Digital Camera Design and Hardware-Software Partitioning - Crafting Specialized Embedded Systems
The intricate design of specialized embedded systems is exemplified through the exploration of digital cameras, detailing the complex hardware-software partitioning necessary for optimal performance, cost, and power efficiency. The chapter outlines the architecture of digital cameras, key components such as image sensors and processing units, and the critical image signal processing stages. Furthermore, it emphasizes the importance of hardware-software co-design and various strategies for effective partitioning to meet modern system demands.
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What we have learnt
- Digital cameras represent complex embedded systems that integrate various architectural components.
- Understanding image sensor technologies is crucial for the effective design of embedded vision systems.
- Hardware-software co-design is essential for meeting constraints of performance, cost, and flexibility in embedded systems.
Key Concepts
- -- HardwareSoftware Codesign
- A concurrent and iterative design methodology where hardware architecture and software functionality are developed in parallel to optimize system performance.
- -- Image Signal Processing (ISP) Pipeline
- The sequence of digital processing steps crucial for transforming raw image data from the sensor into a visually appealing final image.
- -- CMOS and CCD
- Two predominant image sensor technologies, with CMOS commonly used in consumer electronics due to lower cost and power consumption, while CCD is valued for its high image quality and low noise.
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