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Camera PixelLINK PL-A641 mono PL-A642 color
Approx Price (list) $1695 mono
$1795 color 
Analog/Digital digital 
Chip Type Zoran CMOS, coupler, if required should be 1X 
Chip Grades/ Big Depth
Transfer Mode full-frame? 8 bit or 10 bit data rate 
Transfer Speed 24 MHz, 30 fps at 8 bit, 640x480 res; 14 fps at 8 bit, 1280x1024 
Chip/Pixel Size slightly larger than 2/3 inch
7.5 x 7.5 microns 
Number of Pixels 1280x1024 active pixels 
Shutter Type electronic rolling shutter 
Shutter Speed/ Settable Delay negligible/ yes; multiple exposures, w delay settings possible 
Separate Controller Required? no 
External Shutter Toggle
Well Depth ? e- 
Read Noise or Signal to Noise 66 dB S/N ration into PGA stage 
Dark Current (Centigrade)
Spectral Response
Mount Type
Cooled/Cooling Process no? Operating temp +5C to +60C 
Coolest Temp/ User Settable? +5C
no, not settable? 
# Connectors on Housing +5C
no, not settable? 
Power Input 2, 6-pin FireWire ports (400 Mbits/s) 
Size/Weight 3 W typ. (250 mA at 12 V, by FireWire cable) 
Data Transfer Plug Type size ?
125 g 
Data Transfer Connector/Cord 2, 6-pin Firewire ports (400 Mbits/s)
see note 
Frame Grabber Type no frame grabber required? 
Computer Compatible Windows/Mac 
Subregions Available? ? software offers "imager subwindow size and position selections" 
Gain/Binning Control?
Precapture Delay
Integration Time Increment
Programmable EPROM?
Software mfg supplied? yes: PixeLINK Capture 
Image Pro?/ IP lab? yes/yes 
Twain? yes, Twain, Directshow and QuickTime 
SDK available SDK option 
Color Acquisition Method color: RGB Bayer with microlenses 
Color Tradeoffs
Appropriate Applications Microscopy; Medical and biometric imaging; Video conferencing; Surveillance and security; Photo ID 
Deconvolution? Fluorescence Microscopy?
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