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2009-04-14T23:28:52Z

DavidCary: another use case for camera as motor/servo controller

Interesting suggestions Kimstick! Could you please give us more details what you mean with :
*Flash mode for rolling shutter
*Lens distortion hardware correction

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*Flash mode for rolling shutter
The flash should be synchronized with the image sensor.
Or should an flash occur immediately after the reset of sensor or, if an flash occurred in a random point in time, the sensor has to deliver 2 consecutive frames.
And knowing the time when an flash of joining them.

''It is possible right now with [[10369]] using [[10369#J15_-_SYNC_.28external.29 | external optoisolated I/O]]. It can produce a pulse to trigger a flash or accept external trigger (in that case there should be sufficient delay between the pulse and a flash - at least equal to a full frame readout/erase time - 1/15sec for the full frame''--[[User:Andrey.filippov|Andrey.filippov]] 09:13, 28 October 2008 (CDT)

*Lens distortion hardware correction
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_distortion

== camera as motor controller ==

Why would you want the camera to be a motor/servo controller?
Why would you want the camera to be a motor/servo controller?

Why not? is easy. And cam can be funny base for robot.

Because it seems the least silly of these 3 options:
* Run 2 Ethernet cables up a long pole, one connected to the camera, one connected to a pan-tilt-zoom motor/servo controller
* Run 1 Ethernet cable up a long pole, connected to a Ethernet hub, with 2 very short Ethernet cables connecting the hub to the camera and the PZT motor/servo controller.
* Run 1 Ethernet cable up a long pole, connected to the camera, and a short cable for the camera to drive the PZT motors.

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2009-04-14T23:17:29Z

DavidCary: /* CPU */ "Last-time-buy date"

As user I noticed some things I wanted to have on my camera, I hope anyone that has ideas can add them here.
What features are you waiting for?
What software components are still missing that you cannot live without?

==Software==
If a project has been completed just add the developer that did it, or is busy on it.
=== Sensor ===
* [[Dead/Hot pixel correction]]

=== Compass ===
* '''DONE''' [[Implement calibration]]

=== Networking ===
* [[DHCP (timeouted) and DNS-SD]]
* [[GigaBit ethernet]]
* Zeroconf (Rendezvous)
* [[http://opensoundcontrol.org OpenSound Control]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSound_Control OpenSound Control on wikipedia]], [[http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/introduction-osc introduction to OSC on linuxjournal]]
* CF Ethernet card support [[http://www.pocketpcfaq.com/peripherals/cfethernet.htm CF 10/100 Ethernet cards list]]
* CF WiFi card support [[http://www.google.ru/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.linksys.com%2Fservlet%2FSatellite%3Fchildpagename%3DUS%252FLayout%26packedargs%3Dc%253DL_Product_C2%2526cid%253D1115416826419%26pagename%3DLinksys%252FCommon%252FVisitorWrapper&ei=2CkjSb2pB4PG0gXtx92CAg&usg=AFQjCNFGaaRKL7uwQ7UNQQsxbdf9mrsoeA&sig2=wYBsCu8pfOyTJt57UW57EA WCF54G]]
* CF USB card support [[http://www.twin-paradox.com/SEPDA.html SolarExpress]] [[http://www.ratocsystems.com/english/products/CFU2U.html CFU2]]
* External USB Display support [http://gizmodo.com/5116061/mimo-um+750-7+inch-usb-display-lightning-review Mimo UM-750 7-inch].

=== Fastest Boot ===
* [[Fast Boot]]

=== C API ===
* [[C API]]

=== UDMA support ===
* Enable [[UDMA]] in the Axis kernel. Needed to support most fast CF cards, will also boost speed on SATA.

=== Debayer Algorithmn ===
* Higher image quality debayer algorithmn FPGA implementation -> [http://scien.stanford.edu/class/psych221/projects/99/tingchen/algodep/vargra.html VNG]

==Hardware==
What will the next elphel camera most likely entitled '''Elphel 373''' be like?

===Power Supply===
* optional 5-36V supply over additional jack [http://focus.ti.com/docs/prod/folders/print/tps5430.html DC/DC] [http://focus.ti.com/docs/prod/folders/print/tps23750.html POE] [http://www.rlocman.ru/review/article.html?di=52247 TI Article]

===Sensor===
* Vignetting hardware correction
* Lens distortion hardware correction
* Fixed pattern noise (FPN) correction
* Flash mode for rolling shutter
* Make image thumbnails (binning 8x8 from DCT[0,0] data)
'''Position adjustment'''
*initial focus/pan/tilt sensor adjustment

'''Interface'''
*group VLDS pairs in flexible cable from sensor to board
*[[CCD table|CCD sensors]]

'''Sony IMX021'''
*designed for DSLRs (possibly the sensor used in Nikon D300 / D90)
*12.4 MPix
*5.5 µm pixel
*0.18 µm technology
*28mm x 22.2 mm APS-C sized 1.8" image area (28.4 mm diagonal)
*12 bit column ADC
*10.4 fps in 12.4 MPix mode
*on-chip noise reduction
*parallel A/D for every pixel coloumn

===CPU===
*USB2.0 Support
* According to [http://www.axis.com/products/dev/index.htm Axis Communications], the ETRAX FS processor used in the [[10353]] processor board has a 2010-07-31 "Last-time-buy date". Maybe we should start thinking now about a replacement CPU? Or perhaps, rather than design a new motherboard with a new CPU from scratch, maybe we could consider adapting some other [http://opencircuits.com/Projects#Motherboards_that_Run_Linux open-hardware motherboard that runs Linux]?

===External data sensors support===
*'''DONE''' GPS
*'''DONE''' Compass
*Dry contact (simply switch event)
*'''DONE''' RFID
*Proximity
*Environment sensors: Temperature/Humidity/Pressure/Illuminance/Loudness/.. [http://www.catnip.co.uk/wx Open Weather], [http://www.sciproj.com/FeaturedVendorProduct.aspx?uid=1208227 EL-USB-RT], [http://www.raphnet.net/electronique/usbtenki/index_en.php USBTenki], [http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=8311 USB Weather Board], [http://www.farnell.com/datasheets/129494.pdf CY3271-EXP1 (PSoC Environmental Sensing Kit)]
*Futaba servo captute interface (for robots)

===External control===
*USB2.0 Support
*Futaba servo control interface (for robots) [http://www.parallax.com/Store/Accessories/MotorServoControllers/tabid/160/CategoryID/35/List/0/Level/a/ProductID/346/Default.aspx?SortField=ProductName%2CProductName PSC] [http://www.endurance-rc.com/pantilt.html Pan&Tilt] [http://www.openservo.com/ OpenServo] [http://www.embeddedrelated.com/usenet/embedded/show/46581-1.php Verilog solution] [http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=8897 Polulu]
*Relay control
*CAN support [http://www.qprotos.com/quickcan.htm quickcan] [http://www.gridconnect.com/usbcanin.html USB CAN Adapter]
*DMX512 support [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMX-512 DMX512]
*Secure Digital support [http://www.delkin.com/products/adapters/sd-to-cf/sd-to-cf.html CF-SD]

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