Xiq Camera Series; What Is Xiq; Advantages - XIMEA xiQ series Technical Manual

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xiQ Camera Series

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What is xiQ

xiQ [ ksi-kju: or sai-kju:] is an ultra-compact USB 3.0 Industrial camera family with outstanding features:
• Extremely small footprint
• Lowe thermal dissipation
• Single PC board electronics
• USB3 Vision Standard compatible
• sensors: VGA, 1.3 MP, 2 MP, 2.2 MP and 4.2 MP, b/w, color and NIR extended
• frame rates: VGA @ >500 fps to 4.2 MP @ 90 fps
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Advantages

Industry standard interface
AIA standard compatibility
small
Cool
Powerful
Fast
Robust
Lightweight
Connectivity
Compatibility
Software interfaces
Economical
table 2-1, advantages
xiQ - Technical Manual Version 1.0
Compliant with USB 3.0 SuperSpeed specification
USB3 Vision standard
fits into places where no other camera can fit
low power consumption, 1.0 to 1.8 W
5Gb/s interface up to 450Mpix/s data throughput
high speed, high frame rate: >500fps at VGA and 90fps at 4Mpix resolutions
full metal housing, no sheet metal covers
facilitates increased performance of robotic arms and gimbals
Programmable opto-isolated input and output, 3 status LEDs
support for Windows, Linux and MacOS, various Image Processing Libraries
GenICam / GenTL and highly optimized xiAPI SDK
excellent value and price, low TCO and fast ROI
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