The Basler boost boA9344-30cc is a high-resolution industrial area scan camera based on the Gpixel GMAX3265 progressive scan CMOS sensor (2.3 inch optical format, 37.4 mm diagonal), delivering 9344 x 7000 pixels (65 MP) at 3.2 µm pixel pitch. It uses a global shutter and outputs color images at 30 fps over a 4x CXP-12 CoaXPress 2.0 interface via four Micro-BNC (HD-BNC) connectors. The camera supports Power over CoaXPress (PoCXP) or external 24 VDC supply with about 14 W typical consumption, and conforms to the CoaXPress 2.0 and GenICam standards. Its universal camera front accepts C-mount, F-mount, M42x1 and M58x0.75 lens mounts.
The Basler boost boA9344-30cc is built around the Gpixel GMAX3265, a 65 MP progressive-scan CMOS sensor delivering 9344 x 7000 pixels across a 2.3-inch optical format (37.4 mm diagonal, 29.9 x 22.4 mm active area) with a 3.2 um square pixel. That combination is the heart of the camera: 65 megapixels means a single frame can resolve very fine detail over a large field of view, so an installer can cover a wide part or web in one capture while still holding the spatial resolution needed for small defects, characters or code marks. The 3.2 um pixel pitch is fine, which keeps the sensor physically compact for its pixel count but also means lens quality and illumination become limiting factors - you need optics that resolve to roughly that pixel scale and enough light to expose 65 million pixels cleanly.
Crucially, this is a global shutter sensor, so every pixel is exposed simultaneously and there is no rolling-shutter skew on moving product. At its rated 30 fps it captures the full 65 MP frame without geometric distortion, which is what makes it usable for inline inspection of parts moving on a conveyor or indexing stage rather than only static scenes. The data is moved off-camera over a 4x CXP-12 CoaXPress 2.0 interface using four Micro-BNC (HD-BNC) connectors; the camera also supports 2x/1x CXP-12 and 4x/2x CXP-6 modes for lower-bandwidth or longer-cable installations. CoaXPress is the right transport for a sensor of this size and speed because it carries the high pixel throughput over rugged coax at meaningful cable lengths, with trigger and control travelling back down the same cable - but it requires a CoaXPress frame grabber in the host PC, which is a deliberate system-level commitment versus plug-and-play GigE or USB3.
On the integration side the camera is a color model using a Bayer sensor with an IR-cut filter, so it is suited to applications where color discrimination matters - print, label and assembly verification - rather than maximum monochrome sensitivity. The universal camera front accepts C-mount, F-mount, M42x1 and M58x0.75 lenses, which is important because a 2.3-inch sensor is too large for many C-mount lenses to cover without vignetting; the larger F-mount, M42 and M58 options exist specifically so you can pick optics with an image circle big enough for the full 37.4 mm diagonal. Power comes either over the CoaXPress cable (PoCXP) or from an external 24 VDC supply (22.8-25.2 VDC), with about 14 W typical consumption. The housing is 66.6 x 65 x 65 mm and 400 g, and it operates from 0 to 50 C, conforming to CoaXPress 2.0 and GenICam for standard software integration.
Best for
Large-field high-resolution surface and defect inspection where one 65 MP global-shutter frame must cover a wide part while still resolving small flaws
Inline inspection of moving product on conveyors or indexing stages, where global shutter eliminates the motion skew a rolling shutter would introduce at 30 fps
Color-dependent print, label and assembly verification using the Bayer color sensor with IR-cut filter
Dimensional measurement and metrology over a large field, taking advantage of the 9344 x 7000 pixel grid and fixed 3.2 um pixel geometry
Traceability and OCR/OCV tasks (codes and characters) that need fine resolution across a broad area in a single capture
Selection notes
This is a CoaXPress 2.0 camera: budget for a 4x CXP-12 frame grabber and four Micro-BNC (HD-BNC) coax runs. The interface also supports 2x/1x CXP-12 and 4x/2x CXP-6, so you can trade bandwidth for fewer cables or longer reach, but full 30 fps requires the 4x CXP-12 configuration.
The 2.3-inch (37.4 mm diagonal) sensor is large. Verify the lens image circle covers it - many C-mount lenses will vignette - which is exactly why the universal front also offers F-mount, M42x1 and M58x0.75. Match the lens resolving power to the 3.2 um pixel pitch or the 65 MP will be wasted.
Exposing 65 MP needs substantial, even illumination; plan lighting geometry and intensity around the large field and fine pixel, and use the global shutter with strobed/triggered light to freeze motion at 30 fps.
Decide the power scheme up front: PoCXP delivers power over the coax (simpler cabling) or use an external 24 VDC supply within 22.8-25.2 VDC; the camera draws about 14 W typical.
Confirm thermal and mechanical fit: 66.6 x 65 x 65 mm housing, 400 g, and a 0-50 C operating range. The color model carries an IR-cut filter, so if you later need NIR or mono sensitivity this variant is not the right fit.
We could not derive compatible lenses from the available data for this camera.
Matched automatically by: lens mount fits the camera mount · lens image circle covers the camera sensor — this camera: Universal front: C-mount, F-mount, M42x1, M58x0.75 · 2.3 inch, 37.4 mm diagonal (29.9 mm x 22.4 mm) sensor.
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 CoaXPress 2.0 at 4x CXP-12 over four Micro-BNC (HD-BNC) connectors, so you need a matching CoaXPress frame grabber in the PC. It also supports 2x/1x CXP-12 and 4x/2x CXP-6 modes, and conforms to CoaXPress 2.0 and GenICam.
It is a 65 MP Gpixel GMAX3265 global-shutter CMOS sensor with 9344 x 7000 pixels and a 3.2 um pixel pitch, running at 30 fps when configured at 4x CXP-12.
It is a color camera using a Bayer sensor with an IR-cut filter, which suits color-dependent inspection. There is no monochrome behavior in this variant.
The sensor is a 2.3-inch optical format with a 37.4 mm diagonal (29.9 x 22.4 mm). The universal front accepts C-mount, F-mount, M42x1 and M58x0.75, so you can choose a lens whose image circle covers the large sensor.
It runs on Power over CoaXPress (PoCXP) or an external 24 VDC supply (22.8-25.2 VDC), with about 14 W typical consumption.
No. This camera uses a global shutter, so every pixel is exposed at the same instant and moving product is captured without rolling-shutter skew, even at the full 30 fps.
