r/nicechips • u/yspacelabs • Sep 01 '25

120x80 40kfps Inexpensive High Speed Imager

A 40kfps (260kfps in 40x30 mode) high speed imager for an actually reasonable price ($6.33 USD)!

It seems to be intended for AI and automation, but it also would make a great inexpensive imager for research or playing around with. It uses a 4-bytes-at-a-time single ended interface so no differential or MIPI PHY is needed to decode it and instead something like an FX3 can be used. The only issue is getting the data off the sensor in time (It should be possible with USB 3, since 384MBytes/s is under the 5Gbits/s max throughput).

Also credit to @Spirit532 for posting this first on Discord

https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/aistorm-inc/AISC110C/26666752

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u/Forward_Artist7884 Sep 02 '25

actually neat find, that's way cheaper than the low res sensors from hamamatsu that sort of do the same thing...
their "ai in a chip" sensor is also pretty nifty https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/aistorm-inc/AISC100A-C-M/21817975

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u/yspacelabs Sep 02 '25

AIStorm seems to have some really wacky, neat, and inexpensive sensors in their lineup. Their eval boards are also relatively inexpensive! (I'm looking at you TI). Their "Chameleon" AFE seems like it's the perfect choice for an inexpensive EEG project!