A new SWIR camera from the WiDy SenS family: WiDy SenS 640A-STE.

This last member of the WiDy SenS family exhibits several new features ideal for embedded applications in UAVs, drones, land or naval platforms. Its video output supports the analog video format RS170 or CCIR which makes it easy to integrate to most video transmission links used in UAVs. This camera can operate in stand-alone mode without external controls. This camera still carries on its unique dual-mode High sensitivity and Wide Dynamic Range features.

New Feature Benefit:

• Analog Video 50/60Hz: Stand-alone operation directly connects to a display screen or a data link.

• Power Consumption < 4W: Ideal as a payload for UAVs.

• Image Flip: Allows compensating for gimbal orientation or lens inversion.

• On the field SW/FW update: Internal software and firmware can be updated on the field without dismantling the camera from the platform.

• Updated SDK: a camera control software via an RS232 link.

The WiDy SenS 640A-STE Analog completes the existing NIT WiDy SenS series. The cameras in this product line are now available with multiple outputs: USB 3.0, CameraLink, GigE, and Analog.

After a successful introduction at Photonics West, NIT launches HiPe SenS final version with a high level of performance.

The HiPe SenS benefits from our latest SWIR sensor – NSC1902T-SI, thanks to the innovative design of its InGaAs photodiode array coupled to our high-performance ROIC. The new sensor’s highlights include low noise operation and ultra-low dark current.

HiPe SenS dedicated to low light imagery and long exposure time applications. It can operate with an FPA temperature as low as -20°C only with internal air cooling. Also, the small form factor allows easy integration to microscope benches or any other optical devices.

Among its best features are:

• Lowest dark current of its class: <1500 e-/pixels/s @-20°C
• High QE: 90% typical
• Sensor noise: < 40e-
• Integration time: 10 µs to 112 sec
• Frame rate: Up to 230fps full frame

Being vertically integrated from sensor to camera manufacturing, NIT can offer the HiPe SenS camera at an affordable price compared to other products in the market.

The camera line is suitable for numerous application areas:

• Medical & Life Science
• Metrology (microscopy, hyperspectral)
• Process control (industry, semiconductors, food)
• Surveillance
• Photon counting

The HiPe SenS is now available in the USB3.0 interface (HiPe SenS 640V-ST), before extending towards other interfaces shortly. The camera is delivered with NIT proprietary software WiDyVISION and SDK USB Windows & Linux and MicroManager adapter.

NIT GigE Viewer is the new updated software provided with our GigE cameras.

It includes all the necessary tools to discover our cameras and offers a user-friendly interface. However, It is only working on the Windows system.

The main interface is divided into 2 windows: a Camera Stream window where you will have the live output of the camera, and the control interface with the commands and post-processing functions.

Currently, supported cameras are:

• NSC1003GigE (MC1003-1GB)
• NSC1003CGigE (MC1003-1GC)
• NSC1201GigE (WiDy SWIR 640G-S)
• NSC1601GigE (WiDy SenS 640G-STE)

COMPUTER CONFIGURATION

This table represents the minimum configuration required for the computer to use NIT Viewer GIGE.

New SDK: NIT SDK Python

NIT also provides the SDK in Python.

The NITLibrary is a DLL providing all functions to interface with NIT cameras regardless of the connection type (USB or GigE). It contains functions related to the connection, the parameter settings (pixel clock, exposure time…) to interface our cameras in your projects.

NITViewerGIGE 1.0 and SDK Python are available to download in your account page.
Please visit our Software page or contact us for further information.

For high-speed industrial inspection solutions, the processing time is critical to increasing production throughput.

To fulfill the need for a fast and precise process monitoring, NIT has designed a specific “Soft Trigger” mode for its flagship WiDy SenS VGA InGaAs SWIR GigE Vision camera. This mode reduces the latency between the beginning of the exposure time and delivery to the host system of the produced image. Therefore, the inspection system increases the checking rate.

This ITR mode includes the pixel Non-Uniformity Correction, the bad pixel replacement, and the Histogram equalization. The WiDy SenS GigE camera series provide an 8bit image output with reduced latency. The time between the end of exposure time and sending out the header is < 500µs. Hence, the time between the end of exposure time and sending out of the complete image is less than 5ms.

This option makes the WiDy SenS well adapted to your inspection system.

NIT introduces the First Commercially Available SWIR InGaAs Sensor @7.5um pitch

New Imaging Technologies (NIT) is pleased to announce its first commercially available SWIR InGaAs component with a pitch of 7.5µm, resulting from several years of R&D developing in-house an innovative hybridization process.

This process, which does not use the classical indium bumps technique, allows manufacturing hybrid sensors with very small pitches with high yield at a reduced cost. 

The first available component at 7.5µm pitch is a line array with the following characteristics : 

• Pixel Number:  2048
• Pitch: 7.5µm
• Line speed: 60KHz @ full line
• Well Fill: 25 Ke-
• Readout Noise: <70e-
• Dark Current: 8 fA @ 15°C 

This component and associated technologies will be presented during the OPTRO 2020 symposium on Thursday, January 30th @ 9h30 : 

« End-to-end production line for Short-Wavelength InfraRed camera development: use case of a 2048 pixel 7.5 µm pitch line scan sensor «

HiPe SenS SWIR camera

NIT is glad to present to you its newest High-Performance air-cooled SWIR camera featuring Low Dark current for Long exposure applications.

Applications

• Medical & Life Science
• Metrology (microscopy, hyperspectral)
• Process control (industry, semiconductors, food, …)
• Surveillance
• Photon counting

If you plan to attend the SPIE – Photonics West 2020 trade show (February 4-6th) at San Francisco, California, United States, please pass by our booth #3269 to learn more about this High-Performance SWIR camera. 

Contact us now to organize a quick meeting and obtain the invitation code.