Difference between revisions of "Camera Synchronization"

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How about something like ntp - network time protocol? --[[User:Pfavr|Pfavr]] 16:15, 26 October 2005 (CDT)
 
How about something like ntp - network time protocol? --[[User:Pfavr|Pfavr]] 16:15, 26 October 2005 (CDT)
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I believe they used something like that here -  [http://www.kipr.org/papers/cmech-is05.pdf pdf article] ([https://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id=1068147&forum_id=371579 sf discussion])--[[User:Andrey.filippov|Andrey.filippov]] 17:14, 26 October 2005 (CDT)

Revision as of 14:14, 26 October 2005

There are several parts of the camera synchronization task.

  1. Camera should receive synchronizing event. It can be done by either special hardware inputs or just over the network. It most cases if you want to syncronize 2 or more networked cameras you do not need extra wires, so the network sycnchronizatrion is the most convinient. But sometimes you would like to be able to trigger the camera without the network - i.e. from some contact closure.
  2. Camera should be able to start image acquisition process when required - generally not possible with most CMOS sensors. /this used with "external trigger" in FPGA API? - Spectr/
  3. And (in some cases) camera should be able to precisely keep time, so in-sync state of two or more cameras will last longer.

How about something like ntp - network time protocol? --Pfavr 16:15, 26 October 2005 (CDT)

I believe they used something like that here - pdf article (sf discussion)--Andrey.filippov 17:14, 26 October 2005 (CDT)