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2 layers103.5 × 47.6 mmFlir blackfly interface, the printed circuit board in 3D

The Flir Blackfly S series of cameras have a GPIO interface that is exposed via a military-style DIN connector. The FSU Psychology Instrument Development shop generously attached a section of Ethernet cable to the DIN…

Size
103.5 × 47.6 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
23
Nets
15
Pads
76
Tracks, vias
40, 0
Pours
2
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 8.0 (file 20240108)
Created
12 Sep 2024
Updated
15 Oct 2024

Overview

Flir blackfly interface is an open-source printed circuit board by OlfactoryBehaviorLab, from the OlfactoryBehaviorLab/flir_blackfly_interface repository on GitHub, published under the GPL-3.0 licence. It is a 2-layer board of 103.5 × 47.6 mm with 23 parts on 15 nets, routed with 40 tracks and 0 vias.

It is built around the RJ45. Its parts include 8 resistors, 5 connectors and 4 diodes. It belongs with the interfaces and adapters boards of this library.

Main components

1

README

readme.md

Flir Blackfly S Interface Board

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The Flir Blackfly S series of cameras have a GPIO interface that is exposed via a military-style DIN connector. The FSU Psychology Instrument Development shop generously attached a section of Ethernet cable to the DIN connector. For flexibility, we attached a RJ-45 connector to the opposite end of the cable. Our behavioral controllers expose TTL-level IO via a series of BNC connectors. To facilitate easy connection of our behavioral controller IO to the camera GPIO, we created a small RJ-45 to BNC adapter board.

Design

The board has a very simple design that connects the RJ-45 pins to the BNC outputs. Two of the GPIO pins are opto-isolated inside the camera. These two GPIO pins and their associated BNC connectors are connected to their own ground plane that returns to the opto-isolated ground connection.

The other two GPIO pins are not opto-isolated and are connected to the power ground of the camera. These two GPIO pins and their associated BNC connectors return via a separate ground plane connected to the power ground.

The board is setup for active HIGH inputs. Each input is pulled low using 1k resistors.

Four, M4-sized mounting holes are placed on the board for convenience.

License

This project is licensed under GNU General Public License v3.0. You can find the included copy of the license here. For more information about the license and its terms, please visit SPDX

Parts

23
QtyValueFootprintReferences
41kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR1, R3, R5, R7
4LEDLED_SMD:LED_0805_2012MetricD1, D2, D3, D4
4MountingHole_PadMountingHole:MountingHole_4.3mm_M4_PadH1, H2, H3, H4
4R_Small_USResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR2, R4, R6, R8
1In-Line0-IsolatedLibrary:LINX_CONBNC002J4
1In-Line3Library:LINX_CONBNC002J1
1In/Out-Line2Library:LINX_CONBNC002J2
1Out-Line1-IsolatedLibrary:LINX_CONBNC002J3
1RJ45Connector_RJ:RJ45_Amphenol_54602-x08_HorizontalJ5
1VAL**Library:OSHW_COPPER_10MMOSHW_COPPER_1

The 22 most common of 23 parts.

Questions

How big is the Flir blackfly interface PCB?

It measures 103.5 × 47.6 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Flir blackfly interface use?

23 parts, built around the RJ45. The full list of its parts is on this page, with links to each part's symbol and footprint where PCBKit's library has them.

Where can I download the Flir blackfly interface KiCad files?

From the OlfactoryBehaviorLab/flir_blackfly_interface repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is kicad_project/flir_blackfly_interface.kicad_pcb and its schematic kicad_project/flir_blackfly_interface.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Flir blackfly interface design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the GPL-3.0 licence: you may reuse it on that licence's terms (keep the author's notice, and for a copyleft licence share your changes alike).

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