Providing Heat Dissipation#
General Guidelines#
- Mount a lens on the camera.
- Mount the camera on a substantial, thermally conductive component. The contact surface should be even. On uneven surfaces, attaching a heat-conducting foil between camera and contact surface may be helpful.
- Attach appropriate cooling elements to the camera. Basler offers suitable heat sinks that can be purchased individually or combined with other accessories in an evaluation kit.
- Provide an air flow over the camera.
- To ensure good image quality, Basler advises against operating the camera at elevated temperatures.
- If you want to check the camera temperature, you can measure it directly on the camera housing using the temperature measurement point (see below).
- Some cameras provide the Device Temperature feature. This feature lets you monitor the temperature of the device via the pylon API.
- Bear in mind that higher frame rates increase the power consumption, leading to a higher camera temperature.
- If the Camera Operation Mode feature is available on your camera and if operation at a lower frame rate is acceptable, set the operation mode to Long Exposure to reduce the temperature.
ace and ace 2 Cameras#
Info
For cameras with Sony IMX and onsemi PYTHON sensors, the following application note is available: How to monitor the housing temperature of Basler ace cameras
Temperature Measurement Point#
boost Cameras#
Temperature Measurement Point#
boost V Cameras#
boost R Cameras#
dart Cameras#
On all dart camera modules, there are four holes at the corners of the board, designed for installing the module. You can also use the holes to dissipate heat:
- Bare board variants: The metallic borders of the holes are designed to dissipate heat to connecting metallic components.
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S-mount and CS-mount variants: Rivets are placed in the four holes. These rivets can be used to dissipate heat towards connected metallic components. For example, you can connect the camera front or rear to a mounting plate.
How to use the borders or rivets depends on your system design. In all cases, make sure that the borders or rivets have good contact with metallic components.