Teledyne DALSA recently announced the launch of a new line scan camera series, Tetra 2k / 4k / 8kSR, featuring 2.5GigE and 10GigE interfaces. The series is designed for industrial Machine Vision applications that demand a precise combination of high image quality, advanced data rates, and cost-effective system solutions.
The Tetra series is based on advanced CMOS sensors developed by Teledyne and offers both monochrome and color models to suit a wide range of industrial applications. The monochrome models incorporate Dualline technology, enabling operation in HDR, TDI, and Single Line modes, while the color models use a Trilinear structure to deliver true and accurate color reproduction.
A key innovation in the series is the Super Resolution (SR) technology featured in the 8k model. The camera uses two 4k sensor arrays with a half-pixel offset, generating a real-time reconstructed 8k image with an effective pixel size of 3.5µm. This allows integrators and system manufacturers to use lower-cost 4k lenses and lighting without compromising sharpness, sensitivity, or image quality, offering a significant advantage in cost-sensitive applications where overall system savings are critical.
Another major benefit of the Tetra series is its bandwidth performance. The cameras deliver 2.5 to 10 times the bandwidth of traditional GigE cameras while using standard Cat5e or Cat6 cables, without the need for a frame grabber. This simplifies system design, reduces hardware costs, and enables faster integration.
The cameras support a wide range of advanced features, including Burst Mode, AOI/ROI, PoE, programmable I/O, and Binning, and they integrate seamlessly with Teledyne’s Sapera LT development environment, a well-established SDK with hundreds of thousands of installations worldwide.
The Tetra series is ideal for a variety of applications, including PCB inspection, printing, material sorting, the food industry, life sciences, film and web inspection, and general Machine Vision tasks. For full technical information and specifications, please refer to the attached document.
