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Alvium USB Cameras User Guide V3.3.0
Document history and conventions
Naming and terms
Camera model naming
Alvium cameras are named to identify model properties.
For example,
Alvium 1800 U-500c
is composed of:
Terms and acronyms
Alvium
1800
U
500
c
Content
Camera
series
Camera series details
Interface
Resolution
1
Color/
monochrome
Examples
Alvium
1500: Basic feature set
1800: Advanced feature set
or high-performance sensors
C: MIPI CSI-2
U: USB
500: 5.0 MP
050: 0.5 MP
c: color
m: monochrome
m NIR:
monochrome
near infrared
1
Model resolutions may slightly deviate from model naming.
Table 5: Camera model naming
Hardware options
Alvium USB cameras are available with various options for housing, lens mount, or
USB connector position. For ordering, see hardware options and product codes in
the Alvium Cameras Hardware Options document at
www.alliedvision.com/en/support/technical-documentation/
alvium-usb-documentation
under Additional documents.
Term or
acronym
Description
Reference
bare
board
Camera consisting of electronics and
sensor on a common printed circuit board
(PCB), to be designed into a housing with
heat sink and lens mount
CRA
Chief ray angle
EMVA
European Machine Vision Association
ERS
Electronic rolling shutter, see RS
Shutter types affecting image readout on page
195
Table 6: Terms and acronyms (sheet 1 of 2)
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