User`s manual

Introduction
1-2 Basler A500k
PRELIMINARY
1.2 Performance Specifications
The image sensor characteristics were measured at 25 °C.
Specifications
A504k A503k A501k
Sensor 1280 H x 1024 V pixel CMOS (1310720 pixels)
Micron MV13 progressive scan
monochrome monochrome monochrome
Pixel Size 12 µm x 12 µm (12 µm pixel pitch)
Fill Factor without micro
lens
40 %
Sensor Imaging Area
H: 15.36 mm, V: 12.29 mm, Diagonal: 19.67 mm
Digital Responsivity See section 1.3 and
Figure 1-1.
See section 1.3 and
Figure 1-1.
See section 1.3 and
Figure 1-1.
Shutter
Electronic full frame shutter: True SNAP
TM
(Shuttered-Node Active Pixel)
Shutter Efficiency 99.9 % (typical)
Shutter Exposure Time 10 µs to greater than 33 ms
PRNU (Photo Re-
sponse Non-uniformity)
high spatial frequency: < 0.6 % rms (typical)
low spatial frequency: < 10 % p-p (typical)
DSNU (Dark Signal
Non-uniformity)
high spatial frequency: < 0.4 % rms (typical)
low spatial frequency: < 1.5 % p-p (typical)
Vdrk (output referred
dark signal)
75 LSB/s with digital shift = 0 (typical)
150 LSB/s with digital shift = 1 (typical)
300 LSB/s with digital shift = 2 (typical)
600 LSB/s with digital shift = 3 (typical)
Kdrk (Dark current tem-
perature coefficient)
+100 % at +  8 °C
Pixel Clock Speed 67.58 MHz 50 MHz
Frame Rate Max. 500 fps @ 1280 x
1024
Max. 402 fps @1280 x
1024
Max. 500 fps @ < 1040
x 1024
Max. 74 fps @1280 x
1024
Output Data Rate 625 MBytes/s 502.5 MBytes/s 95 MBytes/s
Pixel Depth 8 Bit out of 10
Video Output Type
Channel Link
®
LVDS,
10 x 8 Data Bits
Channel Link
®
LVDS, 8
x 8 Data Bits
Channel Link
®
LVDS, 2
x 8 Data Bits
Video Output Format 10 taps 8 Bit each
Camera Link
®
Full Con-
figuration (Basler-spe-
cific bit assignment)
8 taps 8 Bit each
Camera Link
®
Full Con-
figuration
2 taps 8 Bit each;
Camera Link
®
Base
Configuration
Synchronization Via external ExSync signal or free-run
Exposure Time Control Edge-controlled, Level-controlled, or Programmable
Table 1-2: A500k Performance Specifications