Specifications and Frame Rates
General Specifications
| Blackfly S BFS-U3-23S3M | Blackfly S BFS-U3-23S3C | |
| Firmware Version | 1809.2.8.0 | 1809.2.8.0 |
| Model Name | Blackfly S BFS-U3-23S3M | Blackfly S BFS-U3-23S3C |
| Resolution | 1920x1200 | 1920x1200 |
| Frame Rate | 163 FPS | 163 FPS |
| Megapixels | 2.3 MP | 2.3 MP |
| Sensor | Sony IMX392, CMOS, 1/2.3" | Sony IMX392, CMOS, 1/2.3" |
| 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 47.9943 dB | 0.0 to 47.9943 dB |
| Exposure Range | 6.0 μs to 30.0 S | 6.0 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 | USB 3.1 | USB 3.1 |
| Power Requirements | 8 - 24 V via GPIO or 5 V via USB3 interface | 8 - 24 V via GPIO or 5 V via USB3 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, 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 |
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-U3-23S3M Supported Pixel Formats
| 8-bit | 10-bit | 12-bit | 16-bit |
| mono8 | mono10p | mono12p | mono16 |
| mono12packed | |||
| mono10packed |
Blackfly S BFS-U3-23S3M 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 |
| 1920 | 1200 | 158 | 107 | 80 | 55 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 600 | 800 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 244 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 640 | 480 | 392 | 392 | 392 | 392 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 480 | 640 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 301 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 320 | 240 | 717 | 717 | 717 | 717 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 240 | 320 | 562 | 562 | 562 | 562 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 1920 | 1200 | 134 | 127 | 92 | 59 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 600 | 800 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 197 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 640 | 480 | 317 | 317 | 317 | 317 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 480 | 640 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 243 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 320 | 240 | 581 | 581 | 581 | 581 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 240 | 320 | 455 | 455 | 455 | 455 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 1920 | 1200 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 600 | 800 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 640 | 480 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 480 | 640 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 320 | 240 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 240 | 320 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 174 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 1920 | 1200 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 600 | 800 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 640 | 480 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 480 | 640 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 320 | 240 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 224 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 240 | 320 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 960 | 600 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | On | 1xSensor/2xISP | 1xSensor/2xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 960 | 600 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | On | 1xSensor/2xISP | 1xSensor/2xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 480 | 300 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | On | 1xSensor/4xISP | 1xSensor/4xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 480 | 300 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | On | 1xSensor/4xISP | 1xSensor/4xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 960 | 600 | 397 | 397 | 397 | 253 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 2xSensor | 2xSensor | 10-bit |
| 960 | 600 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 261 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 2xSensor | 2xSensor | 12-bit |
Blackfly S BFS-U3-23S3C 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-U3-23S3C 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 |
| 1920 | 1200 | 158 | 107 | 80 | 55 | N/A | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 600 | 800 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 244 | N/A | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 640 | 480 | 392 | 392 | 392 | 392 | N/A | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 480 | 640 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 301 | N/A | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 320 | 240 | 717 | 717 | 717 | 717 | N/A | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 240 | 320 | 562 | 562 | 562 | 562 | N/A | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 1920 | 1200 | 134 | 127 | 92 | 59 | N/A | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 600 | 800 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 197 | N/A | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 640 | 480 | 317 | 317 | 317 | 317 | N/A | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 480 | 640 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 243 | N/A | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 320 | 240 | 581 | 581 | 581 | 581 | N/A | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 240 | 320 | 455 | 455 | 455 | 455 | N/A | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 1920 | 1200 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 34 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 600 | 800 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 640 | 480 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 480 | 640 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 320 | 240 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 240 | 320 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 174 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 1920 | 1200 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 34 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 600 | 800 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 640 | 480 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 480 | 640 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 320 | 240 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 224 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 240 | 320 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 960 | 600 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | On | 1xSensor/2xISP | 1xSensor/2xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 960 | 600 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | On | 1xSensor/2xISP | 1xSensor/2xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 480 | 300 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | On | 1xSensor/4xISP | 1xSensor/4xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 480 | 300 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | On | 1xSensor/4xISP | 1xSensor/4xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 960 | 600 | 397 | 397 | 397 | 253 | 397 | 397 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 2xSensor | 2xSensor | 10-bit |
| 960 | 600 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 261 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 2xSensor | 2xSensor | 12-bit |
