Quark Uncooled Cores

Quark with a 13mm lens and no back
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Lens Options

6.3mm

9mm

13mm

14mm

17mm

19mm

25mm

35mm

Quark with 6.3mm Lens

Quark with 6.3mm lens

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Specifications

Overview

Quark 640

Quark 336

Thermal Imager Uncooled VOx Microbolometer
FPA / Digital Video Display Formats 640 × 512 336 × 256
Analog Video Display Formats 640 x 480 (NTSC); 640 x 512 (PAL)1
Pixel Pitch 17 μm
Spectral Band 7.5 - 13.5 μm
Full Frame Rates 30 Hz (NTSC)
25 Hz (PAL)
30/60 Hz (NTSC)
25/50 Hz (PAL)
Exportable Frame Rates 7.5 Hz (NTSC); 8.3 Hz (PAL)
Sensitivity (NEdT) <50 mK at f/1.0
Scene Range (High Gain) -40°C to +160°C 
Scene Range (Low Gain) N/A
Time to Image <3.5 sec
Factory Optimized Video Yes 

Physical Attributes

Quark 640

Quark 336

Size (w/o lens) 17 x 22 x 22 mm
Weight (body & lens) 18.3g (6.3mm); 27.3g (9mm); 23.7g (13mm lens); 23.0g (14mm lens);
24.1g (17mm lens); 23.8g (19mm lens); 28g (35mm lens)
Precision Mounting Holes (M1.6x0.35)
on 4 sides (2 per side)
Yes 

Image Processing & Display Controls

Quark 640

Quark 336

NTSC/PAL (field switchable) Yes
Image Optimization Yes
Digital Detail Enhancement Yes
Invert/Revert (analog and 8-bit digital) Yes
Polarity Control (black hot/white hot) Yes
Color & Monochrome Palettes (LUTs) Yes
Digital Zoom 2x, 4x, 8x 2x, 4x
Symbology (256 gray & 256 color)
Yes

Digital Video

Quark 640

Quark 336

LVDS (14-bit or 8-bit) Yes
CMOS (14-bit or 8-bit) Yes
BT.656 (8-bit) Yes
Slow Video Option (factory configured) Yes

Interfacing

Quark 640

Quark 336

Primary Electrical Connector 60-pin SAMTEC 
Input Power 3.3 VDC +/-0.1VDC
Power Dissipation, steady state ~1.0 W
Flat-Field Correction (FFC) Duration <0.5 sec 
Power Reduction Switch (disables analog video) Yes 
RS-232 Compatible Communication2 57,600 & 921,600 baud
External Sync Input/Output Yes 
Discrete I/O Controls Available Yes 
Settable Splash Screens Yes (10-camera minimum)
User Configurability via SDK & GUI  Yes 
Dynamic Range Switching  Yes 

Environmental

Quark 640

Quark 336

Operating Temperature Range -40°C to +80°C
Non-Operating Temperature Range -55°C to +105°C
Temperature Shock (5°/min) Yes
Operational Altitude (up to 40,000’) Yes
Humidity (non-condensing between 5% - 95%) Yes
Vibration 4.3grms random vibration along any axis
Mechanical Shock 250g (1.5msec half-sine) and 500g (0.8msec half-sine) along any axis
ROHS, REACH, and WEEE Compliant Yes

 

  1. Quark 336 analog video is upsampled & interpolated to 640 × 480 for NTSC, and to 640 × 512 for PALback
  2. Complies with the RS-232 standard except in voltage levels: 3.3V CMOS signal levels are employedback