MIPI CABLES, DRIVERS
AND ACCESSORIES
FOR EMBEDDED VISION

VC POWER SOM - FPGA ACCELERATOR

Integrate complex data pre-processing quickly and easily as a component

The tiny FPGA hardware accelerator VC Power SoM can be integrated into the design of your embedded vision application like a component. It handles complex image pre-processing, such as color space conversion, barcode identification or data fusion - directly in the MIPI data stream. This reduces your development effort and gives you even more flexibility in your choice of processor board.

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VC MIPI DRIVER

Camera drivers: In source code and for all common processor platforms

Standard drivers for our VC MIPI® camera modules are already available for numerous processor boards and platforms such as Raspberry Pi®, NVIDIA® Jetson and NXP®, including the new i.MX8M series. Simply request them by e-mail. Details on the drivers can be found in the documentation.

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VC MIPI CABLE: THE SUITABLE CONNECTION

VC MIPI FPC cable

Our specially developed FPC cable (Flexible Printed Circuit) is available in three standard variants with 15, 22 and 24 poles, in 60 mm, 100 mm and 200 mm lengths. It can thus be connected to all common single-board computers and CPU boards and makes optimum use of the available power of the MIPI interface.

With four lanes and a processing speed of 1.5 GBit/s per lane achievable by most processors, transfer rates of 6 GBit/s are possible, which corresponds to 750 MB/s with an 8-bit pixel resolution.

Design of the VC MIPI® Cables

A flexible printed circuit board with a fully shielded backside and 100-Ω differential line pairs.
1x trigger input, 1x flash output (does not affect the host system)
15-22-pin / 22-22-pin / 22-24-pin: with 2 / 4 transmission lanes for the connection to all common CPU boards
Available in 3 lengths: 60 mm | 100 mm | 200 mm

Trigger & individual MIPI cable

The MIPI cables have a trigger input and a flash output. They enable video streams as well as individual recordings and do not interfere with the host system. Individual settings such as shutter speed, gain, image size and position as well as binning can be adjusted for each image. Very fast processes can be captured and synchronized with the cables and an external trigger. For special requirements, we develop customer-specific cables with an external trigger output or the option of connecting an I/O board.

VC MIPI Cameras with GMSL2

for up to 10 meters of cable length

The VC MIPI® cameras are available with an adapter permanently integrated into the design for fast data transmission via GMSL2 coaxial cable with an MMCX connector. A deserializer is also available. This enables simple connection via the standard MIPI CSI-2 interface for functional models and prototypes.

VC ADD-ON BOARDS FOR EVEN MORE POSSIBILITIES WITH MIPI

VC MIPI Repeater Board for flexible cable routing and IOs

The VC MIPI® Repeater Board enables fast prototyping with additional interfaces such as trigger input and flash trigger output. This does not affect the host system.

VC Compute Module Interface Board for Raspberry Pi

The VC CMI board was specially developed for the Raspberry Pi® Compute Module 3, 3+ and 4s. The form factor and connections are perfectly matched: you can simply plug in your Raspberry Pi®. Holes for mounting the MIPI camera module and lens holder are also provided.

LENS HOLDER FOR MIPI CAMERAS

For S-Mount- & C/CS-Mount lenses

Our standardized lens holders are suitable for S-mount and C/CS-mount lenses. They can be ordered directly with the MIPI cameras. The lens holder is also compatible with our Compute Module Interface Board.

LIGHTING FOR VC MIPI CAMERA MODULES

LED Ring Light

The LED ring light with 12 high-performance LEDs provides optimum illumination for your application. The ring light is available in two versions: with infrared LEDs at 850 nm and with red LEDs at 656 nm. It has a simple plug-in connection. The VC MIPI® CMI board contains two LED controllers with 1.5 A each to integrate the lighting.

VC MIPI CAMERA MODULES WITH POLARIZATION FILTER

Reduce glare and reflection

Reflective and very shiny surfaces are a challenge for imaging sensors. We therefore offer our MIPI camera modules with an optional polarization filter that reduces reflection and glare and increases the contrast of the images. The filter foil is glued directly onto the sensor package of the modules. The angle and direction of the filter can be determined.

This method, in which light is absorbed from one direction, is significantly less expensive than solutions with polarization filters on the sensor array and is still sufficient for many applications.

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MIPI sensors with multi-directional filtering

For special applications where multi-directional polarization filtering is required, Sony's specially designed IMX250MZR and IMX252MZR image sensors are ideal. They can filter light from four different directions.

They can filter light from four different directions. Vision Components offers these two sensors as MIPI camera modules on request.

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DOCUMENTATION AND MANUALS

VC MIPI Repeater Board

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VC MIPI Module on Raspberry Pi

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VC MIPI Modul on Raspberry Pi Compute IO Board 3

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VC MIPI Module on Raspberry Pi Compute IO Board 4

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Which MIPI accessories do you need?
We also provide customization and installation

Ask us about the accessories you need - we will send you a suitable offer. In addition, we also develop VC MIPI camera modules with your desired sensor or make individual adjustments to cables and connectors or PCB format and sensor position so that you can integrate the cameras into your projects in the best possible way. On request, we can also supply fully assembled and calibrated cameras including optics.

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