USB 3.0 camera reference design kit for wide range of applications

Cypress Semiconductor and THine Electronics introduced USB 3.0 camera reference design kit with 13-megapixel resolution at 21 frames per second. Cypress claim this is the fastest USB3.0 camera ref. design. The new Ascella design kit is based on Cypress’s EZ-USB CX3 USB 3.0 camera controller and THine’s THP7312 image signal processor (ISP). With optimized firmware, a software development kit, reference circuit schematics and related materials, this kit saves development cost of camera firmware where advanced functions such as auto-focus and live video streaming for a broad range of consumer, industrial, medical, educational and automotive applications need to be provided. The Ascella USB 3.0 Camera Reference Design Kit is available from e-con Systems. Cypress’s CX3 enables SuperSpeed USB connectivity to THine’s THP7312 ISP. The reference design kit by Cypress and THine enables plug-and-play operation and includes firmware optimized for all USB camera functions. This kit suggested as a production-ready final product and can also utilize 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 at Cypress. “It provides a ...