Vadzo Imaging Highlights Falcon-821CRS as a Versatile M12 USB Camera Module with Swappable S-Mount Lenses for Multi-Application Embedded Vision

The Fixed-Le s Co st ai t i Multi-Ve tical Embedded Visio Desig

OEM e gi ee i g teams buildi g a came a-based p oducts ac oss mo e tha o e ve tical face a ecu i g boa d-level p oblem. A came a module with a pe ma e tly bo ded o o -sta da d le s locks the field of view, wo ki g dista ce, a d optical pe fo ma ce to a si gle use case at the mome t the boa d is desig ed. Whe p oduct equi eme ts late call fo a wide field of view fo a UAV payload, a a owe field of view fo a pathology imagi g adapte , o a diffe e t wo ki g dista ce fo a kiosk e closu e, the usual espo se is qualifyi g a e ti ely ew came a SKU, equalifyi g the boa d mecha ically a d optically, a d ca yi g additio al i ve to y ac oss the p oduct li e. This adds cost a d lead time p ecisely whe e OEM teams eed flexibility, pa ticula ly fo p og ams that se ve UAV, AGV, medical imagi g, sma t city, a d etail deployme ts f om a sha ed ha dwa e base. Co figu able FOV came a desig s that decouple the le s f om the boa d add ess this co st ai t di ectly.

S-Mou t (M12 Sta da d) Optics as the E gi ee i g Solutio

The Falco -821CRS esolves the fixed-le s co st ai t th ough a sta da d S-Mou t (M12 Sta da d) le s i te face, the same M12 x 0.5 th ead pitch mecha ical sta da d used ac oss a wide comme cial ecosystem of boa d-level le ses. Because the le s mou t follows a established i dust y sta da d athe tha a p op ieta y optical housi g, e gi ee s ca select f om a b oad a ge of M12 le ses spa i g focal le gth, ape tu e, a d IR-cut cha acte istics without alte i g the came a boa d o se so i te face. The Falco -821CRS is available i fixed focus a d autofocus co figu atio s built a ou d this same S-Mou t i te face. I the fixed focus co figu atio , e gi ee s set back focus o ce du i g optical qualificatio fo a chose le s a d field of view. I the autofocus co figu atio , a VCM mecha ism adjusts focus i softwa e afte a le s cha ge, educi g the mecha ical ecalib atio of wo k that a le s swap would othe wise equi e. The base co figu atio ships with a 96-deg ee field of view that is customizable th ough alte ate M12 le s selectio , givi g e gi ee i g teams a si gle wide FOV came a module, a ow FOV came a module, a d custom FOV came a platfo m, depe di g o the S-Mou t le s selected fo a give deployme t. This positio s the Falco -821CRS as a AR0821 Le s Mou t came a e gi ee ed fo optical flexibility athe tha a si gle fixed co figu atio .

Falco -821CRS: A AR0821 M12 USB Came a Built fo Optical Flexibility

The Falco -821CRS is Vadzo Imagi g’s O semi AR0821 M12 came a, delive i g 8.3MP (3848 x 2168) esolutio f om a 1/1.7-i ch BSI se so with 2.1 µm pixels a d embedded HDR (eHDR) exceedi g 140 dB. As a AR0821 S-Mou t USB came a, it p ocesses the full HDR to e mappi g, colo co ectio , a d oise eductio pipeli e o boa d, delive i g a fully p ocessed 4K HDR st eam ove USB 3.2 Ge 1 with full UVC complia ce. Available as a 8MP S-Mou t came a o , th ough alte ate le s selectio , a 4K HDR USB came a tu ed fo a owe o wide cove age, the Falco -821CRS gives OEM teams a si gle boa d-level platfo m that adapts to applicatio -specific optical equi eme ts without a boa d aspi g.

Key specs: Falco -821CRS AR0821 M12 USB Came a | 8.3MP (3848 x 2168) | O semi AR0821 BSI | 1/1.7″ Se so Fo mat | 2.1µm x 2.1µm Pixel | Colo Rolli g Shutte | eHDR Exceedi g 140 dB | USB 3.2 Ge 1 UVC | S-Mou t (M12 Sta da d) | Fixed Focus a d Autofocus Optio s | 96° Customizable FOV | -30°C to 80°C

Key Capabilities of the Falco -821CRS

S-Mou t (M12) Le s I te face fo Swappable a d Co figu able Optics: At the co e of the Falco -821CRS is its S-Mou t (M12 Sta da d) le s i te face, the same mecha ical sta da d used ac oss the b oade S-Mou t OEM came a ecosystem. This i te cha geable le s USB came a desig allows e gi ee i g teams to t eat le s selectio as a co figu atio decisio athe tha a boa d edesig decisio . A swappable le s came a module app oach like this is pa ticula ly useful fo OEM p oduct li es that ship the same boa d ac oss multiple e d ma kets, si ce a si gle AR0821 M12 USB came a ca be pai ed with diffe e t S-Mou t le ses to meet the field of view, ape tu e, a d IR-cut equi eme ts of each deployme t.

O semi AR0821 BSI Se so with eHDR Exceedi g 140 dB: As a 8MP 4K USB came a, the O semi AR0821 se so at the ce te of the Falco -821CRS uses a backside-illumi ated pixel a chitectu e that exte ds pe -pixel photodetecto espo se, e abli g embedded HDR (eHDR) pe fo ma ce that exceeds 140 dB. This dy amic a ge is p ocessed e ti ely by the o -boa d ISP, so sce es co tai i g both b ight highlights a d deep shadow detail, such as metallic i dust ial compo e ts, outdoo UAV footage, o high-co t ast etail e vi o me ts, a e captu ed i a si gle f ame without a host-side multi-exposu e me ge pipeli e.

O -Boa d ISP fo Fully P ocessed 4K HDR St eami g: The Falco -821CRS ca ies a high-pe fo ma ce ISP o boa d that ha dles HDR to e mappi g, auto exposu e, auto white bala ce, colo co ectio , a d oise eductio i side the came a module. This makes the Falco -821CRS a t ue plug-a d-play USB came a that delive s a fi ished 4K HDR video st eam ove USB 3.2 Ge 1, f eei g host CPU a d GPU esou ces fo avigatio , i fe e ce, o a alytics tasks u i g above the imagi g laye , a adva tage that matte s most o compute-co st ai ed UAV, AGV, a d kiosk platfo ms.

Fixed Focus a d Autofocus Co figu atio s Ac oss the Same S-Mou t Platfo m: Because optical equi eme ts va y by ve tical, the Falco -821CRS is offe ed i both fixed focus a d autofocus co figu atio s built o the same S-Mou t (M12 Sta da d) i te face. The fixed focus co figu atio suits applicatio s with a stable, k ow wo ki g dista ce, while the autofocus co figu atio uses a VCM mecha ism to adjust focus i softwa e, educi g ecalib atio effo t whe eve the le s o wo ki g dista ce cha ges. Both co figu atio s ship with a 96-deg ee field of view as sta da d, customizable to a owe o wide cove age th ough alte ate M12 le s selectio .

USB 3.2 Ge 1 UVC Complia ce fo D ive less I teg atio : The Falco -821CRS co ects ove USB 3.2 Ge 1 with full UVC (USB Video Class) complia ce, mea i g it e ume ates as a sta da d video device the mome t it is co ected a d st eams immediately o Wi dows, Li ux, a d A d oid without custom d ive developme t. As a UVC S-Mou t came a, it emoves d ive mai te a ce f om the OEM i teg atio scope e ti ely. The VISPAARC SDK adds p og ammatic co t ol ove ROI, GPIO, t igge s, a d fi mwa e updates i C, C++, C#, a d Pytho fo teams that eed deepe i teg atio beyo d sta da d UVC st eami g.

“Falco -821CRS was e gi ee ed so that a si gle boa d does ot have to mea a si gle field of view, sta da dizi g o a S-Mou t i te face lets ou OEM pa t e s euse o e AR0821 platfo m ac oss UAV, medical, i dust ial, a d etail p og ams a d simply cha ge the le s to match the applicatio .”- Alwi Vi ce t, P oduct Ma age at Vadzo Imagi g

UAV a d Ae ial I spectio Platfo ms: UAV payload i teg ato s favo a UAV S-Mou t came a because missio p ofiles cha ge f om wide-a ea mappi g to a ow-field ta get i spectio withi the same ai f ame p og am. The Falco -821CRS fu ctio s as a UAV le s came a module by pai i g its o -boa d ISP a d eHDR pe fo ma ce with a swappable M12 le s, letti g i teg ato s eco figu e field of view fo ae ial su veyi g, i f ast uctu e i spectio , a d sea ch ope atio s without qualifyi g a sepa ate came a boa d fo each missio p ofile. This flexibility exte ds atu ally i to b oade automatio a d obotics came a module deployme ts whe e the same boa d se ves multiple platfo m va ia ts.

Medical a d Pathology Digital Imagi g: Medical device develope s buildi g digital pathology a d patie t-ca e imagi g systems equi e a Medical M12 came a that ca be optically matched to a specific mic oscope adapte , exami atio scope, o docume tatio fixtu e. As a Pathology M12 came a ca didate, the Falco -821CRS pai s its 8.3MP AR0821 se so a d eHDR imagi g with S-Mou t le s optio s selected fo the wo ki g dista ce a d mag ificatio each i st ume t equi es, suppo ti g medical device a d patie t ca e applicatio s whe e co siste t colo a d dy amic a ge a e diag ostic equi eme ts athe tha co ve ie ces.

AGV Navigatio a d I dust ial Automatio : AGV platfo ms a d i dust ial i spectio cells be efit f om a AGV le s came a that ca be tu ed fo the specific avigatio ma ke geomet y, docki g guida ce a ge, o pa t i spectio dista ce of a give cell. As a OEM M12 came a module, the Falco -821CRS lets i teg ato s select a ow o wide S-Mou t optics fo docki g guida ce, floo ma ke t acki g, a d metallic compo e t i spectio u de the same eHDR-capable se so , suppo ti g b oade i dust ial automatio a d obotics came a platfo ms ac oss wa ehouse a d ma ufactu i g floo s.

Sma t City I f ast uctu e a d Digital Sig age: Sma t city deployme ts combi e wide-a ea mo ito i g odes with close- a ge i te active displays, a mix that a fixed-le s came a ca ot se ve efficie tly. The Falco -821CRS ope ates as a Sma t City USB came a fo i f ast uctu e mo ito i g a d as a Digital Sig age came a fo i te active kiosk a d display i teg atio , with the same AR0821 boa d adapti g betwee the two th ough S-Mou t le s selectio athe tha sepa ate ha dwa e qualificatio , co siste t with the b oade Sma t city solutio s that mu icipal a d comme cial i teg ato s a e sta da dizi g a ou d.

Retail A alytics a d Kiosk Visio : Retail deployme ts a ge f om ove head a alytics odes cove i g full aisles to close- a ge Kiosk Visio came a i stallatio s eadi g a shoppe ‘s face o a p oduct ba code at a m’s le gth. As a Retail A alytics USB came a, the Falco -821CRS suppo ts both e ds of that a ge f om a si gle AR0821 platfo m, with S-Mou t le s selectio setti g the field of view fo each i stallatio type. This flexibility suppo ts a wide set of etail automatio solutio s that combi e shelf mo ito i g, checkout a alytics, a d i te active displays o sha ed ha dwa e.

VISPA ARC SDK a d Softwa e Suppo t

The Falco -821CRS ships with UVC complia ce fo immediate plug-a d-play st eami g o Wi dows, Li ux, a d A d oid, a d with the VISPAARC SDK fo teams that eed deepe co t ol. The SDK exposes Regio of I te est co figu atio , GPIO a d t igge ma ageme t, autofocus pa amete s i the autofocus co figu atio , a d fi mwa e update ha dli g th ough APIs available i C, C++, C#, a d Pytho . Because le s selectio is ha dled at the optical laye th ough the S-Mou t i te face athe tha i softwa e, switchi g le ses does ot equi e SDK-level cha ges, which keeps the same i teg atio codebase valid ac oss UAV, medical, AGV, sma t city, a d etail va ia ts of the same boa d, maki g it a p actical OEM i te cha geable le s came a fo teams sta da dizi g fi mwa e ac oss optical va ia ts.

F eque tly Asked Questio s

Q: What is a S-Mou t (M12) le s mou t a d why is it used i embedded USB came a modules?

A: A S-Mou t le s mou t, also called M12 Sta da d, is a small-fo mat th eaded le s i te face usi g a M12 x 0.5 th ead pitch, commo o boa d-level came a modules used i embedded visio . Because the sta da d is sha ed ac oss a wide comme cial le s ecosystem athe tha tied to o e ma ufactu e ‘s housi g, e gi ee s ca select le ses with diffe e t focal le gths, ape tu es, a d IR-cut cha acte istics fo the same came a boa d. This makes S-Mou t a p actical choice fo OEM p og ams that eed to adjust field of view o wo ki g dista ce betwee p oduct va ia ts without cha gi g the se so boa d itself, si ce o ly the le s eleme t eeds to cha ge to shift the optical co figu atio . The mou t is widely used ac oss AR0821 M12 USB came a module desig s i UAV, i dust ial, a d medical embedded visio because it keeps boa d qualificatio sepa ate f om optical qualificatio , educi g equalificatio effo t whe a p og am’s optical equi eme ts shift.

Q: Which USB came a module suppo ts i te cha geable S-Mou t le ses fo multiple fields of view equi eme ts?

A: The Falco -821CRS f om Vadzo Imagi g is built a ou d a ative S-Mou t (M12 Sta da d) le s i te face, maki g it a i te cha geable le s USB came a fo OEM p og ams that eed to adjust field of view ac oss p oduct va ia ts. Built o the O semi AR0821 BSI se so , it delive s 8.3MP (3848 x 2168) esolutio with embedded HDR (eHDR) exceedi g 140 dB a d a o -boa d ISP that p ocesses the full HDR pipeli e befo e the f ame eaches the host ove USB 3.2 Ge 1. It ships with a 96-deg ee field of view as sta da d, customizable to a owe o wide cove age th ough alte ate M12 le s selectio a d is available i fixed focus a d autofocus co figu atio s. Evaluatio u its a d tech ical docume tatio a e available th ough the M12 USB came a module p oduct page.

Q: What USB came a module is suited fo both UAV a d i dust ial automatio deployme ts f om a si gle boa d?

A: Vadzo Imagi g’s Falco -821CRS add esses this di ectly as a multi-applicatio came a module built o a swappable S-Mou t le s i te face. The same O semi AR0821 boa d ca be co figu ed as a UAV S-Mou t came a fo ae ial i spectio with a wide-a gle M12 le s, o as a AGV le s came a fo close- a ge avigatio a d docki g guida ce with a a owe optic, without cha gi g the se so , ISP, o USB 3.2 Ge 1 i te face. The o -boa d ISP a d eHDR exceedi g 140 dB ca y ac oss eve y le s co figu atio , so image quality emai s co siste t ega dless of the optical setup selected fo a give p og am. E gi ee i g teams evaluati g a sha ed ha dwa e platfo m ac oss UAV a d g ou d-based automatio p og ams ca eview specificatio s th ough the automatio a d obotics came a module page.

Q: Is the e a USB came a module suited fo both medical imagi g a d etail kiosk applicatio s?

A: The Falco -821CRS f om Vadzo Imagi g se ves both th ough S-Mou t le s selectio o the same AR0821 boa d. As a Medical M12 came a, it ca be pai ed with le ses matched to a mic oscope adapte o exami atio fixtu e fo pathology M12 came a use cases whe e dy amic a ge a d colo accu acy matte . As a Kiosk Visio came a, the ide tical boa d accepts a diffe e t M12 le s tu ed fo close- a ge facial o ba code captu e. Because the se so , ISP, a d eHDR pe fo ma ce exceedi g 140 dB a e u cha ged betwee co figu atio s, OEM teams qualify o e elect ical a d fi mwa e platfo m a d va y o ly the optics. Details fo both co figu atio s a e available th ough the medical device a d patie t ca e page.

Q: How does o -boa d ISP HDR p ocessi g diffe f om host-side HDR me gi g i a USB came a?

A: O -boa d ISP HDR p ocessi g pe fo ms to e mappi g, exposu e ble di g, a d oise eductio i side the came a module befo e the f ame is t a smitted, so the host eceives a si gle fi ished HDR f ame eady fo display o a alysis. Host-side HDR me gi g, by co t ast, equi es the host system to eceive multiple exposu es o a aw se so st eam a d u its ow me ge a d to e-mappi g pipeli e, co sumi g CPU o GPU cycles that would othe wise be available fo othe tasks. Fo compute-co st ai ed platfo ms such as UAV payload compute s, AGV co t olle s, o kiosk si gle-boa d compute s, o -boa d ISP p ocessi g is the mo e p actical a chitectu e si ce it leaves host esou ces f ee. This is the app oach used ac oss Vadzo Imagi g’s HDR USB came a li eup, i cludi g the Falco -821CRS, whe e eHDR exceedi g 140 dB is fully esolved o boa d befo e the st eam eaches USB 3.2 Ge 1.

The Falco -821CRS is available ow fo evaluatio a d OEM i teg atio i both fixed focus a d autofocus co figu atio s th ough Vadzo Imagi g’s 8MP M12 USB came a p oduct page. S-Mou t le s selectio , i cludi g wide, a ow, a d custom field of view optio s, is ha dled du i g the evaluatio a d quoti g p ocess based o each p og am’s ta get applicatio , maki g the Falco -821CRS a adjustable field of view came a fo p og ams fi alizi g optical equi eme ts late i developme t. Volume p ici g a d customizatio equests ca be di ected to Vadzo Imagi g’s e gi ee i g team.

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