Allied Vision Expands Compact CoaXPress Camera Line

High-speed imaging systems in electronics manufacturing, semiconductor inspection, automotive metrology, and medical imaging increasingly require higher bandwidth and resolution within smaller installation spaces. In this context, Allied Vision introduced two new CoaXPress-12 machine vision cameras built around Sony Pregius S global shutter sensors and designed for compact, vibration-sensitive inspection systems.

The new FXO CXP series includes the 24.6 MP fxo935xCX12-4C and the 12.4 MP fxo936xCX12-4C, both using four-channel CoaXPress 2.0 interfaces with aggregate data rates up to 50 Gbit/s.

Compact format for dense inspection systems
The cameras use a 50 × 50 mm housing footprint with either a 19 mm flat-front configuration or a 34 mm C-Mount configuration. The compact mechanical design targets applications such as automated optical inspection (AOI), SMT pick-and-place alignment, semiconductor assembly verification, and structured-light imaging systems where camera placement is constrained by machine geometry.

The cameras operate with passive, fanless cooling and consume 9 W through Power-over-CXP, eliminating the need for external power supplies and reducing cable complexity in machine vision installations. The absence of active cooling also removes vibration sources that can affect measurement stability in metrology and cleanroom imaging environments.

Allied Vision specified an operating temperature range from -10°C to +60°C while maintaining full four-channel CXP-12 bandwidth performance.

Sony Pregius S sensors for high-speed imaging
The fxo935CX12-4C and fxo935MX12-4C models integrate the Sony IMX935 backside-illuminated global shutter sensor with a resolution of 5,328 × 4,608 pixels and frame rates up to 192 fps at 8-bit output.

The fxo936CX12-4C and fxo936MX12-4C models use the Sony IMX936 sensor with a resolution of 4,128 × 3,008 pixels and frame rates up to 339 fps at 8-bit output.

Both sensors belong to Sony’s Pregius S™ family of CMOS image sensors, combining backside illumination with global shutter operation. This architecture supports higher light sensitivity and distortion-free capture during high-speed motion, which is relevant for industrial automation applications such as particle image velocimetry, 3D laser triangulation, and precision displacement measurement.

Machine vision bandwidth and integration considerations
Four-channel CoaXPress-12 connectivity enables simultaneous high-resolution and high-frame-rate image transfer over standard coaxial infrastructure. Compared with lower-bandwidth machine vision interfaces, the 50 Gbit/s throughput allows full sensor readout without reducing frame rates or limiting image quality in data-intensive inspection systems.

The modular lens-mount concept supports both flat-front and C-Mount configurations, allowing integration into customized optical setups and compact inspection heads.

The camera series is positioned for machine vision systems where throughput, installation density, and vibration-free operation are critical, particularly in electronics production, semiconductor manufacturing, industrial metrology, and life-science imaging environments.

Edited by Aishwarya Mambet, Induportals Editor, with AI assistance.

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