The Basler ace 2 a2A5320-34g5cBAS is a 5GigE area-scan camera built around the 1.1" Sony IMX542 progressive-scan CMOS global-shutter sensor, delivering 5320 x 3032 px (16.1 MP) color images at up to 34 fps. It uses a C-mount with 2.74 µm square pixels and connects over a 5 GigE (NBASE-T compatible) RJ45 interface supporting GigE Vision and GenICam. The camera is powered from 12-24 VDC (no PoE), consumes about 6.2 W, and provides opto-coupled input plus GPIO lines via an M8 6-pin I/O connector. It carries an IP30 rating and operates from -10 to 50 °C in a compact box housing weighing roughly 100 g.
The Basler ace 2 a2A5320-34g5cBAS is a 16.1 MP color area-scan camera built on the 1.1" Sony IMX542 (Pregius S) global-shutter CMOS sensor. At 5320 x 3032 px across a 14.58 x 8.31 mm imaging area with 2.74 um square pixels, it delivers the kind of pixel density that lets you resolve fine surface defects, small printed characters, and tight dimensional features over a generously sized field of view. Because it is a true global shutter, every pixel is exposed simultaneously, so parts moving on a conveyor or under an indexing stage are captured without the skew and smear that a rolling shutter would introduce. That makes it a natural fit for the defect, surface, dimensional, OCR/OCV, and packaging inspection tasks this model is positioned for, and the color sensor adds the ability to discriminate features by hue rather than brightness alone (label color codes, colored components, print verification).
The interface is 5 GigE over a standard RJ45 connector (NBASE-T compatible, GigE Vision and GenICam compliant), which is the practical enabler behind the 34 fps full-resolution frame rate. At roughly 488 Mpixels/s of color data, a plain 1 GigE link would bottleneck this sensor; 5GigE gives it the bandwidth headroom to run the full 16.1 MP frame at speed while keeping the simple, long-reach, lockable RJ45 cabling that GigE installers already know. Note that this is not a PoE camera: it is powered separately from a 12-24 VDC supply (rated input 10.8-30 VDC) and draws about 6.2 W, so you must budget a dedicated power feed alongside the network cable rather than relying on power over the data line.
Mechanically it is a compact C-mount box camera, 62.2 x 29 x 29 mm and about 100 g, which keeps it easy to mount on gantries, robot arms, and tight inspection cells. The 1.1" sensor with 16.78 mm diagonal means you should specify C-mount lenses rated for at least a 1.1" image circle so the corners stay sharp and free of vignetting at this resolution. Triggering and synchronization run through an M8 6-pin I/O connector that provides an opto-coupled input plus GPIO lines, giving you hardware-triggered acquisition from an encoder or photoelectric sensor and a strobe output to fire lighting in lockstep with exposure. The housing carries an IP30 rating and operates from -10 to 50 C, so it is built for clean, climate-controlled machine enclosures rather than washdown or heavily contaminated environments.
Best for
High-resolution surface and defect inspection on electronics, automotive, and semiconductor parts where the 16.1 MP sensor and 2.74 um pixels resolve fine flaws across a wide field
Color print and packaging inspection that needs hue discrimination, such as label color verification, date/lot code checks, and registration on printed webs
Industrial OCR/OCV reading of small characters where the high pixel count provides ample pixels-per-character for reliable recognition
Dimensional measurement and gauging of moving or indexed parts, where the global shutter prevents motion distortion at the 34 fps full-frame rate
Inline inspection cells running over established GigE infrastructure that need more bandwidth than 1 GigE can supply but want to keep simple RJ45 cabling
Selection notes
Plan for separate power: this is not a PoE camera. Provide a 12-24 VDC feed (rated 10.8-30 VDC, ~6.2 W) in addition to the network cable, and confirm your 5GigE switch or NIC and Cat-quality cabling support NBASE-T to realize full 34 fps.
Match the lens image circle to the 1.1" (16.78 mm diagonal) sensor. A C-mount lens rated for 1.1" sensors is required to avoid corner softness and vignetting at 16.1 MP, and the small 2.74 um pixels demand a high-resolution lens to actually resolve full detail.
Confirm the 5320 x 3032 resolution and required pixels-per-feature against your field of view before committing; if you only need part of the frame, a region-of-interest readout can raise the effective frame rate above 34 fps.
Use the M8 6-pin I/O for hardware triggering and strobe: the opto-coupled input lets you trigger from an encoder or photoelectric sensor, and a GPIO strobe output should drive your lighting controller so illumination is synchronized to the global-shutter exposure.
Respect the environmental limits. IP30 and a -10 to 50 C range mean this camera belongs in a clean, enclosed inspection station; add a protective enclosure or air purge if the application involves dust, moisture, or washdown.
Specifications: General
Brand
Basler
Camera type
Area scan
Specifications: Sensor
Resolution
16.1 MP
Horizontal resolution
5320 x 3032 px
Mono / color
Color
Sensor manufacturer
Sony (Pregius S)
Sensor model
Sony IMX542-AAQJ-C CMOS
Shutter
Global shutter
Sensor size
1.1" (14.58 mm x 8.31 mm, 16.78 mm diagonal)
Pixel size
2.74 x 2.74 µm
Specifications: Performance
FPS
34 fps
Specifications: Interface
Interface
5 GigE (NBASE-T, RJ45)
Protocols
GigE Vision, GenICam
Specifications: Optics
Mount
C-mount
Specifications: Electrical
Power
12-24 VDC (no PoE)
Power consumption
6.2 W
Supply voltage
10.8-30 VDC
Specifications: Environment
IP rating
IP30
Operating temperature
-10 to 50 °C
Specifications: Mechanical
Dimensions
62.2 x 29 x 29 mm
Weight
100 g
Housing material
Box
Applications this camera is commonly selected for. Open one to see the full recommended hardware and approach.
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Get a first image quickly with the pylon Viewer, then move into the pylon SDK for your application. These cameras are GenICam/GenTL-compliant, so any compliant vision software can drive them as well.
Download and install the pylon Camera Software Suite for your OS from Basler. This provides the pylon Viewer, the GenTL transport-layer producers and the pylon SDK (C/C++/.NET/Python). On Windows the installer adds the needed drivers; on Linux follow the included setup notes for USB and network permissions.
2. Connect the camera and check the link
Cable the camera to its matching interface: GigE Vision to a GigE port (use a quality cable and, ideally, a dedicated NIC with jumbo frames enabled), USB3 Vision to a USB 3.x port with the supplied cable, or CoaXPress to the frame grabber. Provide power where required (PoE, USB bus power, or PoCXP). Open the pylon Viewer and confirm the camera appears in the device list; for GigE, make sure the camera and NIC are on the same subnet.
3. Grab a first image and set exposure, gain and pixel format
Select the camera in the pylon Viewer and start a continuous grab. Adjust exposure time and gain until the image is well exposed (avoid clipped highlights), set the pixel format (e.g. Mono8 or a Bayer/RGB format), and focus the lens. Use a test pattern if the lens or scene is not ready yet.
4. Configure triggering and acquisition
Decide between free-run and triggered acquisition. For synchronized capture, set the trigger source (software or a hardware line on the I/O connector), trigger mode and any debounce or exposure mode, then verify timing. Note the parameter names you change in the Viewer feature tree, as you will reuse them in code.
5. Move to the SDK or a GenICam-compliant library
Recreate your settings in code with the pylon SDK (C, C++, .NET or Python) to open the device, apply the same features and pull frames into your pipeline; pylon vTools and pylon AI can add processing blocks. Because the cameras are GenICam/GenTL standard, third-party vision libraries work too. Once the image stream is stable, you can route frames to a deep-learning inspection such as Rosepetal for automated defect detection.
Frequently asked questions
It uses the 1.1" Sony IMX542 (Pregius S) global-shutter CMOS sensor with 2.74 um square pixels, delivering 5320 x 3032 px (16.1 MP) color images.
It runs at up to 34 fps at full 16.1 MP resolution over a 5 GigE interface (NBASE-T compatible, RJ45), using the GigE Vision and GenICam standards.
It is a color camera with a true global shutter, so all pixels are exposed simultaneously and fast-moving parts are captured without motion skew.
No. The camera is powered separately from a 12-24 VDC supply (rated 10.8-30 VDC) and draws about 6.2 W, so it needs a dedicated power feed in addition to the network cable.
It uses a C-mount and provides triggering and I/O through an M8 6-pin connector with one opto-coupled input plus GPIO lines, suitable for hardware trigger input and a strobe output to synchronize lighting.
It carries an IP30 rating, operates from -10 to 50 C, and ships in a compact box housing measuring 62.2 x 29 x 29 mm and weighing about 100 g, so it suits clean enclosed inspection cells rather than washdown environments.
