Alvium CSI-2 cameras at a glance
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Alvium CSI-2 Cameras User Guide V2.6.2
Read this document carefully
Learn to avoid damage to your Alvium CSI-2 camera and use it in the most safe and
efficient way.
NOTICE
Damage to camera and embedded hardware by improper handling
Setup and operation for Alvium CSI-2 cameras in embedded systems is different
than for cameras in PC-based systems. Components can easily be damaged.
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If you are unfamiliar with embedded systems, be extremely careful.
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Follow the safety notes.
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Follow the instructions in
Achieved values for your system may not match specified values
Values stated in
on page 44 show the maximum available on an ideal
system, supporting a bandwidth of 1.051 Gbps per lane. Your individual setup may
affect available values such as for:
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Minimum and maximum exposure times and increments
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Maximum frame rates, including ROI frame rates
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Image resolution steps.
Please consider
Value changes by control interdependencies
you change settings.
Individual properties of Alvium CSI-2 cameras
Please consider individual properties of Alvium CSI-2 cameras to design
applications successfully. See
on page 192 for details.
Bare board cameras
If you intend to design an application using bare board cameras, please consider:
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Aligning the sensor to the lens is extremely difficult and expensive. Therefore,
we recommend you to do evaluation with housed cameras first.
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Bare board cameras are specialized components. We cannot give all data
needed for any application in advance.
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Please let us partner with you for bare board camera applications to ensure a
successful design.
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For reference, keep the
sandwich label including the serial numbers
of the
Alvium chip and the camera itself with the camera. See
