Colo image se so s face a fu dame tal se sitivity pe alty i dim cli ical a d labo ato y e vi o me ts. A Baye colo filte a ay sits above each photodiode a d abso bs a substa tial f actio of i cide t light befo e it ca be co ve ted to sig al, si ce eve y pixel o ly accepts o e of th ee colo wavele gths a d disca ds the est. I diag ostic i st ume tatio , slide-based mic oscopy, e doscopic imagi g ca ts, a d dim oom cli ical wo kflows, this filte pe alty compou ds a al eady difficult lighti g p oblem. E gi ee s evaluati g a AR1335 Dim Light USB Se so fo these deployme ts typically face th ee u att active comp omises. Addi g suppleme tal illumi atio i c eases system cost, powe d aw, a d e closu e complexity, a d ca alte the appea a ce of tissue, eage ts, o fluo esce t ma ke s i ways that i te fe e with visual o automated i te p etatio . Exte di g exposu e time to compe sate fo low photo cou ts i t oduces motio blu isk i ha dheld diag ostic devices, patie t mo ito i g came a p oducts, a d a y applicatio whe e the sample, i st ume t, o patie t may move du i g captu e. I c easi g se so gai elect o ically compe sates fo i sufficie t light but amplifies ead oise alo g with the sig al, deg adi g the fi e textu al detail that pathology, de matology, a d histology imagi g depe d o fo accu ate i te p etatio . A E ha ced Low-Light Mo o Came a that emoves the Baye filte pe alty at the se so level, athe tha compe sati g fo it dow st eam i the ISP o th ough exte al lighti g, gives OEMs a clea e e gi ee i g path to eliable low-light pe fo ma ce without the cost a d complexity of additio al illumi atio ha dwa e o the i te p etatio isk of oisy, motio -blu ed f ames. This is p ecisely the gap a Low-Light Lab Imagi g Came a eeds to close, si ce labo ato y be ches a d i st ume t e closu es a e a ely lit to the sta da d a ge e al-pu pose colo USB came a assumes. The p oblem is compou ded i egulated medical device p og ams, whe e addi g a illumi atio subsystem is ot a simple bill of mate ials additio but a desig cha ge that ca t igge additio al ve ificatio a d validatio cycles, exte di g p og am timeli es by mo ths. OEMs buildi g diag ostic ca ts, labo ato y a alyze s, o patie t mo ito i g equipme t the efo e have a st o g i ce tive to solve the se sitivity p oblem i side the came a module itself, befo e it becomes a system-level desig co st ai t that touches e closu e the mal ma ageme t, powe budget, a d egulato y docume tatio .
The Falco -1335MRS add esses this p oblem at the se so a chitectu e level. The O semi AR1335 is a 1/3.2-i ch back-side illumi ated CMOS se so with a 1.1 µm pixel pitch a d ative 13MP (4208 x 3120) esolutio . I its sta da d colo co figu atio , the AR1335 uses a Baye filte a ay fo RGB captu e. The Falco -1335MRS i stead uses the mo och ome va ia t of the same se so die, i which the colo filte laye is omitted e ti ely. Backside illumi atio al eady imp oves qua tum efficie cy by outi g i comi g light di ectly to the photodiode f om the ea of the silico subst ate athe tha th ough the metal wi i g laye s o the f o t side. Combi i g BSI a chitectu e with a mo och ome pixel a ay compou ds this adva tage, si ce eve y photo that eaches the se so su face co t ibutes to the lumi a ce sig al athe tha bei g filte ed out at two-thi ds of the pixel sites. This makes the Falco -1335MRS a AR1335 Se sitivity Mo o Came a that e gi ee i g teams ca specify with co fide ce fo dim oom deployme ts without eedi g to validate a custom illumi atio subsystem. The mo och ome pipeli e also emoves demosaicki g f om the ISP wo kload, si ce the e is o colo i te polatio step betwee aw se so eadout a d the fi al image, which simplifies fi mwa e tu i g a d educes p ocessi g late cy fo eal-time diag ostic display. Rolli g shutte eadout is well suited to the la gely static o slow-movi g subjects typical of mic oscopy slides, diag ostic ca t idges, a d fixed-positio patie t mo ito i g, whe e the AR1335’s esolutio adva tage ove lowe -megapixel alte atives matte s mo e tha global shutte motio f eezi g. As a Low-Light Detail Captu e Came a, the Falco -1335MRS captu es fi e st uctu al detail such as cell bou da ies, tissue textu e, o fi e p i t o diag ostic st ips, at full 13MP esolutio befo e a y dow st eam c oppi g o digital zoom, which p ese ves the detail budget that lowe esolutio mo och ome se so s ca ot match. Auto exposu e co t ol is tu ed specifically fo the se so ‘s exte ded se sitivity a ge, adjusti g gai a d shutte timi g to hold usable image quality as ambie t light d ops towa d typical dim oom cli ical levels athe tha clippi g to black o i t oduci g excessive oise. A 13MP Low-Light USB Se so of this ki d also be efits system-level ba dwidth pla i g: USB 3.2 Ge 1 p ovides sufficie t th oughput fo full 13MP captu e at a mode ate f ame ate fo still o slow sca imagi g, while 4K, 1080p, 720p, a d VGA dow sampled modes a e available fo highe f ame ate p eview o eal-time mo ito i g without a ha dwa e cha ge. Pixel bi i g a d egio of i te est wi dowi g at the se so level fu the educe the data volume that eeds to c oss the USB li k whe a applicatio o ly equi es a c opped field of view, such as a fixed sample t ay positio o a defi ed slide sca i g wi dow, which keeps host-side p ocessi g ove head low o compact diag ostic wo kstatio compute platfo ms. The came a is ated ac oss a -30 deg ee C to 70 deg ee C ope ati g a ge, cove i g the the mal e velope i side e closed i st ume t housi gs, ea i cubatio equipme t, a d mobile cli ical ca ts that may sit ea wa me ambie t sou ces without dedicated cooli g.
The Falco -1335MRS is a AR1335 Mo och ome USB Came a built o the O semi AR1335 se so a d pai ed with a high-pe fo ma ce ISP tu ed fo mo och ome low-light output. As a O semi AR1335 Low-Light Came a, it is pu pose-built fo OEMs a d system i teg ato s who eed e ha ced light se sitivity without the cost o complexity of a sepa ate illumi atio subsystem. The AR1335 Low-Light Came a desig atio eflects Vadzo’s decisio to validate the AR1335 i its mo och ome co figu atio specifically fo dim- oom medical a d life scie ces deployme ts, whe e ch oma i fo matio is ot equi ed, a d eve y additio al u it of light se sitivity di ectly imp oves usable image quality. The came a module houses the AR1335 se so , ISP, fixed-focus le s assembly, a d USB 3.2 Ge 1 co t olle i a compact fo m facto with a S-Mou t (M12) le s holde that accepts i te cha geable optics fo va yi g wo ki g dista ces, f om close-focus mic oscopy adapte s to sta da d diag ostic ca t mou ti g dista ces. Auto exposu e holds co siste t image quality as ambie t light cha ges betwee exami atio ooms, i cubatio chambe s, a d i st ume t e closu es. Output modes i clude full 13MP, 4K, 1080p, 720p, a d VGA, selectable to bala ce esolutio agai st f ame ate a d USB ba dwidth fo the ta get applicatio . The came a e ume ates as a sta da d UVC device o Wi dows, Li ux, a d A d oid, equi i g o p op ieta y d ive s fo evaluatio o p oductio i teg atio .
Key specs: 13MP (4208 x 3120) | O semi AR1335 1/3.2 i ch 1.1 µm pixel | Mo och ome | Rolli g Shutte | Fixed Focus | Auto Exposu e | E ha ced Low Light Se sitivity | High-Pe fo ma ce ISP | USB 3.2 Ge 1 | 13MP / 4K / 1080p / 720p / VGA | S-Mou t (M12) | Wi dows Li ux A d oid
“Medical device a d life scie ces e gi ee i g teams keep telli g us the same thi g: thei imagi g p oblem is ot esolutio ; it is light. A dim exami atio oom, a i cubato viewi g po t, o a mic oscopy setup with limited illumi atio will make a high- esolutio colo se so look wo se tha a lowe – esolutio mo och ome o e, because the colo filte is th owi g away exactly the photo s the applicatio eeds most. The Falco -1335MRS was built to a swe that p oblem di ectly. By validati g the O semi AR1335 i its mo och ome co figu atio , we give OEMs full 13MP esolutio a d mea i gfully bette low-light se sitivity i the same USB 3.2 Ge 1 module, without aski g them to add illumi atio ha dwa e o accept oisy, motio -blu ed f ames. That is a simple e gi ee i g path to eliable diag ostic a d labo ato y imagi g.” – Alwi Vi ce t, P oduct Ma age , Vadzo Imagi g.
The Falco -1335MRS AR1335 Mo och ome USB Came a built o the O semi AR1335 se so is available ow 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 3.2 Ge 1 cable, a d platfo m d ive docume tatio , with o mi imum o de equi eme t. B owse the full USB 3.2 Ge 1 Came a Po tfolio at Vadzo’s website o co tact Vadzo at
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 ac oss USB, MIPI, GigE, Wi-Fi, a d Se Des came a i te faces.