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Point Grey <strong>Blackfly</strong> Technical Reference<br />

8 <strong>Blackfly</strong> Attributes<br />

8.4 Frame Rates<br />

In some cases, enabling Jumbo Frames on the NIC can help to achieve maximum frame rates. Jumbo Frames can be<br />

enabled using the GigE Configurator.<br />

8.4.1 Calculating Maximum Possible Frame Rate<br />

The maximum achievable frame rate for each camera on the network depends on available bandwidth, bytes per<br />

pixel, and resolution.<br />

Bytes per pixel (BPP) is related to pixel format.<br />

• 8-bit = 1 BPP<br />

• 12-bit = 1.5 BPP<br />

• 16-bit = 2 BPP<br />

Available bandwidth depends on Packet Size and Packet Delay. For information<br />

about calculating available bandwidth, see Determining Bandwidth<br />

Requirements.<br />

The theoretical frame rate (FPS) that can be achieved can be calculated as follows:<br />

Frame Rate in FPS = (Bandwidth / (W x H x BPP)) / Number of Cameras<br />

For example, assuming an 8-bit pixel format, 1288 x 964 image, using 25 MB/s bandwidth, the calculation would be as<br />

follows:<br />

Frame Rate = (Bandwidth / W x H x BPP)) / Number of Cameras<br />

Frame Rate = (25000000 / (1288 x 964 x 1)) / 1<br />

Frame Rate =<br />

20 FPS<br />

Revised 12/13/2012<br />

Copyright ©2012 Point Grey Research Inc.<br />

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