Next-generation digital camera integration and software development issues

Shyam Venkataraman; Ken Peters; Richard Hecht

doi:10.1117/12.304588

1 April 1998 Next-generation digital camera integration and software development issues

Shyam Venkataraman, Ken Peters, Richard Hecht

Proceedings Volume 3302, Digital Solid State Cameras: Designs and Applications; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.304588
Event: Photonics West '98 Electronic Imaging, 1998, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

This paper investigates the complexities associated with the development of next generation digital cameras due to requirements in connectivity and interoperability. Each successive generation of digital camera improves drastically in cost, performance, resolution, image quality and interoperability features. This is being accomplished by advancements in a number of areas: research, silicon, standards, etc. As the capabilities of these cameras increase, so do the requirements for both hardware and software. Today, there are two single chip camera solutions in the market including the Motorola MPC 823 and LSI DCAM- 101. Real time constraints for a digital camera may be defined by the maximum time allowable between capture of images. Constraints in the design of an embedded digital camera include processor architecture, memory, processing speed and the real-time operating systems. This paper will present the LSI DCAM-101, a single-chip digital camera solution. It will present an overview of the architecture and the challenges in hardware and software for supporting streaming video in such a complex device. Issues presented include the development of the data flow software architecture, testing and integration on this complex silicon device. The strategy for optimizing performance on the architecture will also be presented.

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Shyam Venkataraman, Ken Peters, and Richard Hecht "Next-generation digital camera integration and software development issues", Proc. SPIE 3302, Digital Solid State Cameras: Designs and Applications, (1 April 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.304588

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