The ZephIR 2.9 is a deep-cooled, extended SWIR camera sensitive from 850 to 2900 nm. By deep-cooling the infrared sensor, the ZephIR 2.9 is able to acquire more signals and minimize unwanted noise for a given imaging application. The extended spectral range offers scientists and engineers the possibility of acquiring a signal covering a broader wavelength spectrum, which in turn helps build better infrared detection systems.
The ZephIR2.9 SWIR camera enables easy acquisition of low-noise images thanks to its 4-stage thermoelectric cooling (TEC) module that keeps FPA temperatures as low as -80°C. By using thermoelectric cooling, the ZephIR 2.9 doesn’t require any maintenance from a water or a liquid nitrogen chilled unit and does not suffer from the limited lifetime of Stirling mechanical coolers. This leads to greater usability and flexibility when integrating ZephIR 2.9 cameras in your own systems. The ZephIR camera allows the use of reduced sections of the sensor to increase image refresh to a rate above 3000 fps.
With high frame rates allowing high speed image acquisitions through USB 3.0 or cameralink, the ZephIR 2.9 is tailored for demanding industrial applications or high precision scientific experiments. The camera’s hardware coded region-of-interest (ROI) enables the user to choose between a full-frame rate of 340 frames per second (fps) and a windowed rate of up to 3000 fps. Users can choose to use Photon etc’s PHySpec camera control software or develop their own using an extensive software development kit (SDK).
| Technical Specifications | ||
|---|---|---|
| Focal plane array (FPA) | HgCdTe | |
| FPA size (px) | 320 x 256 | |
| Pixel size | 30 µm | |
| Spectral Range (QE > 10%) | 0.85 – 2.9 µm | |
| FPA operating temperature | -80 °C | |
| Typical Dark Current (sensor at -80 °C) | Target at 21 °C: < 240 (Typ. ~160) Mē/px/s | |
| High | Low | |
| Typical Gain setting (ē/ADU) | 10.3 | 216 |
| Typical readout noise (ē) | 165 | 1050 |
| Typical full well capacity (kē) | 160 | 3300 |
| Readout modes | IWR | |
| Frame rate in CameraLink™ (fps) | Up to 340 full frame 2200 for a 64×64 ROI | |
| Frame rate in USB 3.0 (fps) | Up to 340 full frame 2200 for a 64×64 ROI | |
| Integration time range | 1 µs – 1ms | 1 µs – 20ms |
| Digitisation (bits) | 14 | |
| Peak Responsivity | 1.56 A/W at 2700 nm | |
| Quantum Efficiency | Up to 85% | |
| Typical Operability | > 98.5% | |
| Cooling | TEC 4 stages, forced air | |
| Cooldown time | 10 minutes | |
| Ambient temperature range | 10 °C to 35 °C | |
| Cold shield acceptance | F/1.4 | |
| Software | PHySpec™ control and analysis for Windows10 – 64-bits, SDK (C++, Python) | |
| Computer interface | CameraLink™ or USB 3.0 | |
| External control | Trigger IN/OUT | |
| Power consumption on 12VDC (W) | Max. 63 (typ. steady-state 28) | |
| Dimensions | 169 mm x 130 mm x 97.25 mm | |
| Weight | 2.9 kg | |
| Certification | CE, Intertek | |
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