What is SLVS-EC?

Sony SLVS-EC: You know when you need it!

Sony’s SLVS-EC Camera Interface (Scalable Low Voltage Signaling with Embedded Clock) has quickly established itself as the future of CMOS Sensor Interfacing replacing SLVS and subLVDS as the interface of choice for high-end designs. Many Sony sensors support SLVS-EC exclusively and even other sensor suppliers are starting to adopt this interface as standard.

		SLVS	SubLVDS
Effective Data Rate	Baud Grade	594 Mbps	594 Mbps
	1 1.152 to 1.25 Gbps
	2 2.304 to 2.5 Gbps
	3 4.608 to 5.0 Gbps
Line Coding	8b10b	None	None
Lane Configuration	8 Lanes	8 Lanes + 1 Clock	8 Lanes + 1 Clock
Clocking Method	Embedded Clock	DDR Source-Synchronous Clock	DDR Source-Synchronous Clock
Differential Signal Level	200mV	200mV (160mV min)	150mV (100mV min)
Common Signal Level	200mV	200mV	900mV
Line Termination (TX)	2 x 50 Ω Single-end	2 x 50 Ω Single-end	None
Line Termination (RX)	100 Ω Differential	100 Ω Differential	100 Ω Differential
Skew Tuning	Do Not Care	Dat /Clock Skew Tuning	Dat /Clock Skew Tuning
Supply Voltage	1.2V	1.2V	1.8V
Data Format	Byte Packet	Pixel Packet	Pixel Packet
H/V Sync	SAV/EAV	SAV/EAV	SAV/EAV

Macnica Mpression: Superior/Proven FPGA IP

Don’t try and re-invent the wheel!

Macnica Mpression has cost-effective, hardware-verified, FPGA-IP for SLVS-EC supporting multiple FPGA suppliers (Intel-PSG preferred, Xilinx option available).

Don’t yoke yourself to an inferior IP partner!

Macnica was first to market with FPGA IP for SLVS-EC v1.2 and first to support SLVS-EC v2.0. Hardware evaluation with Sony IMX420, IMX421, and IMX530 available (EasyMVC). Full details, pricing, documentation, simulation environment, and more under NDA.

EasyMVC

Machine Vision Camera Evaluation/Development Environment available with Sony Sensor Board

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