Technical Data

Table of Contents

• BVS CA-BN2
  • Dimensions
    • BVS CA-BN2-xxxxx-x5x110 (Standard housing with N4e interface)
    • BVS CA-BN2-xxxxx-x00010 (Board-level with N4e interface)
    • BVS CA-BN2-xxxxx-x5x1H0 (Standard housing with OCuLink)
• BVS CA-BN4
  • Dimensions
    • BVS CA-BN4-xxxxx-x5x510 (Board-level with N4e interface)
    • BVS CA-BN4-xxxxx-x5x1H0 (Standard housing with OCuLink)
• N4e Interface
  • Pin assignment
    • Electrical characteristics of signals
      • Input Voltage
      • VCC_IO / DIGIN / DIGOUT
      • Serial Interface, I2C and Power Down
  • Add-in cards for the BVS CA-BN for Embedded (N4e) Interface
    • BNE-IF-PCIeX4-N4e-IO14
      • BNE-IF-M2M-N4e-IO14
      • Pin assignments
      • 14-pin I/O connector (CON3)
• OCuLink
  • Pin assignment
    • Electrical characteristics of signals
      • Input Voltage
      • Power Down
  • Power/IO connector (for OCuLink model)
    • Pin assignment
    • Characteristics of input voltage
    • Characteristics of the digital inputs
    • Characteristics of the digital outputs
    • VCC_IO / DIGIN / DIGOUT
• Signal LED
• Summary of components
• Summary of advanced features

BVS CA-BN2

Dimensions

BVS CA-BN2-xxxxx-x5x110 (Standard housing with N4e interface)

Figure 1: Connectors BVS CA-BN2-xxxxx-x5x110

BVS CA-BN2
Size of body (w x h x l)	40 x 40 x 27 mm

BVS CA-BN2-xxxxx-x00010 (Board-level with N4e interface)

Figure 2: Connectors BVS CA-BN2-xxxxx-x00010

BVS CA-BN
Size of body (w x h x l)	37 x 37 x 6.9 mm

BVS CA-BN2-xxxxx-x5x1H0 (Standard housing with OCuLink)

Figure 1: Connectors BVS CA-BN2-xxxxx-x5x1H0

BVS CA-BN2
Size of body (w x h x l)	40 x 40 x 34.3 mm

BVS CA-BN4

Dimensions

BVS CA-BN4-xxxxx-x5x510 (Board-level with N4e interface)

Figure 3: Connectors BVS CA-BN4-xxxxx-x5x510

BVS CA-BN4
Size of body (w x h x l)	55 x 40 x 22.1 mm

BVS CA-BN4-xxxxx-x5x1H0 (Standard housing with OCuLink)

Figure 3: Connectors BVS CA-BN4-xxxxx-x5x1H0

BVS CA-BN4
Size of body (w x h x l)	55 x 40 x 34.3 mm

N4e Interface

The N4e interface provides PCIe Gen.2 and various I/O functionality on a single 70-pin Board-to-Board connector. The main features of the user I/O interface are

• 4 digital inputs,
• 4 digital outputs,
• a UART interface for serial communication, and
• a I2C two wire serial interface.

Figure 4: N4e interface

"Camera connector"

• Hirose DF40GB(3.0)-70DS-0.4V

"Mating Connector"

Used for accessory IO Boards or customer implementation.

• Hirose DF40GB-70DP-0.4V

"Mechanical characteristics"

• 70-pin, 0.4mm pitch, shielded, stacking height: 3.0mm
• Steel spacers (height 3mm). Screws M1.6, max. screw depth 1.8mm.

Pin assignment

Note

The red dot marks pin 1 of Hirose DF40GB(3.0)-70DS-0.4V.

Pin	Signal	Description
1	VCC_IN	Input Voltage (5V-12V)
2	VCC3V3	Power Output, max. 10mA for customer use
3	VCC_IN	Input Voltage (5V-12V)
4	I2C_SCL_USER	I2C_USER (see details below) LVCMOS 3.3V IO level
5	VCC_IN	Input Voltage (5V-12V)
6	I2C_SDA_USER	I2C_USER (see details below) LVCMOS 3.3V IO level
7	DigIn0	Digital input (with level shifter) Voltage reference VCC_IO
8	UART_RX	LVCMOS 3.3V IO level 100 Ohm series resistor placed on mainboard
9	DigIn1	Digital input (with level shifter) Voltage reference VCC_IO
10	UART_TX	LVCMOS 3.3V IO level 100 Ohm series resistor placed on mainboard
11	GND	Ground
12	GND	Ground
13	GND	Ground
14	GND	Ground
15	PCIe_CLK_P	PCIE_CLK + (differential)
16	-	Do not connect, internal use
17	PCIe_CLK_N	PCIE_CLK - (differential)
18	-	Do not connect, internal use
19	GND	Ground
20	GND	Ground
21	PCIe_TX0_P	PCIe Transmitter (differential)
22	-	Do not connect, internal use
23	PCIe_TX0_N	PCIe Transmitter (differential)
24	-	Do not connect, internal use
25	GND	Ground
26	GND	Ground
27	GND	Ground
28	GND	Ground
29	DigIn2	Digital input (with level shifter) Voltage reference VCC_IO
30	GND	Ground
31	DigIn3	Digital input (with level shifter) Voltage reference VCC_IO
32	PCIe_RX3_P	PCIe Receiver (differential)
33	GND	Ground
34	PCIe_RX3_N	PCIe Receiver (differential)
35	PCIe_TX1_P	PCIe Transmitter (differential)
36	GND	Ground
37	PCIe_TX1_N	PCIe Transmitter (differential)
38	PCIe_RX0_P	PCIe Receiver (differential)
39	GND	Ground
40	PCIe_RX0_N	PCIe Receiver (differential)
41	PCIe_PERST_N	Reset
42	GND	Ground
43	GND	Ground
44	GND	Ground
45	GND	Ground
46	GND	Ground
47	PCIe_TX2_P	PCIe Transmitter (differential)
48	PCIe_RX2_P	PCIe Receiver (differential)
49	PCIe_TX2_N	PCIe Transmitter (differential)
50	PCIe_RX2_N	PCIe Receiver (differential)
51	GND	Ground
52	GND	Ground
53	PCIe_TX3_P	PCIe Transmitter (differential)
54	PCIe_RX1_P	PCIe Receiver (differential)
55	PCIe_TX3_N	PCIe Transmitter (differential)
56	PCIe_RX1_N	PCIe Receiver (differential)
57	GND	Ground
58	GND	Ground
59	GND	Ground
60	GND	Ground
61	DigOut0	Digital output (with level shifter) Voltage reference VCC_IO
62	-	Do not connect, internal use
63	DigOut1	Digital output (with level shifter) Voltage reference VCC_IO
64	-	Do not connect, internal use
65	DigOut2	Digital output (with level shifter) Voltage reference VCC_IO
66	VCC_IN	Input Voltage (5V-12V)
67	DigOut3	Digital output (with level shifter) Voltage reference VCC_IO
68	VCC_IN	Input Voltage (5V-12V)
69	VCC_IO	Voltage reference for digital inputs / outputs.
70	VCC_IN	Input Voltage (5V-12V)

Note

Additional shield pins are connected to GND.

Electrical characteristics of signals

Input Voltage

Parameter	Description	min	nom	max	Unit
VCC_IN		5	12	17	V
IVCC_IN				1.8	A
I per pin				0.3	A

VCC_IO / DIGIN / DIGOUT

Parameter	Description	min	nom	max	Unit
VCC_IO	I/O voltage power	1.8	3.3	5.5	V
UDIG_IN_LOW	Low-level input voltage			0.8	V
UDIG_IN_HIGH	High-level input voltage	0.7 x VCC_IO			V
IOH	Output current for VCC_IO = 3.3 V			-24	mA
IOL	Output current for VCC_IO = 3.3 V			24	mA
UDIG_OUT_HIGH	Output voltage for VCC_IO = 3.3 V, IOUT= -24 mA	2.4			V
UDIG_OUT_LOW	Output voltage for VCC_IO = 3.3 V, IOUT= 24 mA			0.55	V

Note

Digital I/Os include Level Shifters which allow customized I/O levels. Output characteristics given for VCC_IO = 3.3 V. For other values see datasheet SN74LVC2T45

Serial Interface, I2C and Power Down

Signal	Parameters / Properties	min	nom	max	Unit
PCIe_PERST_N	Reset		3.3
	PCIe_PERST_N Input Low Voltage	-0.5		0.8	V
	PCIe_PERST_N Input High Voltage	2		3.8	V
UART_RX / UART_TX	Voltage level		3.3	3.4	V
	The camera provides a UART Interface for serial communication (internally protected by 100Ohm series resistor)
I2C_SCL / I2C_SDA	USER_I2C for customer applications		3.3		V

Add-in cards for the BVS CA-BN for Embedded (N4e) Interface

BNE-IF-PCIeX4-N4e-IO14

Add-in card for connecting the camera to the PCIe x4 slot of a host board. The board includes

• the N4e interface (CON2)
• a 14-pin I/O connector (CON3) and
• the PCIe x4 edge (CON1).

The add-in card is compliant with PCIe 2.0 mainboard or higher (up to 1600 MB/s). Dimensions: 37.5 mm x 46 mm.

Figure 5: PCI Express Add-in card

BNE-IF-M2M-N4e-IO14

M.2-M-Key add-in card for connecting the camera to the PCIe x4 slot of a host board. The board includes

• the N4e interface (CON2)
• a 14-pin I/O connector (CON3) and
• the PCIe x4 edge (CON1).

The add-in card is compliant with PCIe 2.0 mainboard or higher (up to 1600 MB/s). Dimensions: 22 mm x 80 mm (or 60 mm).

Figure 6: M.2-M-Key add-in card

Pin assignments

14-pin I/O connector (CON3)

Figure 7: 14-pin I/O connector (CON3

• Part type:
  • Wire to Bord Connector 1.25mm MOLEX PicoBlade 53048_1410
• Connecting part:
  • Molex 0510211400, 1.25 Wire to Board Connection Receptacle Crimp Housing, Applicable Terminal 50058-8000, 50079-8000 Series

Pin	I/O	Signal	Description
1	Out	DigOut0	Digital Output
2	Out	DigOut1	Digital Output
3	Out	DigOut2	Digital Output
4	Out	DigOut3	Digital Output
5	In	DigIn0	Digital Input
6	In	DigIn1	Digital Input
7	In	DigIn2	Digital Input
8	In	DigIn3	Digital Input
9	Out	RS232_TXD	Serial Interface RS232_TXD
10	In	RS232_RXD	Serial Interface RS232_RXD
11	GND	GND	Ground
12	POWER	VCC_IO	Not connected
13	Out	I2C_SCL_USER	I2C Clock
14	BI	I2C_SDA_USER	I2C Data

"Electrical characteristics of signals"

"VCC_IO / DIGIN / DIGOUT"

Parameter	Description	min	nom	max	Unit
VCC_IO	I/O voltage power (connected to 3.3 V on-board)		3.3		V
UDIG_IN_LOW	Low-level input voltage	0		0.8	V
UDIG_IN_HIGH	High-level input voltage	2		3.5	V
IOH	High-level output current			-10	mA
IOL	Low-level output current			10	mA
UDIG_OUT_HIGH	High-level output voltage	2.4	3.3		V
UDIG_OUT_LOW	High-level output voltage		0.0	0.55	V

"Serial interface RS232"

Parameter	Description	min	nom	max	Unit
EIA/TIA-232E Input Voltage Range*		-30		+30	V
EIA/TIA-232E Input Threshold Low		0.6	1.3		V
EIA/TIA-232E Input Threshold High			1.6	2.4	V
EIA/TIA-232E Input Hysteresis			0.4		mA
EIA/TIA-232E Input Resistance		3	5	7	V
Output Voltage Swing		±5.0	±5.7		V
RS-232 Output Short-Circuit Current			±15		mA
ESD PROTECTION	Human body model air discharge Human body model contact discharge		±15 ±8		kV kV
TIMING CHARACTERISTICS	Maximum Data Rate			115	kbps

"I2C_USER"

Signal	Parameter	min	nom	max	Unit
UI2C - I2C_SCL_USER / I2C_SDA_USER			3.3		V
U_IN_LOW	VIL (low level input voltage)	0		0.15	V
U_IN_HIGH	VIH (high level input voltage)	2.9		3.3	V
U_OUT_HIGH	depending on user pullup (default 2k)	2.2			V
U_OUT_LOW	Digital output (IOUT=1mA)			0.4	V
Frequency	Interface clock rate		100	400	kHz

Note

10K pull up resistor to 3.3 V is intergrated. For 400 kHz operation additional 2K pull up is recommended.

OCuLink

The OCuLink interface provides PCIe Gen.2 functionality on a single 42-pin connector.

Figure 8: OCuLink interface

"Camera connector"

• Amphenol type G14A42211912HRV

"Matching cable"

Used for accessory IO Boards or customer implementation.

• OCuLink standard cable, for example Molex 2060611151/2021431003 or similar from other suppliers

Pin assignment

Note

The red dot marks pin 1.

Pin	Signal	Description
A1	-	Do not connect
A2	GND	Ground
A3	PCIe_RX0_P	PCIe Receiver IN (differential)
A4	PCIe_RX0_N	PCIe Receiver IN (differential)
A5	GND	Ground
A6	PCIe_RX1_P	PCIe Receiver IN (differential)
A7	PCIe_RX1_N	PCIe Receiver IN (differential)
A8	GND	Ground
A9	-	Do not connect
A10	WAKE_PCIE	IN CWAKE
A11	GND	Ground
A12	PCIe_CLK_P	IN PCIE_CLK +
A13	PCIe_CLK_N	IN PCIE_CLK +
A14	GND	Ground
A15	PCIe_RX2_P	PCIe Receiver IN (differential)
A16	PCIe_RX2_N	PCIe Receiver IN (differential)
A17	GND	Ground
A18	PCIe_RX3_P	PCIe Receiver IN (differential)
A19	PCIe_RX3_N	PCIe Receiver IN (differential)
A20	GND	Ground
A21	PWR_IN	Power-In
B1	PWR_IN	Power-In
B2	GND	Ground
B3	PCIe_TX0_P	PCIe Transmitter OUT (differential)
B4	PCIe_TX0_N	PCIe Transmitter OUT (differential)
B5	GND	Ground
B6	PCIe_TX1_P	PCIe Transmitter OUT (differential)
B7	PCIe_TX1_N	PCIe Transmitter OUT (differential)
B8	GND	Ground
B9	-	Do not connect
B10	-	Do not connect
B11	GND	Ground
B12	PCIe_PERST_N	IN Reset
B13	CPRSNT	IN PRESENT
B14	GND	Ground
B15	PCIe_TX2_P	PCIe Transmitter OUT (differential)
B16	PCIe_TX2_N	PCIe Transmitter OUT (differential)
B17	GND	Ground
B18	PCIe_TX3_P	PCIe Transmitter OUT (differential)
B19	PCIe_TX3_N	PCIe Transmitter OUT (differential)
B20	GND	Ground
B21	-	Do not connect

Directions of the PCIe signals (Transmitter/Receiver) are from the FPGA to the add-in card.

Electrical characteristics of signals

Input Voltage

Signal	min	nom	max	Unit
V_IN	-	5	-	V
IVCC_IN			2	A
I per pin			0.5	A

Power Down

Signal	Properties	min	nom	max	Unit
PCIe_PERST_N	Voltage level	-	3.3	-	V
	VIL (low level input voltage)	-0.5	-	0.8	V
	VIH (high level input voltage)	2	-	3.8	V
WAKE_PCIe	Voltage level	-	3.3	-	V
	VIL (low level input voltage)	-0.5	-	0.8	V
	VIH (high level input voltage)	1	-	3.8	V
	Current WAKE_PCIe	-	-	4	mA

Power/IO connector (for OCuLink model)

Figure 9: Power/IO connector (for OCuLink model)

"Camera connector"

• 10-Pin Samtec Connector
• Part type: TFM-105-02-L-D-WT
• 1.27 mm pitch Samtec Tiger Eye

"Matching cable"

• Alysium A65-3210 or KS-10TFM-OPEN LS 01.0
• Samtec SFSD series or similar from other suppliers

Pin assignment

Pin	Signal	Line in ImpactControlCenter	Description
1	GND (for PWR_IN)		Ground for Power-In
2	PWR_IN		Power-In
3	Opto DigIn_GND		Ground for opto-coupler (In)
4	DigOut_PWR_IN		Power-In for the opto-coupler outputs
5	Opto DigIn0	Line4	Digital input, opto-coupler
6	Opto DigOut0	Line0	Digital output, opto-coupler
7	Opto DigIn1	Line5	Digital input, opto-coupler
8	Opto DigOut1	Line1	Digital output, opto-coupler
9	DigOut2	Line2	Digital output, TTL level
10	DigIn2	Line6	Digital input, TTL level

• Opto DigIn 0 & 1 and Opto DigOut 0 & 1 are galvanically isolated from the camera electronic
  
  • The isolation distance is specified by the connector (0.5mm Pitch → 1kV)
• As an option pin 10 can be used as CASE_GND instead of the digital input

Characteristics of input voltage

Characteristics	min.	nom.	max.	Unit
Camera power supply	5	12	17	V
Camera current supply		1	1.8	A

Characteristics of the digital inputs

Figure 10: DigIn

Opto DigIn
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
Imax			8	mA
Switching Frequency			5	MHz

Characteristics of the digital outputs

Figure 11: DigOut

Opto DigOut
Characteristics	min.	nom.	max.	Unit
UOpto DIG_OUT_LOW / VIL (low level input voltage)	0		1	V
UOpto DIG_OUT_HIGH / VIH (high level input voltage)	3		30	V
UCE(sat) at IC = 7 mA		0.4		V
IC Load current			15	mA

Switching characteristics
Characteristics	Test Conditions	Typ.	Unit
tON Turn-On time	RL = 100 Ohm, VCC 10 V, IC = 2 mA	3	us
tS Storage time		3	us
tOFF Turn-Off time		3	us
tON Turn-On time	RL = 1.9 kOhm, VCC 5 V, IC = 16 mA	2	us
tS Storage time		25	us
tOFF Turn-Off time		40	us

VCC_IO / DIGIN / DIGOUT

Signal	Parameter	min	nom	max	Unit
VCC_IO	I/O voltage power		3.3		V
UDIG_IN_LOW	VIL (low level input voltage)			0.8	V
UDIG_IN_HIGH	VIH (high level input voltage)	2		3.5	V
IOH	High-level output current VCC_IO: 3.3 V			-24	mA
IOL	Low-level output current VCC_IO: 3.3 V			24	mA
UDIG_OUT_HIGH	Digital output (IOUT= -24 mA)	2.4			V
UDIG_OUT_LOW	Digital output (IOUT= 24 mA)			0.55	V

Signal LED

The BVS CA-BN features a RGB LED. There are following states:

State	LED color
FPGA loaded	White on
Starting ImpactControlCenter
Waiting for client	Blue on
Connected, streaming off	Yellow on
Streaming on	Green on
Error
	Red on

Summary of components

Features		BVS CA-BN2	BVS CA-BN4
Image Memory		-
Flash (FPGA Configuration, Device Specific Data)		16 MByte
PCIe Interface		x4 Gen2
PCIe Bandwidth max.		16 Gbit/s
Max. effective PCIe Bandwidth		12.8 Gbit/s
Bandwidth FPGA Pipeline		800 MPixel/s	1300 MPixel/s
SLVS Lanes		16	-
SLVS-EC Lanes		-	4
Inputs		4
Outputs		4
RS232		Controlling e.g. varioptic liquid lens, lights, etc.
Environment
	Ambient Temperature
	Operation	0..45 deg C / 30 to 80% RH
	Storage	-20..60 deg C / 20 to 90% RH
	Protection class 1	IP30
Weight without lens		approx. 71 g	approx. 81.6 g
Power supply (PWR_IN)
	Ptyp	4 W	6 W

¹ not evaluated by UL

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-BN2	BVS CA-BN4
MultiFrame / SingleFrame / Continuous		X
Auto Exposure Control (AEC)		X
Auto Gain Control (AGC)		X
Auto white balance (AWB)		X
Binning / Decimation		X
Chunk Data		X
Gamma	on the fly on the camera	X
LUT	on the fly on the camera	-
Flat Field Correction (FFC)		-
"Defective Pixel Correction"		-
Sequencer		X	-
Digital I/O		X
Trigger Overlap		X
Enhanced I/O func. (counter, timer)		X
Events		X
User Sets		X