Ximea CB654 PCIe industrial camera

The CB654 PCIe industrial camera from Ximea GmbH offers 65 MP at a data rate of 70 fps when streaming in a 10-bit RAW image format.

The CB654 utilises a GMAX3265 CMOS sensor from Gpixel, which has picture parameters close to sCMOS performance. Resolution is 9344 x 7000. The sCMOS level of picture quality is reflected in low noise and dark current of 2 e/s that makes the cameras suitable for both industrial as well as demanding scientific applications such as flat panel inspection, printed circuit board (PCB) examination and motion capture.

There are various grades of GMAX3265 available and XIMEA can supply multiple camera versions to provide different levels of quality. For overall heat dissipation reduction and even better noise results, the cameras are equipped with a fan cooler that can be removed and replaced with a heatsink or water cooling system.

The data interface is PCI Express Gen3 with the bandwidth of 64 Gbps and real data throughput of 7000 MBps without the need for frame grabbers or special software.

Additional benefits of using a PCIe interface are direct memory access (DMA) with low CPU load and practically zero latency. The cable length can reach up to 300 m with fibre optic and GPIO connectors ensure triggering and synchronisation. An active EF-mount lens interface enables remote control of aperture, focus and image stabilisation.