The XHM2012C delivers 0.0006 lux starlight imaging and 1200 m person detection via a 12 mm wide-angle OEM module, suited for custom perimeter gateway installations, UGV vision systems, and compact surveillance platforms.
Embedded surveillance designers integrating optical sensors into compact fixed and mobile platforms regularly encounter a constraint that complete camera systems cannot resolve: the mechanical envelope of the sensor must conform to the housing rather than the other way around. Wide-angle optical coverage at ranges up to 1200 m is a common requirement for perimeter gateway, checkpoint, and robotic platform applications, but the cameras available off the shelf either exceed the size budget of the host enclosure or require proprietary integration interfaces that add development overhead to programmes with aggressive delivery schedules.
Short-Range Wide-Angle OEM Module for Platform Integration
The XHM2012C addresses that constraint as a compact OEM camera module with a 12 mm F1.0 wide-angle lens on a starlight-class CMOS sensor rated to 0.0006 lux at 5 fps, supplied without external housing for direct integration into custom platforms. Person detection reaches 1200 m with recognition at 630 m, and the 12 mm focal length provides a wide horizontal field of view suited to gateway and perimeter arc coverage without mechanical slewing. The sub-millilux sensitivity at 0.0006 lux positions the module below the minimum illumination of most competing OEM modules at this focal length, enabling passive area coverage in near-total darkness at ranges relevant to access control and short-perimeter surveillance.
Robotics, UGV, and Mobile Platform Applications
Unmanned ground vehicle programmes and robotic platform designers have adopted wide-angle starlight OEM modules as the preferred forward-facing sensor for navigation and obstacle awareness in degraded illumination environments. The XHM2012C fits this role with a module format that allows installation into custom nose assemblies, robot head enclosures, and vehicle-mounted pan-tilt heads without requiring a separate housing purchase or external environmental sealing contract. Standard video output interfaces allow the module to feed directly into the onboard compute and mission system of the host vehicle without specialised capture hardware, reducing integration complexity for UGV programmes already managing multiple sensor types across the same platform.
Perimeter Gateway and Fixed Node Integration
Fixed perimeter gateway installations that monitor personnel flow through controlled access points use wide-angle short-range sensors to cover the full approach corridor from a single fixed mount position. At 1200 m detection range and a wide field of view, the XHM2012C covers the geometry of most facility gateway approaches in a single fixed-mount configuration, allowing the host enclosure designer to minimise pan-tilt hardware and the associated mechanical maintenance that moving sensor mounts require over multi-year operational cycles. For integrators standardising a modular sensor architecture across multiple platform types, the XHM2012C provides short-range wide-area optical coverage that slots into the same integration framework as longer-range modules from the XHM product family without requiring separate host interface development.