Active Silicon offers a range of autofocus-zoom block cameras. Camera features include multiple output options, compact size, global shutter, powerful zoom and our own range of Harrier cost-effective block cameras. With our Harrier block camera interface board technology (see Harrier Camera Interface Boards) we offer LVDS, 3G/HD-SDI, HD-VLC, USB 3, HDMI, IP (Ethernet) and MIPI CSI-2 video output options. Contact us to find the right AF-zoom block camera for your vision system.
Active Silicon offers camera interface boards for autofocus zoom cameras and adapters for host-end acquisition and format conversion. The camera interface boards for Tamron, Sony and other block cameras take data from the proprietary camera interface and format into industry standard interfaces such as 3G-SDI / HD-SDI, USB 3.0, HDMI and IP. All modules feature very low clock jitter and stable outputs over a wide temperature range and are suited to many applications in broadcast, medical, industrial, security and defense applications.
Active Silicon designs and manufactures a wide range of acquisition solutions based around leading-edge hardware technology and versatile software toolkits. Our range includes frame grabbers for CoaXPress (including CXP-12 products) and Camera Link in different form-factors. Operating system support includes 64-bit versions of Windows, Linux and QNX.
Active Silicon designs and manufactures custom embedded systems, often integrating our leading-edge image acquisition technology. Typically, units are designed for a specific OEM application often in the field of medical devices, industrial automation or remote monitoring. Our embedded vision systems are designed to meet various safety, quality and medical standards as appropriate, as well as being designed for long product life – retaining the same fit, form and function for many years.
Active Silicon is part of the Solid State plc group and operating as the Imaging business unit of Steatite, Solid State’s manufacturing division. With this alliance, Active Silicon customers are able to benefit from Steatite’s extensive portfolio of technology for use in harsh environments, including a large variety of industrial rack-mount and fanless PCs, panel PCs and PNT solutions.
Active Silicon offer a range of accessories for our hardware products, including CoaXPress and Camera Link cables and FireBird IO adapters for use with our frame grabbers. The products listed on our website are in stock and readily available. Other cable lengths or adapter types, are available on request, especially for higher order volumes.
Active Silicon computer vision products are supported by a variety of software tools. We provide powerful user software and SDKs for frame grabbers with support across several operating systems. We also offer an SDK for USB video application developers. Additionally, a wide range of drivers for third-party machine vision and scientific imaging packages is available.