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Elphel 353/363 series cameras and camera modules

353/363 series of cameras

Detail of one of the first images acquired with Elphel Model 363 camera (click here for the full image)

There is a new series of Elphel cameras that continue the line of 303, 313/323 and 333 - it is 353/363 now.

Elphel Model 353 cameras are designed for video applications, use small format (usually - 1/2") high-resolution CMOS sensors and C/CS mount lenses
Model 363 use large format CCD imagers, have higher resolution and lower frame rate - they acquire and send individual images. These cameras use 35 mm (or larger) format lenses.

The Processor Board (10353) that is used in both 353 and 363 cameras has the same physical dimensions as the earlier 10333 but has some important changes:

It uses Axis ETRAX FS - faster and with more capabilities than earlier ETRAX 100LX
16-pin inter-board connector is replaced with high-density 30-pin one
IDE port from the CPU is routed to additional 40-pin high density connector
Sensor interface uses LVTTL 2.5V signals instead of 3.3V
FPGA is now Xilinx (R) Spartan3e 1200K gates
System memory - 64MB (SDRAM)
System flash memory - 128MB (NAND flash)
Image memory - 64MB (DDR SDRAM)

The 10353 board is designed to be an engine for a variety of cameras when supplemented with additional modules.

Modules for the 353/363 series cameras

10353 - processor board (computer part of the camera)
10338 - 5MPix sensor board for 353-series cameras
10357 - solid-state storage (can accommodate up to 8 CF cards - 128GB total)
10359 - multifunction multiplexer/FPGA processing board. Can be used to connect up to 3 of the sensor boards (i.e. 10338, 10347) to one processor board. It can process the image data too.
10347 - controller part of a two-board stack (currently with 10342 or 10344) to connect 35mm format CCD image sensors
10342 - sensor board (requires 10347) for the Kodak 11MPix KAI-11002 CCD image sensor
10344 - sensor board (requires 10347) for the Kodak 16MPix KAI-16000 CCD image sensor