Liquid Lens Evaluation & Development Kits
Varioptic’s liquid lens technology is a breakthrough in the possibilities for designing small aperture lens systems allowing variable focus with absolutely no moving parts.
Varioptic Developer Kits aim at supporting integrators from evaluation to design cycle, all the way through ramp to volume production.
Product Kits
ARCTIC Evaluation & Development Kits
For an evaluation of the technology, the Liquid Lens Evaluation Kit is designed to allow for a quick integration of the Liquid Lens into any application. This is achieved by simply placing the lens (either temporarily or permanently) in front of an imaging system; and manually driving the level of voltage through the provided power supply, thus changing the focus (alternatively, the power supply can also be application-driven through a specific API).
For complete integration and prototype development, the Developer Kit is intended for integrators and application developers willing to develop a standalone and integrated auto-focus solution. It comes with a complete and flexible set of components to cover most architectures.
ARCTIC 316 LL EK |
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ARCTIC 316 LL DK |
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(*)Driver type to be specified upon order – For Rogers, please specify I²C or PWM
BALTIC Development Kit
This kit is intended for integrators and application developers willing to develop a standalone and integrated auto-focus and/or variable tilt solution. It comes with two lenses ready to use (lens fixed either bonded flex cable or fixed in a mechanical holder, to be specified upon order). The Development board includes a 2 axis gyroscope, a quad-output liquid lens driver, and a microprocessor. Two different applications allow either to use the system in OIS mode, or to use the system to control tilt and/or focus without the need of the gyroscope – for users wanting to use the Baltic lens for specific applications such as laser beam deviation.
Development board is used with standard I2C interface, and also with push buttons for focus adjustment and to set OIS mode.
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(*)Bonded on BALTIC FLEX or fixed in VHD-B01 – to be specified upon order
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Detailed kit contents
Liquid Lenses
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ARCTIC 316 |
ARCTIC 316 liquid lens is dedicated to applications requiring fast response time and high optical power. It is especially suited to industrial applications. |
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BALTIC 617 |
BALTIC 617 features both variable focus and variable tilt – it enables both Auto Focus and Optical Image Stabilization features (OIS). To control the tilt, the quad output Maxim 14574 driver should be used. |
Variable focus Liquid Lens Driver boards – DrivBoard Series
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DrivBoard 60 LL3 PWM / I²C |
Driver Mini-Board, based on Rogers / Durel driver. Complete reference design, available with either PWM or I²C control interface |
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DrivBoard 60 HV |
Driver Mini-Board, based on Supertex HV892 driver IC. |
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DrivBoard 60 TI |
Driver Mini-Board, based on Texas Instruments TAFP2001 driver IC. |
Variable Tilt & Focus Development Board
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BALTIC DevBoard |
Including 2-axis gyroscope, quad output driver and microprocessor, it allows to use OIS embedded algorithm, or to set a specific tilt/focus value trough an I²C control interface. Push buttons allow focus adjustments and OIS operation. |
Lens Holders – VHD Series
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VHD-002 |
Lens Holder designed to connect an ARCTIC Liquid Lens to the VPS-048 power supply. This allows you to evaluate the liquid lens by itself, or added to other optics. |
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VHD-B01 |
Lens Holder designed to hold a BALTIC Liquid Lens and a BALTIC Flex together. This allows you to evaluate the liquid lens by itself, or added to other optics. |
Lens Flex Cables
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ARCTIC FLEX | Foldable flex cable dedicated to ARCTIC lenses. |
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BALTIC FLEX | Foldable flex cable dedicated to BALTIC lenses. |
Power Supplies – VPS Series
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VPS-048 | VPS-048 is used to deliver the [0-60Vrms] output voltage to the ARCTIC lens. It can be driven automatically (by an application running on a PC for instance), or manually (in a standalone mode) |
