1280JSX HD 10µm Camera

The compact 1280JSX-10µm VIS/SWIR digital video camera from Sensors Unlimited features a 1.3MP high-resolution, high-sensitivity indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) imager. Leveraging our patented GMOD pixel architecture, the next-generation HD 10µm design is ideal for persistent surveillance and laser detection while delivering enhanced performance for both low-light and daylight imaging applications.

The camera offers real-time imaging across an extended 0.5–1.7µm wavelength range. Thanks to advances in InGaAs processing and fabrication, this reduced 10µm pixel design maintains the spectral response, dynamic range, and noise performance of the previous 12.5µm generation. Mechanical, electrical, and command interfaces remain identical, enabling seamless drop-in replacement into existing systems.

A key advancement in the 1280JSX-10µm is its reduced pixel size, downsizing to a 10µm square while maintaining a 100% fill factor. This 36% decrease in active area enables the use of smaller, lighter, and more cost-effective optics without sacrificing performance.

Equipped with onboard automatic gain control (AGC) and built-in non-uniformity corrections (NUCs), the camera excels in high-dynamic range urban night environments without image blooming. It features Camera Link® digital output, delivering 12-bit images for effortless digital image processing or transmission. Its lightweight, compact design is ideal for integration into small gimbals, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), handheld devices, and robotic platforms and for applications including battlefield surveillance, drone detection, missile and vehicle tracking, terrain analysis, resource mapping, and low-light operations through atmospheric obscurants.

Now accepting RFQs with a minimum-order-quantity (MOQ) of (10) units. For more information, please contact Sensors Unlimited at sui_contact@collins.com

• 30 or 60 frames per second full frame rate
• 1280 x 1024-pixel format, 10.0μm pitch
• Capability for 100% duty cycle across entire illumination intensity range
• High sensitivity in 0.9 to 1.7 μm spectrum; VIS/SWIR from 0.5 to 1.7 μm
• Low power, < 3.0 W at 20°C
• Partial moonlight to daytime imaging
• Compact OEM module size, < 4.5 in3
• All solid-state InGaAs imager with snapshot exposure capability
• On-board, real time non-uniformity corrections
• Digital 12-bit base Camera Link® output
• Automatic Gain Control (AGC)
• Windowing, Binning and In-Field Offset Corrections
• Operation from -40 to +70°C
• Tested to MIL-STD-810G for functional shock, vibration, thermal shock, storage temperature, altitude and humidity

• Mechanical
• Dimensions

  ENC Series: 2.0 x 2.0 x 2.43 in, 50.8 x 50.8 x 61.7 mm
  OEM Series: 1.65x1.60x1.60 in, 41.9 x 40.6 x 40.6 mm

• Weight

  ≤ 235 g enclosed, ≤ 120 g OEM

• Lens Mount

  M42x1 mount

• Camera Link Connector

  3M SDR26 Connector enclosed

• Pixel Pitch

  10.0 μm
   

• Focal Plane Array

  1280 x 1024 pixels

• Active Area

  12.8 mm x 10.24 mm x 16.39 mm diagonal

• Environmental & Power
• Operating Case Temperature

  -40˚C to 70˚C

• Storage Temperature

  -54°C to 85°C

• Humidity

  95% relative humidity

• Power Requirements

  DC Voltage:  +8-16V
  Power: ≤ 3.0 W at 20°C (case temperature), ≤ 10.0 W maximum

• Functional Shock, Random Vibration, Thermal Shock, Temperature/Altitude/Humidity Combined, Acceleration

  MIL-STD-810G compliant

• Electrical
• Optical Fill Factor

  100%

• Spectral Response

  VIS/SWIR 0.5 µm to 1.7 µm

• Quantum Efficiency

  VIS/SWIR, ≥ 65% from 0.7 µm to 1.6 µm

• Mean Detectivity, D*

  4.02 x 10¹³  cm√Hz/W  (typical) - 30 fps
  2.82 x 10¹³ cm√Hz/W  (typical) - 60 fps

• Noise Equivalent Irradiance*

  7.51 x 10⁸ photons/cm²xs

  1.53 x 10⁹ photons/cm²xs

• Noise (RMS)*

  20 electrons (typical)

• Dynamic Range**

  1700:1 - 30 fps

  1850:1 - 60 fps

• Operability

  ≥ 99%

• Exposure Times***

  30 µs to 33 ms - 30 fps

  30 µs to 16.5 ms - 60 fps

• Image Correction

  2-point (offset and gain) pixel by pixel, user selectable

• Digital Output Format

  12 bit base Camera Link®

• Analog Output Format

  N/A

• Digital Output Frame Rate

  30 fps or 60 fps

• Scan Mode

  Continuous or three user-selectable, externally triggered modes

• * λ = 1.55 µm, exposure time = 33ms (30 fps), 16.5 ms (60 fps), 17°C TEC setpoint, high gain, no lens, x1 digital gain with enhancement, AGC and correction off.

  ** In high dynamic range OPR settings, 17°C . Able to achieve 750:1 in highest sensitivity OPR setting.

  *** Standard configuration Exposure time = 200 µs in lowest sensitivity OPR setting.

• Low-light level imaging
• Covert surveillance with 24/7 operation
• Multi-laser spotting and tracking
• Imaging through atmospheric obscurants.
• Easy integration into small gimbals, unmanned aircraft systems, handheld and robotic systems.
• Driver Vision Enhancement (DVE).