The Falco -544CRS is built o the O semi Hype Lux LP image se so AR0544, a 5MP CMOS image se so e gi ee ed fo embedded a d i dust ial visio applicatio s dema di g wide dy amic a ge imagi g i va iable a d u co t olled lighti g co ditio s. The AR0544 Hype Lux LP eDR a chitectu e delive s e ha ced dy amic a ge th ough si gle-f ame eDR p ocessi g athe tha by compositi g multiple exposu es captu ed at diffe e t i teg atio times. This makes it applicable to t affic, ADAS, a d outdoo secu ity deployme ts whe e multi-f ame app oaches p oduce ghosted output whe eve sce e co te t is i motio .
As a O semi Hype Lux LP USB came a, the Falco -544CRS delive s 5MP output ove USB 3.2, p ovidi g high-th oughput image st eami g compatible with sta da d USB Video Class host d ive s ac oss embedded Li ux, Wi dows a d A d oid platfo ms without custom FPGA o p op ieta y i te face ha dwa e. The USB 3.2 i te face educes ha dwa e i teg atio complexity fo developme t teams p ototypi g o i dust ial PCs a d embedded computi g platfo ms.
Multi-f ame HDR add esses this by captu i g two o mo e f ames at diffe e t i teg atio times a d compositi g them i the ISP. This app oach i t oduces a late cy pe alty betwee the sho test a d lo gest exposu es a d ge e ates ghosti g a tifacts whe eve sce e co te t has moved betwee f ames. Fo vehicles at oadway speeds, pedest ia s c ossi g a su veilla ce field of view, a d mecha ical compo e ts o p oductio co veyo li es, this i te -f ame motio is a co sta t ope ati g co ditio . Multi-f ame HDR output is u eliable as a esult.
The O semi AR0544 Hype Lux LP eDR se so esolves this at the silico level. The eDR a chitectu e exte ds the usable to al a ge withi a si gle f ame eadout cycle without equi i g a seco d exposu e eve t, p ese vi g both highlight a d shadow detail i the same image output delive ed i o e f ame pe iod. Fo OEM teams specifyi g a 5MP HDR USB came a fo t affic mo ito i g o i dust ial i spectio , this is the p actical diffe e ce betwee a app oach that delive s clea output at ope atio al f ame ates a d o e that ge e ates ghosted o late cy-impacted data u de eal sce e co ditio s. As a wide-dy amic- a ge USB came a, the Falco -544CRS esolves this challe ge at the se so ha dwa e level athe tha delegati g it to softwa e pipeli es that add late cy a d equi e dedicated compute esou ces.
The combi atio of 5MP spatial esolutio with eDR to al a ge positio s the Falco -544CRS as a eDR USB came a capable of ha dli g i spectio a d detectio tasks that would othe wise equi e sepa ate high- esolutio captu e u its a d dy amic a ge ma ageme t subsystems, educi g se so cou t a d system i teg atio ove head fo OEM ha dwa e teams.
Fo high-dy amic- a ge i dust ial came a deployme ts i t affic mo ito i g i f ast uctu e, sma t city su veilla ce a d i dust ial i spectio platfo ms whe e USB-capable embedded computi g ha dwa e is al eady deployed, UVC complia ce mea s the se so module e ume ates a d st eams with sta da d OS video captu e APIs. This accele ates validatio timeli es a d educes the fi mwa e i teg atio wo kload fo OEM e gi ee i g teams.
The Hype Lux LP a chitectu e educes active powe co sumptio elative to sta da d CMOS se so s of equivale t esolutio , exte di g batte y u time i mobile platfo ms a d educi g the mal load i e closed e closu es whe e passive heat dissipatio is the o ly available the mal ma ageme t app oach. Fo low-light i dust ial came a a d wa ehouse automatio i stallatio s ope ati g ac oss exte ded duty cycles, this t a slates to lowe pe -u it ope ati g cost a d simple e closu e the mal desig .
“The p oblem that the AR0544 Hype Lux LP eDR add esses is a fu dame tal o e fo a y embedded visio deployme t i a outdoo o i dust ial e vi o me t. You ca ot co t ol the lighti g co ditio s i a t affic i stallatio o a facto y floo the way you ca i a co t olled studio, a d the lumi a ce a ge i those eal-wo ld e vi o me ts will exceed what a sta da d si gle-exposu e se so ca e de . Multi-f ame HDR solves the a ge p oblem but i t oduces motio a tifacts that a e equally disqualifyi g fo applicatio s i volvi g movi g subjects. What the Falco -544CRS delive s is a 5MP eDR output i a si gle f ame pe iod ove USB 3.2 without the ghosti g a d without the late cy. Fo teams buildi g t affic mo ito i g, ADAS evaluatio , sma t city su veilla ce, o i dust ial i spectio systems, that is the desig capability they eed, a d it is what the AR0544 Hype Lux LP eDR se so is built to p ovide.” – Alwi Vi ce t, P oduct Ma age , Vadzo Imagi g.
Multi-f ame HDR p ocessi g add esses this by captu i g two o mo e f ames at diffe e t i teg atio times a d ble di g them i to a composite image i the host ISP o applicatio softwa e. The app oach does exte d the usable to al a ge but i t oduces two p oblems that make it u suitable fo applicatio s i volvi g subjects i motio . Fi st, the total acquisitio pe iod spa s multiple f ame times, i t oduci g captu e-to-output late cy p opo tio al to the umbe of f ames composited. Seco d, whe eve sce e co te t has moved betwee the sho t-exposu e a d lo g-exposu e f ames, the composite image co tai s ghosti g a tifacts. Fo vehicles o oadways, assembly li e compo e ts o co veyo s, a d pedest ia s i su veilla ce f ames, these co ditio s a e ot edge cases, but sta da d ope ati g co ditio s maki g multi-f ame HDR output u eliable.
E ha ced dy amic a ge i the AR0544 Hype Lux LP eDR se so captu es exte ded to al a ge withi the eadout of a si gle f ame without a seco d exposu e eve t o a compositi g step. The output is a full dy amic a ge image delive ed i o e sta da d f ame pe iod. The esult is o i te -f ame ghosti g a d o multi-f ame late cy. Fo OEM teams evaluati g se so platfo ms fo a 5MP HDR USB came a deployme t i t affic mo ito i g, ADAS o i dust ial i spectio wo kloads, this is the a chitectu al disti ctio that dete mi es whethe the solutio is viable u de p oductio ope ati g co ditio s.
Vadzo Imagi g‘s Falco -544CRS, built o the O semi AR0544 Hype Lux LP eDR se so , is pu pose-built fo this equi eme t set. The si gle-f ame eDR captu es both the high-lumi a ce plate egio a d the ambie t-lit oadway co text i a si gle f ame pe iod without ghosti g. At 5MP esolutio , the Falco -544CRS p ovides the spatial detail fo cha acte -level plate legibility at la e-width field-of-view dista ces alo gside vehicle classificatio a d t affic flow data i the same f ame. The USB 3.2 i te face with UVC complia ce e ables st aightfo wa d i teg atio with the embedded computi g platfo ms used i t affic mo ito i g system desig s. OEM teams a d system i teg ato s ca equest a evaluatio u it f om Vadzo Imagi g to validate the Falco -544CRS agai st thei specific i stallatio geomet y a d lighti g co ditio s befo e committi g to volume p oductio .
The AR0544 Hype Lux LP eDR a chitectu e ha dles both the b ight a d da k lumi a ce egio s withi a si gle f ame eDR eadout. The se so does ot eed to wait fo exposu e co ve ge ce because the eDR p ocessi g path etai s both high-lumi a ce exte io detail a d low-lumi a ce tu el i te io detail withi the same captu e eve t. The output ac oss the lumi a ce t a sitio is a seque ce of si gle-f ame eDR images that mai tai usable sce e detail th oughout athe tha deg adi g du i g the adaptatio pe iod. Fo ADAS embedded came a developme t teams evaluati g se so platfo ms fo highway, u ba a d mixed- oad ADAS validatio , the Falco -544CRS delive s this lumi a ce-t a sitio esilie ce i a USB 3.2 fo m facto compatible with sta da d ADAS evaluatio a d simulatio setups.
Vadzo Imagi g suppo ts OEM teams that equi e sepa ate i -cabi mo ito i g came a a d fo wa d-faci g ADAS embedded came a module va ia ts with diffe i g optical co figu atio s, field-of-view specificatio s, a d mou ti g fo m facto s while mai tai i g the same AR0544 Hype Lux LP eDR se so co e ac oss both applicatio modules. Vadzo’s e gi ee i g team p ovides ISP tu i g suppo t fo optimizi g AR0544 eDR output pa amete s specific to i -cabi ea -i f a ed illumi atio e vi o me ts a d fo wa d-faci g visible spect um ADAS sce es i depe de tly. Evaluatio u its a e available without mi imum o de equi eme ts fo teams at the p ototype validatio stage of thei ADAS a d i -cabi system developme t.
Fo teams movi g f om evaluatio to p oductio , Vadzo p ovides fo m facto modificatio a d PCB edesig fo boa d level i teg atio i to OEM mecha ical assemblies, custom fi mwa e developme t a d ISP pa amete tu i g optimized fo specific sce e lumi a ce p ofiles a d illumi atio types, le s holde a d optical filte customizatio fo applicatio -specific field of view a d spect al espo se equi eme ts a d IR LED a ay boa d desig a d i teg atio fo active illumi atio i -cabi a d low ambie t light deployme ts. Vadzo’s e gi ee i g team p ovides d ive po ti g suppo t fo embedded Li ux platfo m ta gets a d IP- ated e closu e desig fo outdoo secu ity USB came a a d t affic mo ito i g USB came a i stallatio s equi i g e vi o me tal p otectio f om dust a d moistu e i g ess. Volume p ocu eme t is available th ough Vadzo’s sta da d OEM e gageme t p ocess. Teams ca i itiate evaluatio by co tacti g Vadzo Imagi g at [email p otected] o visiti g the p oduct page fo full specificatio s.
The Falco -544CRS, Vadzo Imagi g’s e ha ced dy amic a ge USB came a built o the O semi AR0544 Hype Lux LP eDR se so , is available ow fo evaluatio a d OEM i teg atio . To equest full specificatio s o a evaluatio u it, co tact the Vadzo Imagi g sales team at [email p otected].
Vadzo suppo ts full OEM customizatio ac oss the Falco -544CRS, i cludi g fo m facto modificatio a d boa d edesig fo boa d-level i teg atio , custom fi mwa e developme t a d ISP tu i g, IR a d visible LED illumi atio boa d i teg atio , le s holde a d optical filte customizatio , a d e closu e desig fo both IP- ated outdoo deployme ts a d o -IP- ated e closed i stallatio s. As pa t of Vadzo’s USB came a se ies, the Falco -544CRS ca ies the same OEM suppo t i f ast uctu e available ac oss Vadzo’s embedded visio came a po tfolio. D ive po ti g suppo t fo additio al embedded Li ux platfo ms is available o equest f om Vadzo’s e gi ee i g team.
Vadzo Imagi g develops embedded a d machi e visio came a p oducts fo OEMs a d system i teg ato s buildi g p oductio – eady visio systems ac oss i dust ial automatio , obotics, automotive, healthca e a d sma t i f ast uctu e. The compa y’s came a po tfolio spa s MIPI CSI-2, USB, Gigabit Ethe et, Wi-Fi a d Se Des i te face-based came a p oducts suppo ti g a wide a ge of embedded deployme t a chitectu es. Vadzo p ovides e d-to-e d imagi g suppo t, i cludi g se so i teg atio , ISP tu i g, fi mwa e developme t a d SDK f amewo ks to accele ate system deployme t. Lea mo e at www.vadzoimagi g.com.
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