Haran Thanigasalam, Camera and Imaging Consultant to the MIPI Alliance, presents the “Introduction to the MIPI CSI-2 Image Sensor Interface Standard” tutorial at the May 2023 Embedded Vision Summit.
By taking advantage of select features in standardized interfaces, vision system architects can help reduce processor load, cost and power consumption while gaining flexibility to source components from multiple vendors. In this presentation, Thanigasalam introduces the standardized MIPI CSI-2 imaging conduit solution for interfacing image sensors to processors.
Thanigasalam explains how the solution supports basic operations of a camera sensor, including physical frame transport options and orthogonal commands for autoexposure, autofocus, auto white balance and event detection. He also introduces command sets to help bring up and tune sensors. In addition, Thanigasalam explores provisions to alleviate RF emissions, enable aggregation of data from multiple remote sensors and alleviate the need for dual voltage signaling to avoid electrical overstress issues. He also touches on emerging support for frame transport using WiFi.
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