Balluff - BVS CA-GT Technical Documentation
Technical Data

BVS CA-GT1

Dimensions

Figure 1: Dimensional drawing BVS CA-GT1
BVS CA-GT1 C-mount
Size of body (w x h x l) 65 x 65 x 64.6 mm
Figure 2: BVS CA-GT1 with fan
BVS CA-GT1 C-mount with fan
Size of body (w x h x l) 65 x 65 x 75 mm

Connectors

M12 A-coded Digital I/O and Power

Figure 3: M12 12-pin (male; top view), digital I/O, power;
Pin. Signal ImpactControlCenter numbering Description
1 PWR_IN Power-In
2 GND (for PWR_IN)
3 DigOut 3 line3 high side solid state relays
4 Opto DigIn 0 line4 opto-coupler
5 DigOut 2 line2 high side solid state relays grey
6 DigOut 0 line0 high side solid state relays
7 In GND Ground for opto-coupler (In)
8 Opto DigIn 2 line6 opto-coupler
9 Opto DigIn 3 line7 opto-coupler
10 DigOut_PWR_IN Power-In for the high side outputs, ground via pin 2 GND
11 Opto DigIn 1 line5 opto-coupler
12 DigOut 1 line1 high side solid state relays

Camera connector (male): PHOENIX - SACC-CIP-M12MS-12P SMD R32 - 1412001 or equivalent

Matching cable and connector (female):

  • Binder 79-3490-32-12 | M12 | A-coded series 763, length 2 m open end
  • Binder 79-3490-35-12 | M12 | A-coded series 763, length 5 m open end
Note
All inputs (DigIn 1 .. DigIn 4 and GND Opto-coupler) are galvanically isolated from the camera electronics.

The level of the digital inputs can be changed between TTL and mvPLC via the registry "LineFormat".

Characteristics of the digital inputs

Characteristics min. nom. max. Unit
Power-In camera power supply 16 24 28 V
Opto DigIn TTL (optional)
Characteristics min. nom. max. Unit
UOpto DigIn_LOW / VIL (low level input voltage) 0 1 V
UOpto DigIn_HIGH / VIH (high level input voltage) 2.5 28 V
IOpto DigIn_HIGH / IIH (high level input current TTL with 5V) 5 mA
Opto DigIn PLC (default)
Characteristics min. nom. max. Unit
UOpto DigIn_LOW / VIL (low level input voltage) 0 8 V
UOpto DigIn_HIGH / VIH (high level input voltage) 11 28 V
IOpto DigIn_HIGH / IIH (high level input current PLC with 24V) 8 mA
Opto DigIn PLC / TTL Speed
Characteristics min. nom. max. Unit
Switching frequency 5 MHz

Characteristics of the digital outputs

Characteristics min. nom. max. Unit
VCC_HSD supply for the high side outputs 10.5 28 V
UDIG_OUT_HIGH / Digital output, IOUT = 0.5 A VCC_HSD - 1 VCC_HSD - 1.4 V
IOH / High-level output current (short circuit) 0.7 mA
tON Turn-On time 20 us
tR Rise time 8 us
tOFF Turn-Off time 30 us

Furthermore, the digital outputs feature:

  • Current limitation
  • Short circuit protection
Note
Each output has a short circuit protection between 1 A and 1.7 A (generally 1.3 A). So if you combine two outputs with one load, the short circuit protection can have an effect.

M8 A-coded Multipurpose I/O

Figure 4: M8 8-pin (female; top view), multipurpose I/O, power;
Pin. Signal ImpactControlCenter numbering Description Pin color cable / KS-M8-8 xx.x
1 Bidirectional digital I/O 0 line8 I/O 0 white
2 Bidirectional digital I/O 1 line9 I/O 1 brown
3 RS232_RxD Serial interface RS232_RX green
4 RS232_TxD Serial interface RS232_TX yellow
5 Bidirectional digital I/O 2 line10 I/O 2 grey
6 Bidirectional digital I/O 3 line11 I/O 3 pink
7 GND Ground blue
8 POWER_OUT Output 12V / 500mA red

Camera connector (male): PHOENIX - SACC-CIP-M8FS-8P SMD R32 - 1412254 or equivalent

Matching cable and connector (female):

  • Binder 79-3805-52-08 | M8 | A-coded series 718, length 2 m open end
  • Binder 79-3805-55-08 | M8 | A-coded series 763, length 5 m open end

Characteristics of the digital inputs and outputs

POWER_OUT @ Power12V
Characteristics min. nom. max. Unit
UOUT (Power Voltage) 12 V
IOUT_max1 (short-circuit current limited) 0.5 A
UOUT (high level voltage I(OUT) = 500 mA) 11 V
Multipurpose total current limit1
Total current is the sum of currents at all high-level outputs and Power12V Power_OUT
0.5 A
Multipurpose IO - Output
Characteristics min. nom. max. Unit
UOUT_HIGH (high-level voltage) 10.4 (I(OUT) = 100mA)
9.8 (I(OUT) = 200mA)
12 V
UOUT_LOW (low-level voltage) 1.6 (I(OUT) = -100mA)
2.2 (I(OUT) = -200mA)
V
IOUT_max1 (short-circuit current limited) 0.2 A
td(on/off) (propagation delay) 2.1 6.5 us
Switching frequency 100 kHz
Multipurpose IO - Input
Characteristics min. nom. max. Unit
UIN_max (maximum input voltage) 12 24 V
UIN_TH_HIGH (input threshold high) 9.1 V
UIN_TH_LOW (input threshold low) 0 5.1 V
Propagation delay 1 5 us

1 MPP (Multipurpose) current limitation note: total current is the sum of currents at all high-level outputs and Power12V Power_OUT

M12 X-coded 1/2.5/5/10 GBit Ethernet

Figure 5: M12 x-coded 8-pin Ethernet connector pin numbering (female)
Pin. Signal
1 BI_DA+
2 BI_DA-
3 BI_DB+
4 BI_DB-
5 BI_DD+
6 BI_DD-
7 BI_DC-
8 BI_DC+
Note
The Ethernet signals are galvanically isolated from the camera electronics.

Signal LEDs

Figure 6: LEDs

Status LED

Status LED color
Initializing White on
Waiting for Ethernet link White blink
LLA (auto IP) Green blink
LLA got Green on
Waiting for client Blue on
DHCP request Blue blink
DHCP got Bright blue on
Fixed IP Bright green on
Streaming Green on
Error Red on
Connected - Streaming off Yellow on
Busy (e.g. firmware update) Yellow blink
Excessive temperature - Camera must cool down Fast red blink (50 ms)
Rescue mode Short red blink (1 s) indicades that the camera operates in the rescue mode in combination with one of the listed states (explanation above):
  • White on
  • Green on
  • Blue on
  • Bright blue on
  • Yellow on
Under voltage Slow red blink (2 s)

LAN LED

This LED shows link and activity of the network interface. I.e.

  • A luminous LED indicates an established link.
  • The color indicates the link speed.
  • A flashing LED indicates activity.
Speed LED color
10 G Green
5 G Blue
2.5 G White
<=1 G Yellow
No link Off

Undervoltage detection

The BVS CA-GT1 family offers a circuit which detects undervoltages. If the power supply voltage becomes insufficient to operate the camera steadily, the camera will change to the undervoltage mode. That means:

  • The camera cannot be reached via Ethernet anymore.
  • The camera's outputs are switched off.
  • The State LED shows the state "Undervoltage".
  • The Network LED shows the state "No link".
  • The fan (if connected) is turned off.
  • The camera will be in this state until the supply voltage is sufficient again or the power source is disconnected and reconnected.

Summary of components

Features BVS CA-GT1
Image buffer 2048 MB
ADC 10 bit / 12 bit
Digital inputs 4
Type PNP - galvanically isolated
Digital outputs 4
Type PNP - High Side
Multipurpose I/O 4
Type Bidirectional I/O: input (not isolated) / output (high side, low side, or push pull)
Ethernet 2.5G / 5G / 10GBase-T
Environment
Ambient Temperature
Operation 0..45 deg C / 20 to 80% RH
Storage -20..60 deg C / 20 to 80% RH
  Protection class 1 IP67 (version without fan)
  Vibration/shock for operation inside EN 60068-2-27, Shock: 100 G, half-sine, 1000 pos., 1000 neg., X, Y, Z
EN 60068-2-6, Vibration: 15 G, 10..500 Hz, 5h X, Y, Z
Additional features
  • Undervoltage detection
  • Overtemperature protection
  • IEEE 1588 PTP
  • Power over Ethernet IEEE802.3at Type 2 "PoE+"
  • Flash driver / lens control
    • RS232 Rx/Tx
    • Power output (from Power Input/PoE)

Weight without lens and fan approx. 480 g
Power supply (PWR_IN)
DC 16 to 28 V
Ptyp 18 W @ 24 V
Peak current draw 1.5 A
Reverse polarity protection up to 28 V

Summary of advanced features

The following table shows an excerpt of the advanced features. For the complete list, please use the "Product Comparison" in Appendix B. Product Comparison .

Advanced features BVS CA-GT1
MultiFrame / SingleFrame / Continuous X
Trigger Overlap X
Temperature settings Temperature monitoring with user defined limits X
User Sets 4 config sets storable X
User Data 512 byte of EEPROM data X
Clock Synchronisation IEEE1588 Master / Slave X
Timestamp (latch/reset) Nanosecond precise camera individual 64 bit counter X
Enhanced I/O func. (counter, timer) Timers can be used for pulse width modulation 4 counters, 2 timers
Auto Exposure Control (AEC) X
Auto Gain Control (AGC) X
White balance X
Auto white balance X
RGB-to-YUV conversion X
Color correction matrix X
Image recorder with pretrigger option X
Chunk Data X
Introducing multicasting X
Primary application switchover X
Temperature and Fan Behavior X