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5.1 Reduction of Image Size
5.1.2 Multiple Regions of Interest
The Photonfocus D4096 GigE camera series can handle up to 32 different regions of interest.
This feature can be used to reduce the amount of image data and increase the frame rate. An
application example for using multiple regions of interest (MROI) is a laser triangulation system
with several laser lines. The multiple ROIs are joined together and form a single image, which
is transferred to the acquisition device.
An individual MROI region is defined by its starting value in y-direction and its height. The
starting value in horizontal direction and the width is the same for all MROI regions and is
defined by the ROI settings. The maximum frame rate in MROI mode depends on the number
of rows and columns being read out. Overlapping ROIs are not allowed and no row must be
read out more than once.
The individual ROI in a MROI must not overlap and no row should be included in
more than one ROI.
The height of every individual ROI (MROI_H) must be a multiple of 2.
Fig. 5.2 compares ROI and MROI: the setups (visualized on the image sensor area) are displayed
in the upper half of the drawing. The lower half shows the dimensions of the resulting image.
On the left-hand side an example of ROI is shown and on the right-hand side an example of
MROI. It can be readily seen that the resulting image with MROI is smaller than the resulting
image with ROI only and the former will result in an increase in image frame rate.
Fig. 5.3 shows another MROI drawing illustrating the effect of MROI on the image content.
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