SEPTEMBER 14--CIS Corp., a supplier of industrial-grade cameras, announced the first in a series of products that use the recently adopted AIA Camera Link "Mini-CL connector" in a 29-mm cube miniature camera. This high-performance digital camera features high-speed output and fits upgraded analog cameras in machine-vision applications. The digital-output option can improve the speed four to six times that of an analog camera. Both B/W and color versions are available in formats of VGA, XGA, SXGA, and UXGA.
These will be the fastest cameras among similar CCD products in single-channel output by taking advantage of the Camera Link standard and breakthrough technology of high-speed processing. The data clocks of 2X (G21 series), 4X (G22 series) and the 6X (G32 series) are 25 MHz, 49 MHz, and 72 MHz, respectively, regardless of the imager type. The frame rate in the G22 series goes up to 120 frames/s for VGA (VCC-G22V31CL), 48 frames/s for XGA (VCC-G22X31CL), 25 frames/s for SXGA (VCC-G22S21CL), and 20 frames/s for UXGA (VCC-G22U21CL).The 6X speed family of G32 series goes to 38 frames/s for SXGA (VCC-G32S21CL) and 30 frames/s for UXGA (VCC-G32U21CL...2 M pixel) in both B/W and color.
A "Power-over-Camera Link" version, meeting the newly proposed specification, will be available for the OEM in the same small package with an optional right-angle connection. Because of the reduced size and the price/performance, these cameras are ideal for the OEM looking for high-speed imaging and compact form factor at a very competitive price.
CIS was founded in 1978 and is based in Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, and has been a manufacturer in the industrial-camera field for 27 years. While focused in the Japanese market, it has been a key contributor manufacturing private-label cameras. It has received ISO 9001 and 14001 certification and has been authorized as a Sony Corporation "Green Partner." More information can be found on the Web at www.ciscorp-us.com.
