Specifications and Frame Rates

General Specifications


Blackfly S BFS-U3-120S4M Blackfly S BFS-U3-120S4C
Firmware Version 1801.0.116.0 1801.0.116.0
Model Name Blackfly S BFS-U3-120S4M Blackfly S BFS-U3-120S4C
Resolution 4000x3000 4000x3000
Frame Rate 31 FPS 31 FPS
Megapixels 12 MP 12 MP
Sensor Sony IMX226, CMOS, 1/1.7" Sony IMX226, CMOS, 1/1.7"
Readout Method Rolling shuuter with global reset Rolling shuuter with global reset
Pixel Size 1.85 μm 1.85 μm
Lens Mount CS-mount CS-mount
ADC 10-bit, 12-bit 10-bit, 12-bit
Minimum Frame Rate 1 FPS 1 FPS
Gain Range 0.0 to 27.0457 dB 0.0 to 27.0457 dB
Exposure Range 10.0 μs to 30.0 S 10.0 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 5 features Up to 8 sets using 5 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 USB 3.1 USB 3.1
Power Requirements 8 - 24 V via GPIO or 5 V via USB 3.0 interface 8 - 24 V via GPIO or 5 V via USB 3.0 interface
Power Consumption 3 W maximum 3 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 USB3 Vision v1.0 USB3 Vision v1.0
Compliance CE, FCC, RoHS, REACH. The ECCN for this product is: EAR099 CE, FCC, 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


Blackfly S BFS-U3-120S4M Supported Pixel Formats


8-bit 10-bit 12-bit 16-bit
mono8 mono10p mono12p mono16
mono12packed
mono10packed

Blackfly S BFS-U3-120S4M 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
4000 3000 31 20 15 10 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
1920 1200 33 33 33 33 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
800 600 33 33 33 33 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
600 800 33 33 33 33 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
640 480 33 33 33 33 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
480 640 33 33 33 33 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
320 240 33 33 33 33 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
240 320 33 33 33 33 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
4000 3000 31 20 15 10 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
1920 1200 33 33 33 33 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
800 600 33 33 33 33 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
600 800 33 33 33 33 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
640 480 33 33 33 33 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
480 640 33 33 33 33 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
320 240 33 33 33 33 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
240 320 33 33 33 33 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
4000 3000 10 10 10 10 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
1920 1200 10 10 10 10 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
800 600 10 10 10 10 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
600 800 10 10 10 10 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
640 480 10 10 10 10 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
480 640 10 10 10 10 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
320 240 10 10 10 10 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
240 320 10 10 10 10 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
4000 3000 10 10 10 10 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
1920 1200 10 10 10 10 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
800 600 10 10 10 10 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
600 800 10 10 10 10 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
640 480 10 10 10 10 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
480 640 10 10 10 10 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
320 240 10 10 10 10 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
240 320 10 10 10 10 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
2000 1500 10 10 10 10 On 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
2000 1500 10 10 10 10 On 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
1000 750 10 10 10 10 On 1xSensor/4xISP 1xSensor/4xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
1000 750 10 10 10 10 On 1xSensor/4xISP 1xSensor/4xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit

Blackfly S BFS-U3-120S4C Supported Pixel Formats


8-bit 10-bit 12-bit 16-bit 24-bit 32-bit
bayerrg8 bayerrg10p ycbcr411_8 ycbcr422_8 bgr8 bgra8
mono8 mono10p bayerrg12p yuv422packed ycbcr8
mono12p bayerrg16 yuv444packed
yuv411packed mono16 rgb8packed
bayerrg12packed
mono12packed
bayerrg10packed
mono10packed

Blackfly S BFS-U3-120S4C Frame Rate Table


Width Height BayerRG8
(8-bit)
BayerRG10p
(10-bit)
BayerRG12p
(12-bit)
BayerRG16
(16-bit)
BGR8
(24-bit)
BGRa8
(32-bit)
ISP Binning
Horizontal
Binning
Vertical
Decimation
Horizontal
Decimation
Vertical
ADC
4000 3000 31 20 15 10 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
1920 1200 33 33 33 33 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
800 600 33 33 33 33 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
600 800 33 33 33 33 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
640 480 33 33 33 33 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
480 640 33 33 33 33 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
320 240 33 33 33 33 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
240 320 33 33 33 33 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
4000 3000 31 20 15 10 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
1920 1200 33 33 33 33 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
800 600 33 33 33 33 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
600 800 33 33 33 33 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
640 480 33 33 33 33 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
480 640 33 33 33 33 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
320 240 33 33 33 33 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
240 320 33 33 33 33 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
4000 3000 10 10 10 10 10 6 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
1920 1200 10 10 10 10 10 10 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
800 600 10 10 10 10 10 10 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
600 800 10 10 10 10 10 10 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
640 480 10 10 10 10 10 10 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
480 640 10 10 10 10 10 10 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
320 240 10 10 10 10 10 10 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
240 320 10 10 10 10 10 10 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
4000 3000 10 10 10 10 10 6 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
1920 1200 10 10 10 10 10 10 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
800 600 10 10 10 10 10 10 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
600 800 10 10 10 10 10 10 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
640 480 10 10 10 10 10 10 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
480 640 10 10 10 10 10 10 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
320 240 10 10 10 10 10 10 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
240 320 10 10 10 10 10 10 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
2000 1500 10 10 10 10 10 10 On 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
2000 1500 10 10 10 10 10 10 On 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
1000 750 10 10 10 10 10 10 On 1xSensor/4xISP 1xSensor/4xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
1000 750 10 10 10 10 10 10 On 1xSensor/4xISP 1xSensor/4xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit