
Shift Register
H-shift clock
Reset Gate
Shift Register
H-shift clock
Reset Gate
Shift Register
H-shift clock
Reset Gate
Shift Register
CCD Array
CCD Array
CCD Array
CCD Array
Normal mode (1x1) vs. Binning mode (2x2)
Charge
Detection
Node
Charge
Detection
Node
Charge
Detection
Node
Charge
Detection
Node
Shift Register
H-shift clock
Reset Gate
Shift Register
H-shift clock
Reset Gate
Shift Register
Shift Register
CCD Array
CCD Array
CCD Array
CCD Array
Charge
Detection
Node
Charge
Detection
Node
Charge
Detection
Node
Charge
Detection
Node
Figure 7.6-1: Bin 2x2 case
In the above figure, the pixels marked by the heavy border, are read out as one “super-pixel” value.
The binning mode of the camera is set via the BIN command. There are five valid arguments to this
command {11, 21, 22, 44, 88}. When one of these commands is issued by the host-side software,
the mode control bits are set as shown in the table for 2
µ
sec. The mode control bits then revert to
the setting (1 x x x) just prior to the binning command.
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