Multiespectral visible - NIR compact cameras with 8 spectral bands + 1 b/w
SIL-CMS and SIL-CMS4 VNIR multispectral cameras are specially designed to allow high integration of VIS/NIR multispectral systems.
These lightweight and very small footprint cameras split the image into 8 spectral bands plus 1 B&W channel: in a sincle capture the 9 images are obtained simultaneously.
Made by hybridization of a custom Bayer-like matrix on a commercial 1.3 MPx and 4.2 MPx CMOS sensors, they allow extracting the spectrum on each point of an image.
The technology Color Shades(R) is a unique manufacturing technique developed by SILIOS Technologies to produce multispectral pixelated filters. The SIL-CMS/4 multispectral cameras are type snapshot.
In our Polyespectral Imaging Application you can learn more on this technology, the features and advantages.
Key applications of the visible - NIR multispectral image systems
- color measurement
- recycling and waste sorting
- general sorting
- machine vision
- cosmetics
- agro-food
- space and earth observation
- biomedicine: endoscopy, microscopy,...
- autonomous vehicle: segmentation
- precision farming
- forestry
General specifications of the multispectral imaging sensors SIL-CMS/4
SIL-CMS | SIL-CMS4 | ||
Ranges | Visible to Near IR | ||
Spectral bands | 8 spectral bands + 1 B&W | ||
Array type | CMOS | ||
Optical interface | CS-mount (C-mount compatible with extra C-ring) | ||
Resolution (raw picture) | 1280 x 1024 (HxV; 1.3MPx) | 2048 x 2048 (HxV; 4.2 MPx) | |
Resolution (spectral pictures) | 426 x 339 (HxV) | 682 x 682 (HxV) | |
Pixel pitch | 5.3 um | 5.5 um | |
Max. frame rate | 60 Hz | 95 Hz | |
Exposure time | 10 us to 2 s | 100 us to 5 s | |
ADC | 10-bit | 10-bit | |
Interface | USB3.0 | GigE | USB3.0 |
Digital output | 10-bit | 12-bit | |
Power supply | USB3.0 | External | USB3.0 |
Dimension | 56 x 56 x 22 mm | 62 x 62 x 31 mm | 52 x 62 x 40 mm |
Weight | 75 g | 110 g | 170 g |
Spectral specifications and models of multispectral
Model | Spectral range | Bandwidth (FWHM avg) | Macropixel config. | |
SIL-CMS/CMS4-C | 430-700 nm | 40 nm | 3x3 (8 color bands + 1 B&W) | ![]() |
SIL-CMS/CMS4-V | 550-830 nm | 40 nm | 3x3 (8 color bands + 1 B&W) | ![]() |
SIL-CMS/CMS4-S | 650-930 nm | 40 nm | 3x3 (8 color bands + 1 B&W) | ![]() |
If you need to cover longer spectral range with one camera, we can propose 400-900 nm with the multispectral camera SIL-Toucan.
Check here all our solutions in polyspectral imaging (hyperspectral and multispectral):
- visible-NIR (400-900 nm)
- SWIR (900-1700/2500 nm)