August 30, 2013 - Point Grey added 4.1 megapixel global shutter CMOS models to the Grasshopper3 family of high resolution USB 3.0 cameras. The Grasshopper3 digital camera line now offers a total of 10 different monochrome and color models designed to address a wide variety of machine vision and life science applications, including 3D scanning, electronics assembly inspection, microscopy, and ophthalmology.
The new Grasshopper3 GS3-U3-41C6 models are based on color and monochrome versions of the extremely fast and very sensitive CMOSIS CMV4000, a 1" CMOS featuring 5.5 micron square pixels and 2048 x 2048 pixel resolution. The Grasshopper3 uses a USB 3.0 link layer IP – implemented in an FPGA – together with a 128 MByte frame buffer to provide optimal reliability and ensure every image captured is delivered to the PC. Every model measures just 44 x 29 x 58 mm in size and offers a rich set of features, including a full image processing pipeline that supports color interpolation, look up table, and gamma correction; robust, opto-isolated GPIO for industrial triggering and strobe output; pixel binning and region of interest modes; and user configuration sets for custom default settings.
USB3 Vision-compliant firmware will be available for Grasshopper3 models by the end of Q4 2013. The GS3-U3-41C6 (1-inch 4.1 MP CMOS 90 FPS) is list priced at $1,595/€1.195.
