Specifications and Frame Rates

General Specifications


Blackfly S BFS-U3-63S4M Blackfly S BFS-U3-63S4C
Firmware Version 1907.3.1.0 1907.3.1.0
Model Name Blackfly S BFS-U3-63S4M Blackfly S BFS-U3-63S4C
Resolution 3072x2048 3072x2048
Frame Rate 59 FPS 59 FPS
Megapixels 6.3 MP 6.3 MP
Sensor Sony IMX178, CMOS, 1/1.8" Sony IMX178, CMOS, 1/1.8"
Readout Method Rolling shutter with global reset Rolling shutter with global reset
Pixel Size 2.4 μm 2.4 μm
Lens Mount C-mount C-mount
ADC 10-bit / 14-bit 10-bit / 14-bit
Minimum Frame Rate 1 FPS 1 FPS
Gain Range 0.0 to 47.9943 dB 0.0 to 47.9943 dB
Exposure Range 8.0 μs to 30.0 S 8.0 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 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 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-U3-63S4M Supported Pixel Formats


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

Blackfly S BFS-U3-63S4M 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
3072 2048 59 40 30 20 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
3072 1620 59 51 38 25 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
1080 1920 59 59 59 59 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
960 1280 59 59 59 59 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
720 1280 59 59 59 59 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
600 800 59 59 59 59 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
640 480 59 59 59 59 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
480 640 59 59 59 59 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
320 240 59 59 59 59 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
240 320 59 59 59 59 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
3072 2048 30 30 30 30 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit
3072 1620 30 30 30 30 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit
1080 1920 30 30 30 30 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit
960 1280 30 30 30 30 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit
720 1280 30 30 30 30 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit
600 800 30 30 30 30 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit
640 480 30 30 30 30 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit
480 640 30 30 30 30 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit
320 240 30 30 30 30 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit
240 320 30 30 30 30 Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit
3072 2048 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
3072 1620 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
1080 1920 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
960 1280 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
720 1280 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
600 800 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
640 480 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
480 640 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
320 240 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
240 320 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
3072 2048 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit
3072 1620 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit
1080 1920 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit
960 1280 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit
720 1280 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit
600 800 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit
640 480 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit
480 640 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit
320 240 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit
240 320 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit

Blackfly S BFS-U3-63S4C Supported Pixel Formats


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

Blackfly S BFS-U3-63S4C 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
3072 2048 59 40 30 20 N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
3072 1620 59 51 38 25 N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
1080 1920 59 59 59 59 N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
960 1280 59 59 59 59 N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
720 1280 59 59 59 59 N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
600 800 59 59 59 59 N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
640 480 59 59 59 59 N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
480 640 59 59 59 59 N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
320 240 59 59 59 59 N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
240 320 59 59 59 59 N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
3072 2048 30 30 30 30 N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit
3072 1620 30 30 30 30 N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit
1080 1920 30 30 30 30 N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit
960 1280 30 30 30 30 N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit
720 1280 30 30 30 30 N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit
600 800 30 30 30 30 N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit
640 480 30 30 30 30 N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit
480 640 30 30 30 30 N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit
320 240 30 30 30 30 N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit
240 320 30 30 30 30 N/A Off 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit
3072 2048 19 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
3072 1620 19 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
1080 1920 19 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
960 1280 19 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
720 1280 19 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
600 800 19 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
640 480 19 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
480 640 19 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
320 240 19 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
240 320 19 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 10-bit
3072 2048 19 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit
3072 1620 19 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit
1080 1920 19 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit
960 1280 19 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit
720 1280 19 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit
600 800 19 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit
640 480 19 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit
480 640 19 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit
320 240 19 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit
240 320 19 19 19 19 19 On 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor/1xISP 1xSensor 1xSensor 14-bit