FireBird Single CXP-6
PN: CRD-FBD-1XCXP6-2PE8

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FireBird Single CXP-6

The FireBird Single CXP-6 frame grabber is a member of Active Silicon’s state-of-the-art FireBird frame grabber family.
FireBird is designed for ultimate performance using Active Silicon’s proprietary DMA Engine technology, “ActiveDMA”. This technical innovation applies RISC-based processor techniques, and guarantees zero CPU intervention, and high-speed and low-latency image data transfers.
CoaXPress is a leading transmission standard for high-speed imaging in professional and industrial applications. Each CoaXPress link supports up to 6.25 Gbps data rates and device power up to 13W and device control at 20 Mbps – all on a single coax cable. Long cable lengths are supported up to 40m at 6.25 Gbps and over 100m at 3.125 Gbps using Belden 1694A cable – or even longer lengths using thicker cables. Active Silicon is one of the primary authors of the CoaXPress international standard, hosted by the JIIA (Japan Industrial Imaging Association). All our CoaXPress products are certified compliant to the specification through the JIIA CoaXPress Product Certification Program.
FireBird is supported by Active Silicon’s software development kit, ActiveSDK. This is available as a separate item and allows rapid system development and integration. It provides comprehensive example applications and optimized libraries and supports various operating systems via a standard API, including Windows, Linux (64-bit) and QNX. Drivers for third-party applications are also available such as Cognex VisionPro, HALCON, Common Vision Blox, StreamPix, LabVIEW etc. Full GenICam support is included in the drivers, including a GenTL Producer for data streaming and register accesses. In addition to functions controlling the hardware, the libraries include general-purpose functions for manipulating and displaying images. A separate datasheet describes ActiveSDK in detail.
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The Highlight Features
- Single input CoaXPress Frame Grabber.
- One CoaXPress link at 6.25 Gbps.
- RISC based ActiveDMA engine – acquisition with zero CPU usage.
- 8-lane Gen2 PCI Express interface.
- Half-length PC format.
- Windows and Linux support.
- Certified compliant through the JIIA CoaXPress Product Certification Program.
- Full GenICam support via GenTL Producer.

Model Name | FireBird Single CXP-6 |
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PN | CRD-FBD-1XCXP6-2PE8 |
CoaXPress Interface | A 75 Ohm BNC connector provides one link operating at all CXP speeds up to 6.25 Gbps. Up to 17W is available to power cameras via Power over CoaXPress (PoCXP), with 13W available at the camera according to the CXP specification. An LED built into the BNC shows the link status according to the CoaXPress specification. |
Buffer Memory | 512 Mbytes of DDR3 memory is fitted for buffering between the CoaXPress interface and the PCI Express bus. |
PCI Express | 8-lane Gen2 interface typically providing 3.4 Gbytes/sec transfer from FireBird to the PC, subject to PC performance. |
I/O | The following I/O lines are provided for triggers, shaft encoders, exposure control and general I/O: 4 opto-isolated inputs. 4 opto-isolated outputs. 4 TTL inputs, 5V tolerant. 4 TTL outputs, 5V logic. 4 RS-422 inputs. 4 RS-422 outputs. All these I/O signals are provided on a 50-way header on the FireBird board. |
Power Input | An 8-way PCI Express Graphics (PEG) connector is provided to connect to a 6- or 8-way PEG connector from the PC power supply. This is only needed for PoCXP. |
Fan Controller | The fan speed is linked to the temperature of the FPGA die for optimum cooling and noise level. |
PCI Express Interface | PCI Express Bus eight lane Gen2 interface to Specification Revision 2.0, with a max payload size of 512 bytes. FireBird Single CXP-6 supports both Short (32-bit) and Long (64-bit) Address packets. It also generates Posted Writes for image data, thus achieving transfer rates in excess of 3.4 GBytes/sec, subject to host performance. The board requires 16 MBytes of address space. |
CoaXPress | FireBird Single CXP-6 conforms to v1.1.1 of the CoaXPress specification. |
Approvals | EU • CE-mark for compliance with EMC EN 55022:2010 (class A) and EN 55024:2010 in accordance with EU directive 2014/30/EU. • RoHS compliance to RoHS3 directive 2015/863/EU. USA • EMC FCC Class A. The printed circuit board is manufactured by UL recognised manufacturers and has a flammability rating of 94V-0. |
Dimensions | PCB: 168mm by 111mm. Overall: 187mm by 111mm. |
Weight | 150g |
Power Consumption (typical): | +3.3 V 400mA +12 V 880mA +12V PEG connector Up to 17W for PoCXP (Measured while acquiring at CXP-6 speed) |
Storage Temperature | -15°C to +85°C. |
Operating Temperature | 0°C to +60°C (ambient environment). |
Relative Humidity | 10% to 90% non-condensing (operating and storage). |