Non-native MIPI sensors now integrated
It's not only that we provide the widest range of machine vision image sensors on MIPI camera modules , we are also the first manufacturer to integrate non-native MIPI sensors such as Sony Pregius IMX250 and IMX252.
The portfolio currently comprises 10 sensors with resolutions up to 20 MP and is being continuously expanded. It includes global shutter, rolling shutter, and global reset shutter versions. The latter offer significant price advantages over global shutter variants with roughly the same functionality.
The compact, only 23.5 mm wide VC MIPI® Boards feature a 22-pin MIPI CSI-2 port for FPC (flexible printed circuit) cables. They are compatible with over 20 CPU boards including NVIDIA® Jetson™, DragonBoard™, all Raspberry Pi® boards, and all 96boards. Vision Components has developed proprietary shielded FPC Cables that ensure robust data transfer and support the full bandwidth of the MIPI standard. The cables with two or four transmission lanes can be connected to 15 and 22-pin MIPI ports. Depending on the processor, this allows communication at twice the maximum speed of USB3 cameras.
The MIPI standard supports relatively short transfer distances. We have developed Repeaters for our 200 mm cables that can amplify the signal up to five times. This allows transmission paths to be extended to more than 1 m without compromising speed or signal quality. The Repeater Board also features a trigger interface (image trigger input/flash trigger output) and thereby augments CPU boards lacking these particular interfaces. The VC MIPI® range furthermore includes Lens Holder, filter discs adapter boards as well as custom carrier boards and interface extensions. In addition, we have already developed stable Drivers for the most common hardware combinations and we are steadily continuing this work to connect additional boards. We provide these Drivers to our customers free of charge.