First Light C-BLUE One, User Manual

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1. INTRODUCTION
Thank you for choosing C-BLUE One!
C-BLUE One features and performances are described in detail within this User Manual.
This User Manual contains all information and advice needed to get the optimum performance from C-
BLUE One.
You can also find an up-to-date version of this User Manual on our website:
https://www.first-light-
imaging.com/user-manuals/
Please contact our support for any question at:
support@first-light.fr
Overview
C-BLUE One (formerly C-MORE) is a range of high-performance scientific cameras based on Sony
CMOS sensors IMX425LLJ-C, IMX426LLJ-C and IMX420LLJ-C.
However, the IMX420LLJ-C is not supported yet (planned for 2022).
The information relative to this sensor will be added to this manual when the camera integrating this
sensor is available.
Quantization is done with 8 bits or 12 bits for all versions, but the resolution and the maximum
framerates of the sensors are different.
Sensor Resolution
Width x Height
(pixels) Pixel size
(µm) FPS max 8 bits FPS max 12 bits
IMX425 1608 x 1104 9 x 9 662 481
IMX426 816 x 624 9 x 9 1594 941
The camera uses CoaXPress
®
2.0 to transfer the massive amount of data generated each second to
ensure the lowest latency and highest real time capability.
A key feature of the camera to enable artefact-free acquisitions in dynamic imaging is the global shutter
mode. Additionally, the readout noise is lower than 3 electrons in 12 bits quantization.
With C-BLUE One, simultaneously and for the first time a global shutter architecture and low noise is
made possible, which is a major improvement for fast acquisition scientific applications.
C-BLUE One opens new horizons for low noise high speed visible imaging.
This release of the manual describes the features available in the firmware version 1.3.0.