Mouser Electronics, a global authorized electronic components distributor, strengthens its presence in the industrial, consumer, and machine vision markets with the launch of a new global shutter imaging center.

Mouser announced today that it is officially stocking ams OSRAM's latest near-infrared (NIR) enhanced global shutter image sensor, the Mira050.

Mira050 is a compact image sensor with a resolution of 0.5MP, and is a next-generation sensor designed for various applications such as 2D/3D machine vision, AR/VR, and industrial automation.

The ams OSRAM Mira050 image sensor, available from Mouser, is optimized for 3D sensing systems based on Active Stereo Vision (ASV) and Structured Light Vision (SLV), and features high sensitivity in the near-infrared region.

This can significantly reduce power consumption in battery-powered devices by extending the measurement range and reducing off-chip processing.

It is attracting attention as a next-generation machine vision sensor, especially as it is suitable for low-power and high-efficiency designs required in consumer electronics and industrial IoT devices.

Mira050 has a small pixel size of 2.79μm and applies BSI (Backside Illumination) technology to achieve lowIt delivers excellent image quality even in bright environments.

It also supports the MIPI CSI‑2 interface, making it easy to integrate with various processors and FPGA platforms, and supports Python scripting based on Picamera2, enhancing development convenience.

These characteristics further expand its applications in fields requiring high-performance image sensors, such as robots, smart home devices, security cameras, and AR/VR headsets.

Mouser is also offering ams OSRAM's Mira Optical Sensor Evaluation Kit, which enables evaluation of the Mira220 sensor alongside the Mira050.

This kit provides a Raspberry Pi 4 B-based platform with RAW image capture capabilities and a full Image Signal Processing (ISP) environment.

It is also based on the open source camera framework 'Libcamera' that supports Linux, Android, and Chrome OS, and is designed to allow developers to easily verify sensor performance in real environments.