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User Manual
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CQD
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1 Introduction
1.1 System Description
The Acuros CQD ® camera line touts high speed, triggerable, area array VIS-SWIR imaging (0.4-1.7
um wavelengths), ideal for industrial inspection, security and surveillance, and scientific
applications. The cameras are built around SWIR Vision Systems patented Colloidal Quantum Dot
(CQD
®
) sensors. Unlike the InGaAs industry standard, CQD sensors leverage highly scalable
monolithic semiconductor deposition techniques and result in the most affordable, highest
resolution SWIR camera line on the market.
The Acuros CQD cameras are supplied with a 12 V/2A power supply adaptor and cable with a 12
pin Hirose connector and integrated trigger cable. The analog output signal of the CQD sensor is
digitized with either 10 or 14 bits using an analog-to-digital converter. The digital data is then
manipulated by an on-board field-programmable gate array (FPGA) and transmitted through a
GigE or USB3 interface to the host machine. The PC compatible SVS ImagIR software allows the
user to send commands to the camera, view a live display, capture image and video files, and
manipulate the digitalized output. For users who plan to use a third-party GUI, the cameras come
equipped with the GenICam Vision compliant eBus software development kit (SDK) by Pleora.
This guide outlines the basic operation of the camera including software installation, camera
startup, and basic and advanced imaging procedures for the camera models listed below.
1.2 Scope
This users guide describes the technical specifications, electrical interfaces, dimensions, GUI and
camera operation for the follow model numbers:
Camera Product Names
Acuros ® CQD ® -640-USB3
Acuros ® CQD ® -640-GigE
Acuros
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CQD
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-1280-USB3
Acuros
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CQD
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-1280-GigE
Acuros ® CQD ® -1920-USB3
Acuros ® CQD ® -1920-GigE
Table 1. List of camera models covered by this user guide.