The industry's fastest USB 3.0 camera reference design kit

With optimised firmware, a software development kit, reference circuit schematics and related materials, the kit accelerates customers’ time-to-market without expensive initial costs for developing camera firmware. The kit delivers high-resolution performance and advanced functions such as auto-focus and live video streaming for a broad range of consumer, industrial, medical, educational and automotive applications. The Ascella USB 3.0 camera reference design kit is available through e-con systems, a leading product design services company specialising in advanced camera solutions.

Cypress’s CX3 adds SuperSpeed USB connectivity to any image sensor that is compliant with the MIPI Camera Serial Interface 2 standard, and THine’s THP7312 ISP supports high-resolution performance up to 16MP with outstanding throughput and low power consumption. The reference design kit by Cypress and THine enables plug-and-play operation and includes firmware optimised for all USB camera functions, significantly shortening development time and reducing engineering costs. Developers can use this smart reference design kit as a production-ready final product and can also utilise it as a development tool for high-resolution camera systems.

“The Ascella reference design kit leverages Cypress’s programmable USB 3.0 controller, our expertise in USB system designs and THine’s advanced image signal processing technology,” said Mark Fu, Senior Marketing Director of the USB 3.0 product line, Cypress. “It provides a compelling demonstration of using 5Gb/s SuperSpeed USB technology in camera and imaging applications.”

“This kit absolutely brings designers of higher-resolution applications an effective solution to drastically shorten development time with optimised firmware and widely-applicable USB interface technology,” commented Kazutaka Nogami, President and CEO, THine. “Our global customers will be pleased with its superior image quality and performance.”

"We are witnessing increasing demand for high-resolution, high-framerate cameras with USB 3.0 interface for a wide range of applications," said Ashok Babu, President, e-con Systems. "This Ascella reference design kit, with a powerful combination of THine’s sophisticated ISP and Cypress’s CX3 USB 3.0 camera controller, provides the right platform for meeting these requirements”.