FSA-FTx/A#

The following chapters provide the relevant technical information for sensor modules (FSM) with native MIPI CSI-2 data output.

A setup with single or multiple sensor modules consists of one to four FSMs, each with an appropriate sensor-specific FSA, and one FPA for the target processor board. Only FSA and FPA designs shown in this chapter are compatible with each other.

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While the FRAMOS Sensor Modules (FSM) are designed for maximum efficiency, the FRAMOS Sensor Adapters (FSA) support all current sensors and their specific electronic requirements, from voltage rails to reference clock generation. The goal is to reduce noise and heat generation on the image sensor board by shifting these functions to the FSA. Additionally, users have the option to integrate this circuitry into their own processor board designs, aiming to reduce size and redundancy. All electrical references are created and provided on a per-project basis.

FSA-FTx/A in Detail:

  • Connects FSM with MIPI CSI-2 Output to FPA

  • Each FSM has a specific FSA

Functional Blocks:

  • Signal routing

  • Voltage generation for image sensor

  • Power-up sequence for image sensor

  • Driving frequency generation (oscillator)

  • EEPROM (config / ID)

Interface Description#

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Sensor Mode Selection#

Pos

Select

State

Description

1

ON OFF

Enabled / Disabled

Enable / Disable EEPROM on FSA. Note: It is recommended to be disabled if FSM is equipped with EEPROM.

2

ON OFF

High / Low

Select I2C address of sensor, signal depending on sensor type: SLAMODE, SLASEL or SLAMODE1. Please refer to sensor documentation for available signals.

3

ON OFF

High / Low

Select I2C address of sensor, signal availability depending on sensor type: SLAMODE2. Please refer to sensor documentation for available signals.

4

ON OFF

High / Low

Drive XMASTER pin of FSM (see sensor documentation for details).

Table: Selection of Sensor Mode on FSA-FTx/A-V1

Sensor Clock Source Selection#

Pos

Description

1

Clock Provided from FSA (Default)

2

External Clock 1 (MCLK0)

3

External Clock 2 (MCLK1)

Table: Selection of Sensor Clock Source on FSA-FTx/A-V1

Test Points#

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Name

Signal

TP1

I2C_0_SCL (SPI_SCK)

TP2

I2C_0_SDA (SPI_MOSI)

TP3

IS_MCLK_0

TP4

IS_RST_0

TP5

SLAMODE1

TP6

SLAMODE2

TP7

IS_GPIO0 (XMASTER0)

TP8

GND

TP9

3V8_VDD

TP10

1V8_VDD

TP11

V_ANA

TP12

V_IF

TP13

V_DIG

TP17

GND

Table: Test Points on FSA-FTx/A-V1

Connector to FPA#

Type: Hirose DF40C-60DP-0.4V

Name: J1

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Pin #

Name

Pin #

Name

1

3V8_VDD

2

1V8_VDD

3

3V8_VDD

4

1V8_VDD

5

AUX_ANA

6

AUX_DIG

7

AUX_ANA

8

AUX_DIG

9

AUX_IF

10

AUX_V

11

GND

12

GND

13

GND

14

GND

15

RST_0

16

RST_1

17

GPIO14

18

GPIO15(SPI_MISO)

19

GPIO0(XMASTER0)

20

GPIO8

21

I2C_0_SCL(SPI_SCK)

22

I2C_1_SCL

23

GPIO17(SPI_CS)

24

GPIO16(SYS_PW_EN)

25

GPIO1(XVS0)

26

GPIO9

27

I2C_0_SDA(SPI_MOSI)

28

I2C_1_SDA

29

GPIO2(XHS0)

30

GPIO10

31

GPIO3(XTRIG0)

32

GPIO11(FSTROBE)

33

PW_EN_0

34

PW_EN_1

35

GPIO6

36

GPIO7

37

GND

38

GND

39

MCLK_0

40

GPIO4(MCLK2)

41

MCLK_1

42

GPIO5(MCLK3)

43

GND

44

GND

45

D_CLK_1_P

46

D_DATA_3_P

47

D_CLK_1_N

48

D_DATA_3_N

49

GND

50

GND

51

D_DATA_0_N

52

D_DATA_1_N

53

D_DATA_0_P

54

D_DATA_1_P

55

GND

56

GND

57

D_DATA_2_P

58

D_CLK_0_P

59

D_DATA_2_N

60

D_CLK_0_N

Table: Pinout of FSA-FTx/A-V1, connector to FRAMOS Processor Adapter (FPA)

Note

Colored signals are not routed directly to FSM and might be modified by FSA. All other signals are unmodified and passed through right from the image sensor.

J1: Signal Description to FPA (Part 1/2)#

Pin

Net Name

I/O

Primary function description

Connected to

I/O Standard

I/O State

I/O DC Characteristic

1

3V8_VDD

Power

3.8V Power Supply (Triggers FSA/FSM power-up)

LDO_ICs, FSM

3V8_VDD=3.7V-5.1V, max. 0.3A

2

1V8_VDD

Power

1.8V Power Supply

LDO_ICs, FSM

1V8_VDD=1.7V-1.9V, max. 0.3A

3

3V8_VDD

Power

3.8V Power Supply (Triggers FSA/FSM power-up)

LDO_ICs, FSM

3V8_VDD=3.7V-5.1V, max. 0.3A

4

1V8_VDD

Power

1.8V Power Supply

LDO_ICs, FSM

1V8_VDD=1.7V-1.9V, max. 0.3A

5

AUX_ANA

Power

Not Connected

(FSM)

6

AUX_DIG

Power

Not Connected

(FSM)

7

AUX_ANA

Power

Not Connected

(FSM)

8

AUX_DIG

Power

Not Connected

(FSM)

9

AUX_IF

Power

Not Connected

(FSM)

10

AUX_V

Power

Not Connected

(FSM)

11

GND

GND

Common Ground

12

GND

GND

Common Ground

13

GND

GND

Common Ground

14

GND

GND

Common Ground

15

RST_0

IN

General reset for FSM, resets image sensor (XCLR)

Reset_IC

LVCMOS18 (1.8V)

Normal: High, Reset: Low

VILmax=0.36V, VIHmin=1.44V

16

RST_1

IN

General reset for FSM

(Reset_IC)

LVCMOS18 (1.8V)

Normal: High, Reset: Low

VILmax=0.36V, VIHmin=1.44V

17

GPIO14

IN

FSM

LVCMOS18 (1.8V)

18

GPIO15(SPI_MISO)

OUT

FSM

LVCMOS18 (1.8V)

VILmax=0.2V, VOHmin=1.6V

19

GPIO0(XMASTER0)

IN

FSM

LVCMOS18 (1.8V)

VILmax=0.36V, VIHmin=1.44V

20

GPIO8

IN/OUT

FSM

LVCMOS18 (1.8V)

21

I2C_0_SCL (SPI_SCK)

IN

I2C SCL for EEPROM and FSM

EEPROM, FSM

LVCMOS18 (1.8V)

VILmax=0.54V, VIHmin=1.26V

22

I2C_1_SCL

IN/OUT

Additional I2C SCL for FSM

FSM

LVCMOS18 (1.8V)

VILmax=0.54V, VIHmin=1.26V

23

GPIO17(SPI_CS)

IN/OUT

FSM

LVCMOS18 (1.8V)

VILmax=0.36V, VIHmin=1.44V

24

GPIO16 (SYS_PW_EN)

IN/OUT

SYS_PW_EN

FSM

LVCMOS18 (1.8V)

VILmax=0.36V, VIHmin=1.44V

25

GPIO1(XVS0)

IN/OUT

XVS from/to FSM

FSM

LVCMOS18 (1.8V)

VILmax=0.36V, VIHmin=1.44V

26

GPIO9

IN/OUT

FSM

LVCMOS18 (1.8V)

VILmax=0.2V, VOHmin=1.6V

27

I2C_0_SDA (SPI_MOSI)

IN/OUT

I2C SDA for EEPROM and FSM

EEPROM, FSM

LVCMOS18 (1.8V)

VILmax=0.54V, VIHmin=1.26V

28

I2C_1_SDA

IN/OUT

Additional I2C SDA for FSM

FSM

LVCMOS18 (1.8V)

VILmax=0.54V, VIHmin=1.26V

29

GPIO2(XHS0)

IN/OUT

XHS from/to FSM

FSM

LVCMOS18 (1.8V)

VILmax=0.36V, VIHmin=1.44V

30

GPIO10

IN/OUT

FSM

LVCMOS18 (1.8V)

VILmax=0.2V, VOHmin=1.6V

31

GPIO3(XTRIG0)

IN/OUT

XTRIG for FSM

FSM

LVCMOS18 (1.8V)

VILmax=0.36V, VIHmin=1.44V

32

GPIO11(FSTROBE)

IN/OUT

FSTROBE from FSM

FSM

LVCMOS18 (1.8V)

VILmax=0.36V, VIHmin=1.44V

33

PW_EN_0

IN

PW_EN for FSM

FSM

LVCMOS18 (1.8V)

Normal: High, Down: Low

VILmax=0.36V, VIHmin=1.44V

J1: Signal Description to FPA (Part 2/2)#

Pin

Net Name

I/O

Primary function description

Connected to

I/O Standard

I/O State

I/O DC Characteristic

34

PW_EN_1

IN

Additional PW_EN for FSM

FSM

LVCMOS18 (1.8V)

Normal: High, Pwr Down: Low

VILmax=0.36V, VIHmin=1.44V

35

GPIO6

IN

(FSM)

LVCMOS18 (1.8V)

VILmax=0.36V, VIHmin=1.44V

36

GPIO7

IN

(FSM)

LVCMOS18 (1.8V)

VILmax=0.36V, VIHmin=1.44V

37

GND

GND

Common Ground

38

GND

GND

Common Ground

39

MCLK_0

IN CLK

Master clock 0 (FSM input clock when SW1 in position 2)

Rotary Switch

LVCMOS18 (1.8V)

VILmax=0.36V, VIHmin=1.44V

40

GPIO4 (MCLK2)

IN/OUT

FSM

LVCMOS18 (1.8V)

VILmax=0.36V, VIHmin=1.44V

41

MCLK_1

IN CLK

Master clock 1 (FSM input clock when SW1 in position 3)

Rotary Switch

LVCMOS18 (1.8V)

VILmax=0.36V, VIHmin=1.44V

42

GPIO5 (MCLK3)

IN/OUT

FSM

LVCMOS18 (1.8V)

VILmax=0.36V, VIHmin=1.44V

43

GND

GND

Common Ground

44

GND

GND

Common Ground

45

D_CLK_1_P

OUT

MIPI-CSI2 output clock (1, P)

FSM

MIPI D-PHY

46

D_DATA_3_P

OUT

MIPI-CSI2 output data (3, P)

FSM

MIPI D-PHY

47

D_CLK_1_N

OUT

MIPI-CSI2 output clock (1, N)

FSM

MIPI D-PHY

48

D_DATA_3_N

OUT

MIPI-CSI2 output data (3, N)

FSM

MIPI D-PHY

49

GND

GND

Common Ground

50

GND

GND

Common Ground

51

D_DATA_0_N

OUT

MIPI-CSI2 output data (0, N)

FSM

MIPI D-PHY

52

D_DATA_1_N

OUT

MIPI-CSI2 output data (1, N)

FSM

MIPI D-PHY

53

D_DATA_0_P

OUT

MIPI-CSI2 output data (0, P)

FSM

MIPI D-PHY

54

D_DATA_1_P

OUT

MIPI-CSI2 output data (1, P)

FSM

MIPI D-PHY

55

GND

GND

Common Ground

56

GND

GND

Common Ground

57

D_DATA_2_P

OUT

MIPI-CSI2 output data (2, P)

FSM

MIPI D-PHY

58

D_CLK_0_P

OUT CLK

MIPI-CSI2 output clock (0, P)

FSM

MIPI D-PHY

59

D_DATA_2_N

OUT

MIPI-CSI2 output data (2, N)

FSM

MIPI D-PHY

60

D_CLK_0_N

OUT CLK

MIPI-CSI2 output clock (0, N)

FSM

MIPI D-PHY

Technical Drawing#

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Figure: Technical Drawing of FSA-FTx/A-V1