This invention relates to a camera head enclosure apparatus configured to
allow the interchangeability of photo-electric pixel arrays for use in
various applications. A personality plate specifically configured to
receive and secure a photo-electric pixel array of a particular
configuration provided on a chip is disclosed. The invention allows a
user to interchange photo-electric pixel arrays, and their respective
personality plates, while using the same camera head enclosure, thus
enabling the camera head enclosure to be adapted to an entirely different
photo-electric pixel array and eliminating the need to custom make camera
head enclosures for each application. One embodiment of the camera head
enclosure apparatus disclosed further includes a plurality of carriers
configured to hold a respective plurality of circuit boards associated
with the particular photo-electric pixel array selected. In addition, in
one embodiment of the disclosed invention, the camera head enclosure
apparatus includes an aperture adjustment assembly which permits
alignment of the camera aperture with the photo-electric pixel array to
provide the capability to accommodate different types, sizes, and
configurations of photo-electric pixel arrays.