Control circuit for image array sensors

Details Control circuit for image array sensors Control circuit for image array sensors

2002-10-21

2008-10-07

Ho, Tuan V (Department: 2622)

Television

Camera, system and detail

Solid-state image sensor

C348S300000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07432967

ABSTRACT:
A control system is disclosed for controlling an image array sensor and controlling communication between the image array sensor and a microcontroller by way of a serial communication interface. The control system is able to efficiently control various aspects of the image array sensor such as windowing, mode of operation, sensitivity as well as other parameters in order to reduce the data throughput. An important aspect of the invention relates to the fact that the control circuit can be rather easily and efficiently configured in CMOS with relatively few output pins which enables the control circuit to be rather easily and efficiently integrated with CMOS based image array sensors and even the microcontroller to reduce the part count and thus, the overall cost of the system.

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