Specifications and Frame Rates
General Specifications
| Blackfly S BFS-U3-04S2M | Blackfly S BFS-U3-04S2C | |
| Firmware Version | 1707.1.6.0 | 1707.1.6.0 |
| Model Name | Blackfly S BFS-U3-04S2M | Blackfly S BFS-U3-04S2C |
| Resolution | 720x540 | 720x540 |
| Max Frame Rate | 522 FPS | 522 FPS |
| Megapixels | 0.4 MP | 0.4 MP |
| Sensor | Sony IMX287, CMOS, 1/2.9" | Sony IMX287, CMOS, 1/2.9" |
| Readout Method | Global shutter | Global shutter |
| Pixel Size | 6.9 μm | 6.9 μm |
| Lens Mount | CS-mount | CS-mount |
| ADC | 8-bit / 10-bit / 12-bit | 8-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 | 4.0 μs to 30.0 S | 4.0 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 |
| 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 3.1 interface | 8 - 24 V via GPIO or 5 V via USB 3.1 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-U3-04S2M Supported Pixel Formats
| 8-bit | 10-bit | 12-bit | 16-bit |
| mono8 | mono10p | mono12p | mono16 |
| mono10packed | mono12packed |
Blackfly S BFS-U3-04S2M Frame Rate Table
| Width | Height | Mono8 (8-bit) |
Mono12p (12-bit) |
Mono12packed (12-bit) |
Mono16 (16-bit) |
ISP | Binning Horizontal |
Binning Vertical |
Decimation Horizontal |
Decimation Vertical |
ADC |
| 720 | 540 | 522 | 522 | 522 | 389 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 8-bit |
| 320 | 240 | 997 | 997 | 997 | 997 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 8-bit |
| 240 | 320 | 836 | 836 | 836 | 836 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 8-bit |
| 720 | 540 | 437 | 437 | 437 | 437 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 320 | 240 | 899 | 899 | 899 | 899 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 240 | 320 | 701 | 701 | 701 | 701 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 720 | 540 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 320 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 320 | 240 | 658 | 658 | 658 | 658 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 240 | 320 | 513 | 513 | 513 | 513 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 720 | 540 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 290 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 8-bit |
| 320 | 240 | 598 | 598 | 598 | 598 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 8-bit |
| 240 | 320 | 466 | 466 | 466 | 466 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 8-bit |
| 720 | 540 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 290 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 320 | 240 | 598 | 598 | 598 | 598 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 240 | 320 | 466 | 466 | 466 | 466 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 720 | 540 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 290 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 320 | 240 | 598 | 598 | 598 | 598 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 240 | 320 | 466 | 466 | 466 | 466 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 360 | 270 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 290 | On | 1xSensor/2xISP | 1xSensor/2xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 8-bit |
| 180 | 134 | 292 | 292 | 292 | 292 | On | 1xSensor/4xISP | 1xSensor/4xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 8-bit |
| 360 | 270 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 290 | On | 1xSensor/2xISP | 1xSensor/2xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 180 | 134 | 292 | 292 | 292 | 292 | On | 1xSensor/4xISP | 1xSensor/4xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 360 | 270 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 290 | On | 1xSensor/2xISP | 1xSensor/2xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 180 | 134 | 292 | 292 | 292 | 292 | On | 1xSensor/4xISP | 1xSensor/4xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
Blackfly S BFS-U3-04S2C Supported Pixel Formats
| 8-bit | 10-bit | 12-bit | 16-bit | 24-bit | 32-bit |
| bayerrg8 | ycbcr411_8 | bayerrg12p | ycbcr422_8 | bgr8 | bgra8 |
| rgb8packed | bayerrg10p | mono12p | yuv422packed | ycbcr8 | |
| mono8 | mono10p | bayerrg12packed | bayerrg16 | yuv444packed | |
| yuv411packed | mono12packed | mono16 | |||
| bayerrg10packed | |||||
| mono10packed |
Blackfly S BFS-U3-04S2C Frame Rate Table
| Width | Height | BayerRG8 (8-bit) |
BayerRG10p (10-bit) |
BayerRG10packed (10-bit) |
BayerRG12p (12-bit) |
BayerRG12packed (12-bit) |
BayerRG16 (16-bit) |
ISP | Binning Horizontal |
Binning Vertical |
Decimation Horizontal |
Decimation Vertical |
ADC |
| 720 | 540 | 522 | 522 | 522 | 522 | 522 | 389 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 8-bit |
| 320 | 240 | 996 | 997 | 997 | 997 | 996 | 997 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 8-bit |
| 240 | 320 | 836 | 836 | 836 | 836 | 836 | 836 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 8-bit |
| 720 | 540 | 437 | 437 | 437 | 437 | 437 | 437 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 320 | 240 | 899 | 899 | 899 | 899 | 899 | 899 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 240 | 320 | 701 | 701 | 701 | 701 | 701 | 701 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 720 | 540 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 320 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 320 | 240 | 658 | 658 | 658 | 658 | 658 | 658 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 240 | 320 | 513 | 513 | 513 | 513 | 513 | 513 | Off | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 720 | 540 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 290 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 8-bit |
| 320 | 240 | 598 | 598 | 598 | 598 | 598 | 598 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 8-bit |
| 240 | 320 | 466 | 466 | 466 | 466 | 466 | 466 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 8-bit |
| 720 | 540 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 290 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 320 | 240 | 598 | 598 | 598 | 598 | 598 | 598 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 240 | 320 | 466 | 466 | 466 | 466 | 466 | 466 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 720 | 540 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 290 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 320 | 240 | 598 | 598 | 598 | 598 | 598 | 598 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 240 | 320 | 466 | 466 | 466 | 466 | 466 | 466 | On | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor/1xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 360 | 270 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 290 | On | 1xSensor/2xISP | 1xSensor/2xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 8-bit |
| 180 | 134 | 292 | 292 | 292 | 292 | 292 | 292 | On | 1xSensor/4xISP | 1xSensor/4xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 8-bit |
| 360 | 270 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 290 | On | 1xSensor/2xISP | 1xSensor/2xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 180 | 134 | 292 | 292 | 292 | 292 | 292 | 292 | On | 1xSensor/4xISP | 1xSensor/4xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 10-bit |
| 360 | 270 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 290 | On | 1xSensor/2xISP | 1xSensor/2xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
| 180 | 134 | 292 | 292 | 292 | 292 | 292 | 292 | On | 1xSensor/4xISP | 1xSensor/4xISP | 1xSensor | 1xSensor | 12-bit |
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