The Basler A311f is a compact industrial area scan camera built on Sony progressive scan CCD technology, delivering high-speed image acquisition over IEEE1394a (FireWire) without requiring a frame grabber. The camera supports monochrome and color variants with resolutions up to 659 x 494 pixels and frame rates reaching 73 fps in monochrome mode, making it suitable for real-time machine vision and inspection tasks.
## Technical Specifications
**Sensor & Resolution**
• Sony ICX414AL/AQ Progressive Scan CCD, 1/2″ optical format
• A311f (Monochrome): 659 x 494 pixels, 9.9 x 9.9 µm pixel pitch, up to 73 fps
• A311fc (Color): 658 x 492 pixels, 8.3 x 8.3 µm pixel pitch, up to 53 fps
**Output & Data Formats**
• IEEE1394a interface at 400 Mbit/s
• Mono 8 (8 bits/pixel), Mono 16 (12 bits/pixel), YUV 4:2:2 (16 bits/pixel for color), Raw 8 and Raw 16 (8 and 12 bits/pixel, R/G/B)
**Imaging Control**
• Programmable exposure up to 5 seconds in long exposure mode
• Gain: 0–22 dB (A311f), 0–17.4 dB (A311fc)
• Freely programmable area of interest (AOI)
• External trigger, 1394 bus, or free-run synchronization modes
**Power**
• 8–36 VDC supply, maximum 3.0 W at 12 VDC
• Power delivered via 1394 cable
**Physical**
• Housing: 42 mm × 62 mm × 62 mm (without lens adapter)
• Weight: approximately 210 g
• C-mount lens interface
• Optional IR-cut filter
## Key Features
• Low-noise CCD sensor for high signal-to-noise ratio performance
• Programmable look-up tables for lossless compression
• Trigger Ready signal for synchronized timing
• Smart Features Framework (SFF) support
• DCAM standard compliance for cross-platform software integration
## Typical Applications
Factory automation, quality control inspection, dimensional measurement, and real-time video surveillance requiring high frame rates over a single cable connection.
## Compatibility & Integration
DCAM-compliant software and image libraries; compatible with third-party vision frameworks. Supplied with BCAM driver and SDK package.
