Allied Vision 12316 Alvium Mipi Cameras And Accessories User Guide

Allied Vision 12316 Alvium Mipi Cameras And Accessories User Guide

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• This document at a glance on page 7
• Contact us on page 9
• Contents on page 10

Read before use

Safety
Before using the product, read these safety instructions. Observe the warnings at all times. Use the product only as stated in the Intended use on page 15.

Intended use
Intended use of Allied Vision product is the integration into vision systems by professionals. All Allied Vision product is sold in a B2B setting.

This document at a glance

Get an overview of documentation for MIPI CSI-2 cables:
Note…………………………………………………………………………….. 8
Supported products ………………………………………………………. 8
What else do you need? ………………………………………………… 8

Note

Read this document carefully
Learn to use MIPI CSI-2 cables in the most safe and efficient way and avoid damage to your embedded system.

Supported products
MIPI CSI-2 cables in this user guide can be used to connect:

• Alvium CSI-2 cameras
• Alvium FP3/GM2 Coax cameras
• Adapter boards (for Alvium CSI-2 cameras)
• Deserializer boards (for Alvium FP3/GM2 Coax cameras)
• Compatible embedded boards

What else do you need?

This is a selection of helpful downloads:

Download Link

Camera documentation for installation and operation:•        Alvium FP3/GM2 Coax User Guide•        Alvium CSI-2 Cameras User Guide| www.alliedvision.com/en/support/technical- documentation/ alvium-csi-2-documentation/
Accessories , such as adapter boards, deserializer boards, FAKRA coaxial cables, I/O cables, lenses, and tripod adapters| www.alliedvision.com/en/products/accessories
SerDes Configurator : Please contact the Allied Vision Support team at…| www.alliedvision.com/en/about-us/contact-us/ technical-support-repair-/-rma

Table 1: Downloads for MIPI CSI-2 FPC cables

Document history and conventions

This chapter includes:
Document history ……………………………………………………….. 12
Conventions used in this user guide………………………………. 12
Component naming …………………………………………………….. 13

Document history

Table 2: Document history

Conventions used in this user guide

To give this user guide an easily understood layout and to emphasize important information, the following typographical styles and symbols are used:

Typographical styles

references

Table 3: Typographical styles 

Symbols and notes

NOTICE

Material damage
Precautions are described.

Practical tip
Additional information helps to understand or ease handling the camera and components.

Additional information
Web link or reference to an external source with more information is shown.

Component naming

Components described in this user guide are not defined by common standards.
Therefore, naming must be accurate to avoid misconceptions. Simplified terms are used in this document to avoid lengthy naming.

NX DevKit(adapts Alvium CSI-2 cameras and deserializer boards to NVIDIA Jetson Nano and Jetson Xavier NX DevKit)
Deserializer board| Example:Deserializer Board FPD-Link III Coax to CSI-2
Embedded board| Example:NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX DevKit
FPC connector| Hirose FH55-22S-0.55SH FPC (flexible printed circuit) connector
FPC cable| MIPI CSI-2 FPC (flexible printed circuit) cable

Table 4: Component naming

Compliance, safety, and intended use

This chapter includes:
Compliance notifications ……………………………………………… 15
Intended use ………………………………………………………………. 15
Copyright and trademarks ……………………………………………. 15
Product safety …………………………………………………………….. 16

Compliance notifications

National regulations on disposal must be followed.

Intended use
Allied Vision’s objective is the development, design, production, maintenance, servicing and distribution of digital cameras and components for image processing.
We are offering standard products as well as customized solutions.
Intended use of Allied Vision product is the integration into Vision systems by professionals. All Allied Vision product is sold in a B2B setting.
Allied Vision isn’t a legal manufacturer of medical product. Instead, Allied Vision cameras and accessories may be used as components for medical product after design-in by the medical device manufacturer and based on a quality assurance agreement (QAA) between Allied Vision (supplier) and medical device manufacturer (customer). Allied Vision’s duties in that respect are defined by ISO13485, clause 7.2 (customer-related processes, equivalent to ISO 9001, clause 8.2).

Copyright and trademarks
All text, pictures, and graphics are protected by copyright and other laws protecting intellectual property. All content is subject to change without notice.
All trademarks, logos, and brands cited in this document are property and/or copyright material of their respective owners. Use of these trademarks, logos, and brands does not imply endorsement.
Copyright © 2023 Allied Vision Technologies GmbH. All rights reserved.

Product safety

To prevent material damage, read the following to understand risks in using MIPI CSI-2 FPC cables.

Electrical connections
FPD-Link III, GMSL2, and MIPI CSI-2 do not specify electrical connections as extensively as the USB or GigE standard. Plug and play is not supported. Read specifications carefully.

Components can easily be damaged. If you are unfamiliar with these interface connections or with embedded systems, be extremely careful. Follow the instructions in the corresponding user guides.
Allied Vision accessories help to avoid damage to the camera and connected components.

Compatible accessories
We recommend using accessories by Allied Vision, see www.alliedvision.com/en/
products/accessories.

Strain relief for all cable connections
Hirose FH55 FPC connectors can be damaged easily.
Provide sufficient strain relief for all cable connections to avoid malfunctions and damage to electronics by wrong polarity and short circuits. To protect cameras and connected components, secure cables as shown in Figure

1. Dimensions for strain relief with FPC cables apply to connections between Alvium CSI-2 cameras and adapter boards as well.

Figure 1: Strain relief for all cable connections 

Damage to cameras and peripherals
If MIPI CSI-2 FPC cables are used with Alvium Flex cameras and components, these cameras and components, and the connected peripherals can be damaged.

Use MIPI CSI-2 FPC cables only to connect devices with matching connector, including suitable pinning, and signal levels for:

• Standard Alvium CSI-2 cameras to adapter boards or to embedded boards
• Deserializer boards to embedded boards.

No hot-plugging
Connections for FPD-Link III, GMSL2, and MIPI CSI-2 do not support hot- plugging.
Hot-plugging can destroy the camera and connected hardware by high inrush current.

Disconnect power supplies before connecting or disconnecting devices from each other.

Signal quality
Noise and electromagnetic interference can disable camera functions.

• Avoid squeezing cables and bending cables over edges.
• Avoid contact to metal surfaces, causing electromagnetic interference.
• Please use cables recommended by Allied Vision.

FPC connectors
Small-sized Hirose FH55-22S-0.55SH FPC connectors enable compact board design.
Therefore, they are sensitive to mechanical stress. Especially if you are inexperienced with these, be very cautious. If FPC connectors are broken, the complete device must be replaced. Follow the instructions in Connecting FPC cables on page 31 carefully.

• Avoid stress to FPC connectors.
• Allow only the FPC cable to touch conductors.

Figure 2: Hirose FH55-22S-0.5SH FPC connector 

Mating and unmating cycles
FPC connectors are designed for one-time installation, with the opportunity for corrections. Therefore, these connectors are specified for maximum 20 mating and unmating cycles.

Handling the actuator

• Move the actuator only as described in the instructions.
• Carefully flip the actuator at the middle with your finger nail as described in the instructions.
• Follow the instructions in Using MIPI CSI-2 FPC cables on page 22.

Additional information
For technical data and more instructions on Hirose connectors, see www.hirose.com.

FPC cables

FPC cable position and orientation
Short circuits of FPC cables can damage the camera or connected hardware. Insert FPC cables into FPC connectors with cable guiding tabs matching the connector’s side guides. See Using MIPI CSI-2 FPC cables on page 22.

FPC cables and stress
Over-stressed FPC cables can damage the camera and connected hardware. When connected devices are twisted against each other or pulled apart from each other with too much force, the FPC cable is over-stressed. Spring contacts of FPC connectors are worn out, causing short circuits and unreliable electrical connections.

• Allow only slight bending of the FPC cable (minimum bending radius: 10 mm).
• For strain relief, see Strain relief for all cable connections on page 16.

Ground loops
Unsuitable connections can lead to different potentials between the camera system GND and the environmental shield/chassis GND caused by ground loops.
This can damage the camera and the connected devices or cause malfunctions.

• Avoid potential differences between the camera housing and GND.
• All wiring must be done by authorized personnel, according to the corresponding technical standards.
• You may mount the camera electrically isolated.
• Read the Avoiding Ground Loops in Vision Systems application note.

More information
See the Avoiding Ground Loops in Vision Systems application note at
www.alliedvision.com/en/support/technical-documentation/  alvium-csi-2-documentation.

Specifications

This chapter includes:
Specifications overview………………………………………………… 20
Technical drawing………………………………………………………… 21
Connection direction …………………………………………………… 21

Specifications overview

mm12317: 220 mm ±0.1 mm12318: 420 mm ±0.1 mm
Cable width × thickness| 11.5 mm ±0.1 mm × ~0.2 mm
Connector thickness| 0.3 mm ±0.03 mm
Classification| Industrial grade for static applications
Static bending radius (min.)| 10.0 mm
Dynamic bending radius (min.)| For static applications only
Bending cycles (max.)| 300
Differential impedance ZDiff| 100 Ω
Number of connectors| 22
Connector pitch| 0.5 mm
Compatible connector| Hirose FH55-22S-0.5SH
Supported devices| Alvium CSI-2 cameras, Allied Vision embedded board adapters, Allied Vision deserializer boards, compatible embedded boards
Operating temperature range| +5 °C to +65 °C

Table 5: MIPI CSI-2 FPC cables specifications overview 

Hirose FH55 connectors
For technical data and more instructions on Hirose FH55-22S-0.5SH connectors, see www.hirose.com.

Designing your own embedded components
If you want to design your own components to connect Alvium CSI-2 cameras to embedded boards, contact your Allied Vision Sales representative or Allied Vision Support at www.alliedvision.com/en/about-us/contact-us/technical- supportrepair-/-rma.

Technical drawing

Connection direction

The arrow print indicates the direction between connected devices to prevent short circuits by reverse polarity, destroying cameras or peripherals:

Table 6: Arrow print and corresponding devices 

Using MIPI CSI-2 FPC cables

This chapter includes basic instructions for connecting MIPI CSI-2 FPC cables:
Precautions…………………………………………………………………. 23
Connecting FPC cables…………………………………………………. 23

Precautions

NOTICE
Damage to cameras and peripherals
If MIPI CSI-2 FPC cables are used with Alvium Flex cameras and components, these cameras and components, and the connected peripherals can be damaged.
Use MIPI CSI-2 FPC cables only to connect devices with matching connector, including suitable pinning, and signal levels for:

• Standard Alvium CSI-2 cameras to adapter boards or to embedded boards
• Deserializer boards to embedded boards.

Connecting FPC cables

Figure 3 shows how the FPC cable connects to the FPC connector

Figure 3: FPC cable and FPC connector (open position) 

1. Opening the FPC connector:
   With your fingernail, flip the actuator to open position at 105° to the PCB surface, see Figure 4.
   Or use a plastic tool, as metal tools can damage the actuator.
   
   Figure 4: Opening the FPC connector
   
   NOTICE
   Damage to cameras or deserializer boards by reverse polarity If Alvium cameras or peripherals are powered with reverse polarity, electronics is damaged.

   • Before connecting power, see the user guides of the corresponding devices.
   • Connect the cable as shown in this section.
     Adapter board or embedded board
     Camera or deserializer board
     
     Figure 5: FPC cable and data flow direction

2. Ensuring proper cable orientation between devices to be connected, take the FPC cable with conductors facing the FPC connector conductors (see Figure 6 on page 24).

3. Inserting the FPC cable:
   At a horizontal angle of 90° to the connector’s rear (see Figure 6) and at a vertical angle of 12° to the PCB (see Figure 7), slowly insert the FPC cable into the actuator…
   
   Figure 6: FPC cable and FPC connector

4. …until cable guiding tabs are caught between connector rear and side guides (see Figure 6). Pull the cable slightly to ensure guiding tabs are properly engaged.

5. Holding the FPC cable in position, flap down the actuator to closed position (see Figure 7).
   _
   Figure 7: Engaging the FPC cable in the FPC connector_
   

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