USB 2.0 CCD Line Camera

Thorlabs' Charge-Coupled Device (CCD) Line Camera has several advantages over
its area-array counterparts, including high optical linear resolution that allows
systems developers to use the cameras to capture 2D images by moving either the
object or the CCD perpendicular to the scan line. In the past, the lack of highspeed
camera interfaces limited the choice to gray-scale line cameras. To overcome
this obstacle, Thorlabs introduced its LC1-USB Line Camera, a new cost-effective
Black and White Line Camera based on a single-line, 3000-pixel CCD chip with a
USB 2.0 (480Mb/s) and USB 1.1 (12Mb/s) interface. The LC1-USB is a compact,
plug-and-play, linear camera that is ideal for a variety of applications in industry
process control, optics, biology, spectroscopy, and reflection imaging. The camera is
based on a linear CCD array housed in a 3.6" x 2.6" x 1.0" enclosure. Setting up
the LC1-USB Line Camera is very easy; the user simply installs the latest version of
the operating software onto any desktop or notebook PC and then connects the
USB cable from the line camera to the PC, thus eliminating the need to install a
DAQ card.
The LC1-USB accepts F-Mount
Adapters, NFM1LC1, for standard
camera objective adoption. It also has
tapped holes (#4-40) at the front plate
for easy adaptation to Thorlabs' 30mm
Cage Assemblies, which allows the user
to integrate optical components in front
of the camera. The unit has #8-32 and
M4 tapped holes to provide stable and
secure mounting.

PC Requirements
■ 16MB of Free Hard Drive Space
■ PC Running Windows 2000/XP
or Higher
■ CD-ROM Drive
■ USB 1.1 Dedicated Port (USB 2.0
Recommended for Best Performance)
■ Mouse Compatible Pointing Device
■ 800 x 600 Resolution 256 Color
Display (1024 x 768 Recommended)

Features
Hardware Features
■ 3000 Pixel Silicon Linear CCD Array
(7μm x 200μm Pixel Size)
■ 12-Bit A/D Converter for High-
Intensity Resolution
■ High Scan Rate
(Up to 190 scans/second)
■ Optical Integration Time Adjustable
From 1μs to 200ms
■ Ext. Trigger Capability via BNC Input
■ USB 2.0 (480Mb/s) and USB 1.1
(12Mb/s) Compatible
■ No External Power Requirements
Software Features
■ Real-Time Graphical User Interface
■ Averaging/Smoothing/Peak Finding
■ Gaussian Fitting Routines
■ User-Defined, Real-Time Routines
■ Compatible to Windows 2000XP
or Higher
■ NI LabWindows/CVI™, NI
LabVIEW™, MS Visual C++™,
and Borland C++™