Whether your product line is focused on VR headsets, smart glasses, drones, or other consumer or industrial applications, image quality is critical. Near-infrared, 2D and 3D capabilities are also being demanded by more and more customers. In this article, learn how the new Mira220 global shutter image sensor from ams OSRAM helps you improve how your products view the world.
Mira220 is a 2.2 MP NIR-enhanced global shutter image sensor designed for 2D and 3D consumer and industrial machine vision applications. The sensor has a small 2.79 μm pixel size with high sensitivity made possible by a state of the art BSI technology. With an effective resolution of 1600 ×1400 and a maximum bit depth of 12 bits, the sensor supports on-chip operations like external triggering, windowing, horizontal or vertical mirroring.
The maximum frame rate is 90 fps at full resolution and bit depth. The sensor has a MIPI CSI-2 interface to allow easy interfacing with a plethora of processors and FPGAs. On-chip registers can be accessed via the standard I²C interface for easy configuration of the sensor.
Due to its small size, configurability and high sensitivity both in visual as well as NIR, the Mira220 is well-suited for 2D and 3D applications, which include Active Stereo Vision, Structured Light Vision for Robotics and AR/VR. High sensitivity in NIR enables increased measurement range and allows overall system power consumption optimization which is key for battery-powered consumer and industrial applications.
Features
- Compact size
- Resolution: 1600(H) x 1400 (V)
- MIPI CSI-2 D-PHY interface
- High frame rate: 90fps at full resolution
- High sensitivity
- Class-leading QE at 940 nm
- On-chip noise reduction
- On-chip defect pixel correction
- Voltage domain global shutter
- Stacked BSI technology
Benefits
- Ideal for compact consumer applications
- Ideal for high-speed industrial applications
- Use in low-light conditions
- Battery-operated NIR applications
- Improved image quality
- Reduced off-chip processing
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Applications
- Mobile Facial Authentication
- Active Stereo Vision
- Structured Light Vision
- Smart Home Appliances
- Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC). QR Readers. Drones
- Smart Wearable Devices
- SLAM for Robotics
