The new MIPI Camera Command Set v1.0 (MIPI CCS v1.0) specification defines a set of standard features for deploying and controlling image sensors that apply MIPI Camera Serial Interface 2 v2.0 (MIPI CSI-2 v2.0) Available for download now, to be standardized on MIPI CSI-2, this specification is not required to be a MIPI Alliance member.
MIPI CSI-2 is the industry's most widely used hardware interface for camera and imaging component deployment in mobile devices. The introduction of MIPI CCS into MIPI CSI-2 further improves interoperability and simplifies the integration of complex imaging and vision systems while Reduce costs.
Joel Huloux, President of the MIPI Alliance, said: "With the release of the new MIPI CCS specification, the MIPI Alliance will continue its achievements in mobile camera and imaging that will enhance the market-friendly convenience already provided by MIPI CSI-2 With MIPI CCS, image sensor vendors will be able to further their technologies and will help developers speed up innovative designs for the mobile industry, connected vehicles, the Internet of Things, augmented reality / virtual reality and beyond Time to market. "
From start-ups to global organizations, companies integrate image sensor components into the design of their specialty and mass-market products, and today's imaging sensor consolidation requires software that is specific to a particular device for basic operations. As applications become more sophisticated, manufacturers have begun deploying multiple image sensors in their products, making image sensor integration more complex and time-consuming.
MIPI CCS overcomes these challenges by enabling the development of generic software drivers that set the basic capabilities of any off-the-shelf image sensor that complies with the MIPI CCS and MIPI CSI-2 v2.0 specifications.The new specification provides a platform for integrating A complete command set of basic image sensor features These include advanced features such as resolution, frame rate and exposure time, as well as advanced features like phase-locked autofocus (PDAF), single-frame HDR and bracketing.
Mikko Muukki, technical director at MIPI CCS, said: "The overall strength of MIPI CCS is that it enables rapid integration of basic camera functions in a plug-and-play fashion without the need for any device-specific drivers, effectively addressing development MIPI CCS also gives developers the flexibility to customize the deployment of sensors for even more advanced camera and imaging systems, "said MIPI CCS.
MIPI CCS v1.0 is intended for use with MIPI CSI-2 v2.0 and therefore provides backward compatibility with earlier MIPI CSI-2 interfaces MIPI CCS v1.0 is available at both MIPI physical layers, MIPI C-PHY or MIPI D-PHY, in any one of the physical layer deployment.