Hermes is a 2D imaging chip based on a 64 x 32 array of smart pixels. Each pixel comprises a single-photon avalanche diode detector, an analog front-end and a digital processing electronics. This on-chip integrated device provides single-photon sensitivity, high electronic noise immunity, and fast readout speed. The imager can be operated at a maximum of about 100,000 frame per second with negligible dead-time between frames. It features high photon-detection efficiency in the visible spectral region, and low dark-counting rates, even at room temperature. The imager is easily integrated into different applications thanks to the input optical adapter and a high-speed USB 3.0 computer interface.The camera differs from conventional CCD or CMOS sensors because it performs a fully digital acquisition of the light signal. Each pixel effectively counts the number of photons which are detected by the sensor during the acquisition time.

IMPORTANT In order to execute a program which links to the SDK libraries, a set of DLL should be placed in the same directory as the executable. The list of the required files is:

Hermes_SDK.dll       Software development kit interface
okFrontPanel.dll            Low-level interface