Harrier HDMI Camera Interface Board

The interface board is fitted with a multi-color LED to indicate camera status.

Solid Green:
Camera and interface board are powered and working correctly.

Solid Red:
The interface board is powered but there is a fault/problem e.g. no video data is being received; internal power supply voltages outside specification; temperature is over recommended limit.

Some cameras can be set to output an analog video signal (e.g. Tamron MP1110M-VC), this signal is accessible as an output on the PWR/CTRL (J3) connector on the camera interface board. When the Tamron camera mode is set to PAL/NTSC (analog) output there is no digital video output from the camera and hence no HDMI output.
Note: the ground for the analog video signal is connected to the camera ground.

The camera settings (including video mode) can be controlled by serial VISCA commands (via the board PWR/CTRL connector – J3).
The camera VISCA serial signal is routed through the interface board and VISCA commands may be used to control both the camera and the interface board.

For information on camera operation using VISCA serial commands please refer to the camera’s user/technical manual.

For interface board operation using extended VISCA serial commands:

The VISCA protocol can support connection of up to 8 cameras in a network; each camera is assigned a separate address. The default camera address is 1. To differentiate camera interface board specific commands from camera commands, the interface board is pre-assigned a fixed VISCA address of 2.
VISCA commands are composed of a series of hexadecimal format numbers that are sent to the camera.

For a list of the commands refer to the section Camera Interface Board VISCA Commands in the Harrier HDMI Camera Interface Board datasheet (download tab).

Note: When listing VISCA commands a blank space is introduced between each byte to aid legibility. The numbers sent to the camera/interface board must be sent without blank spaces.

The interface board is fitted with an industry standard 4-way connector for Vsync/PWM signal output and test pattern/reset control inputs.

Connector type: JST SM04B-SRSS-TB

Mating cable: Suitable cable can be purchased as part of a cable kit (see order information tab).

See datasheet (download tab) for pin assignments and control options.

Test connector used in manufacturing for circuit verification.

The interface board is fitted with an 8-way DIP switch (SW1) to enable selection of camera video format on power-up. Switches 5-8 are reserved for future use. See datasheet (download tab) for the configuration of the DIP switch elements.

Active Silicon makes the following approval statements:

CE
In accordance with the CE Marking regulations, the Harrier HDMI Camera Interface Board is not a finished product and is supplied for further integration into a finished product that will be CE marked by the final manufacturer/integrator. Therefore, no CE marking or Declaration of Conformity is required or allowed.

RoHS3
This product is compliant with the RoHS3 requirements (Directive 2015/863/EU).

REACH
Please contact Active Silicon for the latest formal REACH declaration (EC 1907/2006).

EMC
This product is designed to be compliant with the following requirements when housed in a suitable enclosure:

• EN 55022:2010 (Class A) and EN 55024:2010 (EU Directive 2014/30/EU Electromagnetic Compatibility
• FCC Rules for Class A digital devices

UL
All printed circuit boards used in this product are manufactured by UL recognized manufacturers and have a flammability rating of 94-V0.

~10g (interface board only, no cables).

0.2-0.4W typical with HDMI active @1080p60.
Note: does not include camera power.

0°C to +70°C (ambient environment).