5Gbps controller selected for 40 Megapixel camera

19th August 2014

Siobhan O'Gorman

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EZ-USB CX3, a camera controller from Cypress Semiconductor, has been selected by Raytrix for its R42 3-D Light Field Camera. The CX3 controller, which delivers 5Gbps performance to the R42 camera, is now in full production. Leveraging the controller's throughput to provide 3D images with extended depth-of-field, the camera supports up to 40MP resolution and 4,000 images.

The CX3 is a flexible USB 3.0 camera controller, allowing developers to add USB 3.0 connectivity to any image sensors supporting the Mobile Industry Processor Interface Camera Serial Interface Type 2 standard. Capable of streaming uncompressed video at 1080p at 30fps or 720p at 60fps, the controller is suited for HD, high-speed image-capturing applications. The CX3 controller is supported by the Denebola reference design kit from e-con Systems, which leverages its USB performance to process large image files without compression, thus accelerating time-to-market.

“The EZ-USB CX3 USB 3.0 controller delivered exactly what we needed for the R42 camera,” said Dr. Lennart Wietzke, Founder of Ratrix. “CX3’s SuperSpeed USB 3.0 performance enables the R42 to provide images with unparallelled 3-D depth. And the unique EZ-USB flexibility, along with the strong technical support from Cypress, shortened our design cycle.”

“Cypress has been a technology leader in USB since 1996, with unparallelled Low-Speed and High-Speed USB solutions. With the addition of the CX3 camera controller to our unique FX3, FX3S and HX3 solutions, we now have the industry’s strongest portfolio of SuperSpeed USB as well,” said Mark Fu, Senior Director of the USB 3.0 Business Unit at Cypress. “We’re excited at the customer response to CX3, as shown by its design win in Raytrix’s groundbreaking R42 3-D camera.”

Fu added, “The robust reference design kit from e-con Systems extends our design support for CX3. The kit streamlines the design process, making it easier than ever to bring top quality HD cameras to market quickly.”

“We worked closely with Cypress to develop our new Denebola reference design kit around the CX3 camera controller,” said Ashok Babu, President of e-con Systems. “The USB 3.0 camera market is gaining momentum with machine vision, industrial, scientific, medical and consumer products, and CX3 is a strong fit for these applications. With Cypress’s detailed collateral, designers can use our kit to efficiently create USB Video Class cameras that ‘plug and play’ with major operating systems.”