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Helios2 ToF 3D Camera
Helios2 time of flight 3D Camera IP67 front

Helios2 Time of Flight (ToF) IP67 3D Camera

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The Helios2 Time of Flight (ToF) camera is an IP67 “factory tough” 3D camera featuring Sony’s DepthSense sensor, engineered for high performance operation in industrial environments. Built for demanding 24/7 environments and a variety of industrial 3D applications such as robotics, 3D inspection, and logistics, including advanced material handling, pick and place, sorting, palletization / de-palletization, volume estimation, and more. The Helios2 delivers sub-millimeter precision and improved accuracy compared to the previous Helios. The calibration between the VCSELs and sensor timing is enhanced resulting in more 3D detail, along with improved edge detection to reduce flying pixels and overall noise.

Sensor
Sony DepthSense IMX556 CMOS
Resolution
0.3 MP 640 x 480 px
Frame Rate
30 FPS
Model SKUs Chroma Working Distance IP Rating GigE Vision Connector Included Accessory
HLT003S-001 Mono 0.3 m to 8.3 m IP67 M12 M8 GPIO IP67 Cap

USD $1,495.00

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Specifications

Interface and Power Information
Digital Interface 1000BASE-T GigE, M12 X-coded, PoE
GPIO Interface 8 pin M8 connector
Opto-Isolated I/O Ports 1 input (2.5V-24V and 10.5V-24V), 1 output
Non-Isolated I/O Ports 2 bi-directional
Power Requirement PoE+ (IEEE 802.3at) or 18-24 V through GPIO
Power Consumption 18-24Vdc ±5%, Pavg <12W, <30W peak power
Sensor Properties
Sensor Model Sony DepthSense IMX556PLR CMOS
Shutter Type Global
Sensor Size 8 mm (Type 1/2″)
Resolution 640 x 480 px, 0.3 MP
Pixel Size 10.0 µm (H) x 10.0 µm (V)
Framerate 30 FPS @ 0.3 MP (for all operating modes)

Ingress ProtectionIP67 (For IP67 protection Helios2 must be used with IP67 cables)Ambient Light FilterYes, integrated on-camera

Physical Properties
Dimensions 60 x 60 x 77.5 mm
Weight 398 g
Lens Field of View 69° x 51° (nominal)
Illumination 4 x VCSEL laser diodes, Class 1, @ 850nm
Standard and Certifications
Standard GigE Vision v2.0, GenICam 3D
Compliance CE, FCC, RoHS, REACH, WEEE,
Eye Safety Class 1 IEC/EN 60825-1:2014
Operating Temperature -20° to 50°C (Case Temperature)
Shock and Vibration DIN EN 60068-2-27, DIN EN 60068-2-64
Industrial EMC Immunity DIN EN 61000-6-2
OS Support Windows and Linux
Software Support Arena SDK, C++, C, C#, Python
Warranty 3 year
Pixel Formats
Range Data
Coord3D_ABCY16 4-ch point cloud XYZ + Intensity, 16 bits per channel, unsigned
Coord3D_ABC16 3-ch point cloud XYZ, 16 bits per channel, unsigned
Coord3D_C16 Depth map Z plane, 16 bits, unsigned
Intensity Image
Mono8 8 bit per pixel monochrome raw image
Mono12Packed 12 bit per pixel monochrome raw image
Mono12p 12 bit per pixel in bit stream, monochrome raw image
Mono16 16 bit per pixel monochrome raw image
Confidence Data
Confidence16 Confidence16Confidence map, 16 bits
Imaging Properties
Exposure Control Manual, 3 settings: 62.5 μs, 250 μs or 1000 μs
Gain Control Manual, 2 settings: High or Low
Synchronization Software trigger, hardware trigger, PTP (IEEE 1588)
Output Format Binary .PLY file (via Arena SDK)

Intrinsic parameters available

Camera Features
User Sets 1 default and 2 custom user set
Chunk Data Image, CRC, timestamp, line status, pixel format, width/height, offset X/Y, pixel dynamic range min/max
Working Distance 0.3 m to 8.33 m
Operating Distance Modes 6 Modes: (1) 1250 mm, (2) 3000 mm, (3) 4000 mm, (4) 5000 mm, (5) 6000 mm, (6) 8333 mm
Accuracy See Performance Tab
Precision (Depth Noise) See Performance Tab
Communication Channels 5 Channels. Allows users to operate up to 5 Helios2 cameras without interference between cameras. (Cross compatible with HTW003S-001, HTP003S-001, HLT003S-001)
Flying Pixel Filter Yes

Performance

Helios2 Performance Results
Interactive graphs

Helios2 Accuracy

Distance (m) Accuracy
 1250mm Mode (up to 1.25m) ± 4 mm
 3000mm Mode (up to 3.0m)  ± 10 mm
 4000mm Mode (up to 4.0m)  ± 10 mm + 0.25% of depth
 5000mm Mode (up to 5.0m)  ± 4 mm + 0.1% of depth
 6000mm Mode (up to 6.0m)  ± 10 mm + 0.5% of depth
 8300mm Mode (up to 8.3m)  ± 4 mm +0.2% of depth
Helios2 Precision

 Distance (m)  1250mm Mode 3000mm Mode 4000mm Mode 5000mm Mode 6000mm Mode 8300mm Mode
 0.5*  1.0 mm  1.9 mm  2.1 mm  0.7 mm  3.6 mm  0.8 mm
 1  0.8 mm  1.3 mm  2.1 mm  0.6 mm  2.7 mm  0.6 mm
1.5  1.1 mm  2.5 mm  2.9 mm  0.9 mm  4.0 mm  1.1 mm
 2  1.8 mm  3.7 mm  4.9 mm  1.4 mm  7.8 mm  1.7 mm
 3  5.7 mm  8.6 mm  2.2 mm  10.0 mm  2.5 mm
 4  12.3 mm  3.3 mm  15.7 mm  4.1 mm
 5  5.1 mm  28.1 mm  6.1 mm
 6  30.1 mm  7.9 mm
 7 11.8 mm
 8 14.48 mm

*0.5 m distance precision measured with 250 µs exposure time, all other distances using 1000 µs exposure time measured with white paper target.

Test Conditions:

  • Target: White paper mounted on bar attached to motion stage
  • Helios2 positioning: mounted on tripod, laser distance meter used to measure distance from case front to stage zero position
  • Camera setting: Coord3D_C16 Pixel Format, bilateral filtering OFF, camera warmed up for 20 minutes.
  • Imaging environment: Room light on during testing, black material used to minimize reflections off floor
  • Motion stage moved in 50mm steps, for each step measure depth over 10×10 pixel ROI at image center, repeat 32 times at each position
  • Accuracy measured as difference between camera’s average measured depth across the ROI and 32 images and the ground truth depth (stage zero distance + stage position)

Drawings

Helios2 Camera DrawingsHelios2 Dimensional Drawings

Getting Started / Downloads

Getting Started / Datasheet

For camera setup visit our Getting Started Guide.  It covers connecting your camera, installing Arena SDK or third-party software, enabling Jumbo Frames, assigning camera IP address, and updating firmware. PDFHelios2 Datasheet (PDF)

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TitleFilenameFile TypeVersionDateFile SizeLink
Helios2 / Helios2+ / Helios2 Ray CAD DrawingHelios2.STEPSTEP1.02020-12-013.1 MB
HLT003S Technical Reference ManualHLT003S_1.21.0.0_Documentation_English.zipzip1.21.0.02025-01-272.9 MB
HLT003S FirmwareHLT003S_1.21.0.0_Firmware.zipzip1.21.0.02025-01-276.6 MB
Arena SDK for Windows
ArenaSDK_v1.0.49.3.exe
1.3 GB
Arena SDK – Windows 11/10

v1.0.49.3 (Release Date: 2025-03-13). For Windows 11 (64-bit) / Windows 10 (32/64-bit).
Compatible with all standard camera models except Triton Smart.

Changelog

Arena SDK for Linux
ArenaSDK_v0.1.95_Linux_x64.tar.gz
232.9 MB
Arena SDK – x64 Ubuntu 22.04/24.04
v0.1.95 API Only, (Release Date: 2025-02-27).
Ubuntu 22.04/24.04 (64-bit).
Compatible with all standard camera models except Triton2 EVS and Triton Smart.

Changelog

Arena SDK for ARM
ArenaSDK_v0.1.78_Linux_ARM64.tar.gz
143.4 MB
Arena SDK – ARM64 Ubuntu 22.04/24.04
v0.1.78 (Release Date: 2025-02-27)
SDK API Only
Ubuntu 22.04/24.04 (64-bit). Tested on NVIDIA AGX Xavier / TX2 Development Kit.
Compatible with all standard camera models except Triton2 EVS and Triton Smart.

Changelog

Arena SDK for Python
arena_api-2.7.1-py3-none-any.zip
205.7 MB
Arena Python Package

v2.7.1 (Release date: 2025-02-27)
Includes: wheel, examples, documentation.

Requirements: Python 3.6.8 or above
Minimum Compatible Arena Versions
Arenac_Win_Version_Min = V1.0.42.0
Arenac_Lin_Version_Min = V0.1.85
Arenac_Arm_Version_Min = V0.1.61

Changelog

Compatible with all standard camera models except Triton2 EVS and Triton Smart.

Accessories

Tripod adapters, lenses, cables, and Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Ethernet injectors / interface cards are sold separately. Please note that Ethernet ports on most consumer motherboards and laptops do not support PoE. Visit our Accessories page for complete details on all accessories.
Cables for Helios ModelsManufacturer Part #LUCID Part #
M12 to RJ45 IP67 Cat6a Cable (Amphenol) – 2.0m, Dark Green LUCID CAB-MR-2M-ACAB-MR-2M-A
M12 to RJ45 IP67 Cat6a Cable (Amphenol) – 5.0m, Dark Green LUCID CAB-MR-5M-ACAB-MR-5M-A
M12 to RJ45 IP67 Cat6a Cable (Amphenol) – 15.0m, Dark GreenLUCID CAB-MR-15M-ACAB-MR-15M-A
M12 to RJ45 IP67 Cat6a Cable (Amphenol) [Right Angle, Down] – 5m LUCID CAB-MR-5M-RA1-ACAB-MR-5M-RA1-A
M12 to RJ45 IP67 Cat6a Cable (Amphenol) [Right Angle, Down] – 15m LUCID CAB-MR-15M-RA1-ACAB-MR-15M-RA1-A
M12 to RJ45 IP67 Cat6a Cable (Amphenol) [Right Angle, Up] – 5m LUCID CAB-MR-5M-RA2-ACAB-MR-5M-RA2-A
M12 to RJ45 IP67 Cat6a Cable (Amphenol) [Right Angle, Up] – 15m LUCID CAB-MR-15M-RA2-ACAB-MR-15M-RA2-A
M12 to RJ45 IP67 Cat6a Cable (Amphenol) [Right Angle, Atlas/Helios Side] – 5m LUCID CAB-MR-5M-RA3-ACAB-MR-5M-RA3-A
M12 to RJ45 IP67 Cat6a Cable (Amphenol) [Right Angle, Atlas/Helios Side] – 15m LUCID CAB-MR-15M-RA3-ACAB-MR-15M-RA3-A
M8 GPIO 8-pin (Amphenol) 1.0m CableLUCID GPIO-M8-1M-AGPIO-M8-1M-A
M8 GPIO 8-pin (Amphenol) 5.0m CableLUCID GPIO-M8-5M-AGPIO-M8-5M-A
M8 GPIO 8-pin (Amphenol) 15.0m CableLUCID GPIO-M8-15M-AGPIO-M8-15M-A
M8 GPIO 8-pin Cable [Right Angle, Down(Triton) / Up(Atlas & Helios)] (Amphenol) -5.0m LUCID GPIO-M8-5M-RA1-AGPIO-M8-5M-RA1-A
M8 GPIO 8-pin Cable [Right Angle, Down(Triton) / Up(Atlas & Helios)] (Amphenol) -15.0m LUCID GPIO-M8-15M-RA1-AGPIO-M8-15M-RA1-A
M8 GPIO 8-pin Cable [Right Angle, Up(Triton) / Down(Atlas & Helios)] (Amphenol) -5.0m LUCID GPIO-M8-5M-RA2-AGPIO-M8-5M-RA2-A
M8 GPIO 8-pin Cable [Right Angle, Up(Triton) / Down(Atlas & Helios)] (Amphenol) -15.0m LUCID GPIO-M8-15M-RA2-AGPIO-M8-15M-RA2-A
Tripod Mount Adapter & Misc
Helios2 Tripod AdapterATL-TRATL-TR
M8 GPIO IP67 Low Profile CapCAP-M8-ACAP-M8-A
Breakout Boards
M8 GPIO Breakout Board + M8-M8 IP67 Cable 1M KitGPIO-M8-BRK-KIT001GPIO-M8-BRK-KIT001
PoE+ Interface Cards, Power Supply
NOTE: The Helios2/2+ requires a IEEE 802.3at (PoE+) compliant interface card or injector for proper operation. The Helios2 Wide is NOT PoE and requires GPIO power supply.
LR-LINK PCIe GigE Vision PoE+ CardLR-LINK LRES2001PT-POEPCIE-POE1-LR
2-CH PCIe GigE Vision PoE+ CardLR-LINK LRES2002PTPCIE-POE2-LR
4-CH PCIe 2.5G/1G, GigE Vision PoE+ Cardioi GE2PX4-PCIE4XE301PCIE-POE4-2G
M8 GPIO AC Adapter Power Supply (NA/EU/AU Versions)MEAN WELL GST60A18-P1JM8P-US1, M8P-EU1, M8P-AU1