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The LATTICE L6 is a six-module linear array — six LATTICE 3.2MP camera modules held coplanar in a 3 x 2 frame with per-module aluminum heatsinks. Every sensor sits on the same plane and fires on the same trigger, so the bands land in register. Each module is independently selectable: choose any combination of lens and filter for Modules 1 through 6 using the dropdowns above.

Every L6 ships fully assembled, synchronized, and tested. Modules can be swapped in the field as your requirements evolve.

Why Six Modules?

Six modules is up to eighteen channels in one synchronized capture, carried three wide and two tall — one bay wider than the L3 and L4 frames, for twice the channel count of an L3.

MAPIR's four 3-channel filter sets — RGN, OCN, NGB, and RGB — cover twelve unique bands between them, which is the ceiling of an all-color array. The bays beyond your color sets are what make an L6: they draw on the M3M monochrome catalog, adding narrowband channels exactly where your application needs them. A blue band such as F450, a red edge such as F725 for NDRE, or a matched pair bracketing a specific absorption feature — each isolated on its own sensor behind a single interference filter, with no demosaic and no channel crosstalk.

You can also fill all six bays with M3M monochrome modules for an all-narrowband array: six discrete bands captured simultaneously across the same scene.

Need the same six modules in a narrower profile? The L6V stands this grid on end in a 2 x 3 layout.

What's Included

The L6 array includes six LATTICE camera modules mounted in a shared 3 x 2 frame with aluminum heatsinks for passive thermal management. All six camera modules are sealed to IP67, and all rear connectors — M12 X-coded GigE Ethernet (PoE) and M8 trigger sync — are waterproof.

The base of the frame carries a mounting pad with four 1/4-20 threads — the same thread as a standard tripod screw, four of them, on a 33 x 46 mm pattern. Bolt the array straight down to your own bracket, or add the optional LATTICE Array Tripod Mount Plate, which adapts the pad to a single centered 1/4-20 for standard tripods, clamps, and heads.

Unlike the L1 through L4 arrays, the larger frames ship without a ventilated cowl. The open frame walls leave the heatsinks exposed to ambient air, and each module carries its own IP67 seal.

A note on cooling: how many heatsinks a module can carry depends on its position in the frame. Modules toward the middle have fewer free faces, so some carry only one or two heatsinks and will run warmer than the modules around the outside. Allow airflow across the frame in sustained or high-ambient deployments.

All six modules connect to a single sync harness, ensuring simultaneous capture with less than 100μs offset between sensors. The global shutter on each module freezes the entire frame, enabling pixel-accurate band alignment even on moving platforms.

That 6-camera sync cable harness is included with every L6, so the modules arrive wired for synchronized triggering. Each module still requires its own M12-to-RJ45 Ethernet cable for data and power — add those above, and explore more accessories here.

Choose Your Configuration

Select a lens and filter for each module independently:

Lens options: The L87 wide lens (3.5mm, f/2.8, 90° horizontal) covers broad scenes for area monitoring, canopy coverage, and aerial imaging. The L41 narrow lens (9.6mm, f/3.0, 41° horizontal) offers tighter framing for targeted measurement at greater standoff distances.

Filter options: An M3C color module carries a 3-channel filter set. RGN (Red, Green, NIR) is the most common choice for vegetation indices like NDVI. OCN (Orange, Cyan, NIR) provides an alternative band combination for certain crop and soil analyses. NGB (NIR, Green, Blue) is suited for water quality and coastal monitoring. RGB captures standard visible color for reference imagery and visual inspection. An M3M mono module carries one narrowband filter instead, chosen from 23 options between 385nm and 988nm.

Common L6 configurations: RGB + RGN + OCN + three M3M mono — the standard build. A true-color record, the NDVI workhorse, and the alternate orange/cyan set, with three bays left for narrowband channels; those usually start with F450 for blue and a red edge such as F725. RGB + RGN + OCN + NGB + two M3M mono — trade one mono bay for the NGB set when you need the NIR/green/blue combination for water or coastal work. Six M3M mono — six discrete bands and nothing else, for lab, greenhouse, and research work where band purity matters more than a visual reference. RGN + RGN + OCN + OCN + RGB + RGB — doubled coverage across two lens focal lengths, for simultaneous wide-area and close-up work from one frame.

Scales When You Do

The L6 is the horizontal six-module array. Below it, the L1, L2, L3, and L4 arrays cover 3, 6, 9, and 12 channels in the smaller cowled frames, and the L5 carries five modules in a staggered five-bay frame. Alongside it, the L6V carries the same six modules in a 2 x 3 portrait layout. Above it, the L8V stacks eight modules two wide, and the L9 carries nine in a 3 x 3 grid. Every LATTICE array connects to the same Chloros processing pipeline — calibration targets, DAQ ambient light sensors, and Chloros+ automation features work identically across all array sizes.

L6 Array Specifications