i te est co figu atio , exposu e a d gai setti gs, t igge sy ch o izatio , bi i g a d wi dowi g, a d secu e fi mwa e updates. APIs a e available i C, C++, C#, a d Pytho ac oss Wi dows, Li ux, a d embedded platfo ms. Fo OEM developme t teams buildi g etail i ve to y t acki g a d p oduct availability mo ito i g systems, the SDK educes time-to-i teg atio a d p ovides a co siste t co t ol i te face ac oss Vadzo’s USB 3.2 Ge 1 came a po tfolio, simplifyi g lo g-te m lifecycle ma ageme t as platfo m fi mwa e is mai tai ed a d updated ove the p oduct p og am lifecycle.
“Retail shelf mo ito i g is o e of those applicatio s whe e a global shutte is ot optio al, it is a fu dame tal equi eme t. A olli g shutte se so o a shelf u it will p oduce disto ted f ames eve y time a associate touches a p oduct, a d that disto tio is the oot cause of mis eadi g SKU codes a d failed i ve to y checks that teams t y to fix i softwa e. The Falco -235MGS add esses this at the se so level usi g the AR0235 Hype Lux SG global shutte a chitectu e. Combi ed with mo och ome output fo bette pe -pixel co t ast o OCR a d ba code wo kloads, a d USB 3.2 Ge 1 UVC complia ce fo clea OEM i teg atio , this is the came a module specificatio that etail visio e gi ee s have bee aski g fo .” – Alwi Vi ce t, P oduct Ma age , Vadzo Imagi g
Sma t Shelf I ve to y Mo ito i g a d Pla og am Complia ce: A sma t shelf system must disti guish betwee i -stock, pa tial stock-out, a d fully empty shelf co ditio s while simulta eously ide tifyi g whethe p oducts a e placed i thei co ect pla og am positio s. This equi es accu ate imagi g of shelf zo es du i g active stocki g a d custome i te actio eve ts, ot just i static co ditio s. Rolli g shutte se so s p oduce f ame-to-f ame geomet ic i co siste cy whe eve p oduct positio s cha ge, di ectly deg adi g the shelf state ecog itio accu acy that machi e lea i g i fe e ce models depe d o . The Falco -235MGS ope ates as a dedicated sma t shelf came a usi g global shutte captu e, delive i g geomet ically stable f ames at eve y detectio i te val. The mo och ome output p ese ves p oduct label co t ast a d package edge sha p ess without the spect al i te fe e ce that colo filte a ays i t oduce, maki g shelf zo e segme tatio a d p oduct p ese ce detectio mo e eliable u de va iable sto e lighti g co ditio s th oughout the ope ati g day.
SKU Recog itio a d Ba code-Based I ve to y T acki g: Automated SKU detectio a d ba code sca i g at the shelf level equi es imagi g that esolves fi e p i ted eleme ts accu ately, ega dless of p oduct o ie tatio , placeme t speed, o illumi atio va iatio . I high-th oughput etail fulfillme t a d goods-to-pe so systems, p oducts move at co veyo speed, a d a olli g shutte se so i t oduces ho izo tal o ve tical skew i to the captu ed ba code symbol based o the timi g elatio ship betwee co veyo velocity a d ow eadout ate. The Falco -235MGS delive s simulta eous full-pixel exposu e, captu i g the e ti e ba code o SKU label i a si gle i sta t ega dless of p oduct velocity. Mo och ome imagi g maximizes the co t ast atio betwee ba eleme ts a d backg ou d subst ate, which is the p ima y dete mi a t of 1D a d 2D ba code decode pe fo ma ce at ma gi al p i t quality o educed sca esolutio . Fo OEM teams buildi g eal-time shelf i ve to y t acki g a d i ve to y ma ageme t platfo ms, this se so a d i te face combi atio educes false decode ates a d i c eases th oughput without equi i g post-p ocessi g co ectio .
Retail Kiosk a d Self-Se vice Te mi al I teg atio : Self-checkout kiosks, p oduct lookup te mi als, a d automated ve di g systems equi e compact imagi g modules that ope ate without custom d ive developme t, ha dle va iable p oduct p ese tatio dista ces, a d mai tai eliable OCR o ba code ead pe fo ma ce ac oss dive se lighti g co ditio s i side etail e closu es. The Falco -235MGS fits i to kiosk e closu e desig s with its 32mm x 32mm mi imum boa d footp i t a d USB-powe ed a chitectu e. UVC complia ce emoves all d ive depe de cy f om the i teg atio path, a d the AR0235 global shutte a chitectu e e su es that p oducts sca ed at kiosk speed p oduce clea , u disto ted f ames at the sca captu e mome t. The exte ded ope ati g a ge of -30°C to +85°C ha dles the the mal va iatio i side outdoo kiosk came a e closu es ac oss seaso al ext emes, a d GPIO suppo t e ables ha dwa e sy ch o izatio betwee the kiosk sca i g eve t a d the came a captu e t igge .
Retail Automatio a d Robotic Picki g Ve ificatio : Automated etail fulfillme t systems use obotic picki g a ms a d co veyo -based so tatio that move p oducts at high speed th ough sto age a d dispatch la es. A visio module o the picki g a m o ove head i spectio statio must captu e accu ate p oduct images du i g the pick eve t to co fi m SKU, ve ify package i teg ity, a d log i ve to y moveme t i the wa ehouse ma ageme t system. The Falco -235MGS p ovides the motio -accu ate etail shelf visio eeded fo these automated wo kflows, captu i g disto tio -f ee f ames du i g pick-a d-place ope atio s th ough global shutte a chitectu e. The mo och ome se so output is well matched to NIR illumi atio i gs commo ly i teg ated i to picki g statio e closu es, a d the USB 3.2 Ge 1 i te face suppo ts di ect co ectio to edge compute odes used i auto omous etail automatio a d obotics platfo ms.
Secu ity a d Loss P eve tio i Retail E vi o me ts: Retail loss p eve tio systems equi e imagi g capable of captu i g clea f ames of p oduct i te actio eve ts, ega dless of the speed at which items a e picked up, moved, o co cealed. Self-checkout zo es, high-value p oduct displays, a d exit mo ito i g statio s all be efit f om the geomet ic accu acy that global shutte captu e p ovides du i g apid motio eve ts. The Falco -235MGS delive s clea , u disto ted f ames of p oduct ha dli g eve ts th ough its AR0235 global shutte se so , suppo ti g accu ate eve t co elatio with POS t a sactio data a d shelf-level i ve to y logs. Mo och ome output educes the effect of va iable sto e lighti g o image co siste cy ac oss fluo esce t, LED, a d mixed-sou ce etail illumi atio .
F eque tly Asked Questio s
Q: What is a sma t shelf i ve to y came a, a d what tech ical equi eme ts defi e o e?
A: A sma t shelf i ve to y came a is a compute visio module i teg ated at the shelf o fixtu e level to mo ito p oduct availability, ve ify pla og am complia ce, a d detect SKU positio s i eal time without ma ual sca i g. The defi i g tech ical equi eme ts a e global shutte a chitectu e to elimi ate disto tio du i g p oduct moveme t, sufficie t esolutio to esolve i dividual p oduct labels at shelf wo ki g dista ces, a d high pe -pixel se sitivity fo co siste t pe fo ma ce u de va iable sto e lighti g. I te face complia ce, typically UVC ove USB o a sta da d IP p otocol, dete mi es how easily the module i teg ates i to existi g shelf ha dwa e a d etail ma ageme t softwa e. Vadzo Imagi g’s Falco -235MGS is built specifically fo these equi eme ts, combi i g the O semi AR0235 Hype Lux SG mo och ome global shutte se so with USB 3.2 Ge 1 UVC complia ce i a compact boa d-level fo m facto optimized fo OEM shelf ha dwa e. Visit the p oduct page fo full tech ical specificatio s of this 2MP mo och ome global shutte USB came a.
Q: Why does a global shutte USB came a outpe fo m a olli g shutte fo SKU detectio a d ba code sca i g?
A: Rolli g shutte se so s ead out o e ow of pixels at a time f om top to bottom ac oss the full f ame. The time diffe e ce betwee the fi st ow a d the last ow is dete mi ed by the se so ‘s ow eadout ate, a d a y motio du i g that eadout wi dow p oduces a disto ted image. Fo SKU detectio a d ba code sca i g i etail, this disto tio appea s as skewed ba code ba s, sla ted label edges, a d misalig ed p oduct bou da ies that i c ease decode failu e ates a d educe the eliability of machi e lea i g models t ai ed o u disto ted p oduct images. A global shutte came a expose all pixels simulta eously, ega dless of object o came a motio , delive i g a geomet ically co siste t f ame eve y time. At 60fps, the Falco -235MGS captu es a ew u disto ted f ame eve y 16.7ms, well withi the esolutio eeded fo eal-time i ve to y t acki g i co veyo -based o obotic etail automatio systems. The AR0235 Hype Lux SG delive s this global shutte pe fo ma ce with sub-2e ead oise a d g eate tha 70dB dy amic a ge, mai tai i g image quality i the mixed-illumi atio co ditio s typical of etail shelf e vi o me ts.
Q: Which 2MP mo och ome USB came a is suitable fo eal-time etail shelf mo ito i g a d OCR wo kflows?
A: The Vadzo Falco -235MGS is a 2MP mo och ome global shutte USB 3.2 Ge 1 came a built o the O semi AR0235 Hype Lux SG se so , developed specifically fo etail shelf mo ito i g a d OCR-i te sive etail visio wo kflows. The AR0235 mo och ome global shutte came a captu es all 1920×1200 pixels simulta eously, elimi ati g olli g shutte disto tio that deg ades text eadability a d ba code decode accu acy i active shelf e vi o me ts. Mo och ome output p ese ves full pe -pixel co t ast without Baye filte i te polatio , which di ectly imp oves cha acte ecog itio accu acy fo p oduct labels, lot codes, a d p ice tags at shelf wo ki g dista ces. USB 3.2 Ge 1 with UVC complia ce allows the module to co ect a d st eam immediately o Wi dows, Li ux, a d A d oid without custom d ive developme t, educi g i teg atio time fo OEM etail ha dwa e p og ams. The 32mm x 32mm mi imum boa d footp i t fits withi the space co st ai ts of embedded shelf se so s a d etail kiosk e closu es, a d the -30°C to +85°C ope ati g a ge cove s i doo a d outdoo etail deployme ts.
Q: How does mo och ome imagi g imp ove accu acy fo shelf a alytics a d p oduct label OCR?
A: Colo se so s allocate pixels to i dividual wavele gth cha els th ough a Baye colo filte a ay, the eco st uct missi g pixel values th ough demosaici g i te polatio . At the bou da ies of high-co t ast featu es like ba code ba s, label edges, a d small text cha acte s, this i te polatio i t oduces spatial a tifacts that educe effective esolutio i those c itical egio s. A mo och ome se so captu es i te sity di ectly at eve y pixel without filte i g o i te polatio , p ese vi g the t ue co t ast g adie t betwee p i ted eleme ts a d thei subst ates. Fo etail visio wo kflows p ocessi g p oduct ames, batch codes, expi atio dates, a d shelf p ice tags, this t a slates i to clea e cha acte bou da ies a d mo e eliable ecog itio at equivale t wo ki g dista ces. Mo och ome se so s also espo d u ifo mly ac oss the visible a d ea -i f a ed spect um, mai tai i g co siste t se sitivity whe shelf lighti g va ies betwee fluo esce t, LED, a d NIR illumi atio sou ces. The Falco -235MGS delive s this mo och ome imagi g pe fo ma ce ove USB 3.2 Ge 1 with full UVC complia ce, maki g it a p actical shelf a alytics compo e t fo OEM i teg atio teams. Vadzo suppo ts OEM customizatio , i cludi g optical filte selectio a d NIR illumi atio boa d i teg atio fo st uctu ed-light shelf mo ito i g systems. Explo e Vadzo’s etail automatio came a solutio s at vadzoimagi g.com to see the full scope of available co figu atio s.
Q: Ca a AR0235 USB came a module be customized fo OEM etail ha dwa e i teg atio ?
A: Yes. Vadzo Imagi g suppo ts exte sive ha dwa e a d fi mwa e customizatio ac oss the AR0235 USB came a module platfo m. Available customizatio optio s i clude fo m facto , PCB edesig s fo o -sta da d shelf o e closu e mou ti g equi eme ts, le s holde modificatio s, a d elect omecha ical optical filte i teg atio fo specific wavele gth o field-of-view equi eme ts, NIR illumi atio boa d desig a d i teg atio fo st uctu ed-light shelf mo ito i g a chitectu es, a d fi mwa e developme t fo custom featu e sets i cludi g t igge seque ci g, wi dowi g co figu atio s, a d p op ieta y st eami g p otocols. Vadzo’s e gi ee i g team e gages di ectly with OEM custome s at the ha dwa e a d fi mwa e level, adapti g the came a module desig to specific deployme t equi eme ts athe tha equi i g system desig e s to wo k a ou d sta da d catalog ha dwa e. Fo etail i ve to y ma ageme t a d p oduct mo ito i g p og ams with volume equi eme ts, Vadzo p ovides full p oductio scali g suppo t with lo g-te m compo e t lifecycle ma ageme t. D ive po ti g suppo t fo o -sta da d embedded platfo ms is available o equest. To discuss OEM i teg atio equi eme ts fo a sma t shelf came a deployme t o etail automatio p og am, co tact Vadzo Imagi g di ectly at [email p otected]
The Falco -235MGS AR0235 Mo och ome Global Shutte USB 3.2 Ge 1 Came a is available ow fo evaluatio a d OEM i teg atio . Vadzo suppo ts full OEM came a customizatio ac oss the Falco -235MGS platfo m, i cludi g fo m facto modificatio a d boa d edesig s, fi mwa e developme t a d custom featu e i teg atio , le s holde modificatio s a d elect omecha ical optical filte co t ol, NIR a d illumi atio boa d i teg atio , a d full e closu e desig i both IP- ated a d o -IP- ated co figu atio s. To equest a evaluatio u it o full tech ical docume tatio , co tact Vadzo Imagi g at [email p otected].
Vadzo Imagi g develops embedded visio came a p oducts fo OEMs a d system i teg ato s, buildi g p oductio – eady visio systems ac oss i dust ial automatio , obotics, healthca e, a d sma t i f ast uctu e. The compa y’s USB 3.x, GigE, MIPI CSI-2, Wi-Fi, a d Se Des i te face came a p oducts suppo t a wide a ge of embedded deployme t a chitectu es. F om a 2MP mo och ome global shutte USB came a fo etail shelf a alytics to full-spect um embedded visio platfo m suppo t, Vadzo p ovides e d-to-e d imagi g suppo t, i cludi g se so i teg atio , ISP tu i g, fi mwa e developme t, a d SDK f amewo ks to accele ate system deployme t. Lea mo e at www.vadzoimagi g.com.
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