IMX425LLJ-C [SONY]

Product Overview

The Sony IMX425LLJ-C is a Type 1.1, 1.78-megapixel monochrome CMOS image sensor designed for high-speed industrial imaging. It combines a 1608 × 1104 effective-pixel array with large 9.0µm square pixels and Sony Pregius global-shutter technology, enabling fast-moving objects to be captured without the geometric distortion associated with rolling-shutter sensors.

Using an eight-lane SLVS-EC connection, the sensor supports all-pixel frame rates up to 662.1fps at 8-bit, 565.1fps at 10-bit, and 481.4fps at 12-bit. It also supports conventional SLVS output, region-of-interest scanning, configurable image orientation, variable charge-integration time, and gain adjustment up to 48dB.

The IMX425LLJ-C operates from separate 3.3V analog, 1.2V digital, and 1.8V interface supplies. Integrated timing adjustment, horizontal and vertical drivers, and serial communication functions simplify its use in factory-automation cameras, intelligent transportation systems, high-speed inspection equipment, and machine-vision platforms. It is supplied in a 226-pin LGA package. 

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Competitive Advantages

Key Features

1. Pregius Global-Shutter Technology

The IMX425LLJ-C captures all pixels simultaneously, preventing the skew, stretching, and geometric distortion that can occur when imaging fast-moving objects with a rolling-shutter sensor.

Advantages:

• Produces distortion-free images of moving objects
• Supports accurate industrial inspection and measurement
• Improves machine-vision recognition reliability
• Suitable for cameras mounted on moving platforms

2. Large 9.0µm Square Pixels

The sensor uses a 9.0µm × 9.0µm pixel structure that provides a large light-collection area for each pixel.

Advantages:

• Supports high sensitivity in controlled or limited lighting
• Improves signal quality at short exposure times
• Helps reduce the illumination power required by high-speed systems
• Supports reliable imaging of rapidly moving targets

3. Ultra-High-Speed All-Pixel Readout

With an eight-lane SLVS-EC interface, the sensor can deliver full-resolution images at up to 662.1fps in 8-bit mode.

Advantages:

• Captures fast industrial processes in fine time increments
• Reduces motion between consecutive frames
• Supports high-throughput inspection lines
• Enables detailed motion and event analysis

4. Selectable 8-Bit, 10-Bit, and 12-Bit Conversion

The integrated analog-to-digital conversion system provides multiple output-depth options.

Advantages:

• Allows designers to balance image quality and data bandwidth
• Provides 12-bit output for measurement-oriented imaging
• Supports faster transmission with 8-bit output
• Simplifies adaptation to different processing platforms

5. Dual SLVS and SLVS-EC Interfaces

The IMX425LLJ-C supports conventional multi-channel SLVS and high-speed multi-lane SLVS-EC output configurations.

Advantages:

• Offers flexible FPGA and image-processor connectivity
• Supports scalable lane and channel configurations
• Enables high data throughput for full-resolution imaging
• Accommodates different camera bandwidth requirements

6. Region-of-Interest Readout

In addition to all-pixel scanning, the sensor supports region-of-interest scanning for reading selected portions of the image array.

Advantages:

• Reduces the amount of image data transferred
• Can increase effective acquisition speed for targeted areas
• Lowers downstream processing requirements
• Supports application-specific inspection windows

7. Flexible Exposure and Gain Control

Variable charge-integration time and gain adjustment up to 48dB allow the imaging system to adapt to different lighting and motion conditions.

Advantages:

• Supports short exposures for fast-moving targets
• Compensates for variations in scene brightness
• Provides fine 0.1dB gain adjustment
• Simplifies automatic exposure-control implementation

8. Integrated Sensor Control Functions

The device incorporates timing-adjustment circuitry, horizontal and vertical drivers, and serial communication control.

Advantages:

• Reduces external timing and driver circuitry
• Simplifies camera-system integration
• Supports programmable sensor configuration
• Helps create compact industrial camera designs

Applications

Factory Automation and Machine Vision

• High-speed production-line inspection
• Automated optical inspection systems
• Robotic vision and guidance
• Semiconductor and electronics inspection
• Packaging and assembly verification
• Dimensional measurement systems
• Defect detection and classification

Intelligent Transportation Systems

• Traffic monitoring cameras
• Automatic license-plate recognition
• Electronic toll-collection systems
• Vehicle detection and classification
• High-speed road and railway inspection
• Transportation motion-analysis systems

High-Speed Industrial Imaging

• Motion and vibration analysis
• Rapid event recording
• High-speed sorting systems
• Printing and web inspection
• Bottling and filling-line inspection
• Industrial metrology
• Multi-camera synchronized capture

Logistics and Infrastructure Inspection

• Automated parcel and barcode inspection
• Warehouse sorting equipment
• Conveyor monitoring
• Infrastructure condition monitoring
• Aerial inspection imaging
• Automated identification systems