VA Imaging MER2-2002-20U3M-VA 1/1.8" Monochrome CMOS (OnSemi AR202) Camera, 20 Megapixels, 5120 x 3840, 20 fps, Rolling Shutter, C-Mount, USB 3.0 Output

Industrial USB 3.0 Vision Camera Featuring AR2020

The Mercury 2 USB 3.0 camera is designed as an industrial vision device equipped with a USB 3.0 interface. This interface supports high-resolution and rapid frame rate cameras effectively. It is particularly compatible with embedded systems like Raspberry Pi (version 4 or newer), NVIDIA platforms, as well as standard PC environments.
This industrial vision camera model is ideal if your application meets the following criteria:
- Industrial-grade camera requirements
- Cable length up to 4.5 meters (extendable to 10 meters using optical USB3 cable)
- Single-cable connectivity for device operation
- Compact size of 29x29x29mm
- Compatible with x86 computers and embedded platforms such as ARM V7 & ARM V8
- Supports hardware triggering (requires I/O cable)

For additional information on our industrial USB 3.0 vision cameras, please consult our manual.

MTBF, Warranty, and Product Longevity

Daheng Imaging manufactures over 100,000 industrial cameras annually, adhering to stringent quality control standards. The mean time between failures (MTBF) exceeds 400,000 hours (equivalent to 45 years of continuous operation). These industrial cameras are TÜV Rheinland certified and come with a 3-year warranty. Each camera model remains available for a minimum of 7 years following its market release, with many models supported for even longer. For further details on our product life cycle management, refer to this article.

Monochrome Industrial Camera

A monochrome camera, also called a black and white camera, provides benefits across numerous applications. While color cameras dominate the security sector, industrial applications often prefer monochrome cameras due to their higher light sensitivity, sharper image output, and reduced data size compared to color cameras. These attributes make them especially suitable for image processing tasks. By choosing the appropriate lighting wavelength and lens filters, specific product features can be emphasized, enabling the capture of high-resolution, high-contrast images using monochrome cameras.