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Side Connector USB3 Camera

Chameleon3 USB3 (Legacy)

The Chameleon®3 camera family combines the ease-of-use of USB3, small size, flexibility of board-level versions, and popular CMOS image sensors into an affordable package. For FLIR cameras with the latest sensors and most advanced feature sets, please refer to Blackfly S and Oryx camera families.

Chameleon3 USB3 (Legacy)
 

Exposed Sensor: Design & Use Cases

The sensor in S-mount models is open to the camera's electronics, offering greater design flexibility and cost-effectiveness for embedded and compact vision applications. However, these cameras may not be ideal for applications requiring high optical clarity, particularly under magnification or when using collimated light sources.

See Cleaning the imaging surface of your camera for guidance on what to do if dirt or dust particles are introduced to the sensor package window.

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Resources & Support

Application Note

Using USB3 Vision Cameras with Matrox Imaging Library

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Technical Guidance

Remotely Power Cycle a USB 3.1 Camera

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Troubleshooting

Vertical bleeding or smearing from a saturated portion of an image

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Technical Guidance

Configuring a NI-MAX .icd File to Save Camera Settings

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Article

How are bugs and feature enhancement requests handled?

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System Requirements

How does my USB 3.1 camera appear in Device Manager?

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Application Note

Getting Started with Matrox Imaging Library

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Getting Started with NI-MAX and LabVIEW

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Getting Started with NI Vision Builder for Automatic Inspection

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Whitepaper

Enhancing USB 3.1 Cameras Reliability with Frame Buffer

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FlyCapture2 SDK

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Spinnaker SDK All Versions for Download

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CM3-U3-13Y3 Firmware 1.13.3.0

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CM3-U3-13S2 Firmware 1.2.3.1

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CM3-U3-28S4 Firmware 1.3.3.1

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CM3-U3-31S4 Firmware 1.12.3,0

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CM3-U3-50S5 Firmware 1.12.3.0

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Below are assets shared by all models of this product family.

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CM3-U3-13S2 Datasheet

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CM3-U3-13Y3 Datasheet

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CM3-U3-28S4 Datasheet

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CM3-U3-31S4 Datasheet

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CM3-U3-50S5 Datasheet

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CM3-U3 Getting Started

Quick Start Guide

Chameleon3-BD-CAD-Drawings

Drawing

Chameleon3-CAD-Drawings

Drawing

CM3-U3 Technical Reference

Technical Reference

Chameleon3 USB3 EMVA Imaging Performance

Imaging Specification

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