MityCCD Features and Benefits

Feature Benefit Camera Type
     E  H  S
On-board Processing   
 On-board CPU
  Deploy your application directly on the camera
  ♦  ♦  ♦
 Full featured SDK  Supports rapid application development  ♦ ♦ ♦
Sensor Chamber   
 Evacuated Chamber
  High performance cooling, permanent, maintenance free
  ♦    
 Hermetically Sealed
  Factory sealed sensors to avoid condensation
   ♦  ♦
 TE Cooling (from 20 °C ambient) 
  -40 °C
  Standard: TE cooled to -40 °C for reduced dark current
 ♦    
  -15 °C
  Standard TE: cooled to -15 °C for reduced dark current
   ♦
  -10 °C  Standard TE cooled to -10  °C for reduced dark current
     ♦
  -25 °C
  Optional: TE cooled to -25 °C for reduced dark current
   o  
  -40 °C
  Optional: TE cooled to -40 °C for reduced dark current     o
Spectral Response   
 UV  Usable from 200 nm to 1000 nm o    
 Visible  Usable from 350 nm to 1000 nm o o  
 NIR  Usable to >1000 nm without significant etaloning o o  
 IR  Usable from 800 nm to 1.7 um (InGaAs)
    ♦
 Data Acquisition and Binning Modes   
 On-chip Binning  Fastest read-out rates and best SNR ♦ ♦  
 Area Mask Binning  Pixel by pixel binning to prevent non-linear optical artifacts
 ♦ ♦ ♦
 Multiple Binning  Patterns  Allows continuous changing of binning patterns for optimal binning from frame to frame (e.g. changing illumination) ♦ ♦ ♦
 Digital Binning
  Increase output dynamic range via digital integration up to 32 bits
  ♦  ♦  ♦
 Communications Options   
 USB 2.0
  Provides high speed access to local PC
 ♦ ♦ ♦
 Ethernet  Operates camera using standard 10/100 Mbit network equipment ♦ ♦ ♦
 Digital I/Os  Control external devices such as shutters, lasers, etc. as well as external triggering ♦ ♦ ♦
Mechanical Housing   
 Standard Housing  Compact camera design easily fits into mechanical enclosures.  More >>
  ♦  ♦ ♦
 Open Frame
  Lower cost, readily integrates into system.  More >>
    ♦  ♦
 Enclosed Housing  Compact design enclosed with heat sink.  More >>    ♦  ♦
Customization   
 Mechanical  Custom housings - contact Critical Link ♦ ♦ ♦
 Application  Custom application to best match your needs - contact Critical Link ♦ ♦ ♦

Camera Types:

E - MityCCD-Exxx
H - MityCCD-Hxxx
S - MityCCD-Sxxx

♦ - Standard
o - Optional