Document history and conventions
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Alvium CSI-2 Cameras User Guide V2.6.2
Naming and terms
Camera model naming
Alvium cameras are named to identify model properties.
For example,
Alvium 1500 C-500c
is composed of:
Terms and acronyms
Alvium
1500
C
500
c
Content
element
Camera
series
Camera series detail
Interface
Resolution
1
Color/
monochrome
Examples
Alvium
1500: Basic feature set
1800: Advanced feature set
or high-performance sensors
C: MIPI CSI-2
U: USB
500: 5.0 MP
050: 0.5 MP
c: color
m: monochrome
1
Model resolutions may slightly deviate from model naming.
Table 4: Camera model naming
Term or
acronym
Description
Reference
adapter board
Printed circuit board (PCB) that connects
embedded boards, cameras, and I/Os,
dedicated to an individual embedded board
Alvium Cameras Accessory Guide at
www.alliedvision.com/en/support/
technical-documentation/
alvium-csi-2-documentation.
bare board
Camera consisting of electronics and sensor on
a common printed circuit board (PCB), to be
designed into a housing with heat sink and lens
mount
CRA
Chief ray angle
EMVA
European Machine Vision Association
ERS
Electronic rolling shutter, see RS
Shutter types affecting image readout
ESD
Electrostatic discharge
FPC cable
(MIPI CSI-2 FPC cable) Flexible printed circuit
cable, component that connects embedded
boards and cameras via adapter board
Alvium Cameras Accessory Guide at
www.alliedvision.com/en/support/
technical-documentation/
alvium-csi-2-documentation.
FPC connector
Hirose FH55-22S-0.5SH connector
FPNC
Fixed pattern noise correction
fps
Frames per second
Table 5: Terms and acronyms (sheet 1 of 2)