Eve y visio system that images a movi g subject meets the same two co st ai ts at the se so level. The fi st is the shutte a chitectu e. A olli g shutte se so eads pixel ows i seque ce, so the top of the f ame is captu ed at a diffe e t i sta t tha the bottom. Whe the subject moves du i g that i te val, the f ame is skewed, a d eve y measu eme t de ived f om it ca ies a spatial e o that o co ectio fully emoves. O a co veyo u i g at 1.5 mete s pe seco d, a eadout i te val of a few milliseco ds displaces the bottom of the f ame by seve al millimete s, a d gaugi g, optical cha acte ecog itio , a d defect classificatio i he it that e o .
The seco d co st ai t is ba dwidth. F ame ate o a y USB i te face is bou ded by the p oduct of pixels pe f ame, bits pe pixel, a d f ames pe seco d. O ce that ceili g is eached, the o ly way to acqui e faste is to se d fewe pixels. E gi ee s have histo ically d opped to a lowe – esolutio se so , bi ed at the cost of spatial detail, o c opped o the host afte the f ame has al eady c ossed the bus. The fi st two optio s disca d optical i fo matio pe ma e tly, a d the thi d does othi g fo ba dwidth o late cy.
The Falco -235CGS add esses both co st ai ts i o e module. Global shutte captu e f om the O semi Global Shutte Image Se so emoves tempo al skew at the pixel level, a d Dy amic ROI moves c oppi g i to the se so ‘s eadout path, so ba dwidth eleased by a smalle wi dow co ve ts i to a highe f ame ate.
Regio -of-i te est co t ol is ot a ew idea i machi e visio , but the impleme tatio decides whethe it delive s a eal be efit o o ly a smalle image. I a host-side c op, the se so still eads eve y ow, the f ame still t ave ses the USB li k, a d the applicatio disca ds u wa ted pixels afte a ival, leavi g late cy a d bus load u cha ged. I a se so -side impleme tatio , the eadout logic add esses o ly the selected ows a d colum s, so the f ame pe iod sho te s with the ow cou t, a d data volume falls i p opo tio . That is the diffe e ce betwee a cosmetic c op a d a ge ui e High F ame Rate USB Came a.
Dy amic ROI exte ds the co cept by allowi g the wi dow to be epositio ed a d esized while st eami g co ti ues, without stoppi g the pipeli e, e egotiati g the USB co figu atio , o esta ti g the acquisitio th ead. Fo a t acki g applicatio , this is the diffe e ce betwee a fixed c op chose at desig time a d a wi dow that follows the subject ac oss the a ay. A ball t acki g ig ope ati g as a Spo ts A alytics Came a holds a tall a ow wi dow ove the flight path a d acqui es at a ate full-f ame eadout could eve sustai . A wi e bo di g statio ope s wide fo coa se alig me t a d the collapses ove the bo d pad fo ve ificatio .
The t ade-off dese ves to be stated plai ly. A smalle wi dow aises f ame ate a d lowe s bus load, but it also a ows the field of view at a give focal le gth a d educes the photo cou t i teg ated pe f ame at a fixed exposu e. Teams evaluati g a Dy amic ROI Came a should size the wi dow agai st the pixel de sity the detectio task equi es, the co fi m the illumi atio budget suppo ts the sho te ed exposu e. Sized co ectly, this is the cheapest f ame ate i a embedded visio system because it costs o additio al silico , compute, o optics.
The Falco -235CGS i teg ates the O semi AR0235 Hype Lux SG, a 1/2.8-i ch CMOS global shutte image se so with a 2.8 µm x 2.8 µm pixel pitch a d a maximum esolutio of 2.3MP at 1920 x 1200. The AR0235 2MP Image Se so exposes all pixels withi o e i teg atio pe iod, so a f ame ep ese ts a si gle cohe e t i sta t athe tha a seque ce of time-offset ow samples. The Hype Lux SG a chitectu e also add esses the ead- oise pe alty co ve tio al global shutte desig s i cu at the sto age ode, ta geti g sub-2e ead oise a d g eate tha 70dB dy amic a ge. Fo e gi ee s who lo g accepted a aised oise floo as the cost of global shutte captu e, this ge e atio of O semi AR0235 Came a ha dwa e dese ves a f esh evaluatio .
O the came a side, the Falco -235CGS co ects ove USB 3.2 Ge 1 Type-C with backwa d compatibility to USB 2.0 a d full UVC complia ce, so this AR0235 USB 3.2 Came a e ume ates as a sta da d video i put device o Wi dows, Li ux, a d A d oid without custom d ive developme t. The boa d accepts S-Mou t (M12) optics, givi g OEM teams co t ol ove field of view a d ape tu e i side a fixed mecha ical e velope. Vadzo’s VISPA ARC SDK exposes the co t ol su face outside the UVC specificatio , i cludi g Dy amic ROI co figu atio , exposu e a d gai co t ol, t igge timi g, a d GPIO ma ageme t.
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Up to 120fps at full esolutio |
Dy amic ROI with co figu able wi dow positio a d size |
G eate tha 70dB (se so level) |
USB 3.2 Ge 1 Type-C (backwa d compatible to USB 2.0) |
Ha dwa e t igge i put a d st obe output |
38mm (L) x 38mm (B) co ve tible to 32mm (L) x 32mm (B) |
VISPA ARC SDK with APIs i C, C++, C# a d Pytho |
Wi dows, Li ux a d A d oid |
“The i te esti g pa t of this module is ot that it has a global shutte , a d it is ot that it has a egio of i te est co t ol. What matte s is that the wi dow is add essed at the se so a d ca cha ge while the st eam is live, so a i teg ato builds o e acquisitio path that u s wide fo sea ch a d a ow fo measu eme t. We kept seei g teams buy a fast se so a d the th ow the speed away by c oppi g o the host. Pai the Hype Lux SG oise floo with a wi dow you ca move at u time, a d you get a AR0235 USB Came a that holds its accu acy at the f ame ates these applicatio s actually u at.” – Alwi Vi ce t, P oduct Ma age , Vadzo Imagi g.
The Falco -235CGS st eams out of the box u de the UVC class d ive , which cove s sta da d captu e a d co t ol fo most evaluatio a d deployme t cases. Fo eve ythi g the UVC specificatio does ot expose, Vadzo’s VISPA ARC SDK p ovides p og ammatic access to Dy amic ROI co figu atio , exposu e a d gai co t ol, t igge a d st obe timi g, Sma t GPIO, wi dowi g, bi i g, a d secu e fi mwa e update, with APIs i C, C++, C# a d Pytho ac oss Wi dows, Li ux, a d A d oid.
The SDK i stalls sepa ately a d u s alo gside the ative UVC st eam, so a OEM ca ship a system whe e the ope ato faci g applicatio uses o di a y UVC captu e while a backg ou d se vice ma ages ROI positio , exposu e locki g, a d t igge co figu atio . Docume tatio a d datasheets fo the AR0235 2MP USB 3.2 Came a platfo m a e available f om Vadzo Imagi g, a d the wide Falco se ies sha es the same SDK i te face.
A: The disti ctio decides whethe a egio of i te est delive s a pe fo ma ce gai o o ly a smalle image. I host-side c oppi g, the se so eads eve y ow, the f ame c osses the USB li k, a d the applicatio disca ds u wa ted pixels o a ival, leavi g ba dwidth a d late cy u cha ged. I se so -side egio of i te est, the eadout logic add esses o ly the selected ows a d colum s, so the f ame pe iod sho te s with the ow cou t a d bus data volume falls i p opo tio . Vadzo’s Falco -235CGS impleme ts this at the se so a d adds u time eco figu atio , so wi dow positio a d size cha ge while the st eam stays live. The test fo a y 2MP Dy amic ROI USB Came a is simple. Measu e the achieved f ame ate befo e a d afte educi g the wi dow. If it does ot i c ease, the c op is happe i g o the host.
A: A olli g shutte se so samples pixel ows seque tially, so a pa t movi g th ough the field of view is eco ded at a diffe e t positio i eve y ow. The esult is a shea ed image, a d measu eme ts take f om it a e w o g by a amou t p opo tio al to pa t velocity. A global shutte se so i teg ates eve y pixel ove the same i te val, so the f ame is o e cohe e t time slice. Vadzo’s Falco -235CGS uses the O semi AR0235 Hype Lux SG to expose all 2.3MP simulta eously at 1920 x 1200, keepi g gaugi g, optical cha acte ecog itio , a d defect classificatio accu ate ega dless of li e speed. GPIO t igge i put ties exposu e to a e code ‘s pulse, a d st obe output d ives a pulsed illumi ato . Vadzo’s guide to global shutte came a selectio fo i dust ial automatio cove s se so choice fo this applicatio class.
A: Th ee equi eme ts domi ate. Captu e must be f ee of shutte -i duced disto tio , f ame ate must be high e ough to sample the t ajecto y, a d the oise floo must stay low as exposu e times sho te to f eeze motio . Vadzo’s Falco -235CGS add esses all th ee. Global shutte captu e f om the AR0235 Hype Lux SG emoves disto tio at the se so . Dy amic ROI aises the achievable f ame ate by eadi g o ly the ba d of the a ay the subject c osses, which suits ball flight, swi g pla e, a d gait captu e. Sub 2e ead oise a d g eate tha 70dB dy amic a ge keep image quality usable at sho t exposu es. As a Motio Captu e USB Came a with UVC ope atio , it i teg ates i to a alysis softwa e without a ve do d ive .
A: Th ee effects follow f om educi g the eadout wi dow. F ame ate ises oughly i p opo tio to the eductio i ow cou t, si ce eadout time is domi ated by ows athe tha colum s. Field of view sh i ks at the same focal le gth, so le s choice may eed evisiti g. I teg ated photo s pe f ame fall if exposu e is sho te ed to match the faste f ame pe iod, which aises the equi ed illumi atio o the applied gai . The co ect method sta ts with the detectio task. Dete mi e the pixels pe millimete eeded o ta get, size the wi dow to cove that a ea, the co fi m the illumi atio budget suppo ts the exposu e. A 2MP Dy amic ROI Came a built o a low ead oise se so gives head oom i that last step, which is why the Hype Lux SG a chitectu e matte s mo e i a High-Speed Global Shutte Came a at educed wi dows tha at full f ame.
A: A UVC-complia t module e ume ates as a sta da d video i put device, so it st eams Wi dows, Li ux, a d A d oid without a ve do d ive a d wo ks with V4L2, Media Fou datio , a d Ope CV captu e. Vadzo’s Falco -235CGS follows that model as a Plug a d Play USB Came a a d adds the VISPA ARC SDK fo the co t ol su face UVC does ot defi e, i cludi g Dy amic ROI co figu atio , exposu e a d gai co t ol, t igge a d st obe timi g, Sma t GPIO, bi i g, wi dowi g, a d secu e fi mwa e update. The SDK i stalls alo gside the UVC st eam athe tha eplaci g it, so sta da d applicatio s keep wo ki g while develope s access adva ced co t ol ac oss the AR0235 Global Shutte Colo USB Came a platfo m.
The Falco -235CGS AR0235 2MP USB Came a is available ow fo evaluatio , p e-p oductio sampli g, a d OEM deployme t. Evaluatio u its, datasheets, a d i teg atio docume tatio ca be equested th ough the Vadzo Imagi g o li e sto e o by co tacti g the sales team at
Vadzo suppo ts full OEM customizatio ac oss the Falco -235CGS platfo m, i cludi g fo m facto modificatio a d boa d edesig , fi mwa e developme t a d custom featu e i teg atio , le s holde modificatio a d elect omecha ical le s filte co t ol, NIR a d illumi atio boa d i teg atio , ISP tu i g, a d e closu e desig i IP- ated a d o -IP- ated co figu atio s. Volume p ici g a d e gi ee i g assista ce a e available th ough Vadzo tech ical suppo t.
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, etail, a d sma t i f ast uctu e. The compa y’s imagi g platfo ms spa USB, MIPI CSI-2, GigE, Wi-Fi, a d Se Des i te faces. Beyo d ha dwa e, 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, givi g e gi ee i g teams a si gle pa t e f om evaluatio th ough p oductio lifecycle ma ageme t. Lea mo e at www.vadzoimagi g.com.

