This positio i g add esses the g owi g dema d fo compact medical imagi g modules that p ese ve batte y life while mai tai i g diag ostic image quality. The Falco -544CRS combi es the AR0544 se so ‘s back side illumi ated BSI stacked CMOS a chitectu e with a high-pe fo ma ce ISP a d USB 3.2 UVC i te face. Medical device OEMs ca i teg ate this came a p oduct di ectly i to po table healthca e platfo ms without p op ieta y d ive developme t o Wi dows, Li ux, o A d oid ope ati g systems.
The Falco -544CRS is a USB 3.2 colo came a that se ves Medical Imagi g Came a deployme ts i cludi g digital pathology, de matology devices, su gical imagi g, cli ical mic oscopy, a d poi t of ca e diag ostics. The came a p oduct is available ow fo evaluatio a d p oductio o de s with o mi imum qua tity equi eme t.
The Falco -544CRS is powe ed by the O semi AR0544 se so which belo gs to the Hype lux LP p oduct family. The AR0544 is a 5MP (2592 x 1944) back side illumi ated BSI stacked CMOS digital image se so with a 1/4.2-i ch optical fo mat a d 1.4 µm pixel pitch. The BSI stacked a chitectu e positio s the photodiode laye above the ci cuit y laye , maximizi g photo collectio efficie cy at small pixel sizes a d delive i g st o g qua tum efficie cy ac oss visible wavele gths.
As a AR0544 Low Powe Came a the Falco -544CRS suppo ts supe low powe co sumptio , maki g it suitable fo batte y powe ed medical devices whe e exte ded ope atio betwee cha ges is a cli ical equi eme t. The se so ca ge e ate full esolutio images at up to 60 f ames pe seco d i 10-bit li ea mode a d 30 fps i li e i te leaved HDR mode. The AR0544 fu ctio s as a low powe imagi g se so with adva ced o chip fu ctio s i cludi g Wake-o -Motio , co tact switchi g, a d multiple subsampli g modes.
The AR0544 also p ovides e ha ced NIR espo se at 850 m a d 940 m wavele gths. This featu e suppo ts diag ostic imagi g sce a ios whe e ea i f a ed illumi atio is used fo vei detectio , tissue diffe e tiatio , o fluo esce ce guided exami atio without equi i g a sepa ate mo och ome se so cha el.
The Falco -544CRS i teg ates the AR0544 se so ‘s ha dwa e level Wake-o -Motio featu e which puts the imagi g a ay i to a ult a-low powe mo ito i g state betwee captu e eve ts. I this sta dby mode, the se so d aws a f actio of the powe equi ed fo co ti uous f ame ate ope atio . Whe accumulated pixel cha ge ac oss a co figu ed egio exceeds a p og ammable th eshold, the se so ge e ates a wakeup sig al to the host p ocesso .
Fo Batte y Powe ed Medical Came adeployme ts this a chitectu e allows the host system to emai i deep sleep while the se so passively mo ito s the sce e. A Poi t of Ca e Device Came aca emai i active fo exte ded pe iods betwee patie t i te actio s a d still espo d to motio fo image captu e i itiatio . This di ectly exte ds batte y life i po table diag ostic systems, patie t mo ito i g devices, a d ha dheld medical came a p oducts that ope ate i cli ical e vi o me ts without co ti uous AC powe .
Vadzo Imagi g exposes Wake-o -Motio co figu atio pa amete s th ough sta da d USB co t ol comma ds, so develope s ca set se sitivity th esholds a d mo ito ed egio s without di ect egiste level se so p og ammi g. This simplifies i teg atio fo medical device e gi ee s’ buildi g Po table Diag ostic Came asystems.
Medical imagi g e vi o me ts p ese t wide a ges of b ight ess. A Ha dheld Medical Came a moves f om shadowed patie t a atomy to b ightly lit exami atio a eas. A Poi t of Ca e Imagi g Came a captu es ski lesio s u de di ect cli ical lighti g a d the docume ts wou ds i ambie t oom light. Sta da d olli g shutte se so s expose fo o e b ight ess level losi g detail i clipped o u de exposed zo es.
The AR0544 add esses this th ough e ha ced Dy amic Ra ge eDR mode which captu es image data ac oss high gai a d low gai eadouts a d me ges them i the ISP to p ese ve detail i both b ight a d shadow a eas simulta eously. The se so also suppo ts Li e I te leaved HDR LI-HDR mode which e ables HDR p ocessi g i the ISP chip. As a HDR Low Powe Came a the Falco -544CRS delive s diag ostic quality images ac oss the u p edictable lighti g co ditio s fou d i poi t of ca e e vi o me ts f om eme ge cy depa tme t bays to field cli ics.
The Falco -544CRS is a USB 3.2 colo came a with UVC class d ive complia ce. Whe co ected to a host u i g Wi dows, Li ux, o A d oid, the ope ati g system e ume ates the came a automatically without p op ieta y d ive i stallatio . Fo medical device OEMs buildi g Medical Device Came a Module p oducts this educes softwa e i teg atio effo t a d elimi ates d ive mai te a ce isk ac oss ope ati g system updates.
The came a suppo ts 5MP, 1080p, 720p, a d VGA selectable output modes ove the USB 3.2 i te face. As a Telemedici e Came a Module the Falco -544CRS ca st eam full esolutio 5MP video fo cli ical docume tatio o switch to 1080p fo eal time teleco sultatio ba dwidth ma ageme t. The USB 3.2 i te face is backwa d compatible with USB 2.0 po ts e su i g deployme t flexibility ac oss diffe e t host ha dwa e co figu atio s. The came a ope ates withi a tempe atu e a ge of -30°C to 70°C, suppo ti g cli ical e vi o me ts f om ef ige ated sample sto age a eas to wa m patie t exami atio ooms.
The Falco -544CRS featu es a M12 S-Mou t le s holde that accepts sta da d th eaded optics f om a wide a ge of comme cially available focal le gths a d field of view optio s. OEMs buildi g Po table Medical Imagi g Came asystems ca select a ow field le ses fo di ectio al de matology captu e o wide field optics fo comp ehe sive wou d assessme t docume tatio . The default le s p ovides a 74-deg ee diago al field of view with customizable FOV optio s available.
As a Compact Medical Came a the Falco -544CRS measu es 38mm by 38mm with co ve tible boa d dime sio s of 32mm by 32mm a d weighs 13 g ams without le s. This fo m facto fits i side ha dheld diag ostic p obes, telemedici e pe iphe als, a d patie t bedside mo ito i g te mi als. The came a is also suitable fo Po table Healthca e Came a deployme ts whe e size a d weight di ectly affect cli ical usability a d patie t comfo t.
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“Medical device OEMs buildi g po table poi t of ca e systems face a fu dame tal t ade-off betwee image quality a d batte y life. A came a that captu es high esolutio diag ostic images but d ai s the batte y i two hou s is ot cli ically p actical. The Falco -544CRS solves this with the AR0544 se so ‘s Wake-o -Motio featu e a d ult a-low powe a chitectu e. The came a sleeps at a f actio of o mal powe to d aw a d wakes o ly whe cli ically eleva t motio occu s. This mea s a ha dheld de matology came a o a patie t mo ito i g te mi al ca emai deployed fo exte ded pe iods without echa gi g. Combi e this with eDR HDR imagi g fo cli ical lighti g e vi o me ts a d UVC plug-a d-play fo i teg atio simplicity. Vadzo Imagi g delive s a low powe USB 3.2 came a p oduct that meets the eal co st ai ts of po table medical device desig .” -Alwi Vi ce t, P oduct Ma age , Vadzo Imagi g
The Falco -544CRS Poi t of Ca e Came a based o the O semi AR0544 Hype lux LP se so is available ow fo evaluatio a d p oductio o de s. Evaluatio kits i clude the came a module, a M12 le s, a USB 3.2 cable, a d platfo m d ive docume tatio with o mi imum o de equi eme t.
B owse the full Vadzo Imagi g USB came a po tfolio fo additio al medical imagi g solutio s. Fo medical came a equi eme ts beyo d 5MP esolutio explo e the High Resolutio USB Came a fo Medical Devices page. Fo automatio a d obotics visio applicatio s visit the Automatio a d Robotics Visio Solutio s page. Fo sma t i f ast uctu e a d u ba mo ito i g, see the Sma t City Solutio s page.
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Vadzo Imagi g is a global p ovide of embedded visio solutio s a d delive s high-pe fo ma ce came a tech ologies a d imagi g platfo ms fo applicatio s i medical devices, obotics, i dust ial automatio , telemedici e, etail automatio , a d sma t i f ast uctu e. Its came a p oducts a e desig ed fo seamless i teg atio with leadi g embedded platfo ms i cludi g Wi dows, Li ux, a d A d oid. Vadzo suppo ts custome s th ough ha dwa e customizatio , fi mwa e developme t, a d module level d ive s e abli g faste developme t a d deployme t of visio -based systems fo poi t of ca e diag ostic applicatio s.