TIM

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TIM-UP-19k-S3-Spartan6

The TIM^µP - 19k-S3 Spartan6 is based on PMD 19k-S3 Time of Flight IC. It has a FoV of 90° and achieves 160fps thanks to the Spartan 6 FPGA.

Manuals

Product Page

Overview

Hardware User Manual

Software User Manual

Calibration

On the following site you can found information about the Offset Calibration

Firmware

The firmware binary files can be found in the download section.

Available firmware binaries

v0.0.0 (0x20052014): Initial release

v2.0.0 (0x19082014):

Changes from previous version:

Type	Description
Feature	ISM and USB data interface selectable via register.
Bugfix	Issues with stalls at startup solved.
Feature	Added separate 3rd order temperature compensation for TIM and LIM.
Feature	Fast update registers now available via I2C and USB.
Feature	Frames per second can now be set via an own register. Calculation of FrameTime and IntegrationTime are done automatically.
Feature	Added error flags in usb acknowledge packets.
Feature	Added firmware version register.
Feature	Added distance offset handling.
Feature	Added modulation frequency handling.
Modification	Minor changes, please refer to the manual

v2.3.1

Changes from previous version:

Type	Description
Bugfix	Linear temperature compensation fixed.
Modification	Pin assignment for trigger in and trigger out adjusted to TIM standard.
Modification	Delete regmap by registers.
Bugfix	Behaviour on over-temperature changed.
Modification	Enhanced stability in USB communication.

Hardware Support Matrix

The following table shows the compatibility list between different hard- and firmware versions.

Firmware Version 0x20052014

Firmware Version 2.0.0 (0x19082014)

Firmware Version 2.3.1

Hardware v1.0

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LIM Support Matrix

The following table shows the compatibility list between different firmware and LIM hardware versions.

LIM-U-LED-850 v1.1

LIM-U-LED-850 v2.x

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Software

The USB Version of the TIM^µP - 19k-S3 Spartan6 can be accessed and controlled via the Bluetechnix 'Time of Flight' API

Changing the lense

The TIM module offers the possibility to change the lens to get different field of views (FoVs). More information can be found on: HOWTO change the TIM lens.

Download

For software and driver downloads, please refer to the download section.

If you encounter any problems feel free to contact us at support@bluetechnix.com