The Xenics Bobcat 640 is the smallest, high performance SWIR camera in the world. The thermoelectric cooling ensures that the sensor has excellent low noise and low dark current characteristics. This perfectly supports imaging with long exposure times.
Xenics Bobcat
Compact shortwave infrared (SWIR) camera
The Xenics Bobcat series of InGaAs cameras provides customers with exceptional performance when working in the SWIR part of the spectrum.
The detectors can see through glass which makes the use of standard C-mount lenses a possibility, although high specification SWIR tuned lenses are also available to enhance image quality. Triggering is a common feature across the range, as is the ability to adjust integration time.
Xenics Bobcat
This video shows a comparison between the Visual, Shortwave infrared and Midwave infrared wavelength for the detection of aircrafts.
The distance to the aircraft in this footage is around 5-6 km. As you can see there is no detection in the visual wavelength. In SWIR and MWIR the incoming airplane is clearly detected. This demonstrates the advantage of these technologies over regular visual equipment.
The gear that was used for this video: Visual camera: Sony HDR-CX360VE SWIR camera: Xenics Bobcat-640-GigE MWIR camera: Xenics XCO-640
Reasons to choose the Xenics Bobcat
Excellent image quality
Wide coverage of wavelengths
The camera can be supplied with a 0.9 μm to 1.7 μm sensitivity range or an optional Visual NIR version from 0.4 μm to 1.7 μm for extended flexibility.
High speeds on industry standard interfaces
The camera offers frequencies from 100 to 400 images per second (Bobcat-320) and transfers its data with either CameraLink or GigE Vision. Thanks to these standardized industrial imaging interfaces, a wide variety of software can be used for data processing.
Flexible configuration options
The Xenics Bobcat 320 uncooled camera is an affordable option for SWIR imaging. Output options range from CameraLink through GigE. A gated model exists which offers an integration time down to 80 ns making this an ideal camera for imaging of very hot or fast moving objects.
Specifications
- Sensor: InGaAs detector with >99% pixel operability
- Resolution: 320 x 256 pixels or 640 x 512 pixels
- Frame rate: up to 400 Hz
- Responsitivity: 0.9 µm to 1.7 µm sensitivity (0.4 µm option)
- Lens mount: C-mount
- I/O: analogue out or trigger input available
- Interface: CameraLink, GigE Vision
- Power supply: 12 VDC or PoE
- Operating temperature: 0°C to 50°C or -40°C to 70°C
- Dimensions: 58 x 62 x 72 mm (55 x 55 x 85 mm for the Bobcat 640 version)
Markets and Applications
- Night vision
- Hyper-spectral imaging
- Vision systems with extended wavelength coverage
- R&D SWIR (0.9 µm to 1.7 µm band)
- Thermal imaging of hot objects (300°C to 800°C range)
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| Model | Resolution (MP) | Frame rate (Hz) | Interface | Lens mount | Sensor type | Horizontal res. (Px) | Vertical res. (Px) | Manufacturer | Sensor format |
| XENICS BOBCAT VISNIR 640-20-100-CL | 0.3 | 100 | CameraLink | C-Mount | InGaAs | 640 | 512 | Xenics | 1" |
| XENICS BOBCAT VISNIR 640-20-100-GE | 0.3 | 100 | GigE Vision | C-Mount | InGaAs | 640 | 512 | Xenics | 1" |
| XENICS BOBCAT-320-20-100-CL | 0.08 | 100 | CameraLink | C-Mount | InGaAs | 320 | 256 | Xenics | 1" |
| XENICS BOBCAT-320-20-100-GE | 0.08 | 100 | GigE Vision | C-Mount | InGaAs | 320 | 256 | Xenics | 1" |
| XENICS BOBCAT-320-20-400-CL | 0.08 | 400 | GigE Vision | C-Mount | InGaAs | 320 | 256 | Xenics | 1" |
| XENICS BOBCAT-320-20-400-GE | 0.08 | 400 | CameraLink | C-Mount | InGaAs | 320 | 256 | Xenics | 1" |
| XENICS BOBCAT-640-20-100-CL | 0.3 | 100 | CameraLink | C-Mount | InGaAs | 640 | 512 | Xenics | 1" |
| XENICS BOBCAT-640-20-100-GE | 0.3 | 100 | GigE Vision | C-Mount | InGaAs | 640 | 512 | Xenics | 1" |
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| Xenics Bobcat-1.7-320 | Data sheets |
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| Xenics User Manual Bobcat640 & 320 GigE&CL | 005 | Manuals |
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