USB 3.0 becomes more and more important in the fields of machine vision and industrial imaging. Thanks to the high transfer rate of up to 5 Gb/s and fast sensors, such as Sony’s IMX174 (161 fps, 1900 x 1200 px) or ON Semiconductor’s Python 1300 (169 fps, 1280 x 1024 px), USB 3.0 allows machine vision in real time, without data compression and loss of image quality. The USB 3.0 camera portfolio of IDS includes four camera series and around 100 different camera models (Mono, Color, NIR), covering board-level versions, models with robust housing, and industrial autofocus cameras.
By integrating active optical hybrid cables, users benefit from the advantages of USB 3.0 for applications that could only be implemented with GigE so far, due to the connection distance.