Prophesee Metavision® Technologies - Event-Based Vision Sensor (EVS) and Event Cameras
Built upon neuromorphic engineering principles
inspired by the brain's neural networks and human vision

Prophesee is the inventor of the most advanced Event-Based Vision systems. Their unique patented Metavision® Event-Based Vision Sensor (EVS) design and Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms draw inspiration from the way the human eye and brain function. Metavision® sensors mimic the behavior of the human retina, where individual photoreceptors respond to changes in light intensity. Instead of capturing frames, an "event" is triggered when a significant change in the light level is detected.

Prophesee Metavision® Evaluation Kits

Are you considering neuromorphic engineering for an event-based vision system, but not sure if it's right for your application? Prophesee's Evaluation Kits offer an excellent starting point for exploring Event-Based Vision and this innovative field. They provide a range of evaluation kits, including the EVK4 HD USB Event Camera with a Sony IMX636 Event-Based Sensor (EVS), the EVK3 Board Level Event Camera, the AMD Kria KV260 Starter Kit – an HD embedded event-based vision system built on AMD Kria™ KV260, and the STM32F7 Starter Kit – an embedded event- based vision development kit for STM32 devices.

Prophesee Metavision® GenX320 Event-Based (EBV) Camera Modules

Prophesee's GenX320 compact optical modules feature the power efficient ultra-compact (3x4mm) GenX320 Event-Based Vision (EBV) sensors. Their selection of compact optical modules includes the GenX320 CN1, GenX320 CM2, GenX320 CN3, and GenX320 4X5.

How do Event cameras differ from traditional machine vision cameras?

Traditional machine vision cameras capture images in frames per second, and lack the information of an element's movement. Redundant background objects are repeatedly recorded in each image, generating excess, unnecessary data. Event-Based Vision (EBV) cameras are built with a neuromorphic vision sensor that captures changes in brightness rather than capturing a complete image at fixed intervals like traditional frame-based cameras. Similar to your eyes and brain, the sensors capture an image when they detect a change - an "event".

Contact our Sales Engineers to learn more about the options and benefits of Event-Based Vision Sensors (EVS) and Event Cameras.

Metavision® Event-Based Vision (EBV) Evaluation Kits

Metavision® USB Event Camera Evaluation Kits

Metavision® EVK4 HD USB Event Cameras

Sony IMX636 1/2.5” Event-Based Vision Sensor
Event camera evaluation kit with C/CS mount optics
Event Signal Processing embedded
Resolution (px) 1280 x 720
Bus-powered USB 3 compliant

Metavision® EVK3 Board Level Event Camera

Integrated Prophesee GenX320 1/5" format 320x320 event-based vision sensor
Choice of Compact Optical Module or Chip on Board
320x320 array of 6.3μm contrast detection pixels
USB3.0 Bus powered with Micro-B connector stamping

Event-Based Metavision® Evaluation Kits for Embedded Vision Systems

Prophesee AMD Kria KV260 Metavision Starter Kit

Metavision® AMD Kria KV260 Starter Kit

AMD Kria K260 System-on-Module (SOM)*
Multi-camera support - up to 8 interfaces
Flexible connectivity - 1Gb Ethernet, USB3, USB2
Plug-n-Play for event-based vision application development

Prophesee STM32F7 Metavision Starter Kit

Metavision® STM32F7 Starter Kit

Prophesee GenX320 CM2 development kit for STM32 devices**
Choice of Compact Optical Module or Chip on Board
Plug-n-Play for use with STM32-F7 platform
Prophesee GenX320 1/5" format 320x320 event-based vision sensor
320x320 array of 6.3μm contrast detection pixels

*Non-production version of the AMD Kria K26 SOM
**The STM32F746G discovery kit is not included.

Metavision® GenX320 Compact Optical Modules

Metavision® GenX320 CN1 Compact Optical Module

Prophesee GenX320 1/5" format 320x320 event-based vision sensor
6mm x 6mm flex-rigid module substrate
80.5° DFoV M5 lens mounted using threaded lens holder
20 pin board-to-board connector provides full sensor I/O breakout
High-speed event data output (equivalent to >10kfps time resolution) with row-level 1μs-precision time stamping

Metavision® GenX320 CM2 Compact Optical Module

Prophesee GenX320 1/5" format 320x320 event-based vision sensor
8mm x 8mm flex-rigid module substrate
104° DFoV M6 lens mounted using threaded lens holder
40 pin board-to-board connector provides full sensor I/O breakout
Includes 256Kbit EEPROM on module

Metavision® GenX320 CN3 Compact Optical Module

Prophesee GenX320 1/5" format 320x320 event-based vision sensor
6mm x 6mm flex-rigid module substrate
75° DFoV M5 lens mounted using threaded lens holder
20 pin board-to-board connector provides full sensor I/O breakout
High-speed event data output (equivalent to >10kfps time resolution) with row-level 1μs-precision time stamping

Metavision® GenX320 4X5 Compact Optical Module

Prophesee GenX320 1/5" format 320x320 event-based vision sensor
4mm x 5mm flex-rigid module substrate
65° DFoV lens with fixed focus
30 pin board-to-board connector provides full sensor I/O breakout
High-speed event data output (equivalent to >10kfps time resolution) with row-level 1μs-precision time stamping

GenX320 Compact Optical Modules Overview

PARAMETER	UNIT	GenX320 - CN1	GenX320 - CM2	GenX320 - CN3	GenX320 - 4X5
Body Dimensions	mm	7.2 x 7.2 x 3.6	8 x 8 x 5	6 x 6 x 3.9	4 x 5 x 3.2
Outline Dimensions	mm	8 x 17	10 x 28	8 x 16.3	10 x 16.2
Connector		BM23FR0.6-20DP	Hirose BK13 Series	BM23FR0.6-20DP	BM28B0.6-30DP/2-0.35V
#Connector Pins		20	40	20	30
Control Interface		I²C	I²C	I²C	I²C
Data Interface		MIPI	Parallel & MIPI	MIPI	Parallel
HFoV/VFoV	deg	47.6	84	55	65
DFoV	deg	80.5	104	75	65
IR filter		IR cut	No filter	IR pass, >760nm (customization available on request)	No filter
Integrated EEPROM		No	Yes (256 Kbit)	No	No
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Metavision® Applications

The development of Event-Based Vision (EVS) sensors and neuromorphic engineering technology are conquering the obstacles that were encountered with traditional machine vision technology. Event cameras are enabling a wide realm of new applications in medical, IoT, industrial automation, AR/VR and defense including object tracking, fall detection, eye tracking, gesture recognition, constellation tracking, motion analysis, and vibration tracking.