Specifications and Frame Rates

General Specifications


Blackfly S BFS-U3-123S6M Blackfly S BFS-U3-123S6C
Firmware Version 1707.1.4.0 1707.1.4.0
Model Name Blackfly S BFS-U3-123S6M Blackfly S BFS-U3-123S6C
Resolution 4096x3000 4096x3000
Frame Rate 30 FPS 30 FPS
Megapixels 12.3 MP 12.3 MP
Sensor Sony IMX253, CMOS, 1.1" Sony IMX253, CMOS, 1.1"
Readout Method Global shutter Global shutter
Pixel Size 3.45 μm 3.45 μm
Lens Mount C-mount C-mount
ADC 10-bit, 12-bit 10-bit, 12-bit
Minimum Frame Rate 1 FPS 1 FPS
Gain Range 0.0 to 47 dB 0.0 to 47 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, ROI Pixel binning, ROI
Image Processing Gamma, lookup table, and sharpness Color correction matrix, gamma, lookup table, saturation and sharpness
Sequencer Up to 8 sets using 2 features Up to 8 sets using 2 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
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

Frame rates are measured with Device Link Throughput Limit of 380 MBps and Acquisition Frame Rate disabled. Exposure and gain values are the same in binning and no binning modes.


Blackfly S BFS-U3-123S6M Supported Pixel Formats


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

Blackfly S BFS-U3-123S6M 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
4096 3000 30 20 15 10 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
3072 1620 58 58 46 28 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
1080 1920 49 49 49 49 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
720 1280 72 72 72 72 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
600 800 113 113 113 113 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
640 480 180 180 180 180 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
480 640 139 139 139 139 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
320 240 324 324 324 324 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
240 320 256 256 256 256 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
4096 3000 29 22 16 10 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
3072 1620 52 52 49 30 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
1080 1920 44 44 44 44 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
720 1280 66 66 66 66 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
600 800 103 103 103 103 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
640 480 164 164 164 164 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
480 640 127 127 127 127 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
320 240 296 296 296 296 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
240 320 234 234 234 234 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
2048 1500 9 9 9 9 On 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
2048 1500 9 9 9 9 On 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
1024 750 9 9 9 9 On 1xSensor/4xISP 1xSensor/4xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
1024 750 9 9 9 9 On 1xSensor/4xISP 1xSensor/4xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
2048 1500 38 38 38 38 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 2xSensor 2xSensor 10-bit
2048 1500 38 38 38 38 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 2xSensor 2xSensor 12-bit

Blackfly S BFS-U3-123S6C 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-U3-123S6C 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
4096 3000 30 20 15 10 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
3072 1620 58 58 46 28 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
1080 1920 49 49 49 49 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
720 1280 72 72 72 72 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
600 800 113 113 113 113 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
640 480 180 180 180 180 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
480 640 139 139 139 139 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
320 240 324 324 324 324 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
240 320 256 256 256 256 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
4096 3000 29 22 16 10 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
3072 1620 52 52 49 30 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
1080 1920 44 44 44 44 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
720 1280 66 66 66 66 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
600 800 103 103 103 103 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
640 480 164 164 164 164 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
480 640 127 127 127 127 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
320 240 296 296 296 296 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
240 320 234 234 234 234 N/A N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
2048 1500 9 9 9 9 9 9 On 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
2048 1500 9 9 9 9 9 9 On 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor/2xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
1024 750 9 9 9 9 9 9 On 1xSensor/4xISP 1xSensor/4xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
1024 750 9 9 9 9 9 9 On 1xSensor/4xISP 1xSensor/4xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 12-bit
2048 1500 38 38 38 38 38 26 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 2xSensor 2xSensor 10-bit
2048 1500 38 38 38 38 38 26 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 2xSensor 2xSensor 12-bit