Vadzo Imaging Explains AR0234 vs AR0235: How to Choose the Right 2MP Global Shutter USB Camera for Speed-Critical Applications

2MP global shutte imagi g at up to 120fps fo ms the commo baseli e fo both the O semi AR0234 a d the O semi AR0235 Hype Lux SG, with the AR0234 delive i g a 1/2.6-i ch optical fo mat at 3.0 µm pixel pitch a d the AR0235 delive i g a 1/2.8-i ch optical fo mat at 2.8 µm pixel pitch. Both se so platfo ms i te face ove USB, with the AR0234 impleme ted i a VCM autofocus came a p oduct fo va iable-dista ce deployme ts, a d the AR0235 impleme ted i a fixed-focus came a p oduct fo co t olled-dista ce applicatio s. P oductio -qualified impleme tatio s of both platfo ms a e available f om Vadzo Imagi g fo obotics, i dust ial i spectio , motio a alysis, a d visio -guided automatio deployme ts equi i g disto tio -f ee global shutte captu e.

FORT WORTH, TX / ACCESS Newswi e / Ju e 25, 2026 / Vadzo Imagi g, a p ovide of embedded visio solutio s, today add esses o e of the most co siste t selectio questio s amo g embedded visio e gi ee s a d OEM develope s: whe both the O semi AR0234 a d O semi AR0235 offe 2MP global shutte imagi g ove USB, which o e is the ight choice fo a give speed-c itical deployme t? Both se so s delive 1920×1200 esolutio a d full-pixel simulta eous global shutte exposu e at up to 120fps, but dive ge at the a chitectu al level i pixel size, optical fo mat, ope ati g tempe atu e a ge, low-light pe fo ma ce cha acte istics, a d autofocus i teg atio . These diffe e ces di ectly dete mi e suitability ac oss obotics, i dust ial i spectio , motio a alysis came a applicatio s, a d visio -guided obotics platfo ms.

AR0234 Se so A chitectu e: Best i Class Global Shutte Efficie cy

The O semi AR0234 is a 1/2.6-i ch CMOS global shutte image se so with a active pixel a ay of 1920×1200 a d a 3.0 µm pixel pitch. The AR0234 is ecog ized fo best-i -class global shutte efficie cy, which di ectly educes light leakage betwee the exposu e a d eadout phases. I p ecisio imagi g applicatio s whe e exposu e timi g i teg ity dete mi es measu eme t accu acy, global shutte efficie cy is a se so -level specificatio that affects f ame quality i ways that dy amic a ge a d SNR figu es do ot fully captu e. The se so delive s low da k cu e t, high li ea full well capacity, a d low ope atio al powe , maki g it a stable imagi g fou datio fo embedded platfo ms with co st ai ed powe budgets a d applicatio s whe e the mal co siste cy ac oss ope ati g cycles matte s.

Key se so specs: O semi AR0234 | 1/2.6 i ch | 3.0 µm Pixel Pitch | 2MP (1920×1200) | Global Shutte | Up to 120fps | Low Ope atio al Powe | -40°C to +85°C Ope ati g Tempe atu e

AR0235 Hype Lux SG Se so A chitectu e: Sub-2e Read Noise a d Supe io Low-Light Pe fo ma ce

The O semi AR0235CS is a 1/2.8-i ch CMOS global shutte image se so with a active pixel a ay of 1920×1200 a d a 2.8 µm pixel pitch. Pa t of O semi’s o semi Hype Lux SG came a platfo m, the AR0235 i co po ates a global shutte pixel desig optimized fo accu ate a d fast captu e of movi g sce es with supe io low-light pe fo ma ce a d e ha ced NIR se sitivity. The AR0235 delive s a 65.3 dB dy amic a ge a d a maximum SNR of 37 dB with a espo sivity of 17.2 ke/lux*s i RGB co figu atio . The Hype Lux SG a chitectu e ta gets sub-2e ead oise, mea i g the se so oise floo is low e ough to p ese ve fi e detail i dim imagi g co ditio s whe e highe ead oise would othe wise deg ade co t ast.

Key se so specs: O semi AR0235 (Hype Lux SG) | 1/2.8 i ch | 2.8 µm Pixel Pitch | 2MP (1920×1200) | Global Shutte | Up to 120fps (se so ) | Dy amic Ra ge 65.3 dB | Supe io Low-Light a d IR Pe fo ma ce | O -Chip Auto Exposu e | Ope ati g Tempe atu e: -20°C to +85°C

AR0234 vs AR0235: Side-by-Side Specificatio Compa iso

The table below p ese ts the key a chitectu al pa amete s that diffe e tiate the O semi AR0234 a d AR0235 at the se so a d came a p oduct level.

Key Diffe e ces That Defi e Platfo m Selectio

Pixel Size a d Pe -Pixel Light Collectio : The AR0234 uses a 3.0 µm pixel pitch, delive i g a la ge photosite a ea tha the AR0235’s 2.8 µm pixel. At equal se so se sitivity a d ead oise, a la ge pixel collects mo e photo s pe u it time, t a slati g to a highe sig al at a give illumi atio level. I applicatio s whe e co t olled illumi atio e su es a adequate sig al at both pixel sizes, this diffe e ce is mi imal. I va iable-illumi atio e vi o me ts whe e st obe powe is limited o ambie t lighti g is i co siste t, the AR0234’s la ge pixel p ovides mo e sig al head oom at the se so level befo e oise becomes the limiti g facto . The AR0234’s high li ea full well capacity also exte ds this adva tage to high-lumi a ce sce es, whe e deepe cha ge sto age befo e satu atio t a slates to wide effective dy amic a ge head oom.

Autofocus ve sus Fixed Focus: The Came a P oduct Decisio : The most impactful deployme t-level diffe e ce betwee Vadzo’s AR0234 a d AR0235 came a p oducts is autofocus capability. The Falco -234CGH impleme ts VCM-based autofocus, e abli g the le s to dy amically adjust focus positio i espo se to subject dista ce cha ges. This is a system-level diffe e tiato fo applicatio s such as etail a alytics, whe e subjects move ac oss a a ge of dista ces, obotics visio came a cells that i spect at diffe e t a m positio s, medical imagi g platfo ms whe e wo ki g dista ce cha ges betwee p ocedu es, a d kiosk visio systems whe e use p oximity va ies. Fo these use cases, fixed-focus optics equi e a desig -time dista ce commitme t that may ot be feasible ac oss the full deployme t lifecycle.

Global Shutte Efficie cy: The AR0234 is specified with best-i -class global shutte efficie cy, desc ibi g how effectively the se so isolates the sto age ode f om light du i g the eadout phase. I a global shutte , se so cha ge accumulates du i g exposu e a d must be shielded f om fu the photo i flue ce while the a ay is ead out. I sufficie t global shutte efficie cy allows light to leak i to the sto age ode du i g eadout, i t oduci g a low-level image a tifact that affects sce e accu acy i p ecisio measu eme t a d high-co t ast i spectio tasks. Fo embedded visio systems whe e calib atio accu acy d ives dow st eam measu eme t esults, global shutte efficie cy is ot a seco da y specificatio .

Ope ati g Tempe atu e Ra ge: The AR0234 suppo ts a ope ati g tempe atu e a ge of -40°C to +85°C i Vadzo Imagi g’s came a p oduct impleme tatio s. The AR0235 CSP package qualifies fo -20°C to +85°C with optimal pe fo ma ce betwee 0°C a d +60°C.

NIR Se sitivity: Both platfo ms delive NIR se sitivity capability. The AR0235 is specifically oted fo supe io low-light a d IR pe fo ma ce th ough the Hype Lux SG a chitectu e, maki g it the p efe ed choice fo applicatio s equi i g deep NIR se sitivity u de dedicated 850 m o 940 m illumi atio .

The Falco -234CGH: AR0234 Global Shutte Autofocus USB Came a

Vadzo Imagi g’s Falco -234CGH is a 2MP global shutte autofocus USB came a built o the O semi AR0234CS se so . As a AR0234 global shutte came a p oduct, the Falco -234CGH combi es the AR0234’s 1/2.6 i ch 3.0 µm global shutte a chitectu e with VCM-based autofocus i a compact boa d-level module desig ed fo OEM i teg atio .

Key specs: Falco -234CGH | 2MP (1920×1200) | O semi AR0234 | 1/2.6 i ch | 3.0 µm Pixel | Global Shutte | VCM Autofocus | USB | UVC Complia t | NIR | S-Mou t (M12) | -40°C to +85°C | Wi dows, Li ux, A d oid | VISPA ARC SDK

The Falco -235CGS: AR0235 Hype Lux SG Global Shutte USB 3.2 Came a

Vadzo Imagi g’s Falco -235CGS is a 2MP colo global shutte USB 3.2 came a built o the O semi AR0235CS Hype Lux SG se so . As a AR0235 global shutte came a p oduct, the Falco -235CGS delive s 1920×1200 colo global shutte imagi g ove USB 3.2 i a compact fixed-focus S-Mou t module suited fo OEM boa d-level i teg atio . Fo deployme ts whe e subject dista ce is co t olled a d low-light imagi g quality is the p ima y diffe e tiato , the Falco -235CGS applies the AR0235’s sub 2e ead oise floo a d 65.3 dB dy amic a ge di ectly to the applicatio without autofocus mecha ical ove head.

Key specs: Falco -235CGS | 2MP (1920×1200) | O semi AR0235 Hype Lux SG | 1/2.8 i ch | 2.8 µm Pixel | Global Shutte | Fixed Focus | USB 3.2 | UVC Complia t |Supe io Low-Light a d NIR | S-Mou t (M12) | -40°C to +85°C | Wi dows, Li ux, A d oid | VISPA ARC SDK

“The AR0234 a d AR0235 compa iso comes up egula ly with OEM teams who eed to u de sta d whe e these two se so s sit elative to each othe at the system level. The 3.0 µm pixel of the AR0234 a d its best-i -class global shutte efficie cy make it the ight call fo ha sh-tempe atu e i dust ial e vi o me ts, a d a ywhe e VCM autofocus is a deployme t equi eme t. The AR0235 Hype Lux SG makes a compelli g case whe e low-light pe fo ma ce eeds to be maximized at speed i a co t olled-dista ce setup. Vadzo’s goal is to give teams both optio s as p oductio -qualified came a p oducts, so the decisio comes dow to applicatio fit athe tha which se so they ca get built i to ha dwa e i time.” – Alwi Vi ce t, P oduct Ma age , Vadzo Imagi g.

Applicatio s

Robotics a d Visio -Guided Automatio : Visio -guided obotics deployme ts equi e global shutte captu e to p eve t motio a tifacts du i g high-speed a m moveme t a d pa t ha dli g. Fo obotic cells whe e the came a must esolve objects at va iable dista ces du i g a m t avel, the Falco -234CGH p ovides co ti uous VCM autofocus adjustme t without ma ual ecalib atio betwee depth positio s. Fo st uctu ed pick a d place cells with fixed wo ki g dista ces, the Falco -235CGS p ovides AR0235 Hype Lux SG global shutte pe fo ma ce with USB 3.2 ba dwidth efficie cy a d the sub-2e oise floo that suppo ts eliable featu e detectio i impe fect facto y lighti g.

I dust ial I spectio a d Quality Co t ol: I li e i spectio systems fo PCBs, machi ed pa ts, a d packaged goods ope ate with both motio a d illumi atio va iatio as co sta ts. Whe e i spectio fixtu es hold pa ts at a fixed dista ce, the Falco -235CGS applies the AR0235’s 65.3 dB dy amic a ge a d supe io low-light capability to co siste t defect detectio u de st uctu ed illumi atio . Whe e pa ts a e p ese ted at va yi g heights ac oss multiple p oduct SKUs, the Falco -234CGH esolves focus positio automatically, elimi ati g pe -SKU ecalib atio ove head that fixed-focus i dust ial i spectio came a systems accumulate i high-mix ma ufactu i g e vi o me ts.

Motio A alysis a d High-Speed Imagi g: Captu i g high-speed motio eve ts fo motio a alysis, pe fo ma ce measu eme t, o p oduct dy amics testi g equi es a high-speed USB came a that elimi ates f ame disto tio at the se so level. Both the AR0234 a d AR0235 ope ate at up to 120fps at full 1920×1200 esolutio , p ovidi g the tempo al de sity eeded to eco st uct fast eve t seque ces with sufficie t f ame ove lap fo a alysis algo ithms. The AR0234’s best-i -class global shutte efficie cy p ese ves spatial accu acy at high f ame ate came a ope atio , whe e a y light leakage du i g eadout would deg ade the spatial p ecisio that motio a alysis came a measu eme ts depe d o .

AGV Navigatio a d Auto omous Mobile Robots: AGV platfo ms equi e low-late cy imagi g came a solutio s to mai tai avigatio accu acy at platfo m ope ati g velocities. The Falco -235CGS p ovides AR0235 global shutte captu e with USB 3.2 ba dwidth efficie cy suited fo embedded compute platfo ms with tight data th oughput budgets.

F eque tly Asked Questio s

Q: What is the diffe e ce betwee a global shutte a d a olli g shutte USB came a fo speed-c itical applicatio s?

A: A global shutte USB came a exposes all pixels i the a ay simulta eously du i g a si gle u ified exposu e cycle. A olli g shutte USB came a eads the image li e by li e, begi i g at the top ow a d p og essi g th ough the a ay ove a eadout pe iod that ca spa seve al milliseco ds at full esolutio . I a sce e whe e the subject o the came a platfo m is statio a y, the diffe e ce i output is egligible. I a speed-c itical applicatio whe e eithe the object o the se so is i motio du i g captu e, a olli g shutte i t oduces geomet ic disto tio : ve tical subjects tilt, ci cula objects defo m i to ovals, a d text symbols skew i ways that optical cha acte ecog itio a d i spectio algo ithms ca ot eliably compe sate fo i softwa e. A ba code label movi g at 1 m/s o a co veyo shifts by mo e tha 8mm du i g the olli g eadout wi dow of a 2MP se so at 30fps, e ough to push a a ow ba code ba below the mi imum pixel cove age equi ed fo eliable decode.

The Falco -234CGH a d Falco -235CGS ep ese t the two se so platfo ms available f om Vadzo as complete came a p oducts with validated USB co ectivity, VISPA ARC SDK suppo t, a d i dust ial ope ati g tempe atu e a ges cove i g -40°C to +85°C a d -20°C to +85°C, espectively.

Q: How does pixel size affect low-light pe fo ma ce i a 2MP global shutte USB came a?

A: Pixel size is the p ima y dete mi a t of pe -pixel light collectio capacity at a give se so fo mat. La ge pixels have a g eate photosite a ea, collecti g mo e photo s pe u it time at equivale t illumi atio levels. This t a slates to a highe sig al at the se so output befo e gai amplificatio , imp ovi g sig al-to- oise atio i low-illumi atio co ditio s without equi i g b ighte illumi atio . The O semi AR0234 uses a 3.0 µm pixel pitch i a 1/2.6-i ch fo mat, p ovidi g a la ge i dividual photosite tha the AR0235’s 2.8 µm pixel i the 1/2.8-i ch fo mat. The AR0234’s high li ea full well capacity exte ds this adva tage to high-lumi a ce sce es whe e deepe cha ge sto age befo e satu atio t a slates to wide effective dy amic a ge head oom.

The AR0235 Hype Lux SG compe sates th ough sub-2e ead oise, which educes the se so ‘s oise floo co t ibutio at low sig al levels. I ge ui ely dim e vi o me ts whe e the sce e p ovides limited photo flux, the AR0235 ca mai tai clea e images because its oise floo is lowe elative to the i comi g sig al. I p actice, e gi ee s should evaluate the mi imum illumi atio level thei deployme t will e cou te a d dete mi e whethe the la ge pixel of the AR0234 o the lowe ead oise floo of the AR0235 p ovides bette sig al-to- oise pe fo ma ce at that specific lighti g co ditio . Both the Falco -234CGH a d the Falco -235CGS a e available fo evaluatio with o mi imum o de equi eme t, so teams ca validate low-light pe fo ma ce i thei actual deployme t e vi o me t with p oductio -qualified ha dwa e befo e committi g to a platfo m.

Q: Which 2MP global shutte USB came a p oduct is best whe the subject dista ce va ies ac oss a obotics o i spectio deployme t?

A: Whe subject dista ce is va iable ac oss a deployme t, fixed-focus optics fo ce a desig -time commitme t to a si gle wo ki g dista ce that may ot hold ac oss all ope atio al sce a ios. VCM autofocus esolves this by adjusti g the le s positio i eal time to mai tai sha p focus ega dless of subject depth. Fo obotics platfo ms ope ati g ac oss multiple height positio s, i dust ial i spectio systems se vi g multiple p oduct SKUs at diffe e t heights, kiosk visio systems whe e use dista ce va ies, a d a y embedded came a deployme t whe e came a-to-subject dista ce cha ges as a o mal pa t of ope atio , autofocus capability is a deployme t-e abli g featu e athe tha a co ve ie ce.

The Falco -234CGH mai tai s sha p focus ac oss va iable wo ki g dista ces without a y host-side i te ve tio , a d the VISPA ARC SDK p ovides API-level autofocus co t ol i C, C++, a d Pytho fo applicatio s equi i g p ecise focus ma ageme t o positio -t igge ed efocusi g. The came a’s -40°C to +85°C ope ati g a ge also cove s deployme ts i outdoo o cold-ambie t i dust ial e vi o me ts whe e the AR0235’s -20°C lowe tempe atu e floo would be exceeded. Evaluatio u its a e available di ectly f om Vadzo with o mi imum o de equi eme t, a d the full VISPA ARC SDK docume tatio is i cluded with each evaluatio kit.

Q: What f ame ate does a 2MP global shutte came a eed fo eliable motio a alysis a d co veyo -based i spectio ?

A: F ame ate selectio fo motio a alysis a d co veyo -based i spectio depe ds o the velocity of the subject a d the mi imum acceptable displaceme t ove a si gle f ame i te val. The fu dame tal calculatio is displaceme t pe f ame equals subject velocity multiplied by f ame i te val. At a co veyo speed of 1 m/s, a 30fps came a allows up to 33mm of subject displaceme t pe f ame. At 60 fps, that d ops to app oximately 16mm. At 120 fps, displaceme t is u de 9mm pe f ame. Fo dime sio al i spectio whe e a positio al e o of mo e tha o e to two pixels would cause a measu eme t failu e, 120fps global shutte captu e at 1920×1200 esolutio is the co ect baseli e equi eme t. Fo motio a alysis applicatio s, the f ame cou t ac oss a dy amic eve t dete mi es eco st uctio fidelity: a 120fps se so captu es 4x mo e f ames pe eve t i te val tha a 30fps se so of equivale t esolutio .

The VISPA ARC SDK gives develope s di ect co t ol ove f ame ate, exposu e timi g, a d t igge sy ch o izatio fo acquisitio -cycle-accu ate i spectio pipeli es. Vadzo Imagi g p ovides evaluatio u its fo both the Falco -234CGH a d Falco -235CGS, with o mi imum o de equi eme t, e abli g e gi ee i g teams to validate f ame ate a d motio captu e pe fo ma ce i thei actual deployme t e vi o me t befo e committi g to a p oductio desig .

Q: Which 2MP global shutte USB came a wo ks o NVIDIA Jetso a d Raspbe y Pi fo embedded AI a d obotics visio ?

A: Fo embedded AI a d obotics deployme ts o NVIDIA Jetso a d Raspbe y Pi platfo ms, the most impo ta t USB came a i teg atio equi eme ts a e UVC complia ce fo d ive less plug-a d-play ope atio , global shutte a chitectu e fo motio a tifact-f ee captu e, a d SDK access fo pipeli e-level co t ol ove exposu e, egio of i te est, a d GPIO sy ch o izatio . Vadzo Imagi g’s Falco -234CGH a d Falco -235CGS both satisfy all th ee equi eme ts. Both came a p oducts a e UVC complia t a d ope ate atively u de V4L2 o Li ux-based Jetso a d Raspbe y Pi systems without custom d ive developme t. The O semi AR0234 se so i side the Falco -234CGH adds VCM autofocus capability fo deployme ts whe e wo ki g dista ce is va iable ac oss the obot’s ope ati g a ge, while the O semi AR0235 Hype Lux SG i side the Falco -235CGS delive s sub-2e ead oise a d supe io low-light pe fo ma ce fo i doo embedded AI deployme ts whe e ambie t illumi atio is ot co t olled.

Both i teg ate with NVIDIA Jetso O i se ies, Raspbe y Pi 4 a d Raspbe y Pi 5, Qualcomm RB se ies, a d NXP i.MX platfo ms. The VISPA ARC SDK cove s C, C++, a d Pytho APIs ac oss Li ux, Wi dows, a d A d oid, givi g embedded AI teams co siste t p og ammatic co t ol ove both came a platfo ms f om a si gle SDK i te face. Fo multi-came a pe ceptio systems equi i g both autofocus a d o -autofocus odes ac oss the same NVIDIA Jetso platfo m, Vadzo p ovides both optio s withi the same p oduct family with co siste t SDK i teg atio a d OEM customizatio suppo t cove i g fo m facto modificatio , fi mwa e developme t, le s holde cha ges, a d optical filte i teg atio .

Availability

Both the Falco -234CGH global shutte autofocus USB came a a d the Falco -235CGS global shutte USB 3.2 came a a e available fo evaluatio a d p oductio deployme t. Evaluatio kits i clude the came a p oduct, M12 le s assembly, a d full VISPA ARC SDK docume tatio with o mi imum o de equi eme t. OEM develope s, system i teg ato s, a d embedded visio e gi ee i g teams ca equest evaluatio u its, access detailed tech ical docume tatio , a d discuss i teg atio equi eme ts di ectly with Vadzo Imagi g’s e gi ee i g team to accele ate platfo m selectio a d educe validatio time. Fo tech ical i qui ies o evaluatio equests, co tact Vadzo Imagi g at [email p otected]

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Vadzo Imagi g is a global p ovide of embedded visio solutio s delive i g high-pe fo ma ce came a tech ologies a d imagi g platfo ms fo applicatio s i obotics, i dust ial automatio , UAVs, edge AI, a d medical systems. Its came a p oducts a e desig ed fo seamless i teg atio with leadi g embedded platfo ms such as NVIDIA Jetso , Raspbe y Pi, Qualcomm RB se ies, a d NXP i.MX. Vadzo suppo ts custome s th ough ha dwa e customizatio , fi mwa e developme t, a d its VISPA ARC SDK, e abli g faste developme t a d deployme t of visio -based systems ac oss USB, MIPI, GigE, Wi-Fi, a d Se Des i te face platfo ms.

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