Balluff - BVS CA-GW Technical Documentation
Technical Data

BVS CA-GW1-xxxxxx-xxxxxx

Dimensions

Standard model

Figure 1: Connectors BVS CA-GW1-xxxxxx-xxxxxx
BVS CA-GW1-xxxxxx-xxxxxx
Size of body (w x h x l)40 x 40 x 77.5 mm

Connectors

I/O interface

Figure 2: 10-pin (male; top view), digital I/O, power;
Pin. Signal ImpactControlCenter numbering Description Color*
1 GNDBlack
2 PWR_INReference to GND Red
3 Opto_In_GNDReference ground for OPTO_IN Brown
4 Opto_Out_PWR_InPower for OPTO_OUTOrange
5 Opto In1line1opto-isolated input, TTL/PLCYellow
6 Opto Out1line0opto-isolated outputGreen
7 GPIO1line2Configurable input or Open Collector output. Reference to GND. Blue
8 GPIO2line3Configurable input or Open Collector output. Reference to GND. Violet
9 RS232 TXSerial interface RS232 TX. Reference to GND. Grey
10 RS232 RXSerial interface RS232 RX. Reference to GND. White

* - cable family https://www.balluff.com/en-de/products/FHW02JC

Camera connector (male): Samtec TFM-105-02-L-D-WT or equivalent

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

Note
- Pin 3 to Pin 6 are galvanically isolated from the camera electronics. - Pin 7 and Pin 8 are dual function pins.

Electrical characteristics Opto In1

Opto In1 TTL (via software)
Characteristicsmin.nom.max.Unit
VIL (low level input voltage)01V
VIH (high level input voltage)2.528V
IIH (high level input current TTL with 5V)5mA
Figure 3: Opto In1 (TTL)
Opto In1 PLC (default)
Characteristicsmin.nom.max.Unit
UOpto DigIn_LOW / VIL (low level input voltage)08V
UOpto DigIn_HIGH / VIH (high level input voltage)1128V
IOpto DigIn_HIGH / IIH (high level input current PLC with 24V)8mA
Figure 4: Opto In1 PLC
Opto In1 PLC / TTL Speed
Characteristicsmin.nom.max.Unit
Switching frequency5MHz

Electrical characteristics Opto Out1

Opto Out1
Characteristicsmin.nom.max.Unit
VOL (low level output voltage) 01V
VOH (high level output voltage) 328V
USW(sat) at ILoad = 150 mA 0.691V
ILoad Load current150mA
Figure 5: DigOut with example circuit
Switching characteristics
CharacteristicsTest ConditionsTyp.Unit
tON Turn-On timeat ILoad = 150 mA / VOH 24 V4us
tOFF Turn-Off time131us

Electrical characteristics GPIO1/2

GPIO as Input
Characteristicsmin.nom.max.Unit
VIL (low level input voltage)00.5V
VIH (high level input voltage)1.828V
IIL (low level input current)5mA
IIH (high level input current)1mA
Switching frequency5MHz
Figure 6: GPIO as input
GPIO as Output
Characteristicsmin.nom.max.Unit
UGPIO_LOW / VOL (low level output voltage) 00.1V
UGPIO_HIGH / VOH (high level output voltage) 328V
IDIG_OUT_LOW / IOL (low level output current PLC at 24 V) 2050mA
Attention
"Damage of the output"

If the output exceeds the maximum permissible value, the output may be damaged.

Never exceed the value of IDIG_OUT_LOW / IOL above 50 mA.
Figure 7: GPIO as open drain output
Switching characteristics
CharacteristicsTest Conditionsnom.max.Unit
tON Turn-On time High-to-Lowat ILoad = 20 mA / VOH 3.3 V50ns
tON Turn-On time High-to-Lowat ILoad = 20 mA / VOH 24 V70100ns
tOFF Turn-Off time Low-to-High1.52us

SFP28

LED states

State Color
Green light on Link active
Yellow blink onData transmission

Signal LED

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

Typical start sequence (LLA)

See also
LLA
State LED color
FPGA loaded White on
Self-test running Green on
Waiting for Ethernet connection White blink
Waiting for LLA (auto IP) Green blink
Waiting for client Blue on

Typical start sequence (DHCP)

See also
DHCP
State LED color
FPGA loaded White on
Self-test running Green on
Waiting for Ethernet connection White blink
Waiting for DHCP Light blue blink
Waiting for client Blue on

Typical start sequence (Fixed IP)

See also
Fixed IP
State LED color
FPGA loaded White on
Self-test running Green on
Waiting for Ethernet connection White blink
Waiting for client Blue on

General behavior

State LED color
Starting ImpactControlCenter
Connected, streaming off Yellow on
Streaming on Green on
Error
Red on

Summary of components

Features BVS CA-GW
Image Memory -
Proc. Memory 512 MB
Inputs 1
Type opto-isolated
Outputs 1
Type opto-isolated
GPIO 2
SFP28
Optics
Lens Mount (Focal Distance)C-mount (17.526 mm in air), optional TFL-mount
Lens Protrusionmax. 8 mm
Environment
Ambient Temperature
Operation 0..45 deg C / 30 to 80% RH non condensing
Storage -20..60 deg C / 20 to 90% RH non condensing
  Protection class 1 IP40
Additional featuresInternal temperature sensor
Weight without lensapprox. 150 g
Power supply (PWR_IN)
DC 10.2 to 28 V
Pmax 11 W
Reverse polarity protection up to 28 V

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-GW
MultiFrame, etc.
Trigger Overlap
Temperature upper limit (<= 255 deg C)
lower limit (>= 0 deg C)
User Sets 5 config sets storable
User Data 512 byte of EEPROM data
"FPGA LUT" on the fly on the camera
Timestamp microsecond precise camera individual 64 bit counter
FFC full AOI, 14 bit to 14 bit (12 bit coeff.), pixel to pixel x
Counter / timer timers can be used for pulse width modulation 4 counters, 2 timers
AEC
AGC
White balance
Auto white balance
RGB-to-YUV conversion
CCM
Timestamp for inter-camera synchronization
Pretrigger x
Linescan mode x
Logic gates
Chunk Data
Multicast
Application switchover
Frame average x