Alrad Instruments Ltd

Through our six technology divisions, ALRAD Imaging, ALRAD Electronics, ALRAD Photonics, ALRAD Medical, ALRAD Thermal and ALRAD Vacuum, we offer thousands of product items from the world's leading manufacturers. We also provide installation, demonstration, and product support services. 

We represent many of our principals as their sole distributor in the UK. Some of these exclusive companies have been with us since the 1970s, many of our distribution agreements have been in place for a very long time and that must say something about the service we offer. The products and service we provide open up new opportunities for our customers to improve quality,automation and productivity which is why many of our existing customers have been experiencing ALRAD high quality service for decades.

Alrad employ experienced staff to help our customers generate a competitive edge for their companies backed by world class products.

Alrad are members of the UKIVA (United Kingdom Industrial Vision Association) group of organizations and companies within the PPMA ( Processing and Packaging Machinery Association).


ALRAD Imaging supplies imaging components, equipment and services to both industrial system integrators, OEMs, scientific and research customers.

ALRAD Electronics provides a wide range of optical detectors, laser products, high voltage components, optoelectronic sockets, analytical systems and densitometers.

ALRAD Photonics offers Infrared detectors, power supplies, laser diode modules, photodetectors, optoelectronic components , optical filters, diffraction gratings and laser accessories.

ALRAD Medical is responsible for the marketing and sales of air disinfection systems, endoscope cameras, medical screening, molecular detection, personal protection equipment, temperature screening, UV sterilization and UV C Germicidal LED Lighting.

ALRAD Thermal is responsible for marketing and sales of automotive thermal cameras, commercial vision thermal cameras, thermal industrial cameras, thermal security cameras and thermography thermal cameras

ALRAD Vacuum provides a range of product for high vacuum and space applications including electron multipliers, long distance microscopes for vacuum chamber ports and vacuum image sensors

If you need any help in selecting the right product for your application
please call our friendly sales office on 01635 937000
we will be pleased to assist you.

  1. Frame Grabbers PIXCI-CL1

    Frame Grabbers PIXCI-CL1

    Base Camera Link for PCI

    FEATURES

    • PCI bus frame grabber
    • 132 megabytes per second burst DMA transfer rate
    • 100 megabytes per second sustained transfer rate
    • 32-bit memory addressing

    CAPTURE

    • Base Camera Link camera
    • Line scan or area scan cameras
    • Monochrome or color cameras
    • Individual lines or frames
    • Continuous video
    • Up to 4,096 pixels per line
    • Up to 4,096 lines per image (area scan)
    • Up to 65,534 lines per image (line scan)
    • Triggered image sequence

    TRIGGER AND I/O

    • Camera exposure and asynchronous reset control
    • Trigger and frame enable inputs
    • Strobe output
    • General purpose inputs and outputs
    • 26 pin MDR Camera Link connector
    • 9 pin Dsub for trigger and I/O

    KEY SPECIFICATIONS

    • 5 volts @ 530 mA
    • 32 bit / 33 MHz PCI bus master, or 64 bit / 66 MHz PCI bus master slot
    • 3.3 or 5volt PCI signaling
    • 12.5 cm long, 8.3 cm high, 4.91” long by 3.27” high
    • 77 grams, 2.7 ounces
    • 0 to 70 degrees Celsius operation
    • CE, FCC, ROHS compliant
    • Camera pixel clocks from 20 to 85 MHz
    • Made in U.S.A.

    SOFTWARE

    • XCAP-Lite image capture, display, and save program included with frame grabber purchase
    • XCAP-LTD captures video to computer memory and more..
    • XCAP-STD streams video to disk and performs image processing and more..
    • PIXCI Selection Guide  lists cameras supported with dedicated Capture & Adjust dialogs
    • XCAP supports all camera link cameras connected to PIXCI® frame grabbers
    • XCLIB programmer libraries for frame grabber and camera control
    • PXIPL image processing, measurement, and analysis libraries
    • Windows & Linux, 32 & 64-bit
    • TWAIN compatible
    • 3rd Party software solutions also available.

    TTL MODULE

    The optional TTL Module minimizes false triggers when using a TTL trigger with a cable longer than one foot. The TTL MODULE converts the TTL trigger into a differential signal for reliable triggering with up to 200 feet of cable. The TTL MODULE also can generate a TTL strobe from the attached PIXCI® board. Compatible with PIXCI® CL1, CL2, CL3SD, D2X, D3X, SI, and SI4.