Balluff launches BVS CA-GV 5GigE line of optical cameras

Balluff, Inc., a global provider of industrial automation, launched its 5GigE Vision Cameras.

The company said the new camera line is the smallest 5GigE cameras (29 x 29 mm face) in its portfolio, and provides high-speed image acquisition and transmission with the latest technology.

Small, sustainable camera with high image quality

Balluff said that the camera family uses the least power in its class, yet consistently delivers crisp images. The company added that a low-level heat dissipation option maintains reliability without additional heat sinks, a small footprint (40 x 40 mm) and minimal noise.

The company said that the 5GigE cameras can be ideally integrated in industrial applications with fast image sequences or high data rates, such as wide conveyor belt inspection, continuous product throughput, larger-distance measurement using laser light sectioning, and other applications where several cameras must be arranged in parallel, or there is a significant restriction in distance measurement.

Balluff said that it caters to customer-specific requirements such as special filters, extended temperature ranges, frozen firmware versions, production under special clean room conditions and high-precision sensor alignment.

Balluff said that integrating the 5GigE camera is easy thanks to the compatibility with GigE Vision and GenICam digital interfaces, as well as its compact, modular design. The cameras integrate Sony image sensors IMX901 and IMX902, which offer wide aspect ratios of 4:1 and 3:1, respectively.

The company also said that high-resolution IMX992 and IMX993 SWIR and UV sensors with resolution up to 24.6 megapixels are available. The maximum frame rate of the 5GigE camera is 36 or 48 full frames per second with a data depth of 10 bits. PoE enables both power supply and data transmission via a wired connection, which Balluff said simplifies cabling and space required for installation.