Boson+

Boson+ is an uncooled long-wave infrared camera core for integration into unmanned systems, handheld equipment, security products and thermal sights. The family converts scene radiation in the eight-to-14-micrometre band into thermal imagery and leaves object detection, tracking or control decisions to the host processor. Shared mechanical and electrical interfaces across Boson models simplify migration between supported cores and lenses.

Teledyne FLIR offers 320-by-256 and 640-by-512 detectors with a 12-micrometre pixel pitch and industrial sensitivity at or below 20 millikelvin. Lensless modules weigh about 7.5 grams and occupy less than 4.9 cubic centimetres; power varies by configuration, with family figures starting around 500 milliwatts. USB, CMOS and MIPI video outputs serve different processors. Resolution, lens, radiometry, frame rate and power must be checked for the exact ordered model.