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	Part #	Description	CATEGORY	SUB CATEGORY	Camera Type	Resolution [MPixel]	Width [Pixel]	Height [Pixel]	FrameRate [f/s]	Sensor Format	Pixel W[µm]	Pixel H[µm]	Interface	Sensor Type	Shutter Type	Bit_Depth	MANUFACTURER	Size	Datasheet	Sensor Manufacturer	Sensor Model	Full well capacity	Type	Auto Iris	Mount	Voltage	Temp. Range	Weight[g]	Power	Illumination Color	HDMI Output	Line Rate [Kline/s]	Pixel Rate (MHz)	Host Interface	OS Support	Programmable FPGA	F#	MOD	Focus Type	Iris Type	Zoom Type	Opt. Mag.	DRAWING	NA	IF Side1	IF Side2	Freq range [MHz]	PoCL	Number of Channels	Environmental	Max Current Continuous	Max Current Pulsed	INTERFACING	Minimum Pulse Width (μS)	SafeSense	SafePower	Max. Memory	Processor Speed	Control	USERMANUAL	Co-axlight	MaxBitrate	ColorMono	Discontinued Product	Sensor Format Range	Frame_Rate_Range	Resolution_Range	Focal_Length_range	Focal_Length
	Part #	Description	CATEGORY	SUB CATEGORY	Camera Type	Resolution [MPixel]	Width [Pixel]	Height [Pixel]	FrameRate [f/s]	Sensor Format	Pixel W[µm]	Pixel H[µm]	Interface	Sensor Type	Shutter Type	Bit_Depth	MANUFACTURER	Size	Datasheet	Sensor Manufacturer	Sensor Model	Full well capacity	Type	Auto Iris	Mount	Voltage	Temp. Range	Weight[g]	Power	Illumination Color	HDMI Output	Line Rate [Kline/s]	Pixel Rate (MHz)	Host Interface	OS Support	Programmable FPGA	F#	MOD	Focus Type	Iris Type	Zoom Type	Opt. Mag.	DRAWING	NA	IF Side1	IF Side2	Freq range [MHz]	PoCL	Number of Channels	Environmental	Max Current Continuous	Max Current Pulsed	INTERFACING	Minimum Pulse Width (μS)	SafeSense	SafePower	Max. Memory	Processor Speed	Control	USERMANUAL	Co-axlight	MaxBitrate	ColorMono	Discontinued Product	Sensor Format Range	Frame_Rate_Range	Resolution_Range	Focal_Length_range	Focal_Length

QFi

The QFi was created to solve the problem of needing a compact CoaXPress (CXP) camera to be located a long way from the host PC.

The traditional solution was to convert the camera’s CXP output to fiber using a dedicated set of converter boxes; with a long run of fiber cable in between.

At the PC end, the signal is converted back to copper and plugged into a frame grabber.

While this is a viable configuration, it is quite cost prohibitive. Another solution is to convince the camera maker to redesign the camera with a fiber interface.

Here the problem is that these small cameras would get much larger and require higher power in order to support a fiber output.

Further, the ROI for the camera maker would probably be small as these are cost sensitive applications.

The QFi Solution

The QFi solves this problem by taking a minimal parts approach.

It connects directly to the camera via normal CXP (on coax), It can also power the camera.

The QFi uses CoaXPress over Fiber (CoF) on the frame grabber side.

CoF can run many kilometers on low cost fiber cables.

The fiber then plugs directly in to the BitFlow Claxon frame grabber.

The output of up to four QFi boxes can connected to a single quad-link frame grabber.

Hardware Specifications

CoaXPress copper (device) to fiber (host) converter
Device: single-link CoaXPress camera
Host: Claxon fiber frame grabber
CoaXPress 1.1/2.0 compliant
Uplink channel fully supported
Camera speeds CXP-1 (1.25 Gb/S) to CXP-12 (12.5 Gb/S)
Supports QFi to camera distances up to 40 meters at CXP-12, even longer for lower speeds
Fiber connection always runs at 10 Gb/S (which supports CXP-12)
Supports all SFP+ compatible cable assemblies
Supports fiber lengths well over 100km
Up to four QFi modules can be connected to one frame grabber
Multiple QFi modules can be used for multi-link cameras
Off-the-shelf fiber cables exist that combine multiple SFP+ connections to one QFSP+ connection
Firmware is field upgradable
QFi does not need programming
Automatically switches CoaXPress speeds to match camera
Provides up to 13 Watts of power to camera
Side channel available for observing QFi state (temperature, link speed, etc)
Ruggedized industrial case
RoHS compliant
REACH compliant

PRODUCT NAME QFi

CATEGORY Accessories

SUB CATEGORY Converters

MANUFACTURER BitFlow

Interface CoaXPress over Fiber