The Basler dart daA1920-160uc is a compact USB 3.0 board-level area scan camera built around the 1/2.3" Sony IMX392LQR-C global-shutter CMOS sensor with 1920 x 1200 (2.3 MP) resolution and 3.45 µm pixels. It connects over a 5 Gbit/s SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Micro-B interface (USB3 Vision / GenICam compliant) and reaches up to 164 fps at full resolution with the throughput limit disabled (about 67 fps default). The camera is available as a bare board or with S-mount or CS-mount, draws roughly 2.3 W from a 5 VDC supply, and weighs under 15 g, making it well suited to space-constrained embedded vision applications.
The Basler dart daA1920-160uc is a board-level area scan camera built on Sony's 1/2.3" IMX392LQR-C Pregius global-shutter CMOS sensor, delivering 1920 x 1200 pixels (2.3 MP) on a 3.45 um pixel pitch. The global shutter is the defining trait here: every pixel is exposed simultaneously, so moving parts, conveyor product and indexing fixtures are frozen without the skew or smear that a rolling shutter introduces. That makes the camera a clean fit for any line where the target is in motion at the moment of capture rather than stopped under the lens. The 3.45 um pixel and 7.9 mm sensor diagonal place it in the mainstream resolution-vs-sensitivity band for 2.3 MP sensors, while keeping the optical format small enough to pair with compact S-mount and CS-mount lenses.
Speed is the second headline. At full 1920 x 1200 resolution the camera reaches up to 164 fps when the USB throughput limit is disabled, with roughly 67 fps as the default safe setting. That headroom lets you oversample fast-moving product, run multi-shot or multi-exposure routines, or hold a comfortable margin above your trigger rate so frames are never dropped during bursts. The interface is a single 5 Gbit/s SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Micro-B connection that is USB3 Vision and GenICam compliant, so it drops into standard machine-vision software stacks and delivers power and data over one cable, drawing only about 2.3 W from the 5 VDC USB supply. The trade-off versus GigE is cable length and the locking robustness of the connector, which matters in vibrating or long-run installations.
Physically this is one of Basler's dart board-level units: a 29 x 29 x 20 mm body weighing about 15 g, available as a bare board or with an S-mount or CS-mount adapter. That form factor is the reason to choose this part over a housed camera. It is meant to be integrated into a custom enclosure, a handheld device or a tight robot end-effector where a standard C-mount housing will not fit. It is a color sensor, so it suits tasks where hue carries information, such as print and label verification or color-coded part sorting, but the Bayer mask costs you spatial detail relative to a mono version of the same sensor. Rated for 0 to 50 C ambient operation, it is a controlled-environment indoor-cabinet camera rather than a hardened outdoor device, and as a board-level part it relies on the host enclosure for mechanical protection and heat sinking.
Best for
Embedded and space-constrained vision where the 29 x 29 x 20 mm board-level form factor and ~15 g weight let the imager live inside a custom enclosure, handheld device or compact robot end-effector
Freezing moving product on conveyors or indexed lines, where the global shutter captures distortion-free frames without stopping the part under the lens
High-speed defect inspection and multi-shot routines that exploit the up-to-164 fps full-resolution rate for oversampling or fast bursts
Color-dependent tasks such as print/label verification, packaging inspection and color-coded part sorting where the IMX392 color sensor carries hue information
Single-cable USB3 Vision integration on short cable runs into a nearby PC or embedded host, supplying both power and data over one USB 3.0 connection
Selection notes
Confirm the cable run: USB 3.0 is limited to short distances and the Micro-B connector is less vibration-tolerant than a screw-locked GigE plug, so for long or high-vibration installs verify a locking cable or reconsider the interface
Budget the throughput: 164 fps requires disabling the USB bandwidth limit; the ~67 fps default is the conservative setting, so size your host bandwidth and exposure plan around the actual frame rate you need
Plan thermal and mechanical integration early - as a board-level camera it has no protective housing and depends on your enclosure for environmental protection, heat dissipation and connector strain relief within the 0 to 50 C operating range
Choose the right optics for the 1/2.3" (7.9 mm diagonal) format and 3.45 um pixel, using S-mount or CS-mount lenses that resolve the 2.3 MP detail and cover the sensor without vignetting
If your task is purely geometric (gauging, edge-finding, code reading), weigh a monochrome variant - the color Bayer filter trades some spatial resolution and light sensitivity for hue data you may not need
Specifications: General
Brand
Basler
Camera type
Area scan
Specifications: Sensor
Resolution
2.3 MP
Horizontal resolution
1920 x 1200 px
Mono / color
Color
Sensor manufacturer
Sony (IMX392, Pregius global shutter)
Sensor model
Sony IMX392LQR-C
Shutter
Global shutter
Sensor size
1/2.3" (7.9 mm diagonal)
Pixel size
3.45 x 3.45 µm
Specifications: Performance
FPS
Up to 164 fps (67 fps default)
Specifications: Interface
Interface
USB 3.0 (5 Gbit/s SuperSpeed, USB3 Vision)
Protocols
USB3 Vision, GenICam
Specifications: Optics
Mount
S-mount, CS-mount or bare board
Specifications: Electrical
Power
5 VDC via USB 3.0
Supply voltage
5 VDC
Power consumption
2.3 W
Specifications: Environment
Operating temperature
0 to 50 °C
Specifications: Mechanical
Dimensions
29 x 29 x 20 mm
Weight
15 g
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 Sony's IMX392LQR-C Pregius global-shutter CMOS sensor in the 1/2.3" format (7.9 mm diagonal) with 3.45 um pixels, delivering 1920 x 1200 pixels, or 2.3 MP, in color.
It is a global-shutter camera, so all pixels are exposed at once and moving objects are captured without the skew or smear of a rolling shutter - ideal for product moving on a conveyor or indexing fixture.
At full 1920 x 1200 resolution it reaches up to 164 fps with the USB throughput limit disabled, and runs at about 67 fps by default.
It uses a single 5 Gbit/s SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Micro-B interface that is USB3 Vision and GenICam compliant, carrying both data and power; it draws about 2.3 W from the 5 VDC USB supply.
It is a board-level dart camera measuring 29 x 29 x 20 mm and weighing about 15 g, available as a bare board or with an S-mount or CS-mount adapter, designed for tight embedded installations.
This model (daA1920-160uc) is color, using the IMX392's Bayer-mask color sensor, which suits tasks where hue matters such as print verification and color-coded sorting.
