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Digital Projection INSIGHT 4K Dual LED & Quad Series
Reference Guide
THE DMD™
Rev B June 2016
The DMD™
A DMD™ (Digital Micromirror Device™) is a true digital light modulator which utilises an array of
approximately 8.8 million
moving aluminium
mirrors, with each one representing a pixel in the final projected image. The outermost micromirrors in the array remain inactive (
pond of
mirrors
) and are not used in constructing the image.
1
Casing
2
Light shield
3
Pond of mirrors
4
Array
Each mirror element is suspended over address electrodes by a torsion hinge between two posts.
1
Support posts
2
Mirror element
3
Torsion hinges
4
Offset address electrode
Notes
DMD™
2
3
4
1
Mirror element with tilt mechanism
2
1
3
4