The Latest Wildcat Camera from Xenics

This new product marks the beginning of the era of high-resolution SWIR cameras for Xenics’ customers.

Xenics is Europe’s leading developer and manufacturer of advanced infrared sensors, cameras and customized imaging solutions for the SWIR and long wave infrared (LWIR) range.

The Wildcat+ 1280 is a SWIR camera for industrial imaging applications with very high resolution and performance. With the Wildcat+ 1280, Xenics is expanding its range of SWIR cameras for industrial applications such as process monitoring, machine vision and medical technology. These high-performance cameras are also suitable for scientific applications.

This unique product demonstrates Xenics’ ability to respond to needs and meet demanding high resolution requirements for SWIR applications.

Xenics offers high-resolution SWIR camera for industry

Following the best-selling Wildcat 640 SWIR camera, Xenics expands its industrial offering with the Wildcat+ 1280. Customers can now benefit from the easy-to-use and powerful Wildcat industrial platform together with the high resolution SXGA format (1280×1024). In addition, the Wildcat+ 1280 is a compact solution thanks to a 5 μm pitch sensor at both camera and optics level.

Industrial design meets high resolution

Xenics has a long experience with SWIR cameras specifically designed for industrial applications. As a result, the Wildcat platform offers interfaces such as CameraLinkTM or plug-and-play USB3 vision, making it very easy to use the camera in industrial environments. “Customers want more and more features as the industry moves towards high-resolution cameras. So our development team worked hard to propose SXGA resolution while maintaining the simplicity of the Wildcat, making it very easy to integrate,” said Marc Larive, strategic marketing manager at Xenics. The Wildcat+ 1280 is offered with CameraLinkTM or USB3 Vision interface and benefits from Wildcat features such as 2 trigger-in and 2 trigger-out and a high-precision temperature-stabilized FPA, which gives the camera very stable performance in demanding environments. In addition, the Wildcat+ 1280 is sensitive from visible to SWIR wavelengths (0.4 μm to 1.7 μm): allowing customers to obtain both visible and SWIR information with just one camera.

With a maximum frame rate of 120 Hz and power consumption of less than 7 W, the Wildcat+ 1280 is the perfect solution for high-resolution SWIR in the industry.

With the Wildcat+ 1280, Xenics sets new standards and offers the best for industrial applications such as:

Inspection, where customers will benefit from the high resolution and the SWIR capability to precisely locate defects.

Laser beam profiling, where customers will benefit from both the high resolution and the very small pixel pitch of 5 μm, allowing them to analyze very small beams.

3D printing, where customers will benefit from the high resolution and high dynamic range.

With the Wildcat+ 1280, Xenics shows that SWIR is still a good solution to enhance machine vision and process monitoring capabilities in industry.