Zyla sCMOS
Speed and Sensitivity for PhysicalScience Imaging and Spectroscopy
Key Specifications

Key Applications

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4.2 or 5.5 megapixel sCMOS

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Solar Astronomy

312-bit and 16-bit modes

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Particle Imaging Velocimetry

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0.9 e- read noise3

Lucky / Speckle Imaging

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Up to 100 fps via Camera Link

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Hyperspectral Imaging

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33,000:1 dynamic range

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Adaptive Optics

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Rolling & True Global Shutter (Zyla 5.5)

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Bose Einstein Condensation

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82% peak QE (Zyla 4.2)

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Extensive Spectroscopy Modes

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Features & Benefits
Andor’s Zyla sCMOS camera platform offers high speed, high sensitivity
and high resolution imaging and spectroscopy performance. The
remarkably light and compact, thermoelectrically cooled design,integrates perfectly into both laboratory and OEM applications alike.
Zyla is ideally suited to many cutting edge experiments that push theboundaries of speed and sensitivity.

Feature5.5 & 4.2 megapixel sensor formats and6.5 μm pixels~ 1 e- Read Noise
100 fps (Camera Link)

Benefit
Extremely sharp resolution over a 22 mm (Zyla 5.5) and 19 mm (Zyla 4.2 PLUS) diagonal
field of view. Ideal for astronomy, area scanning applications or multi-track spectroscopy.
Noise floor down to 0.9e-. Lower detection limit than any CCD.
Zyla offers ‘10-tap’ Camera Link for maximum sustained frame rates.

Up to 27,000 fps (‘FCS’ mode) or sps

Excellent time resolution capabilities for study of transient phenomena through userdefinable Region of Interest control.

Rolling and Global shutter (Zyla 5.5)

Maximum exposure and readout flexibility across all applications. Global Shutter for freeze
frame capture of fast moving/changing events.

12-bit and 16-bit modes

12-bit mode for fastest frame rates through USB 3.0; 16-bit mode for full dynamic range.

Market leading USB 3.0 speed

Superb USB 3.0 data transfer efficiency and Zyla’s unique 12-bit high speed mode deliver
up to 53 fps full resolution. Follow dynamic processes with improved temporal resolution.

Extended Dynamic Range
QEmax up to 82%

Unique ‘dual gain amplifier’ sensor architecture offering dynamic range of 33,000:1.
Highest available photon capture efficiency across visible/NIR.

ZERO etaloning in the NIR

Front-illuminated sensor architecture, no unwanted signal modulation in the NIR compared
to back-illuminated devices.

Better than 99.8% linearity

Unparalleled quantitative measurement accuracy across the full dynamic range.

PIV mode inter-frame down to 100 ns

TE cooling to 0°C in up to 30°C ambient
GPU Express
Hardware Timestamp
Compact and LightsCMOS sensor architecture allows rapid image pair acquisition with optical transition
time between images down to 100 ns, well suited to a wide range of Particle Image
Velocimetry (PIV) applications.
Ideal for OEM integration into enclosed systems.
Simplify and optimize data transfers from camera to Graphical Processing Unit (GPU) card
to facilitate accelerated GPU processing as part of the acquisition pipeline.
FPGA generated timestamp with 25 ns accuracy.
Ideal for integration into space restrictive set-ups. Ideal for OEM.

NEW Spectroscopy Modes (option)2

On-head asymmetric binning and multitrack

On-board intelligence delivering spectroscopists-friendly spectra and multi-track dataprior to transfer through 10-tap or USB interface. Upfront data size reduction and easieruser data processing.

Selectable bit-depth up to 32-bit

Preserve dynamic range in extensive on-head binning scenarios.
User-selectable data bit depth to be transmitted over the camera interface, up to 32-bit.

Zyla - The Physicist’s Choice
Zyla sCMOS has become a wellestablished detector amongst physicists,biophysicists and astronomers, theadvanced combination of speed,
sensitivity and dynamic range enabling
new ground to be broken.
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Dual Amplifier – novel pixel architecture means
you don’t need to pre-select gain. Access lowest
read noise and full well depth simultaneously.
1000 fps – Access extremely fast frame rates
through user definable Region of Interest control,
suited to many applications within the physicalsciences.
GPU Express – for real time processing.
Global Shutter – Zyla 5.5 offers this importantmode that completely avoids spatial distortion, andensures temporal correlation across all regions of
the sensor. Achieve sub-microsecond inter-frame
gaps in PIV applications.
Low darkcurrent – low read noise iscomplimented by extremely competitive
darkcurrent, also ensuring minimized hot pixel
blemishes.
Cooling options – standard Zyla 5.5 camera aircools to 0ºC at up to +30ºC ambient. Water cooled
option available on request.
Blemish correction maps and advanced control
Andor provide the capability to turn off/on blemish
correction for those who prefer to perform thisthemselves. Bespoke blemish maps can also be
provided.
Compact and Light – the extremely small volume
footprint of Zyla renders it adaptable to intricate
optical set-ups.

Application Areas
Particle Imaging Velocimetry

Bose Einstein Condensation

The true Global Shutter mode of
Zyla 5.5 facilitates an inter-frame
gap of down to 100 ns.

The QE profile of Zyla is very
good in the red/NIR region, idealfor BEC of Rb.

Lucky / Speckle Imaging

Adaptive Optics

Zyla’s fast frame rate and large
field of view are ideal for thisresolution enhancing technique.
GPU Express for real time dataprocessing.

Accessing > 1000 fps using
ROIs renders the Zyla an ideal
Wavefront detector. Use withdata splitter to enable direct data
access.

Solar Astronomy

Fluorescence Correlation
Spectroscopy

Fast frame rates, wide dynamic
range and great linearity present
a very formidable solution to thespecific detector needs of next
generation large solar telescopes.

Superb temporal resolution
from small ROIs are excellent for
accurately measuring diffusion
coefficients.

Zyla 5.5 operating at 10 Hz, detecting a Russian rocket upper stage- image and corresponding light curve shown. Institute of TechnicalPhysics Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) - German
Aerospace Center, Stuttgart, Germany.

Spectroscopy Modes (option)
3 On-head asymmetric binning & multi-track
Intelligent data processing from the sensor into
Spectroscopy-friendly spectra or multi-channel data
format, ahead of transfer through the 10-tap or USB
interface; greatly reduces data post-processing anddata set size at the user side.
3 User-definable bit depth
Up to 32-bit data packaging option to overcome
the limitation of the standard 16-bits data transfer
through 10-tap or USB3 in extensive binningscenarios.

Hyperspectral Imaging &multi-track spectroscopy
On-head FPGA functions
can discriminate up to 256
individual channels (e.g.
multi-leg fibre optic) withno acquisition rate sacrificecompared to CCDs. Takes
great advantage of Andor’s
spectrograph portfolio
imaging portfolio.

Transient spectroscopy
Samples highly dynamic
chemical reactions
or phenomena with
spectral rates up to
27,000 sps with 10-tap
Zyla 5.5 and 26,000 sps
with 10-tap Zyla 4.2.

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Rolling & Global Shutter
The Zyla 5.5 uniquely offers both Rolling and true Global Shutter exposure modes. This provides superior
application and synchronization flexibility and the ability, through global exposure, to closely emulate thefamiliar ‘Snapshot’ exposure mechanism of interline CCDs.

Rolling & Global Shutter Mechanisms
Rolling and true Global Shutter modes describe two distinct types of exposure and readout sequence.
In rolling shutter, available in Zyla 4.2 PLUS and Zyla 5.5, different lines of the array are exposed at different times as theread out ‘wave’ sweeps through the sensor. 10 ms is required at the start to ‘activate’ the sensor to expose, and then 10 ms
is required at the end to readout the sensor. Use when there is a minimal risk of spatial distortion from moving samples.
In true global shutter, available in Zyla 5.5, each pixel in the sensor begins the exposure simultaneously and ends the
exposure simultaneously. This provides a true ‘Snapshot’ exposure capability for moving samples that is both ‘photonefficient’ and easy to synchronize to. Zyla 4.2 PLUS, while utilizing a rolling shutter sensor, offers a Simulated Global Exposure
mechanism to overcome risk of spatial distortion. This mechanism is more elaborate and less photon/time efficient than true
Global Shutter. Click here to read more about Rolling and Global shutter modes on our Zyla camera.

Key Benefits of True Global Exposure
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 O spatial distortion – avoiding the spatial
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distortion risk of rolling exposureTight syncing to peripheral switching devicesH igher signal to noise due to reduced deadtime – the entire exposure cycle can be used
Simplicity – all the benefits of a ’snapshot
exposure mode’
Continuous or pulsed light sources
100 ns inter-frame gaps in PIV applications

Global Shutter exposure and readout (single scan)

Exposure Start

Exposure

Exposure End

Rolling Shutter exposure and readout (single scan)‘Simulated’ Global Exposurein Zyla 4.2 PLUS
Click here to read more about this mode andother Frequently Asked Questions on Rollingand Global Exposure modes.

Exposure Start

Exposure

Readout

For further information of Rolling and Global Shutter, please access the following
technical notes through the Andor Learning Centre: 1) Rolling and Global Shutter
2) Synchronizing to Rolling and Global Shutter sCMOS cameras

GPU Express
The Andor GPU Express library has been created to simplify and optimize data transfers fromcamera to a CUDA-enabled Nvidia Graphical Processing Unit (GPU) card to facilitate accelerated
GPU processing as part of the acquisition pipeline. GPU Express integrates easily with SDK3 forWindows, providing a user-friendly but powerful solution for management of high bandwidth data
flow challenges; ideal for data intensive applications such as tomography, 3D PIV or Adaptive Optics.
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Enhanced convenience, afforded by simple, optimized GPU data management
Optimal data throughput
Superb, easily accessible documentation and examples

Meet the Extended sCMOS Family
for Physical Sciences
Marana sCMOS

Zyla sCMOS

Back-illuminated, deep cooled sCMOS
Ultimate sensitivity and large FoV

For physical imaging, astronomy
and spectroscopy

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Near earth object (NEO) detection
Space debris tracking
Solar astronomy
Fast time resolution astrophysics
Wafer inspection

3D flow field study by
PIV (using 4x Zyla),courtesy of Gioacchino
Cafiero, Universit´a diNapoli Federico II.

Read more

iStar sCMOS

Zyla-HF

For nanosecond gated imaging andspectroscopy

For indirect x-ray imaging

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Quantum physics
Plasma diagnostics
Flow/spray/combustion processes study
Planar Laser-Induced Fluorescence (PLIF)
Time-resolved luminescence

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Hard x-ray imaging and spectroscopy
High Harmonic Generation (HHG)
X-ray plasma spectroscopy
X-ray tomography
Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)

Plasma bullet timedynamics studies, courtesyof Jérôme Bredin at York
Plasma Institute.

X-ray absorption image of
a wasp taken with a 40 kV
X-ray source, courtesy of
Crytur.

Read more

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Balor sCMOS

Balor-X sCMOS

Capture More. Further. Faster.

Solution for High Energy Physics

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Orbital debris & asteroid tracking
Large sky surveys
Solar studies
Exoplanet discovery
Supernovae detection

The highest resolution imageof the Sun’s surface ever takenusing Balor sCMOS. Credit:
NSO/AURA/NSF

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Hard x-ray & neutron tomography
Hard x-ray microscopy
X-ray diffraction & crystallography
X-ray scattering - SAXS & WAXSEngineered material science

Read more

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5Technical Data
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Model Specific Specifications
Model
Sensor type
Active pixels (W x H)

Zyla 5.5

Zyla 4.2 PLUS

Front Illuminated Scientific CMOS

Front Illuminated Scientific CMOS

2560 x 2160 (5.5 Megapixel)

2048 x 2048 (4.2 Megapixel)

16.6 x 14.0 mm
21.8 mm diagonal

13.3 x 13.3 mm
18.8 mm diagonal

200 (100 MHz x 2 sensor halves)
560 (280 MHz x 2 sensor halves)

Slow Read
216 (108 MHz x 2 sensor halves)
Fast Read
540 (270 MHz x 2 sensor halves)

Sensor size

Pixel readout rate (MHz)

Read noise (e-) Median [rms] •2@ 200 MHz@ 560 MHz

Rolling Shutter
0.9 [1.2]
1.2 [1.6]

Global Shutter
2.3 [2.5]
2.4 [2.6]

Rolling Shutter
0.90 [1.1]
1.10 [1.3]@ 216 MHz@ 540 MHz

Maximum Quantum Efficiency •3

64%

82%

Sensor Operating Temperature
Air cooled
Water cooled

0ºC (up to 30ºC ambient)-10ºC*0ºC (up to 27ºC ambient)-10ºC*

Air cooled
Water cooled

0.10
0.019

0.10
0.019

Readout modes

Rolling Shutter and True Global Shutter (Snapshot)

Rolling Shutter and Global Clear •8

33,000:1

33,000:1

Dark current, e-/pixel/sec @ min temp •4

Maximum dynamic range
Photon Response Non-Uniformity (PRNU)
Half-light range
Low light range
Pre-defined Region of Interest (ROI)
User defined ROI (granularity)
Data range
Interface options< 0.01%< 0.1%
2048 x 2048, 1920 x 1080, 1392 x 1040, 512 x 512,
128 x 128

1920 x 1080, 1392 x 1040, 512 x
512, 128 x 128

Yes (1 pixel) **12-bit (fastest USB 3.0 speeds) and 16-bit (maximum dynamic range)
USB 3.0•9
Camera Link 10-tap* Cooling temperature must be above the dew point** Minimum ROI size: 4 x 8 (W x H) possible for 12- or 16-bit modes and for both Camera Link 10-tap and USB 3.0 models•1

General Specifications

Pixel size (W x H)

6.5 µmPixel well depth (e-)

30,000Linearity (%, maximum)•5
Full light range
Low light range (< 1000 electrons signal)
MTF (Nyquist @ 555 nm)
Pixel binning
Anti-blooming factor
I/O
Trigger Modes
Software Exposure Events•6

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Better than 99.8%
Better than 99.9%
45%
Hardware binning: 2 x 2, 3 x 3, 4 x 4, 8 x 8x 10,000
External Trigger, Fire, Fire n, Fire All, Fire Any, Arm
Internal, External, External Start, External Exposure, Software Trigger
Start exposure - End exposure (row 1), Start exposure - End exposure (row n)

Hardware timestamp accuracy

25 nsInternal memory

1 GB

Imaging Mode

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Frame Rate Table - 12-bit (16-bit)

Zyla 4.2 PLUS 10tap

Zyla 4.2 PLUS USB
3.0

Rolling Shutter

Rolling Shutter

49 (49)--105 (98)

52 (52)101 (101)

53 (40)98 (80)200 (200)

97 (97)192 (192)

107 (80)422 (422)

201 (201)422 (422)

201 (201)406 (406)

406 (406)

1691 (1691)

716 (716)

1691 (1691)

716 (716)

1627 (1627)

1627 (1627)

2048 x 8 (FCS mode) 13020 (10250)

4008 (4008)

27057 (27057)

4008 (4008)

26041 (26041)

13020 (10250)

1024 x 8 (FCS mode) 27057 (27057)

4008 (4008)

27057 (27057)

4008 (4008)

26041 (26041)

26041 (26041)

Zyla 5.5 USB 3.0

Zyla 5.5 10-tap

Array Size
(W x H)

Rolling Shutter

Global Shutter

Rolling Shutter

Global Shutter

2560 x 2160

40 (30)40 (30)100 (75)2048 x 2048

53 (40)52 (39)1920 x 1080

107 (80)

512 x 512
128 x 128

Spectroscopy Mode

S Vertically binned tracks 12 & 16-bit•7

Array Size
(W x H)

Zyla 5.5
10 tap / USB 3.0

Zyla 4.2 PLUS
10 tap/USB 3.0
Rolling Shutter*

Rolling
Shutter*

GlobalShutter**any x 827,057

4,008

26,041any x 1218,0383,491

17,361any x 16

13,528

3,092

13,020any x 31

6,764

2,122

6,510

any x 77

2,705

1,093

2,604

any x 100

2,164

909

2,083

any x 128

1,691

736

1,627

any x 154

1,387

618

1,335

any x 462

466

224

448

any x 512

422

203

406

any x 1040

208

102

200

any x 1080

200

98

192

any x 2048

105

52

101

Mode
M Multi-track
Vertically binned tracks 12 & 16-bit•7

Number of
tracks(centred
vertically)

Zyla 4.2 PLUS
10-tap/USB
3.0
RollingGlobalRolling(h, pixels) (d, pixels)
Shutter* Shutter**
Shutter*TrackheightTracksZyla 5.5
separation 10-tap / USB 3.0

2

12

12

6,012

1,967

5,787

2

20

20

3,607

1,370

3,472

2

154

77

557

265

536

20

12

12

462

222

445

20

20

20

277

135

267

50

12

12

182

89

175

50

20

20

109

54

105

256

8

0

105

52

101

* Overlap ON** Overlap OFF

How the sCMOS sensor is used in the different modes
The diagrams below illustrate how the sCMOS sensor array is used for the different modes (in this example for the Zyla 4.2 PLUS).

h2048 x 8 (FCS)

2048 x 20d2048 x 30
2048 x 20

512 x 512

2048 x 2048

I

Imaging Mode
The array size may be defined(includes FCS modes) for either
resolution or maximum speed.

S

Spectroscopy Mode
A vertically binned track is centredon the sensor enabling the maximum
spectral rate to capture dynamic events.

M

Multi-track Mode
Up to 256 vertically binned
tracks can be used for multi-track
analysis without sacrificing speed.
7Quantum Efficiency (QE) Curve •310090
Zyla 4.2 Plus
80

Quantum efficiency / %70Zyla 5.5

60
50
40
30
20
10
0
300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

Wavelength / nm

sCMOS for Spectroscopy and Andor Research-grade Spectrographs
Highly modular motorized platforms with dual output ports, dual/triple/quadruple grating turrets and a wide range ofmotorized and field-upgradable accessories.
Shamrock 500i
Shamrock 750
Delivers the highest spectral resolution of
the spectrograph range, down to 0.02 nm.

Ideal combination of high spectral resolution, imaging capabilities
for multi-track acquisitions. Convenient USB interface alongside
fully motorized platform and light coupling accessories.

Shamrock 163
Rugged, compact 163 mm focal lengthmanual spectrograph, highly configurable forgeneral, everyday lab spectroscopy.

Kymera 328i
Kymera 193i
Intelligent, modular and compact imaging
spectrograph with Adaptive Focus technology, fully
motorized, RFID-tagged dual grating turret, dual
detector output ports and seamless interfacing tomicroscopes for micro-spectroscopy applications.

Intelligent, modular and compact imaging
spectrograph with Adaptive Focus technology
and intelligent TruRes™ spectral resolution
enhancement option. Quad grating turret anddual input and output ports allow ease of
integration into demanding optical setups or
multi-modal laboratories.

Resolution Calculator
andor.com/calculators

8sCMOS or EMCCD?
Since the introduction of sCMOS
technology by Andor, the questionof the performance comparison
against the more establishedElectron Multiplying CCD (EMCCD)
has been common.

Whilst the read noise of sCMOS
is very low compared to CCDs,
EMCCD technology holds thedistinct advantage of being able
to practically eliminate read noise,rendering them single photon
sensitive.

sCMOS offer a very fast, low noisetechnology, which holds potential as analternative to single photon sensitive
detectors across some applications andtechniques, including cold atom imaging or
fast spectral chemical mapping.

A decade on from the release of
the first sCMOS detectors, there
are still applications that benefit
from the ultra-sensitive EMCCD
technology.

Zyla 4.2 Plus 2x2 Binned

Zyla 5.5 2x2 Binned

For example quantum optics,
photon counting and someastronomy applications such as
Lucky Astronomy and wave front
detection.
EMCCDs offer a raw sensitivity thatcannot be surpassed in the very
low light regime. However, EMCCDs
remain relatively expensive, so they
will always be considered a more
selective, ‘high-end’ solution.

iXon Ultra 888

Log10 (Signal to Noise Ratio)

100

10

20

Photons
per pixel

140

Photons
per pixel

1
10

0.1

100

1000

Log10(Photons per pixel)

Plot of Signal to Noise Ratio versus Incident Photon Intensity, comparing back-illuminated EMCCD
iXon 888 (13 µm pixel size) to 2x2 binned Zyla sCMOS cameras (13 µm pixel size after binning).
Calculations were performed using our online signal to noise calculator tool available here.

Images at a range of incident light intensity, acquired using back-illuminated EMCCD
iXon 888 and Zyla 5.5 sCMOS cameras (2x2 binned pixels). At low light intensities, theSignal to Noise Ratio advantage of the EMCCD is apparent.
9Step 1.

CameraType

Select the camera type
Description

Code

ZYLA 4.2 PLUS, 4.2 Megapixel, Rolling shutter, Camera Link 10-tap

ZYLA-4.2P-CL10

ZYLA 4.2 PLUS, 4.2 Megapixel, Rolling shutter, USB 3.0

ZYLA-4.2P-USB3

ZYLA 5.5, 5.5 Megapixel, Rolling and Global shutter, Camera Link 10-tap

ZYLA-5.5-CL10

ZYLA 5.5, 5.5 Megapixel, Rolling and Global shutter, USB 3.0

ZYLA-5.5-USB3

For Spectroscopy mode option, add -S to your selected camera codes
For water cooled option, add -W to your selected camera code

Step 2.

Accessories

Select the required accessories
Description

Order CodeF-mount adapter

ACM-05574

Auto extension tubes (set of 3) for C-mountOA-ECMT

Auto extension tubes (set of 3) for Nikon F

OA-ENAF

Re-circulator for enhanced cooling performance

XW-RECR

Oasis 160 Ultra compact chiller unit

ACC-XW-CHIL-160

3 meter 7-way Multi I/O timing cable, offering Fire, External Trigger, Shutter and Arm.

ACC-ACZ-05612

5 meter cable for use with Axion frame grabber for Camera Link 10-tap models. (2 cables required)

ACC-ASE-13532

30 meter fibre-optic extender solution for Camera Link 10-tap models.

ACC-ZYLFOX-10TAP-30M

100 meter fibre-optic extender solution for Camera Link 10-tap models.

ACC-ZYLFOX-10TAP-100

15 meter active USB 3.0 connector cable (power supply not required).
For use with Zyla USB 3.0 models.

ACC-ASE-06887

50 meter fibre optic USB 3.0 extender solution including power supply.
For use with Zyla USB 3.0 models.

ACC-ASE-08762

100 meter fibre optic USB 3.0 extender solution including power supply.
For use with Zyla USB 3.0 models.

ACC-ASE-07860

PC Workstation for up to 100 fps continuous spooling to hard drives, acquiring up to 120,000 12bit full resolution images: Dell T7910XL, 2.6 GHz Eight Core, 8 GB RAM, 4 x 250GB SSD hard drive
configured in RAID 0.

WKST-1 WIN

PC Workstation for up to 100 fps continuous spooling to RAM, acquiring up to 6,000 12-bit full
resolution images: Dell T5810, 3.5 GHz Quad Core, 64 GB RAM.

WKST-3 WIN

For further information on PC workstations for Zyla, please refer to the technical note PC Specifications for sCMOS

Step 3.

Select the required software
The Zyla also requires at least one of the following software options:
Solis Spectroscopy A 32-bit and fully 64-bit enabled application for Windows (8, 8.1 and 10) offering richfunctionality for data acquisition and processing. AndorBasic provides macro language control of data acquisition,
processing, display and export.
Andor SDK3 A software development kit that allows you to control Andor sCMOS cameras from your own
application. Available as a 32 or 64-bit library for Windows (8, 8.1 and 10) and Linux. Compatible with C/C++,LabView and Matlab.

Software

GPU Express Andor GPU Express library has been created to simplify and optimize data transfers from camera to a
CUDA-enabled Nvidia Graphical Processing Unit (GPU) card to facilitate accelerated GPU processing as part of theacquisition pipeline. Integrates easily with Andor SDK3 for Windows.
Third party software compatibility
Drivers are available so that the Zyla can be operated through a large variety of third party software packages. See
Andor website for detail.

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Product Drawings
Dimensions in mm [inches]
Third-angle projection

Weight: 1,000 g [2 lbs 3 oz]
Product drawings of the water cooled Zyla can be found here.

Connecting to the Zyla
Camera Control
Connector type: 3 meter Camera Link 10-tap connectors or USB
3.0. (Longer lengths available as accessories).
TTL / Logic
1 x 3-way Multi I/O timing cable, offering Fire, External Trigger andArm (1.5 meter)

15-way D-type pinouts
Regulatory Compliance••••

RoHS compliant
EU EMC Directive
EU LV Directive
IEC 61010-1 CB Scheme

1

ARM

Output2

Aux_Out_1*

Output3

FIRE row n

Output4

FIRE row 1

Output5

Aux_Out_2

Output6

GroundGND

External Power Supply Compliance

7

External Trigger

Input• UL-certified for Canada and US• Japanese PSE Mark

8

Spare Input

Input

POWER SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS••••

Power: +12 VDC ± 5% @ 5A
Ripple: 200 mV peak-peak 0 - 20 MHz
100 - 240 VAC 50/60 Hz external power supply
Power Consumption: 12V @ 5A Max, 12V @ 2.5A Nominal

9

Reserved

N/A

10

Reserved

N/A

11

Reserved

N/A

12

Reserved

N/A

13

Reserved

N/A

14

Reserved

N/A

15

Reserved

N/A* Aux_Out_1 is configurable as Fire, Fire n, Fire All or Fire Any. Refer tothe Zyla hardware manual.

11Order Today
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Items shipped with your camera
For Camera Link 10-Tap Models:1 x Camera Link
Card and 2 x 3 meter connector cables.
For USB 3.0 models: 1 x USB 3.0 PCIe Card and 1 x
3 meter USB 3.0 cable (Type A to B)
1 x Power supply with mains cable
1 x 3-way Multi I/O timing cable, offering Fire,
External Trigger and Arm (1.5 meter)
1 x Quick Start Guide
1 x Electronic copy of user guide
1 x Individual system performance sheet

Footnotes:

Specifications are subject to change without notice

1. Figures are typical unless otherwise stated.
2. Readout noise is for the entire system and is taken as a median over the sensor area
excluding any regions of blemishes. It is a combination of sensor readout noise and A/Dnoise.
3. Quantum efficiency of the sensor at 20°C.
4. Dark current measurement is taken as a median over the sensor area excluding any
regions of blemishes.
5. Linearity is measured from a plot of Signal vs. Exposure Time over the full dynamic range.
6. Software Exposure Events provide rapid software notification (SDK only) of the startand end of acquisition, useful for tight synchronization to moving peripheral devices e.g.
Z-stage.
7. The maximum frames/s table for Zyla indicate the maximum speed at which the device
Minimum Computer Requirements:
can acquire images in a standard system at full frame and also a range of sub-array size,• 2.68 GHz Quad Corefor both rolling and global shutter read modes (Zyla 5.5), 12-bit single amplifier (rates also
• 4GB RAM (increase RAM if to be used for continuous
apply to dual amplifier 16-bit for Zyla 4.2). Note that the write speed of the PC hard drive		 data spooling)
can impose a further restriction to achieving sustained kinetic series acquisition.
Hard Drive:
8. ‘Global Clear’ is an optional keep clean mechanism that can be implemented in rolling• Minimum 450 MB/s continuous write for USB 3.0 models
shutter mode, which purges charge from all rows of the sensor simultaneously, at the• Minimum 850 MB/s continuous write for Camera Link
exposure start. The exposure end is still rolling shutter. It can be used alongside the Fire All
10-tap models
output of the camera and a pulsed light source to simulate Global Exposure mechanism,
albeit less efficiently than the true Global Shutter exposure mode of Zyla 5.5. Furthermore• PCI Express x4 or greater for USB 3.0 models• PCI Express x8 or greater for Camera Link 10-tap models Global Clear differs from true Global Shutter in that it can only be used in ‘non-overlap’
readout mode, i.e. sequential exposure and readout phases rather than simultaneous.
• Windows (8, 8.1 or 10) or Linux9. Zyla USB 3.0 models should work with any modern USB 3.0 enabled PC/laptop (provided*See technical note entitled: ‘PC Specifications for sCMOS’
hard drives or RAM is sufficient to support data rates) as every USB 3.0 port should have its** Note, Andor supply PC workstations for Zyla, see page 10.
own host controller. Zyla USB 3.0 models also ship with a USB 3.0 PCIe card as a means
Operating and Storage Conditions
to add a USB 3.0 port to an older PC, or as a diagnostic aid to interoperability issues or toOperating Temperature:ensure maximum speed.
• Zyla 5.5: 0ºC to 30ºC ambient• Zyla 4.2: 0ºC to 27ºC ambient• Relative Humidity: < 70% (non-condensing)• Storage Temperature: -10ºC to 50ºC

Power Requirements• Please refer to page 11

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