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CB500MG-CM

High resolution camera with 47.5 Mpix Monochrome CMOSIS CMV50000 and PCIe Gen 2 interface

Product statusActive 
Sensor vendorCMOSIS 
Sensor modelCMV50000 
Sensor technologyCMOS 
Shutter typeGlobal shutter 
Frame rate30 FPS
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Overview
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PRECISE
High resolution (up to 50 Mpix) Global shutter sensors without motion artifacts
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DIVERSE
Large format full frame 35 mm sensors including taped glass versions
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COMPACT
Periscope like design and a size of mere 60 x 60 x 36 mm simplifies multi-camera setups for 360 panorama applications
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LOW-LATENCY
Minimum latency and CPU load. PCIe interface comes with the lowest latency possible, delivering data directly to RAM (DMA) with no overhead from critical processing infrastructure
Specification
Sensor properties
Resolution 47.5 MPix
Sensor resolution 7920 x 6004
Sensor vendor CMOSIS
Sensor model CMV50000
Sensor type Monochrome
Sensor technology CMOS
Sensor size 35mm Full Frame
Sensor active area 36 x 27 mm
Sensor diagonal 45.7 mm
Pixel size 4.6 µm
Shutter type Global shutter
Camera properties
Frame rate 30 FPS
Bits 12 bits
On-chip downsampling 2x2
On-chip decimation 2x2
Interface PCIe Gen 2
Data interface speed 16 Gbit/s
Data connector type PCIe-iPass-X4G2
GPIO count Inputs: 6, Outputs: 6
Exposure minimum 100 µs
Exposure maximum 1.1 s
Power consumption 9 Watt
Heat dissipation Optional Heatsink
Sensor cooling No
Special features Taped glass
EMVA 1288 results
Dynamic range 64 dB
Saturation Capacity 14500 e-
Readout noise 8.8 e-
Signal to noise ratio 41.6 dB
Peak QE 61%
Gain analog max 63 dB
Spectral Range 400 - 1000 nm
Mechanical properties
Lens mount EF-mount option
Enclosure type Standard housing
Physical dimensions (WHD) 60 x 60 x 38 mm
Mass - weight 170 gram
Ambient operating temperature 0 - 50 °C
Storage Temperature -25 - 60 °C

Feature set for xiB family

Technology

 
Sensor technology CMOS, Global shutter
Bandwidth 20 Gbits over PCIe Gen2 x4
Acquisition Modes Continuous, software and hardware trigger, limited fps, triggered exposure and burst, exposure controlled by trigger length
Digital Output 8, 10, 12 bit RAW pixel data digitization
Interface iPass external PCIe connector Gen2 x4 standard cable connector
General purpose I/O 2x opto-isolated input, 2x opto-isolated output, and 4 non-isolated I/O, 4X user configurable LEDs
Synchronization Hardware and software trigger input, exposure strobe output, busy output
Lens mount Optional active EF mount available. Canon lenses controllable from software - focus, aperture, iris and image stabilization

Processing

 
Partial image readout ROI / AOI (region / area of interest); Skipping and Binning modes supported - model specific
Image processing Host based de-Bayering; sharpening; Gamma; color matrix; true color CMS; lookup table (LUT); hue; saturation; sharpness; white balance
Hot pixel correction On camera storage of up to 5000 pixel coordinates; host assisted correction
Auto adjustments Auto white balance; auto gain; auto exposure; HDR (High Dynamic range)
Flat field corrections Host assisted pixel level shading and lens corrections
Signal conditioning Programmable debouncing time
Latency Computer CPU is not involved in data transfer, latency from camera to memory is minimal 

Software

 
SDK / API Programmable with C++ and C#, Python
Software support one API / SDK for all cameras, adapters and drivers for various image processing Libraries
Viewer programs CamTool viewer
Firmware updates Field firmware update through xiCOP tool

Computer

 
Operating systems Windows 10 (x86 and x64), Linux Ubuntu, ARM, MacOS 10.8 and newer, NVIDIA Jetson modules
Minimum host hardware Intel i5 3.0GHz, +2GB RAM physical memory, Motherboard with PCIe x4 Gen2

Regulations

 
Environment side Operating 0°C to 50°C on housing, RH 80% non-condensing, -30°C to 70°C storage, Ingress Protection: IP40
Conformity CE, FCC, RoHS, GenICam/GenTL, PCI Express External Cabling Specifications compliant

High resolution xiB camera utilization Fields and Applications

VR-and-AR
VR and AR
Virtual and augmented reality. High definition Motion capture and tracking, 360 Panorama, 3D Face and body scanner for video games
Aerial-mapping
Aerial mapping
Photogrammetry, Videogrammetry - city street or outdoor 3D mapping and surveying with UAV / UAS drones or autonomous vehicles.
Broadcasting
Broadcasting
Cinematography, Entertainment, Instant replays for sports imaging - baseball, tennis, football, basketball and more. Print and Film scanning.
Security
Security
Wide area motion scanning and boarder or stadium surveillance, people counting, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Aviation
Flat-panel-display
Machine vision
Industrial and Factory Automation, Production line monitoring, Sorting, Electronics bonding examination, assemblies defect detection, Gauging.
Life-and-Material-science
Medical and Scientific
Medical technology, Material and Life science microscopy (IR-DIC), Genomics, Pharmaceutical, Patient diagnostics, Biometrics and Cell biology.
Quality-inspection
Quality inspection
Flat panel display (FPD), Printed circuit board (PCB), Photovoltaics, Metrology, Electroluminescence on Solar panels, Semiconductor wafer scanning.
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