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Configuring the Camera
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7.2.3 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 6.12 on
page 149 ) is an example of one type of bulk data. A single configuration
set contains values for all of the normal parameter settings needed to configure the camera and the
values within a configuration set are used by the camera as a block. A set of shading values (see
Section 6.3 on
page 121 ) is an examples of another type of bulk data. The set of shading values
contains all of the values needed to do shading correction, and the camera uses the shading values
as a block.
The camera has a file system similar to the file system used on PCs. The camera 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 store the settings from the current work configuration
set in a named file.
For sprint cameras, there are two types of bulk data: configuration sets and 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, the shading value CSR is used to work with
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 7.2.3.4 on
page 194 lists the bulk data CSRs
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 7.2.3.1 on
page 189 describes the tasks and procedures that
are normally performed by manipulating the Configuration Set Bulk Data CSR. Section 7.2.3.2 on
page 190 describes the tasks and procedures that are normally performed by manipulating the
Shading Values Bulk Data CSR.