Specifications and Frame Rates
General Specifications
| Blackfly S BFS-PGE-16S2M | Blackfly S BFS-PGE-16S2C | |
| Firmware Version | 2305.0.146.0 | 2305.0.146.0 |
| Model Name | Blackfly S BFS-PGE-16S2M | Blackfly S BFS-PGE-16S2C |
| Resolution | 1440x1080 | 1440x1080 |
| Max Frame Rate | 78 FPS | 78 FPS |
| Max Compression Frame Rate | 137 FPS | 137 FPS |
| Megapixels | 1.6 MP | 1.6 MP |
| Sensor | Sony IMX273, CMOS, 1/2.9" | Sony IMX273, CMOS, 1/2.9" |
| Readout Method | Global shutter | Global shutter |
| Pixel Size | 3.45 μm | 3.45 μm |
| Lens Mount | CS-mount | CS-mount |
| ADC | 8-bit / 10-bit / 12-bit | 8-bit / 10-bit / 12-bit |
| Minimum Frame Rate | 1 FPS | 1 FPS |
| Gain Range | 0.0 to 47.9943 dB | 0.0 to 47.9943 dB |
| Exposure Range | 20.0 μs to 30.0 S | 20.0 μs to 30.0 S |
| Acquisition Mode | Continuous, Single Frame, Multi Frame | Continuous, Single Frame, Multi Frame |
| Partial Image Modes | Pixel binning, decimation, ROI | Pixel binning, decimation, ROI |
| Image Processing | Gamma, lookup table, and sharpness | Color correction matrix, gamma, lookup table, saturation and sharpness |
| Sequencer | Up to 8 sets using 6 features | Up to 8 sets using 6 features |
| Image Buffer | 240 MB | 240 MB |
| User Sets | 2 user configuration sets for custom camera settings | 2 user configuration sets for custom camera settings |
| Flash Memory | 6 MB non-volatile memory | 6 MB non-volatile memory |
| Opto-isolated I/O | 1 input, 1 output | 1 input, 1 output |
| Non-isolated I/O | 1 bi-directional, 1 input | 1 bi-directional, 1 input |
| Serial Port | 1 (over non-isolated I/O) | 1 (over non-isolated I/O) |
| Auxiliary Output | 3.3 V, 120 mA maximum | 3.3 V, 120 mA maximum |
| Interface | 1G PoE | 1G PoE |
| Power Requirements | Power over Ethernet (PoE); or 12 V nominal (8 - 24 V) | Power over Ethernet (PoE); or 12 V nominal (8 - 24 V) |
| Power Consumption | 4.2 W maximum | 4.2 W maximum |
| Dimensions/Mass | 29 mm x 29 mm x 30 mm / 36 g | 29 mm x 29 mm x 30 mm / 36 g |
| Machine Vision Standard | GigE Vision v1.2 | GigE Vision v1.2 |
| Compliance | CE, FCC, KCC, RoHS, REACH. The ECCN for this product is: EAR099 | CE, FCC, KCC, RoHS, REACH. The ECCN for this product is: EAR099 |
| Temperature Celsius | Operating: 0-50 / Storage: -30-60 | Operating: 0-50 / Storage: -30-60 |
| Humidity Percent | Operating: 20-80 (no condensation) / Storage: 20-95 (no condensation) | Operating: 20-80 (no condensation) / Storage: 20-95 (no condensation) |
| Warranty | 3 years | 3 years |
Exposure and gain values are the same in binning and no binning modes.
Blackfly S BFS-PGE-16S2M Supported Pixel Formats
| 8-bit | 10-bit | 12-bit | 16-bit |
| mono8 | mono10p | mono12p | mono16 |
| mono12packed | |||
| mono10packed |
Blackfly S BFS-PGE-16S2M Frame Rate Table
| Width | Height | Mono8 (8-bit) |
Mono10p (10-bit) |
Mono12p (12-bit) |
Mono16 (16-bit) |
ISP | Binning Horizontal |
Binning Vertical |
Decimation Horizontal |
Decimation Vertical |
ADC | Image Compression |
| 1440 | 1080 | 111 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit | LLC |
| 1440 | 1080 | 95 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit | LLC |
| 1440 | 1080 | 78 | 63 | 53 | 39 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit | Off |
| 800 | 600 | 219 | 194 | 164 | 124 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit | Off |
| 600 | 800 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 124 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit | Off |
| 640 | 480 | 269 | 269 | 249 | 190 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit | Off |
| 480 | 640 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 190 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit | Off |
| 320 | 240 | 494 | 494 | 494 | 481 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit | Off |
| 240 | 320 | 387 | 387 | 387 | 376 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit | Off |
| 1440 | 1080 | 78 | 63 | 53 | 39 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit | Off |
| 800 | 600 | 186 | 186 | 164 | 124 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit | Off |
| 600 | 800 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 124 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit | Off |
| 640 | 480 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 190 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit | Off |
| 480 | 640 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit | Off |
| 320 | 240 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit | Off |
| 240 | 320 | 328 | 328 | 328 | 328 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit | Off |
| 1440 | 1080 | 76 | 63 | 53 | 39 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit | Off |
| 800 | 600 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 124 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit | Off |
| 600 | 800 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit | Off |
| 640 | 480 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 162 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit | Off |
| 480 | 640 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit | Off |
| 320 | 240 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 298 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit | Off |
| 240 | 320 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 233 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit | Off |
| 1440 | 1080 | 76 | 63 | 53 | 39 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit | Off |
| 800 | 600 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 124 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit | Off |
| 600 | 800 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit | Off |
| 640 | 480 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 162 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit | Off |
| 480 | 640 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit | Off |
| 320 | 240 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 298 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit | Off |
| 240 | 320 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 233 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit | Off |
| 720 | 540 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | On | 1xSensor/2xISP | 1xSensor/2xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit | Off |
| 720 | 540 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | On | 1xSensor/2xISP | 1xSensor/2xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit | Off |
| 360 | 270 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | On | 1xSensor/4xISP | 1xSensor/4xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit | Off |
| 360 | 270 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | On | 1xSensor/4xISP | 1xSensor/4xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit | Off |
Blackfly S BFS-PGE-16S2C Supported Pixel Formats
| 8-bit | 10-bit | 12-bit | 16-bit | 24-bit |
| bayerrg8 | bayerrg10p | ycbcr411_8 | ycbcr422_8 | bgr8 |
| mono8 | mono10p | bayerrg12p | yuv422packed | ycbcr8 |
| mono12p | bayerrg16 | yuv444packed | ||
| yuv411packed | mono16 | rgb8packed | ||
| bayerrg12packed | ||||
| mono12packed | ||||
| bayerrg10packed | ||||
| mono10packed |
Blackfly S BFS-PGE-16S2C Frame Rate Table
| Width | Height | BayerRG8 (8-bit) |
BayerRG10p (10-bit) |
BayerRG12p (12-bit) |
BayerRG16 (16-bit) |
BGR8 (24-bit) |
ISP | Binning Horizontal |
Binning Vertical |
Decimation Horizontal |
Decimation Vertical |
ADC | Image Compression |
| 1440 | 1080 | 111 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit | LLC |
| 1440 | 1080 | 95 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit | LLC |
| 1440 | 1080 | 78 | 63 | 53 | 39 | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit | Off |
| 800 | 600 | 219 | 194 | 164 | 124 | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit | Off |
| 600 | 800 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 124 | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit | Off |
| 640 | 480 | 269 | 269 | 249 | 190 | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit | Off |
| 480 | 640 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 190 | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit | Off |
| 320 | 240 | 494 | 494 | 494 | 481 | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit | Off |
| 240 | 320 | 387 | 387 | 387 | 376 | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit | Off |
| 1440 | 1080 | 78 | 63 | 53 | 39 | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit | Off |
| 800 | 600 | 186 | 186 | 164 | 124 | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit | Off |
| 600 | 800 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 124 | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit | Off |
| 640 | 480 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 190 | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit | Off |
| 480 | 640 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit | Off |
| 320 | 240 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit | Off |
| 240 | 320 | 328 | 328 | 328 | 328 | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit | Off |
| 1440 | 1080 | 76 | 63 | 53 | 39 | 26 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit | Off |
| 800 | 600 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 124 | 84 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit | Off |
| 600 | 800 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 84 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit | Off |
| 640 | 480 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 129 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit | Off |
| 480 | 640 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit | Off |
| 320 | 240 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 298 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit | Off |
| 240 | 320 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 233 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit | Off |
| 1440 | 1080 | 76 | 63 | 53 | 39 | 26 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit | Off |
| 800 | 600 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 124 | 84 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit | Off |
| 600 | 800 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 84 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit | Off |
| 640 | 480 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 129 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit | Off |
| 480 | 640 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit | Off |
| 320 | 240 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 298 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit | Off |
| 240 | 320 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 233 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit | Off |
| 720 | 540 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | On | 1xSensor/2xISP | 1xSensor/2xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit | Off |
| 720 | 540 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | On | 1xSensor/2xISP | 1xSensor/2xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit | Off |
| 360 | 270 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | On | 1xSensor/4xISP | 1xSensor/4xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit | Off |
| 360 | 270 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | On | 1xSensor/4xISP | 1xSensor/4xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit | Off |
