Specifications and Frame Rates
General Specifications
| Blackfly S BFS-U3-32S4M | Blackfly S BFS-U3-32S4C | |
| Firmware Version | 2308.0.826.0 | 2308.0.826.0 |
| Model Name | Blackfly S BFS-U3-32S4M | Blackfly S BFS-U3-32S4C |
| Resolution | 2048x1536 | 2048x1536 |
| Max Frame Rate | 118 FPS | 118 FPS |
| Megapixels | 3.2 MP | 3.2 MP |
| Sensor | Sony IMX252, CMOS, 1/1.8" | Sony IMX252, CMOS, 1/1.8" |
| 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 | 19.0 μs to 30.0 S | 19.0 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 |
| 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 in free running mode. Exposure and gain values are the same in binning and no binning modes.
Blackfly S BFS-U3-32S4M Supported Pixel Formats
| 8-bit | 10-bit | 12-bit | 16-bit |
| mono8 | mono10p | mono12p | mono16 |
| mono12packed | |||
| mono10packed |
Blackfly S BFS-U3-32S4M 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 |
| 2048 | 1536 | 118 | 79 | 59 | 40 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 1920 | 1200 | 156 | 112 | 83 | 55 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 800 | 600 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 302 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 600 | 800 | 230 | 230 | 230 | 230 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 640 | 480 | 371 | 371 | 371 | 371 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 480 | 640 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 284 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 320 | 240 | 686 | 686 | 686 | 686 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 240 | 320 | 535 | 535 | 535 | 535 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 2048 | 1536 | 105 | 89 | 65 | 42 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 1920 | 1200 | 134 | 128 | 92 | 59 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 800 | 600 | 259 | 259 | 259 | 259 | 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 | 318 | 318 | 318 | 318 | 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 | 587 | 587 | 587 | 587 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 240 | 320 | 458 | 458 | 458 | 458 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 2048 | 1536 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 1920 | 1200 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 800 | 600 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 600 | 800 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 640 | 480 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 480 | 640 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 320 | 240 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 213 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 240 | 320 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 166 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 2048 | 1536 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 1920 | 1200 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 800 | 600 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 600 | 800 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 640 | 480 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 480 | 640 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 320 | 240 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 213 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 240 | 320 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 166 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 1024 | 768 | 369 | 353 | 258 | 168 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 2xSensor | 2xSensor | 10-bit |
| 1024 | 768 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 231 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 2xSensor | 2xSensor | 12-bit |
| 1024 | 768 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | On | 1xSensor/2xISP | 1xSensor/2xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 1024 | 768 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | On | 1xSensor/2xISP | 1xSensor/2xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 512 | 384 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | On | 1xSensor/4xISP | 1xSensor/4xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 512 | 384 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | On | 1xSensor/4xISP | 1xSensor/4xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
Blackfly S BFS-U3-32S4C 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-U3-32S4C 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 |
| 2048 | 1536 | 118 | 79 | 59 | 40 | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 1920 | 1200 | 156 | 112 | 83 | 55 | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 800 | 600 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 302 | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 600 | 800 | 230 | 230 | 230 | 230 | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 640 | 480 | 371 | 371 | 371 | 371 | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 480 | 640 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 284 | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 320 | 240 | 686 | 686 | 686 | 686 | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 240 | 320 | 535 | 535 | 535 | 535 | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 2048 | 1536 | 105 | 89 | 65 | 42 | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 1920 | 1200 | 134 | 128 | 92 | 59 | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 800 | 600 | 259 | 259 | 259 | 259 | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 600 | 800 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 197 | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 640 | 480 | 318 | 318 | 318 | 318 | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 480 | 640 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 243 | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 320 | 240 | 587 | 587 | 587 | 587 | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 240 | 320 | 458 | 458 | 458 | 458 | N/A | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 2048 | 1536 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 1920 | 1200 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 800 | 600 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 600 | 800 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 640 | 480 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 480 | 640 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 320 | 240 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 213 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 240 | 320 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 166 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 2048 | 1536 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 1920 | 1200 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 800 | 600 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 600 | 800 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 640 | 480 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 480 | 640 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 320 | 240 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 213 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 240 | 320 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 166 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 1024 | 768 | 369 | 258 | 258 | 168 | 369 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 2xSensor | 2xSensor | 10-bit |
| 1024 | 768 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 231 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 2xSensor | 2xSensor | 12-bit |
| 1024 | 768 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | On | 1xSensor/2xISP | 1xSensor/2xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 1024 | 768 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | On | 1xSensor/2xISP | 1xSensor/2xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 512 | 384 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | On | 1xSensor/4xISP | 1xSensor/4xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 512 | 384 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | On | 1xSensor/4xISP | 1xSensor/4xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
