XIMEA Introduces World’s Smallest USB 3.0 Industrial Camera Based on Cypress EZ-USB® FX3 Controller
December 19 2011 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
XIMEA GmbH has set a new benchmark for high-speed industrial
cameras with the introduction of the MQ series USB 3.0 SuperSpeed
industrial machine vision cameras based on Cypress’s (Nasdaq: CY)
EZ-USB® FX3 USB 3.0 controller.
With its USB 3.0 SuperSpeed data interface, XIMEA’s MQ series is
capable of generating 5 Gbps, or the equivalent of 400 megapixels
per second (Megapixels/s). Based on XIMEA’s more than 20 years’
experience building ultra-compact cameras, the MQ series offers the
latest, highest-grade CMOS sensors with global shutter and improved
quantum efficiency in the visible and NIR spectral ranges,
resolutions from VGA to 4 Megapixels, and frame rates of up to 600
fps. The MQ series also offers opto-isolated trigger input and
lighting synchronization output, on-board non-volatile memory for
user settings and custom data, and an HDR model with dynamic range
of up to 100 dB. XIMEA’s MQ series cameras measure just 26.4 x 26.4
x 19.1 mm, weigh 26g, and consume between 1W to 1.8W, making the MQ
series the smallest industrial USB 3.0 camera on the market. And
like all XIMEA’s industrial cameras, each MQ series ships with APIs
for the most common image processing software, including programs
from Cognex, Matrox, National Instruments, MVTec, and many more.
Prices for the MQ series start at EUR189 for the 1.3-Megapixel
version.
USB 3.0 offers the same ease of use and flexibility that users
have come to expect from USB 2.0 devices, but at a much higher data
rate of 5 Gbps compared to the USB 2.0’s 480 Mbps. USB 3.0 also
offers better power management (20 percent of USB 2.0). Cypress
expects its new FX3 controller to enable USB 3.0 adoption across a
variety of platforms, just as the Cypress FX2 controller did for
USB 2.0. Cypress’s well-established USB portfolio includes enCoRe™,
EZ-USB® USB controllers, West Bridge® peripheral controllers, and
WirelessUSB™ 2.4-GHz radios.
“We’re very proud of our development time,” says Max Larin, CEO
and head of product development and engineering at XIMEA.
“Empowered with modern design methodologies and tools, as well as
working with Cypress’s FX3 development team, XIMEA’s designers
developed the MQ family in only 100 days while still achieving
record data throughput performance in an unbelievably compact
housing. It also helped that XIMEA is an active member of USB3
Vision Standard Committee, which will help us to ensure that all
future MQ series cameras continue to comply with the emerging USB
3.0 standard.” XIMEA’s MQ series camera based on Cypress’s FX3
controller follows XIMEA’s MU series of ultracompact board-level
industrial cameras based on Cypress’s FX2 USB 2.0 controller.
“The XIMEA MQ series cameras are a testament to the type of
high-quality video achievable thanks to the bandwidth provided by
USB 3.0,” said Mark Fu, senior director of Cypress’s USB 3.0
Business Unit. “The FX3 was designed to be flexible, programmable,
and to expedite speed to market for USB 3.0 designers. At this time
of rapid USB 3.0 adoption, the XIMEA engineers were able to take
advantage of these features, and designed their MQ series cameras
with remarkable speed.”
About Cypress
Cypress delivers high-performance, mixed-signal, programmable
solutions that provide customers with rapid time-to-market and
exceptional system value. Cypress offerings include the flagship
PSoC® programmable system-on-chip families and derivatives such as
CapSense® touch sensing and TrueTouch™ solutions for touchscreens.
Cypress is the world leader in USB controllers, including the
high-performance West Bridge® solution that enhances connectivity
and performance in multimedia handsets. Cypress is also a leader in
high-performance memories and programmable timing devices. Cypress
serves numerous markets including consumer, mobile handsets,
computation, data communications, automotive, industrial and
military. Cypress trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under
the ticker symbol CY. Visit Cypress online at www.cypress.com.
About XIMEA
XIMEA GmbH believes that the best industrial, smart, and
scientific cameras offer the highest levels of processing power,
compatibility, and support at a competitive price. That’s why for
more than 20 years, XIMEA has designed the smartest, most compact
industrial cameras for machine vision applications in motion
control, assembly, robotics, and industrial inspection and process
control, as well as scientific cameras for life-science, security,
and defense applications. Learn more about XIMEA at
www.ximea.com.
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