E-Con See3CAM CU55 Datasheet
E-Con See3CAM CU55 Datasheet
E-Con See3CAM CU55 Datasheet
See3CAM_CU55
Datasheet
Revision 1.11
th
05 April 2021
Contents
Contents .......................................................................................................................................... 2
1 Revision History ....................................................................................................................... 3
2 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 4
3 Disclaimer ................................................................................................................................. 4
4 Description................................................................................................................................ 4
4.1 Features ........................................................................................................................... 7
5 Key Specification ...................................................................................................................... 8
5.1 Maximum Frame Rate Supported .................................................................................... 8
5.1.1 When Connected to USB 3.1 Gen 1 ........................................................................... 8
5.1.2 When Connected to USB 2.0 ...................................................................................... 9
5.2 CMOS Image Sensor Specification.................................................................................. 9
6 Pin Description ....................................................................................................................... 10
6.1 General Purpose Pin description ................................................................................... 10
6.2 USB Type C Connector Pin Description ........................................................................ 10
7 Connector Part Numbers........................................................................................................ 11
8 Electrical Specification ........................................................................................................... 11
8.1 Recommended Operating Condition .............................................................................. 12
8.1.1 UYVY with USB 3.1 Gen 1 ........................................................................................ 12
8.1.2 MJPEG with USB 3.1 Gen 1 ..................................................................................... 13
8.1.3 UYVY with USB 2.0 ................................................................................................... 13
8.1.4 MJPEG with USB 2.0 ................................................................................................ 13
8.2 DC Characteristics ......................................................................................................... 14
8.2.1 Absolute Maximum for GPIO Pins ............................................................................ 14
8.2.2 Voltage Levels for I2C ............................................................................................... 14
8.2.3 Voltage Levels for Trigger ......................................................................................... 14
8.2.4 Voltage Levels for Strobe .......................................................................................... 14
8.3 Operating Temperature Range ...................................................................................... 15
9 Mechanical Specifications ...................................................................................................... 15
9.1 See3CAM_CU55 Dimension .......................................................................................... 15
9.2 Lens Holder Dimension .................................................................................................. 18
Support .......................................................................................................................................... 20
1 Revision History
Rev Date Description Author
1.0 07-Nov-2018 Initial Draft Camera Team
1.1 29-Nov-2018 Added Changes Camera Team
1.2 11-Dec-2018 Update FOV details Camera Team
1.3 12-Dec-2018 Updated operating temperature changes Camera Team
1.4 05-Nov-2019 Lens holder diagram updated Camera Team
Updated image, Tolerance value added to boards
1.5 12-June-2020 Camera Team
images
1.6 24-June-2020 Updated resolution description Camera Team
1.7 29-Jun-2020 Updated supported OSes and Added idle mode notes Camera Team
1.8 24-February-2021 Box version added Camera Team
1.9 12-March-2021 Updated Changes Camera Team
1.10 01-April-2021 GPIO header pinouts and DC characteristics updated Camera Team
1.11 05-April-2021 Updated Changes Camera Team
2 Introduction
See3CAM_CU55 is a 5.0 MP, color, UVC compliant, USB 3.1 Gen 1 SuperSpeed camera with
Type C connector from e-con Systems, a leading embedded Product Design Company which
specializes in the advanced camera solutions. It is a USB 3.1 Gen 1 SuperSpeed camera product
with reversible plug and play Type C connector interface.
See3CAM_CU55 is a 5.0 MP color camera with the S-mount (also known as M12 board lens)
lens holder. The S-mount is one of the most commonly used small form-factor lens mounts for
board cameras. See3CAM_CU55 is a two-board solution containing the camera sensor module
board containing 1/2.5" AR0521 CMOS image sensor from ON Semiconductor® and the USB 3.1
Gen 1 interface board.
This See3CAM_CU55 is a UVC compliant USB 3.1 Gen 1 SuperSpeed Camera that is also
backward compatible with USB 2.0 host ports and does not require any special camera drivers to
be installed in the host PC.
See3CAM_CU55 is UVC-compliant camera and it does not require any drivers to be installed on
the PC. The native UVC drivers of Windows and Linux Operating Systems shall be compatible
with this camera. e-con also provides the sample application that demonstrates some of the
features of this camera. However, this camera can be utilized any DirectShow application such as
Skype and so on.
This document describes about the features and See3CAM_CU55 board and the pin-outs of the
connectors including with mechanical diagram.
3 Disclaimer
The specifications and features of See3CAM_CU55 camera board are provided here as
reference only and e-con Systems reserves the right to edit/modify this document without any
prior intimation of whatsoever.
4 Description
See3CAM_CU55 is a two-board solution of size 30mm x 30mm x 30.2 mm (without lens). The
®
camera board is based on AR0521 Image sensor from ON Semiconductor and the Image Signal
Processor (ISP). The base board has the USB interface controller and the Type-C connector.
This See3CAM_CU55 is a Ready-to-Manufacture camera board with all the necessary firmware
built in and compatible with the USB Video Class (UVC) version 1.0 standard. Customers can
integrate this camera in to their products right away and this helps our customers to cut short the
Time-to-Market. This camera board is USB Video Class compatible and this will work with the
standard drivers available with Windows and Linux. There is no need for any additional driver
installation.
This UVC compliant See3CAM_CU55 camera supports FHD (1920x1080p) and HD (1280x720)
resolutions. So, video streaming through UVC is possible without any special drivers on
Operating Systems that have built-in support for UVC standards. For example, the
See3CAM_CU55 does not require any device drivers to be installed on Windows (both regular
PC versions and the embedded versions) as these Operating Systems come with the Microsoft
supplied UVC drivers built-in. The camera is exposed as DirectShow Capture source to the
Windows PC and e-con provides sample DirectShow application that demonstrates the features
of this camera. Any DirectShow compliant application such as Skype can work with this camera
like any other webcam.
In the case of Linux, the built-in UVC driver works very well with this camera and there is no need
for any additional driver installation. In Linux, this camera is exposed as a V4L2 camera and e-
con also provides a sample application for Linux OS as well. Customers can also develop
customized applications for the See3CAM_CU55 camera using standard V4L2 APIs.
The See3CAM_CU55 camera board has a 10-pin GPIO header that contains signals which can
be used for customization requirements. The See3CAM_CU55 has serial I2C Signals (Clock,
Data), Sensor Strobe and Trigger.
This functionality is embedded in the UVC firmware that is running on the See3CAM_CU55
camera UVC controller and also on the sample PC application. Refer to Table 5 for the
description of the pins.
Together with these specific purpose signals this See3CAM_CU55 can be customized for any
application by our customers and e-con can support them with the necessary technical and
programming help.
The front and rear views of See3CAM_CU55 device with casing (See3CAM_CU55_CHL_TC_BX)
and without casing (See3CAM_CU55_CHL_TC) are shown in below figures.
4.1 Features
The features of See3CAM_CU55 are as follows:
5 Key Specification
The below table list the key specifications of See3CAM_CU55.
Description Specification
See3CAM_CU55_CH_TC:
30 mm x 30 mm x 30.2 mm (without
lens)
Size (L X W X H)
See3CAM_CU55_CH_TC_BX:
35.30 mm x 35.30 mm x 29 mm (without
lens)
Video format UYVY and MJPEG
USB 3.0 and 2.0
Image Resolution 5MP (2592x1944)
Windows (both 32bit and 64bit)
Supported OS
Linux
USB Video Class (UVC) Compliant Yes. Compliant with UVC Version 1.0
PID (Product ID) 0xC154
VID (Vendor ID) 0x2560
When the camera is configured for Auto-exposure mode, then the frame rate will be determined
by the ambient light levels. When the ambient light is low, then the frame rate will drop down
accordingly.
Note: The maximum frame rates are assured only in manual exposure. When the exposure value
is changed above -6, there will be a drop in the frame rate because the exposure time period is
more than the time period of camera frame. In auto exposure, maximum frame rate could be
achieved with maximum lighting. For MJPEG, to achieve the maximum frame rate it depends on
the PC Configurations.
Sensor Specification
Type / Optical Size1/2.5” Optical format CMOS Image sensor
Resolution 5MP
Sensor type Colour - UYVY, MJPEG-CMOS Rolling Shutter sensor with
Bayer RGB
Pixel size 2.2 µm x 2.2 µm
Sensor Active Area 2592H x 1944V
-
Responsitivity 18.8 ke /lux*sec
SNR 40 dB
Dynamic Range 74.3 dB
6 Pin Description
See3CAM_CU55 has two connectors namely USB 3.1 Gen 1 / Type C connector and one GPIO
Header.
CN2 Signal
Pin Type Description Remarks
Pin no Name
(1) It can source up to 300mA in USB
1 VCC_5V
3.1 Gen 1 only. Don’t connect any
load when See3CAM_CU55
Supply voltage for external
2 VCC_5V Power connected with USB2.0. Any
Flash circuit
surge current drawn from this
voltage source will affect the
3 VCC_5V
camera.
4 GND
Power Ground
5 GND
6 I2C_SCL Output (PU) Serial Clock of I2C signal Operating frequency is 400 kHz
Input / Output
7 I2C_SDA Serial Data of I2C Signal
(PU)
8 GND Power Ground
Strobe output from camera For every frame, a pulse (low to
9 STROBE Output
sensor (Active high logic) high) is generated
Connect to IO voltage through
(2) External trigger signal to USB push button switch with
10 TRIG Input
controlled by default
necessary de-bouncing circuitry.
PU - Internally Pulled-up
PD - Internally Pulled-down
1
Note on VCC_5V Pin: 5V can be derived from this pin. This comes directly from the USB VBUS
and there is no any internal current control circuit provided. Only when interfaced to USB 3.1 Gen
1 port, this can source maximum current of 300mA. Please don’t connect any load to VCC_5V
when connected to USB2.0 port. Consuming beyond the maximum current will lead to drop in
voltage and affect the performance of sensor.
2
Note on TRIG Pin: The TRIG pin implements a Hardware snapshot trigger function. This is done
with a still pin that is exposed as DirectShow filter object in WINDOWS OS. The DirectShow
application should be developed to access this still pin of the camera to capture still image.
8 Electrical Specification
The electrical specifications of See3CAM_CU55 are as follows:
DC Characteristics
Operating Temperature Range
The values are measured in e-con Systems lab and this can be used as reference only. The
current measurements are typical values and are subject to change for different camera boards
under different conditions. However, these values can be taken as a reference for power
estimation and power supply design.
Parameter Typical Operating Voltage Current (mA) Typical Power consumption (W)
Note: The device sets to idle mode, when there is no frame for 10 seconds. When the device
comes out of idle condition, the time taken to send the first frame is more when compared to
normal resolution switching. Any UVC and HID controls set in the idle mode will not be reflected
in the scene after wake-up.
S. No Resolution Frame Rate Supply Voltage (V) Typical Current (mA) Power Consumption (W)
8.2 DC Characteristics
The DC characteristics of See3CAM_CU55 are:
Note: When operating beyond 50°C, the image quality is affected badly with thermal flickering
noise all over the image. Continuously operating the camera at 70°C (maximum value) will cause
irreparable damage to the camera module. Customers are advised to make necessary
arrangements on their products to dissipate the heat generated in the module to maintain the
operating temperature below 50°C.
9 Mechanical Specifications
See3CAM_CU55_CHL_TC size is 30 mm x 30 mm x 30.2 mm (without Lens). Board drawing and
dimensions are given below.
The See3CAM_CU55 camera with and without casing image orientation with respect to USB
cable is shown in below figures.
Figure 10: See3CAM_CU55 Camera without Casing Image Orientation with respect to USB Cable
Figure 11: See3CAM_CU55 Camera with Casing Image Orientation with respect to USB Cable
Support
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