Vadzo Imaging Positions Falcon-821CRS AR0821 HDR USB Camera for AGV Navigation Under Forklift and Warehouse Lighting Conditions

The Falco -821CRS is a AR0821 HDR USB Came a built o the O semi AR0821 CMOS se so with a 1/1.7-i ch optical fo mat, 8MP 4K esolutio a d up to 140dB embedded HDR fo deployme t i AGV avigatio , AMR visio , obstacle avoida ce a d auto omous wa ehouse obot applicatio s u de fo klift a d high-co t ast i dust ial lighti g co ditio s.

FORT WORTH, TX / ACCESS Newswi e / Ju e 25, 2026 / Vadzo Imagi g, a p ovide of embedded visio came a p oducts, today i t oduces the Falco -821CRS AR0821 HDR USB Came a. Built o the O semi AR0821 se so with 2.1 μm BSI pixels a d embedded HDR delive i g g eate tha 140dB dy amic a ge, the Falco -821CRS add esses the co e imagi g challe ge faci g AGV obstacle avoida ce came a a d AMR visio came a deployme ts i mode wa ehouse e vi o me ts. Fo klift lighti g, high-bay sodium vapo fixtu es, di ect su light f om dock doo s, a d da k sto age acki g sectio s c eate a b ight ess a ge that exceeds the captu e capability of sta da d i dust ial came as. With this lau ch, Vadzo delive s a 4K HDR USB Came a that combi es full 8MP 4K esolutio with multi-exposu e eHDR a d UVC compatibility i a compact S-Mou t module validated fo co ti uous wa ehouse ope atio .

Se so a d Came a Ove view

The Falco -821CRS is a AR0821 HDR Came a built a ou d the O semi AR0821 1/1.7-i ch CMOS se so . The AR0821 uses 2.1 μm BSI (Backside Illumi ated) pixels with DR-Pix Dual Co ve sio Gai tech ology f om O semi. This pixel a chitectu e delive s e ha ced se sitivity i low light zo es while the embedded eHDR e gi e me ges multiple exposu es to ecove detail f om satu ated highlights. The AR0821 eHDR pipeli e suppo ts 3-exposu e, 4-exposu e , a d Li e I te leaved HDR (LI-HDR) modes with a maximum dy amic a ge of 140dB i 4-exposu e mode. This places the O semi AR0821 HDR Came a above the pe fo ma ce ceili g of co ve tio al i dust ial image se so s that typically delive 80dB to 120dB i sta da d li ea captu e. The AR0821 Se so captu es a 3848 x 2168 active-pixel a ay at 60 f ames pe seco d i li ea mode a d 30 f ames pe seco d i 4-exposu e eHDR mode, maki g it well suited fo eal-time avigatio wo kloads.

The Falco -821CRS came a module pai s the AR0821 with a high-pe fo ma ce ISP, USB 3.0 i te face, a d S-Mou t (M12) le s holde i a compact fo m facto . This O semi AR0821 Came a p ovides plug-a d-play UVC compatibility ac oss Wi dows, Li ux, a d A d oid without additio al ke el modules o p op ieta y SDK depe de cies. Multi- esolutio output modes spa i g 8MP, 4K, 1080p, 720p, a d VGA allow the host p ocesso to bala ce image detail agai st available USB ba dwidth a d i fe e ce th oughput. The AR0821 4K USB Came a ope ates ac oss a wide tempe atu e a ge alig ed to the AR0821 se so ‘s -30°C to +85°C ope ati g specificatio , maki g it suitable fo cold sto age a d f eeze wa ehouse zo es as well as elevated tempe atu e loadi g dock e vi o me ts. The 4K Colo Rolli g Shutte Came a output delive s full colo detail at eve y suppo ted esolutio , maki g the Falco -821CRS suitable fo both avigatio a d i spectio wo kloads f om a si gle module.

Key Capabilities of the Falco -821CRS AR0821 HDR USB Came a

140dB Embedded HDR fo Wa ehouse Lighti g Ext emes: Sta da d i dust ial came as desig ed fo facto y i spectio ope ate i co t olled, u ifo m lighti g. Wa ehouse e vi o me ts p ese t a fu dame tally diffe e t p oblem. A si gle came a field of view ca i clude a 6,500K LED ove head fixtu e, a da k pallet ack face, a fo klift headlamp poi ted di ectly at the le s, a d a loadi g dock doo ope to di ect su light at oo . The lumi a ce atio ac oss this sce e outi ely exceeds the captu e capability of co ve tio al came as, i cludi g ma y ma keted as 120dB HDR Came a p oducts. The AR0821 se so eHDR tech ology uses multiple seque tial sub-exposu es captu ed withi a si gle olli g eadout cycle with flexible exposu e atio co t ol ac oss the pixel a ay. The o -se so eHDR eco st uct e gi e me ges these sub-exposu es i to a si gle output f ame with g eate tha 140dB of ecove ed dy amic a ge. The esult is a AR0821 HDR Came a output whe e fo klift headlights a e e de ed without bloomi g, a d shadow zo es betwee acki g sectio s etai sufficie t co t ast fo obstacle bou da y detectio a d la e ma ke ecog itio .

BSI DR-Pix Tech ology fo Low Light AGV Zo e Navigatio : AGV a d AMR systems ofte avigate zo es whe e wa ehouse lighti g cove age is u eve . Na ow aisle acki g zo es, u de shelf sto age a eas, a d ighttime dock ope atio s educe available illumi atio to levels that challe ge sta da d image se so s. The AR0821 2.1 μm Backside Illumi ated pixel places the photodiode di ectly o the back su face of the silico subst ate, emovi g the metal wi i g laye s that educe photo collectio i f o t-side illumi ated se so s. Combi ed with the Dual Co ve sio Gai (DR-Pix) a chitectu e that switches betwee low-gai a d high-gai eadout paths pe pixel, the se so ecove s mo e sig al f om dim sce e egio s without sac ifici g highlight head oom. This BSI a chitectu e e ables the Falco -821CRS to fu ctio as a capable AGV HDR Came a a d obstacle avoida ce came a i the da k zo e t a sitio s betwee lit aisles a d u lit sto age sectio s, whe e auto omous avigatio failu es most f eque tly occu .

8MP 4K Colo Imagi g fo Obstacle Detectio a d Path Recog itio : The accu acy of auto omous avigatio systems depe ds di ectly o the esolutio a d colo fidelity of the visio i put. AGV a d AMR systems must simulta eously detect floo -level obstacles such as pallets, fo ks, a d feet while eadi g floo la e ma ke s, ba code labels, a d safety zo e bou da ies. At 3848 x 2168 pixels, the AR0821 p ovides sufficie t spatial de sity fo the host p ocesso to c op egio of i te est subf ames fo pa allel detectio tasks without dedicati g sepa ate came as to each fu ctio . The RGB Baye colo filte a ay e ables accu ate colo segme tatio fo yellow safety li e detectio , ed stop zo e ide tificatio , a d blue la e bou da y ecog itio , all withi a si gle 4K Colo USB Came a f ame. Ope ati g i the 4-exposu e eHDR mode, the AR0821 Colo USB Came a outputs 4K at 30 f ames pe seco d with full colo HDR composite f ames available to the avigatio i fe e ce e gi e.

Multi-Resolutio Output fo Scalable Navigatio Compute: Mobile obot visio platfo ms va y widely i thei available compute budget. A AGV with a dedicated NVIDIA Jetso O i may u full 8MP i fe e ce fo detailed obstacle classificatio . A lowe -cost AMR usi g a Rockchip RK3588 may eed 1080p o 720p i put to mai tai eal-time f ame ates. The Falco -821CRS suppo ts output at full 8MP, 4K, 1080p, 720p, a d VGA selectable th ough the UVC co t ol i te face without cha ges to ha dwa e. The 4K UVC Came a mode delive s the AR0821 full esolutio HDR output at 4K 30 f ames pe seco d. The UVC 4K HDR Came a desig atio eflects that the Falco -821CRS ope ates atively u de the USB Video Class d ive sta da d, mea i g o SDK o custom ke el module i stallatio is equi ed o Li ux-based AGV co t olle s. This simplifies OEM i teg atio a d educes b i g-up time o ew platfo m ta gets.

Rolli g Shutte at 60 FPS fo Real Time Navigatio : AR0821 Rolli g Shutte Came a a chitectu e i the Falco -821CRS p ovides 60 f ames pe seco d at full 8MP esolutio i li ea mode. Fo wa ehouse obot came a applicatio s whe e the AGV o AMR moves at speeds up to 2 mete s pe seco d, the high f ame ate educes i te f ame motio betwee co secutive avigatio updates. The olli g shutte eadout used by the AR0821 is acceptable fo AGV a d AMR applicatio s because the se so ‘s e ti e f ame eadout time is sho t elative to typical vehicle moveme t speed a d avigatio update cycles. Applicatio s that equi e a tifact-f ee captu e u de ve y fast motio ca switch to the AR0821 2×2 bi i g mode, delive i g 1920 x 1080 at 190 f ames pe seco d i li ea mode fo ext emely high-speed co veyo o vehicle t acki g cove age. The 4K Rolli g Shutte USB Came a a d HDR Rolli g Shutte Came a combi atio makes this the p efe ed imagi g solutio fo high-th oughput wa ehouse ope atio s equi i g both speed a d dy amic a ge.

USB 3.0 UVC I te face fo AGV Host I teg atio : P op ieta y came a i te faces a d SDK depe de cies c eate fi mwa e mai te a ce bu de s fo AGV OEM developme t teams. The Falco -821CRS High Dy amic Ra ge USB Came a co ects to the AGV host p ocesso th ough USB 3.0 usi g the UVC class d ive . This p ovides device compatibility with ROS, Ope CV, GSt eame , a d a y V4L2-capable Li ux applicatio without equi i g a ve do fo a SDK. The I dust ial HDR USB Came a ope ates o NVIDIA Jetso , Raspbe y Pi, Rockchip RK se ies, I tel NUC, a d a y platfo m with a USB 3.0 host co t olle u de sta da d Li ux. Wi dows a d A d oid hosts use the ative UVC d ive . This elimi ates a commo i teg atio bottle eck whe e 8MP 4K USB Came a systems equi e custom d ive compilatio pe platfo m ta get.

“Wa ehouse e vi o me ts expose the limits of sta da d i dust ial came as. Fo klift headlamps, dock doo su light, a d da k acki g shadows all appea i the same f ame at the same time. The Falco -821CRS add esses that with the AR0821 embedded HDR delive i g mo e tha 140dB of dy amic a ge th ough a sta da d USB 3.0 UVC co ectio . Fo AGV a d AMR e gi ee s buildi g avigatio systems fo eal wa ehouse co ditio s, this mea s a came a that holds usable image data ac oss the e ti e sce e with o custom d ive wo k a d o SDK depe de cy. That is what e ables p oductio deployme t.” – Alwi Vi ce t, P oduct Ma age , Vadzo Imagi g.

Applicatio s

AGV Navigatio a d Obstacle Avoida ce: Automated guided vehicles ope ati g i wa ehouses e cou te lighti g co ditio s that shift d amatically betwee aisle i te sectio s, loadi g zo es, a d acki g a eas. The Falco -821CRS AGV obstacle avoida ce came a a d AGV HDR Came a delive 140dB eHDR output, so the avigatio p ocesso eceives sce e i fo matio f om both the b ight dock doo zo e a d the da k aisle t a sitio i a si gle f ame. The 8MP esolutio suppo ts simulta eous occupa cy g id updates a d fi e obstacle bou da y detectio without pa allel came a i stallatio s.

AMR Visio a d Auto omous Navigatio : Auto omous mobile obots follow dy amic path pla s that take them th ough va yi g light e vi o me ts withi a si gle missio cycle. The AMR visio came a capability of the Falco -821CRS p ovides co siste t image output ac oss the lighti g t a sitio s e cou te ed du i g a typical AMR missio . The USB 3.0 UVC i te face i teg ates di ectly with ROS2 a d Nav2 avigatio stacks u i g o sta da d Li ux ARM platfo ms without additio al middlewa e. The 4K esolutio feeds the pe ceptio stack with sufficie t detail fo simulta eous map update a d obstacle detectio .

Wa ehouse Robot Visio fo Automated Sto age a d Ret ieval: Sto age a d et ieval obots i de se automated wa ehouse systems must avigate a ow aisles, ead ba code a d QR code labels o pallets, a d detect shelf-level obstacles. The wa ehouse obot came a output of the Falco -821CRS p ovides 8MP colo imagi g with HDR to ha dle the mixed lighti g f om ove head fixtu es a d localized LED shelf lighti g fou d i mode automated sto age systems. Colo fidelity u de eHDR allows label colo codi g to emai valid fo zo e ide tificatio a d so ti g classificatio .

Fo klift Safety Visio a d P oximity Detectio : Fo klifts with p oximity detectio systems equi e came as that ca ha dle ea -field i dicato lamp satu atio while mai tai i g visibility of wo ke s a d obstacles at ope ati g dista ces beyo d 5 mete s. The wide dy amic a ge came a output of the Falco -821CRS ecove s both ea -field fixtu e-illumi ated zo es a d fa -field ambie t-lit a eas i the same 140dB eHDR f ame. This p eve ts the p oximity of came as f om losi g detail i sce e a eas due to ea -field light ove exposu e.

F eque tly Asked Questio s

Q: How does the embedded HDR e gi e p eve t ghosti g whe fo klifts move th ough the f ame?

A: The eHDR e gi e i the O semi AR0821 se so captu es multiple seque tial sub-exposu es withi a si gle olli g eadout cycle. Because all exposu e samples o igi ate f om the same eadout seque ce, the tempo al gap betwee the sho test a d lo gest sub-f ame is ext emely small elative to the speed of a wa ehouse fo klift at sta da d ope ati g velocity. The o -se so eHDR eco st uct pipeli e uses a spatially awa e to e-mappi g algo ithm that ide tifies a d supp esses u de exposu e motio a tifacts. Vadzo’s ISP tu i g fu the optimizes the me ge behavio fo wa ehouse lumi a ce p ofiles whe e the domi a t movi g eleme ts a e vehicles a d pedest ia s agai st a la gely static acki g backg ou d. The output is a clea 140dB HDR f ame without the ghosted outli es that appea i multi-shot HDR systems that captu e sepa ate exposu es ac oss diffe e t f ames. Vadzo p ovides calib ated ISP p ofiles fo sta da d wa ehouse lighti g types, i cludi g high-bay fluo esce t, LED, a d mixed atu al light sce a ios to mi imize tu i g effo t du i g AGV i teg atio .

Q: What output esolutio wo ks best fo eal-time obstacle avoida ce o low-powe AGV p ocesso s?

A: Fo avigatio pipeli es whe e the AGV host p ocesso u s i fe e ce at the came a f ame ate, a 1080p o 720p mode selected via the UVC esolutio co t ol delive s the best bala ce of spatial detail a d p ocessi g th oughput. The 2×2 scali g mode of the AR0821 outputs 1920 x 1080 at elevated f ame ates compa ed to the full 4K mode. Navigatio softwa e usi g a dual st eam a chitectu e ca co figu e o e UVC captu e path at 4K fo map update a d a softwa e c op at 1080p fo the eal-time obstacle classifie u i g o the same USB 3.0 data feed. The UVC p otocol allows esolutio switchi g without disco ecti g the device, maki g it p actical to cha ge modes betwee missio phases, such as switchi g f om high-speed 1080p avigatio i t a sit to full 4K i spectio at pick a d place statio s. Vadzo p ovides platfo m-specific f ame ate tables fo Jetso O i , Raspbe y Pi 5, a d Rockchip RK3588 to guide optimal mode selectio du i g system b i g-up.

Q: Does this came a suppo t sy ch o izatio betwee multiple u its fo ste eo visio o AGV platfo ms?

A: The AR0821 se so i cludes a multiple-came a sy ch o izatio sig al that allows multiple se so s to alig thei olli g shutte eadout sta t times. O the Falco -821CRS, this sy ch o izatio capability is accessible th ough a exte al t igge i put. Fo AGV platfo ms whe e two came as cove fo wa d a d ea zo es o whe e ste eo depth estimatio equi es f ame-alig ed pai s, the t igge li e allows both came as to begi eadout simulta eously. This elimi ates the olli g shutte phase offset betwee came as that would othe wise i t oduce depth estimatio e o s at highe vehicle speeds. Vadzo e gi ee i g suppo t p ovides the t igge wi i g diag am a d UVC captu e co figu atio fo commo dual-came a AGV layouts to educe i teg atio time fo ste eo visio deployme ts.

Q: How does this came a pe fo m i ef ige ated a d f oze wa ehouse zo es below ze o deg ees?

A: The O semi AR0821 se so is specified fo ope atio f om -30°C to +85°C ju ctio tempe atu e, which places it well withi the the mal ope ati g e velope of ef ige ated a d cold sto age wa ehouse zo es. Vadzo qualifies the Falco -821CRS came a module ac oss the AR0821 ated tempe atu e a ge, i cludi g the dime sio al behavio of the S-Mou t le s assembly u de the mal cycli g. Cold sto age ope atio s dow to -20°C a e withi the validated ope ati g a ge fo both the se so a d the module elect o ics. At lowe tempe atu es, the AR0821 da k cu e t dec eases, which ca educe fixed-patte oise compa ed to ambie t tempe atu e ope atio . Custome s pla i g deployme t i deep f eeze e vi o me ts below -25°C should co tact Vadzo e gi ee i g fo guida ce o the mal cycli g p ocedu es a d co de satio mitigatio at wa ehouse zo e t a sitio poi ts.

Q: Ca this came a be used di ectly with ROS2 a d the Nav2 auto omous avigatio stack?

A: Yes. The UVC sta da d complia ce of this came a mea s a y ROS2 d ive accessi g V4L2 USB video devices ecog izes a d captu es f om the device without ve do -specific packages. The USB cam a d CV came a ROS2 packages both e ume ate the came a’s available esolutio s a d f ame ates automatically th ough the UVC desc ipto set. The came a publishes sta da d se so msgs/Image topics with a optio al came a i fo compa io message o ce calib ated. The Navigatio 2 stack accepts this image st eam fo visual pe ceptio plugi s without modificatio . Vadzo p ovides a tested ROS2 lau ch co figu atio a d a checke boa d calib atio ta get ecomme datio fo the most commo AGV a d AMR deployme t sce a ios to educe time f om module eceipt to a u i g pe ceptio pipeli e.

Availability

The Falco -821CRS AR0821 HDR USB Came a built o the O semi AR0821 se so is ow available fo evaluatio a d p oductio o de s. Evaluatio kits i clude the came a module, S-Mou t fixed focus le s, USB 3.0 cable, a d platfo m d ive docume tatio with o mi imum o de equi eme t. B owse the full Vadzo 4K Colo USB Came a a d I dust ial HDR USB Came a po tfolio at https://www.vadzoimagi g.com/ o co tact Vadzo at [email p otected] to equest a evaluatio kit o discuss OEM i teg atio equi eme ts.

About Vadzo Imagi g

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 obotics, i dust ial automatio , UAVs, edge AI, a d medical systems. Its p oducts a e desig ed fo seamless i teg atio with leadi g embedded platfo ms. 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.

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