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4.2.3 Bulk Data and the Bulk Data Control and Status Registers
The term “bulk data” refers to a collection of values used by the camera as a block. A configuration
set (see Section
3.15 ) is an example of one type of bulk data. A single configuration set contains
values for all of the normal parameters needed to configure the camera and the values within a
configuration set are used by the camera as a block. On
L800
k
cameras, the set of DSNU and
PRNU shading values (see Section 3.9.1 ) is an example of another type of bulk data. The set of
shading values contains all of the values needed to do DSNU and PSNU shading correction and
the camera uses the shading values as a block.
L800
k
cameras have a file system similar to the file system used on PCs.
L800
k
cameras can
store blocks of bulk data such as a configuration set or the set of shading values in named files
within the camera’s non-volatile memory. The camera’s bulk data control and status registers
(CSRs) are used to save blocks of bulk data to files in the non-volatile memory. For example, you
can use the configuration set bulk data control register to create a named file in the camera and
to store the settings from the current work configuration set in the named file.
In the case of the
L800
k
, there are two types of bulk data, configuration sets and the set of shading
values. There is a separate bulk data control and status register for each type of bulk data. The
configuration set bulk data CSR is used to work with configuration sets and the shading value CSR
is used to work with the set of shading values.
By writing to fields within a bulk data CSR you can do things such as saving a block of bulk data
to a file in the non-volatile memory, copying a saved bulk data file from the camera to a PC and
creating a list of existing saved bulk data files. Section
4.2.3.2 lists the bulk data CSRs in
L800
k
cameras and provides a general description of the use of each field within the registers.
The best way to understand the use of the bulk data CSRs is to read about the different tasks that
you can perform with them. Section
4.2.3.1 describes the tasks that are normally performed by
manipulating the bulk data CSRs and provides a procedure for performing each task.