Custom Camera and Adapter Solutions

Custom camera solutions - example

Our BlueBird video adapters and our range of Harrier cameras and camera interface boards are versatile products that offer users plenty of flexibility. However, we can tailor and optimize our products specifically to meet the needs of your application. We also offer custom video converter solutions by modifying existing designs or providing full custom design converter boards, including housing when required.

Customization options include

  • Modification of firmware to suit specific applications
  • Additional I/O capability
  • Customized video processing functions programmed into the interface board
  • Development of custom adapters to convert/process video streams with the input/output format of your choice

Examples of customized functionality

  • Internal generation of test video
  • Image processing: live video with high contrast false color replacement (user selected colors)
  • Image processing: addition of graphical overlays or text
Example of integrated SMPTE test pattern
Example for false color replacement

Screens shots of on-board generated SMPTE test pattern and text enhancement using false color replacement.

Benefits of a customized product

Customization enables easier integration into your vision system and brings the ability to add custom functionality that is unique to your system. If our camera and adapter products take over a required function, additional hardware can be omitted. This not only saves cost but simplifies software development and operation.

Please contact us to learn more about our range of AF-zoom cameras and converter boards.

Our skills and capabilities

Active Silicon offers custom design services

How can we assist you with our hardware, FPGA design and software development skills and our experience in efficient prototyping and manufacturing?

Custom camera solutions

Custom camera solutions - example

Our Harrier camera solutions and BlueBird video adapters can be customized to meet your requirements for additional functionality.

Custom frame grabbers

Custom frame grabber solutions - example FireBirdCXP-12

Customized frame grabber products to meet your additional functional or structural needs. Read more to find out what we can do for you.

Custom embedded systems

Full-custom embedded systems and other custom design services

Active Silicon has over 30 years' experience of full-custom solution design, often incorporating our cutting-edge vision technology.

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