Document history and conventions
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Alvium CSI-2 Cameras User Guide V1.1.0
Terms and abbreviations
Term
Description
Reference
adapter board
Printed circuit board (PCB) that connects
embedded boards, cameras, and I/Os,
dedicated to an individual embedded board
Alvium Cameras Accessory Guide
at
https://www.alliedvision.com/
en/support/
technical-documentation/
alvium-documentation.html
bare board
Camera consisting of electronics and sensor on
a common printed circuit board (PCB), to be
designed into a housing with heat sink and lens
mount
CRA
Chief ray angle
Specifications for 1500 C-050m/c
EMVA
European Machine Vision Association
ESD
Electrostatic Discharge
FPC cable
(MIPI CSI-2 FPC cable, to be exact) Flexible
printed circuit cable, component that connects
embedded boards and cameras via adapter
board
See the
Alvium Cameras Accessory
Guide
at
https://www.alliedvision.com/
en/support/
technical-documentation/
alvium-documentation.html
FPC connector
Hirose FH55-22S-0.5SH connector
fps
Frames per second
Specifications for 1500 C-050m/c
FOV
Field of view
Lenses: Focal length vs. field of view
GenICam
Generic Interface for Cameras, EMVA
GND
Ground (power)
GPIOs
General purpose inputs and outputs
(non-isolated)
H × V
Horizontal × Vertical (sensor resolution
measurement)
Specifications for 1500 C-050m/c
PCB
Printed circuit board
Connecting FPC cable and FPC
connectors
PCBA
Printed circuit board assembly
open housing
Camera housing that is open at the back side to
be designed into an encompassing housing with
other components
QE
Quantum efficiency
RoHS
Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive
ROI
Region of interest
V4L2 controls vs. GenICam SFNC
features
Table 5: Terms and abbreviations (Sheet 1 of 2)