The FLIR Boson 640 commercial longwave infrared (LWIR) thermal camera cores set a new standard for size, weight, power, and performance. Imagine your next big idea, and bring it to life with Boson.
FLIR’s XIR™ expandable infrared video processing architecture gives Boson advanced image processing, video analytics, peripheral sensor drivers, and several industry-standard communication interfaces that make it easy to integrate while keeping power consumption low.
Its remarkable imaging performance begins with Boson’s 12µm pitch vanadium oxide (VOx) uncooled detector, which comes in two resolutions: 640x512 or 320x256. Boson is available with lots of different lenses, so you’re sure to find a configuration that’s just right for your next project.
FLIR Boson™ – the search is over
Why Boson?
Thermal Camera Core with Revolutionary Size, Weight & Power (SWaP)
Its remarkably low SWaP (starting at just 7.5 grams and 4.9 cm3) and extreme flexibility lets you trade features for power consumption
Powerful FLIR XIR Video Processing – An Industry-Leading System-on-a-Chip
FLIR’s expandable infrared video processing with embedded industry-standard interfaces empowers advanced processing and analytics
Premium Brand at Value Price
Boson new design lets FLIR bring you high resolution cameras at low resolution prices
Imagine what you can do with Boson
Boson takes your next generation of thermal imaging products off the white board and makes them a reality. Its combination of ground-breaking SWaP, state-of-the-art imaging, and wide range of built-in image processing and interface capabilities make Boson the obvious choice.
Whether you’re designing cameras for drones, security, firefighting, thermal sights, or handheld imagers, Boson is small, light, and powerful enough to enable your most innovative designs. Boson’s competitive price and flexible integration options dramatically shorten design cycles, opening up entirely new possibilities for any thermal sensor-based product you can imagine.
Applications
Handheld thermal-imaging systems for first responders, military/paramilitary, and thermography
Security & surveillance systems
UAV & robotic vision
Navigation
Obstacle Avoidance
Automotive driver’s vision enhancement
FLIR Boson™ Optics
Fields of View for any Application
Boson is available with multiple lens options, offering eight fields of view:
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92° (HFOV)2.3 mm (EFL) |
1.0 |
20.0 |
33 |
30 |
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50° (HFOV)4.3 mm (EFL) |
1.0 |
20.0 |
27 |
18 |
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34° (HFOV)6.3 mm (EFL) |
1.0 |
20.0 |
27 |
15 |
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24° (HFOV)9.1 mm (EFL) |
1.0 |
20.0 |
27 |
15 |
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16° (HFOV)13.8 mm (EFL) |
1.0 |
26.0 |
28 |
38 |
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12° (HFOV)18 mm (EFL) |
1.0 |
27.6 |
38 |
39 |
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6° (HFOV)36 mm (EFL) |
1.0 |
51.0 |
64 |
127 |
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4° (HFOV)55 mm (EFL) |
1.0 |
68.4 |
75 |
189 |
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95° (HFOV)4.9 mm (EFL) |
1.1 |
32.0 |
50 |
59 |
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50° (HFOV)8.7 mm (EFL) |
1.0 |
26.0 |
46 |
71 |
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32° (HFOV)14 mm (EFL) |
1.0 |
26.0 |
35 |
27 |
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24° (HFOV)18 mm (EFL) |
1.0 |
27.6 |
38 |
41 |
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18° (HFOV)24 mm (EFL) |
1.0 |
37.0 |
45 |
53 |
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12° (HFOV)36 mm (EFL) |
1.0 |
51.0 |
64 |
133 |
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8° (HFOV)55 mm (EFL) |
1.0 |
68.4 |
75 |
192 |
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6° (HFOV)73 mm (EFL) |
1.1 |
82.0 |
100 |
396 |
FLIR Boson™ Accessories
Accessories to get you started immediately
Connecting to a thermal camera has never been easier. With the different Boson accessories, you can quickly hook up it to your PC and operate as a full webcam, or you can use Boson’s development board to get complete access to Boson’s 80-pin connector and access the camera’s full power.
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USB/Analog VPC Kit |
Single USB interface to Boson camera turns Boson into a webcam. Custom cable provides analog video |
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Boson Development Board |
Full access to Boson 80-pin interface; includes USB, 100/GigE Ethernet*, CameraLink, Serial Com, Micro SDCard*, I2C*, SPI*, SDIO* and VSYNC/RESET, GPIO* |
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USB/CameraLink board |
CameraLink and USB interface to Boson video |
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Lens focus tool |
Custom tool to change lens focus |
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Tripod mount |
Custom tripod mount with 1/4-20 interface |
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Sensor technology |
Uncooled VOx microbolometer |
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Scence Dynamic Range (Gain Mode in parentheses) |
to +140 °C (high) to +500 °C (low) |
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Array format |
640 x 512 or 320 × 256 |
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Pixel pitch |
12 µm |
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Spectral range |
Longwave infrared; 7.5 µm – 13.5 µm |
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Thermal Sensitivity |
<40 mK (Industrial); <50 mK (Professional); <60 mK (Consumer) |
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Full Frame Rates |
60Hz baseline; 30 Hz runtime selectable |
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Slow frame rate |
≤9 Hz available |
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Non-uniformity Correction (NUC) |
Factory calibrated; updated FFCs with FLIR’s Silent Shutterless NUC (SSN) |
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Solar protection |
Integral |
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Continuous Electronic Zoom |
1X to 8X zoom |
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Image Orientation |
Adjustable (vertical flip and/or horizontal flip) (See note 1) |
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Symbol overlay |
Re-writable each frame; alpha blending for translucent overlay |
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Snapshots |
Full-frame snapshot, SDIO interface to support removable media (See note 1) |
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Lens options |
8 lens options for 640 resolution8 lens options for 320 resolutionSee Optics tab for details |
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Input voltage |
3.3 VDC |
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Power dissipation |
Varies by configuration; as low as 500 mW |
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Video channels |
CMOS or USB2 |
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Control channels |
UART or USB |
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Peripheral channels |
I2C, SPI, SDIO (See note 1) |
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Size |
21 × 21 × 11 mm without lens |
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Weight |
7.5 g without lens (configuration dependent) |
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Precision mounting holes |
Four tapped M16x0.35 (rear cover). Lens support recommended when lens mass exceeds core mass. |
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Operating temperature range |
-40°C to 80°C |
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Non-operating temperature range |
-50°C to 105°C |
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Shock |
1,500 g @ 0.4 msec |
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Operational altitude |
12 km (max altitude of a commercial airliner or airborne platform) |
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