Eureca offers a new family of USB line scan camera boards from its own production, based on the TCD1304DG linear sensor from Toshiba. Due to their small size, they are ideal for building compact optoelectronic measuring devices. A high line rate and a wide range of possible exposure times enable use in a variety of applications. The low price also makes these modules interesting for research, teaching and the maker scene.
Possible applications are:
We present some applications in more detail on a separate page.
The modules of the line scan camera family are available in two basic versions.
This version offers a balanced price-performance ratio and is suitable for a variety of applications and different measuring tasks.
This version offers additional features such as an external trigger for demanding measurement tasks with lower tolerances. This significantly extends the possible uses.
Type | max. Frame Rate [fps] | Ext. Trigger Input | Remark |
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e9u-LSMD-TCD1304-STD | 133 | ✗ | Standard Version |
e9u-LSMD-TCD1304-PRO | 250 (t. b. d.) | ✓ | Professional Version |
e9u-LSMD-TCD1304-STD-X | 133 | ✗ | Standard Version without cover glass |
e9u-LSMD-TCD1304-PRO-X | 250 (t. b. d.) | ✓ | Professional Version without cover glass |
e9u-LSMD-TCD1304-STD-Q | 133 | ✗ | Standard Version with quartz cover |
e9u-LSMD-TCD1304-PRO-Q | 250 (t. b. d.) | ✓ | Professional Version with quartz cover |
e9u-LSMD-TCD1304-STD-UV | 133 | ✗ | Standard Version with UV coating, without cover glass |
e9u-LSMD-TCD1304-PRO-UV | 250 (t. b. d.) | ✓ | Professional Version with UV coating, without cover glass |
e9u-LSMD-TCD1304-STD-UVQ | 133 | ✗ | Standard Version with UV coating, with quartz cover |
e9u-LSMD-TCD1304-PRO-UVQ | 250 (t. b. d.) | ✓ | Professional Version with UV coating, with quartz cover |
Common values include:
Among other things the line scan cameras were developed as part of the Optocubes research project (open source modular system for agile prototyping of laser-based sensors) [Forschungsprojektes Optocubes (Open Source Systembaukasten für das Agile Prototyping laserbasierter Sensoren) – german only], which is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
Type | Read out noise [e−] | min. Exposure Time [ms] | Exposure Time Gra- dation [ms] | max. Frame Rate [fps] | Frame Rate Grada- tion [ms] | Max. Data Rate [MB/s] | Ext. Trigger Input | Remark |
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e9u-LSMD-TCD1304-OSI | 65 | 8 | 1 | 50 | ✗ | via USB: 0.4 | ✗ | OSI Version |
e9u-LSMD-TCD1304-OSX | 65 | 8 | 1 | 50 | ✗ | via USB: 0.4 | ✗ | OSX Version |
e9u-LSMD-TCD1304-OSG | 65 | 8 | 1 | 50 | ✗ | via USB: 0.4 | ✗ | OSG Version |
A starter set based on a Raspberry single-board computer is also available. Only one of the camera modules, a monitor with HDMI connection, mouse and keyboard are required for commissioning. The set consists of:
A special »EasyAccess« DLL is available for our USB line scan camera modules, with which the cameras can be put into operation very quickly and controlled for simple applications.
The initialization of the camera, the recording as well as the transfer of the acquired sensor data is done with a few simple commands. This makes this DLL ideally suited for use with Python, but also with other programming languages. Our application examples for our line scan cameras, for example, were all realized with this »EasyAccess« DLL.
For more demanding, time-critical applications, the »EasyAccess« DLL naturally still contains all the conventional functions for controlling the line scan camera for programming with e. g. C++ or similar. The »EasyAccess«-DLL is available free of charge on request. Please contact us via e-mail if you are interested.
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Last update: 2023-12-09