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Alvium FP3

Robust CSI-2 based Alvium cameras for long cable solutions.

Alvium FP3: Benefit from greater flexibility in cable lengths

Robust CSI-2 based Alvium cameras with FPD-Link III interface

Alvium FP3 cameras with FPD-Link III (Flat Panel Display Link) interface have been designed to overcome the limitations of standard CSI- 2 cameras. With a large choice of over 30 high-quality CMOS global and rolling shutter sensors Allied Vision is offering the broadest variety of FPD-Link III cameras in the market. The CSI-2 based closed housing cameras come with an integrated serializer, 2 GPIOs (General Purpose Input/Output) on the camera, and two rugged interface connectors to choose from.

Benefits at a glance

Alvium FP3 cameras come with 2 GPIOs (General Purpose Input/Output) on the camera which can be used either via the coax resp. STP cable or the
separate I/O connector. Benefit from more flexibility in system setups.

  • Large choice of high-quality sensors
  • Full electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) compliance
  • Rugged coaxial-based FAKRA connector or HSD connector for STP (Shielded Twisted Pair) cables
  • Resistance against shock and vibrations
  • Fast and low overhead image transmission on embedded systems
  • Multi camera friendly
  • Deserializer boards for FPD-Link III available
  • Thin STP cables and coax cables with different lengths available

Features

  • Resolutions: up to 24.6 megapixels
  • Sensor: CMOS global and rolling shutter sensors from Sony and ON Semi
  • Frame rates: up to 499 frames per second
  • Housing options: Closed housing
  • Lens mount options: C-Mount, CS-Mount, or S-Mount
  • Image colors: Monochrome, Color
  • Spectral sensitivity: from ultraviolet (UV) to shortwave infrared (SWIR)

 

For applications with static cables, Alvium FP3 cameras are available as Coax models with a FAKRA connector, supporting up to 15 m with FAKRA coaxial cables.

For applications with moving cables, Alvium FP3 STP cameras with an HSD connector and STP (Shielded Twisted Pair) cables are better suited. The thin STP cables
permit a tighter bend radius, are more flexible, and support up to 10 m for FP3 models.

The right accessories for every application

The Alvium FP3 camera series can be equipped with several accessories. Click the button below to see compatible lenses, interface and I/O connections, and tripod adapters.

Perfectly connected – thanks to powerful software

To operate Alvium FP3 cameras on your vision system, Allied Vision provides different access modes:

  • GenICam for CSI-2 Access
    controls the camera by GenICam features, using the Alvium CSI-2 driver and CSI-2 transport layer (TL) directly.

Open-source CSI-2 drivers are available on GitHub for different boards and system on chips (SoCs).

Download sources from Github

For GenICam access, you need the CSI-2 transport layer from Vimba X. You can use Vimba X in the same way as with a GigE or USB camera.

Download Vimba X
 

  • Direct Register Access (DRA)
    to control the cameras via registers for advanced users.

Learn about Alvium control registers
 

  • Video4Linux2 Access
    allows to control the cameras via:

- V4L2 API

- Allied Vision V4L2 Viewer

- Frameworks like GStreamer and OpenCV

Open-source CSI-2 drivers are available on GitHub for different boards and system on chips (SoCs).

Download sources from GitHub