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System Overview
This section provides an overview of the StarForm
TM
Swift-G 3D
time-of-flight camera. Figure 3.1 provides details on the main
components of the StarForm
TM
Swift-G camera.
The StarForm
TM
Swift-G 3D time-of-flight camera is designed for
industrial environments and provides calibrated metric 3D point
cloud output, corresponding to each pixel in the image sensor
array, together with an active infrared image from the integrated
infrared LEDs.
top
M4 mount threads
image sensor
window
LED windows
Front panel
rear panel
power input
GPIO connector
ethernet connector
bottom
Figure 3.1: Overview of main components of the StarForm
TM
Swift-G camera.
The StarForm
TM
Swift-G camera uses standard gigabit ethernet for
connectivity and requires a single 12 VDC power supply. A GPIO
port is provided for additional IO capability (see 6.1.3). The robust
industrial housing can be further configured with a tripod mount
plate.
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