Xenics expands its Bobcat product family and makes SWIR ...

The newly expanded Bobcat 320 family consists of high-performance SWIR cameras with a 320×256 resolution for industrial applications. Skiptomaincontent HitentertosearchorESCtoclose CloseSearch PressRelease XenicsexpandsitsBobcatproductfamilyandmakesSWIRcamerasaffordable. BywebpotatosgSeptember16,2021NoComments DownloadPressRelease Leuven,Belgium,September17,2021—Today,XenicsannouncedtheadditionofnewcameramemberstothepopularBobcat320family,abestsellerintheindustry,includinganextremelyaffordableSWIRcamera. XenicsisEurope’sleadingdeveloperandmanufacturerofadvancedinfraredsensors,camerasandcustomizedimagingsolutionsfromtheshort-waveinfrared(SWIR)tothelong-waveinfrared(LWIR)realm. ThenewlyexpandedBobcat320familyconsistsofhigh-performanceSWIRcameraswitha320×256resolutionforindustrialapplications.Inamovetofurthercomplementtheoffer,Xenicshasintroducedthreenewcost-effectivecameraoptionsinadditiontotheBobcat320seriesforacompletesolutioninthe320×256resolutionspace: Bobcat+320:animproved,highperformanceSWIRcamerafordemandingapplicationswithanoptionforextensionintovisiblewavelengths(vSWIR). Bobcat320TE0:anuncooled(TECless)camerathatoffersSWIRperformanceatthelowestprice. Bobcat320WL:anuncooled(TECless)andwindowless(WL)cameratominimizethenumberofopticalelementsandconsequentlyinternalreflections.Thiscameraisideallysuitedforapplicationssuchaslaserbeamanalysisorwavefrontsensing. Bobcat+320:Xenicsimprovesperformancetoaddresstheneedsofdemandingapplications Asapplicationrequirementsandcapabilitydifferentiationbecomemorestringent,asimpleandcost-effectivecamerawithimprovedperformancesistheanswer.Thisisparticularlytrueforhyperspectralapplicationsorspectroscopy,formachinevisioninthesemiconductorindustryorforsurveillanceapplications. Inthesesystemsthereisaneedforlargerdynamicrange,IWR(integratewhileread)readoutmodetoimprovethespeedvsintegrationtimetradeoff,andoptionally,awavelengthextensionintothevisiblerange(vSWIR).Asananswertotheserequirements,XenicsnowproposestheBobcat+320.InadditiontoBobcat320performance,customerswillbenefitfrom: Tworeadoutmodes(ITR(integratethenread)andIWRmode):inIWRmode,withoverlappingreadandintegratephases,youcanoptimizetheintegration(exposure)timeforagivenframeraterequirement.Moreover,“Byminimizingtheblind-time,youneverloseaphoton,”saidPieterDeroo,CameraDevelopmentDirectoratXenics. TwoselectablegainsincludingaHighDynamicRangeconfigurationwith60dBofdynamicrange. AnoptionalextensionintovisiblewavelengthsallowsaccesstovSWIRspectralcoverage(400to1700nm)forbetterintegration,enhanceddetectioncapabilitiesandreducedprice. Bobcat320TE0:Xenicsintroducestheultimatelow-costSWIRcamera AsaleaderintheSWIRcameramarket,XenicsbelievesthatthepriceshouldneverlimittheuseofaSWIRcamerainapplicationswhereSWIRclearlyisthebesttechnicalsolution.ThisisthereasonfortheBobcat320TE0introduction. Withacamerathatcanevenbebelow€5000(unitpriceinvolumeorderof20units),SWIRisnowaffordableformostindustrialapplicationsandcustomerswillnothavetolimitthemselvestovisibleorNIRcameras:“WhenSWIRisthetechnicalsolution,Xenics’SWIRwillbethechosensolution”saidMarcLarive,StrategicMarketingManageratXenics. Bobcat320WL:Xenics,listeningtocustomers’needs,offersacamerawithwindowlessdetector ThethirdnewversionofBobcat320thatXenicsintroducestodayisequippedwithanuncooledandwindowlessdetector.Thisistheresultofarealdemandfromthemarket.Forlasermeasurement(typicallylaserbeamprofiling),unwantedreflectionsofftheopticalsurfacesshouldbelimitedinordertoavoidinterferencefringesintheimage:therefore,thewindowlessBobcatcompletelycancelsoutthereflectionsoffthetopandbottomsurfaceofadetectorwindow.Thesameadvantageholdstrueforlaserwavefrontsensingapplications. Finally,asthecameraisalsoTECless,boththeBobcat320TE0andWLareinthesamepricerange. AllthreenewcamerasareproposedwithGigEinterfacewhichisacommonstandardforindustrialapplicationsandusethesamemechanicalandelectricalinterfaceasthestandardBobcat320.TheyallbenefitfromXenicsuserinterfacesoftwareXenethwhichmakesthemverysimpletoconfigureanduse,thusreducingtheR&Dtimeandefforts. MarcLarivesaid:“Xenicsismarket-driven:thethreenewproductsareintroducedtoourcustomerswhowantmorethanjustaSWIRcamera.Theywantarealanswertotheirneeds.TheverylowcostoftheTE0andWLcameraswillopenupnewapplicationsinpreviouslyprice-prohibitivemarkets.” Withthisfamilyextension,XenicsconfirmsitsleadingpositionintheSWIRmarket. AboutXenics Xenicsisapioneerofinfraredtechnologywithaproventrackrecordoftwentyyears.Xenicsdesignsandmarketsinfraredimagers,coresandcamerasofbest-in-classimagequalitytosupportmachinevision,scientific&advancedresearch,transportation,processmonitoring,safety&securityandmedicalapplications.Xenicsoffersacompleteportfolioofline-scanandarea-scanproductsforthevSWIR,SWIR,MWIRandLWIRranges.Masteringallcriticalstepsofthemanufacturingprocesswithadvancedproductionfacilitiesandin-houseknow-howondetectors,systemsandsoftwaredevelopmentXenicsdeliversstate-of-the-artsolutionsandoptimizedcustomdesigns.AsaEuropeanvendorwithaworldwidesalesandservicenetwork,Xenicssupportsitscustomerswithsimplifiedexportprocedures.Moreat:https://www.xenics.com/. Company Legal Social linkedin twitter youtube facebook QualityManagementSystem ©Xenicsnv.Allrightsreserved. CloseMenu Welcome Thiswebsiteusescookiestoimproveyourexperience. Click here toviewourfullcookiepolicy.   Accept X