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Basler dart rolling-shutter modules with the most pixels

Asked as: “Static-scene embedded design where rolling shutter is acceptable: among Basler dart modules with a rolling shutter, which one gives the most pixels?”

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The Basler daA4200-30mci is the highest-resolution rolling-shutter dart module in our catalog. It uses the onsemi AR1335 sensor with a native resolution of 4208 × 3120 pixels — approximately 13.1 megapixels (my calculation: 4208 × 3120) — and runs at 30 fps at default settings. docs.basle...docs.baslerweb.com ↗“3120}”

For context, here are all six Basler dart rolling-shutter modules, ordered by pixel count:

ModuleSensorResolution (W × H)Frame rate (default settings)
daA4200-30mcionsemi AR13354208 × 312030 fps
daA3840-45umSony IMX334LLR-C3860 × 217818.7 fps (44.9 fps with Device Link Throughput Limit disabled)
daA3840-45ucSony IMX334LQR-C3860 × 217818.7 fps (44.9 fps with Device Link Throughput Limit disabled)
daA2500-14umonsemi MT9P0312592 × 194414 fps
daA2500-14uconsemi MT9P0312592 × 194414 fps
daA2500-60mcionsemi AR05212592 × 194460 fps

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A few notes for your static-scene embedded design:

  • Since your scenes are static, the rolling-shutter distortion trade-off is reasonable, and the daA4200-30mci gives you the most pixels among these — roughly 47% more pixels than the daA3840-45um/uc (my calculation).
  • If you'd trade resolution for frame rate, the daA2500-60mci offers 60 fps at 5 MP with the same rolling-shutter architecture.
  • The catalog also notes that Basler documents separate bare-board and mount variants for these dart module families, so you can pick the board format that fits your embedded integration. docs.basle...docs.baslerweb.com ↗“maker documents separate bare-board and mount variants”

One caveat: I could not verify the camera data interface for the daA4200-30mci — that attribute is not listed in the catalog for this module (the other five all use USB 3.0 SuperSpeed), so I can't confirm its host connection type from catalog data. Product details are available at Basler's documentation page for the daA4200-30mci. docs.basle...docs.baslerweb.com ↗“url=”

Sources

  1. Basler daA4200-30mci docs.baslerweb.com
  2. Basler daA3840-45um docs.baslerweb.com
  3. Basler daA3840-45uc docs.baslerweb.com
  4. Basler daA2500-14um docs.baslerweb.com
  5. Basler daA2500-14uc docs.baslerweb.com
  6. Basler daA2500-60mci docs.baslerweb.com