Liquid Lens Developer Kits

Introduction

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’s Developer Kits aim at supporting integrators from evaluation to design cycle, all the way through ramp to volume production.

Main Products

Liquid Lens – ARCTIC Series

	ARCTIC 316	The ARCTIC 316 Series liquid lens is dedicated to applications requiring fast response time and high optical power. It is especially suited to industrial applications.
	ARCTIC 314 V2	Varioptic’s ARCTIC 314 has been especially designed to fit applications where size is critical. It has a reduced height compared to Arctic 316, and its reduced voltage (42V) allows using the Maxim driver, which is smaller and has a reduced number of external components.

Liquid Lens Driver – DrivBoard Series

	DrivBoard 60 LL3 PWM / I²C	Driver Mini-Board, based on Rogers / Durel driver.Complete reference design, available with either PWM or I²C control interface
	DrivBoard 60 HV	Driver Mini-Board, based on Supertex driver.
	DrivBoard 42	Driver Mini-Board, based on Maxim driver – For Arctic 314 V2 only.

Development Support Products

Lens Holders – VHD Series

VHD-002

Lens Holder designed to connect a Liquid Lens to the VPS-048 power supply. This allows you to evaluate the liquid lens added to your own fixed optics. Fits both ARCTIC 416 and ARCTIC 314.

Power Supplies – VPS Series

VPS-048

VPS-048 is used to deliver the right output voltage to the lens. It can be driven automatically (by an application running on a PC for instance), or manually (in a standalone mode)

Product Kits

For an evaluation of the technology: The Liquid Lens Evaluation Kits These kits are 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).

Liquid Lens Evaluation Kits

ARCTIC 314 LL EK

ARCTIC 316 LL EK

ARCTIC MIX LL EK

5 ARCTIC 314 V2

1 VHD-002

1 VPS-048

5 ARCTIC 316

1 VHD-002

1 VPS-048

3 ARCTIC 314 V2

3 ARCTIC 316

1 VHD-002

1 VPS-048

For complete integration and prototype development: The Developer Kits These kits are 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.