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The LATTICE L5 is a five-module linear array — five LATTICE 3.2MP camera modules held coplanar in a five-bay 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 5 using the dropdowns above.

The bays are staggered: three across the bottom row, two centered above them. Need six modules in a full rectangular grid instead? That is the L6.

Every L5 ships fully assembled, synchronized, and tested. Modules can be swapped in the field as your requirements evolve.

Why Five Modules?

Five modules is up to fifteen channels in one synchronized capture. 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 where an L5 does something a smaller array cannot: they draw on the M3M monochrome catalog and drop precise narrowband channels exactly where your application needs them.

Those channels are usually a blue band such as F450, a red edge such as F725 for NDRE alongside your standard NDVI, or a second NIR point to separate canopy structure from canopy moisture. Because each is a monochrome module behind a single interference filter, the band is narrow and clean — no demosaic, no channel crosstalk.

You can also fill all five bays with M3M monochrome modules for an all-narrowband array: five discrete bands, each isolated on its own sensor.

What's Included

The L5 array includes five LATTICE camera modules mounted in a shared five-bay frame with aluminum heatsinks for passive thermal management. All five 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 five 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 5-camera sync cable harness is included with every L5, 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 L5 configurations: RGB + RGN + OCN + two M3M mono — the standard build. A true-color record, the NDVI workhorse, and the alternate orange/cyan set, with two bays left for narrowband channels; those are usually F450 for blue and a red edge such as F725. RGB + RGN + OCN + NGB + one M3M mono — trade one mono bay for the NGB set when you need the NIR/green/blue combination for water or coastal work. Five M3M mono — five discrete bands and nothing else, for lab, greenhouse, and research work where band purity matters more than a visual reference.

Scales When You Do

The L5 sits in the middle of the LATTICE range. Below it, the L1, L2, L3, and L4 arrays cover 3, 6, 9, and 12 channels in the smaller cowled frames. Above it, the L6 carries six modules in a full 3 x 2 grid, the L6V and L8V stand the grid on end for narrow mounts, and the L9 carries nine modules 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.

L5 Array Specifications