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Cheetah-640CL: Ultra high-speed for real-time motion analysis

Cheetah high speed near infrared InGaAs camera details.

The Cheetah-640CL near infrared InGaAs camera is the fastest infrared camera in the world. This unit is equipped with a dedicated high speed InGaAs detector array working up to 1.7 μm and comes in a 120, 400 and 1730 Hz speed version. It allows you to visualize the ultra high-speed features of your specific research application. The Cheetah-640CL near infrared InGaAs camera also offers the flexibility to use multiple C-Mount lenses, and therefore will bring your highspeed imaging capabilities to the next performance level!

! Update: the Cheetah-640CL infrared camera is now also available with TE3-cooling to further reduce dark current

Cheetah-640CL: World's fastest InGaAs camera

Key features

NEW! Optional TE3 cooling at 120Hz
InGaAs detector; >99% pixel operability
0.9 to 1.7 µm sensitivity with extension to Visnir possible
640 x 512 pixels
Framerate 120Hz, 400Hz, 1730Hz
CameraLink interface
Single Stage Peltier cooler
External trigger input
Two gain modes

Overview
Specifications
Applications
Documentation

Cheetah-640CL: High quality, high flexibility

The Cheetah-640CL camera is the fastest near infrared InGaAs camera in the world. This unit is equipped with a dedicated high-speed InGaAs detector array working up to 1.7 µm and comes in three speed versions: 120, 400 and 1730 Hz. It allows you to visualize the ultra high-speed features of your specific research application. The infrared camera head interfaces to your unique frame grabbing system via one or two parallel CameraLink interfaces.

The Cheetah-640CL near infrared camera is delivered with a software development kit which offer direct access to various camera settings and allows easy integration with your own high speed image grabbing system.

With an optional TE3 cooled sensor and water cooling of the camera, the Cheetah-640CL becomes a highly sensitive camera with ultra low dark current. In this configuration, it offers you an excellent measurement tool to image low light levels in the SWIR range such as for semiconductor failure analysis or for luminescence spectroscopy applications.

Key Benefits

Accessories

- Crisp motion analysis

- World's fastest InGaAs camera

- Mounts easily to various spectrometers

- Windowing to further increase frame rate

- Reliable data transfer over dual CameraLink

- Optional TE3 cooling

- Extended coverage from SWIR into the visible area

- Xeneth Advanced

- Xeneth SDK

- Frame grabbers

- Lenses

- Cables

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Cheetah-640CL: Detailed specifications

Array Specifications	120Hz	400Hz	1730Hz
Array type	InGaAs	InGaAs	InGaAs
Spectral band	0.9-1.7 µm Optional: 0.6-1.7 µm	0.9-1.7 µm Optional: 0.6-1.7 µm	0.9-1.7 µm Optional: 0.6-1.7 µm
# pixels	640 x 512	640 x 512	640 x 512
Pixel pitch	20 micron	20 micron	20 micron
Array cooling	TE1; optional TE3	TE1; optional TE3	TE1; optional TE3
Pixel operability	>99%	>99%	>99%

Camera Specifications	120 Hz	400 Hz	1730 Hz
Lens (Included)
Focal length	25mm f/0.95	25mm f/0.95	25mm f/0.95
Optical interface	C-mount, spectrometer holes	C-mount, spectrometer holes	C-mount, spectrometer holes
Imaging Performance
Frame rate	120 Hz	400 Hz	1730 Hz
Integration type	Snapshot	Snapshot	Snapshot
Regions of interest	Min. size 32 x 4 pixels	Min. size 32 x 4 pixels	Min. size 32 x 4 pixels
A to D conversion resolution	14 bit	14 bit	14 bit
Interfaces
Camera control	Cameralink	Cameralink	Cameralink
Image acquisition	Base CL (14 bit)	Base CL (12 bit)	Full CL (8bit) 2 x medium CL (12 bit)
Trigger interface	3.3 V CMOS	3.3 V CMOS	3.3 V CMOS
Graphical User Interface (GUI)	Xeneth Advanced	Quad Cl	Quad CL
Power Requirements
Power consumption	Max. 20 W	Max. 20 W	Max. 20 W
Power supply	12 V	12 V	12 V
Physical Characteristics
Camera cooling	Forced convection cooling TE3: water cooling	Forced convection cooling TE3: water cooling	Forced convection cooling TE3: water cooling
Ambient operating temperatures	0 to 50 °C	0 to 50 °C	0 to 50 °C
Dimensions	140 x 135 x 90 mm³	140 x 135 x 90 mm³	140 x 135 x 90 mm³
Weight camera head	2 kg	2 kg	2 kg

Software Specifications

Cheetah-640CL

Xeneth Advanced

Image live view

Store digital pictures/movies

Image histogram

Line profiles, Spot meters, Time profiles

Subframe dimension and position

Digital zoom

Black hot / White hot

False color mode with various color patterns

Advanced image processing features:

- image averaging

- auto or manual gain control

- advanced filters

Xeneth SDK

Installer package for Windows (dll's) platform, operability with C, C++, C#, VB.Net (Visual Studio), Visual Basic and Delphi

Installer package for Linux (.so), operability with C and C++ (gcc, ... SDK validated on Fedora 9.0)

Sample code and hands on for Labview

Cheetah-640CL: Applications

The Cheetah-640CL is an ultra high-speed near infrared InGaAs camera for real-time motion analysis. Due to its speed, the Cheetah-640CL is perfectly suited to use in following applications: