Allied Vision 11941

The Alvium 1800 C-319 features the Sony IMX265, delivering 54 frames per second at 3.2 MP resolution. The powerful Alvium 1800 C MIPI CSI-2 camera series provides embedded system developers with Sony's high-performance image sensors — popular throughout the machine vision industry. These sensors, with resolutions up to 20 MP, offer excellent image quality and frame rates up to twice as high as comparable Alvium 1500 C models. To operate Alvium CSI-2 cameras on vision systems, Allied Vision offers different access modes: GenICam for CSI-2 access, enabling direct camera control via GenICam features using the Alvium CSI-2 driver and CSI-2 Transport Layer (TL); currently supported models include Alvium 1800 C-234, C-235, C-500, C-507, C-511, C-1236, and C-2050; FAQs and installation instructions are available in the Getting Started Guide of the GenICam for CSI-2 application note. Advanced users can control the camera via registers through Direct Register Access (DRA). Video4Linux2 access allows camera control through the well-established V4L2 API as well as applications such as GStreamer and OpenCV. Open-source CSI-2 drivers for various development boards and SoCs are available on GitHub. In addition to lens mount and housing options, further options can be found on the Customization and OEM Solutions webpage.

• Image Control - Auto: Auto Exposure, Auto Gain, Auto White Balance (color models)
• Image Control - Other: Black Level, Color Conversion (including Hue, Saturation; color models), Debayering up to 5×5 (color models), Defective Pixel Correction (DPC), Fixed Pattern Noise Correction (FPNC), Gamma Correction, X/Y Flip, Region of Interest (ROI)
• Camera Control: Acquisition Frame Rate, In-Field Firmware Update, I/O and Trigger Control, Temperature Monitoring