ADVANCE INFORMATION
MAY 2002
LM9637 Monochrome CMOS Image Sensor VGA 68 FPS
General Description
Applications
The LM9637 is a high performance, low power, 1/4" VGA CMOS
Active Pixel Sensor capable of capturing monochrome still or
motion images and converting them to a digital data stream.
f Security Camera
f Machine Vision
f Barcode Scanners
f Biometrics
Excellent image quality is achieved by integrating a high perfor-
mance analog signal processor comprising of a high speed 10
bit A/D convertor, fixed pattern noise elimination circuits and a
programmable gain amplifier. The offset and black level can be
automatically adjusted on chip using a full loop black level com-
pensation circuit.
Key Specifications
Total: 488 x 672
Active: 488 x 648
Array Format
Total: 2.93mm x 4.03mm
Active: 2.93mm x 3.89mm
Furthermore, a programmable smart timing and control circuit
allowing the user maximum flexibility in adjusting integration
time, active window size, gain, frame rate. Various control, tim-
ing and power modes are also provided.
Effective Image Area
Optical Format
Pixel Size
1/4"
6.0mm x 6.0mm
8 & 10 Bit Digital
68 frames per second
57 dB
Video Outputs
Frame Rate
Dynamic Range
Electronic Shutter
FPN
Features
f Master and slave mode operation
f Progressive scan read out with horizontal and vertical flip
f Programmable Exposure:
Rolling Reset
0.5%
-
-
-
-
Master clock divider
Inter row delay
Inter frame delay
PRMU
1.7%
Partial frame integration
Sensitivity
2.40 volts/lux.s
49%
f Programmable gain amplifier
f Full automatic servo loop for black level & offset adjustment
on each gain channel
f Horizontal & vertical sub-sampling (2:1 & 4:2) with averaging
f Windowing
Fill Factor
Micro Lens
none
Package
32 LCC
f Programmable pixel clock, inter-frame and inter-line delays
Single Supply
Power Consumption
Operating Temp
3.0V +/-10%
130mW
2
f I C compatible serial control interface
f Power on reset & power down mode
o
o
-10 C to 50 C
Overall Chip Block Diagram
sclk sda sadr
resetb
POR
pwd
mclk
2
APS Array
I C Compatible
Serial I/F
Power
Control
Register
Bank
clk gen
snapshot
extsync
Master Sensor Controller
d[9:0]
pclk
+/-
Amp
10 bit A/D
Column CDS
hsync
vsync
Figure 1. Chip Block Diagram
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