MT9V023
1/3-Inch Wide‐VGA CMOS
Digital Image Sensor
General Description
The ON Semiconductor MT9V023 is a 1/3-inch wide-VGA format
CMOS active-pixel digital image sensor with global shutter and high
dynamic range (HDR) operation. The sensor has specifically been
designed to support the demanding interior and exterior automotive
imaging needs, which makes this part ideal for a wide variety of
imaging applications in real-world environments.
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This wide-VGA CMOS image sensor features ON Semiconductor’s
breakthrough low-noise CMOS imaging technology that achieves
CCD image quality (based on signal-to-noise ratio and low-light
sensitivity) while maintaining the inherent size, cost, and integration
advantages of CMOS.
The active imaging pixel array is 752 H x 480 V. It incorporates
sophisticated camera functions on-chip-such as binning 2 x 2 and
4 x 4, to improve sensitivity when operating in smaller resolutions-as
well as windowing, column and row mirroring. It is programmable
through a simple two-wire serial interface.
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ORDERING INFORMATION
The MT9V023 can be operated in its default mode or be
programmed for frame size, exposure, gain setting, and other
parameters. The default mode outputs a wide-VGA-size image at 60
frames per second (fps).
An on-chip analog-to-digital converter (ADC) provides 10 bits per
pixel. A 12-bit resolution companded for 10 bits for small signals can
be alternatively enabled, allowing more accurate digitization for
darker areas in the image.
In addition to a traditional, parallel logic output the MT9V023 also
features a serial low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) output. The
sensor can be operated in a stereo-camera, and the sensor, designated
as a stereo-master, is able to merge the data from itself and the
stereo-slave sensor into one serial LVDS stream.
See detailed ordering and shipping information on page 2 of
this data sheet.
• ADC: On-chip, 10-bit Column-parallel
(Option to Operate in 12-bit to 10-bit
Companding Mode)
• Automatic Controls: Auto Exposure Control
(AEC) and Auto Gain Control (AGC);
Variable Regional and Variable Weight
AEC/AGC
• Support for Four Unique Serial Control
Register IDs to Control Multiple Imagers on
the Same Bus
The sensor is designed to operate in a wide temperature range
(–40°C to +105°C).
• Data Output Formats:
• Single Sensor Mode:
10-bit Parallel/Stand-alone
8-bit or 10-bit Serial LVDS
• Stereo Sensor Mode:
Features
• Array Format: Wide-VGA, Active 752 H x 480 V (360,960 pixels)
• Global Shutter Photodiode Pixels; Simultaneous Integration and
Readout
Interspersed 8-bit Serial LVDS
• High Dynamic Range (HDR) Mode
• Monochrome or Color: NIR Enhanced Performance for Use with
Non-visible NIR Illumination
• Readout Modes: Progressive or Interlaced
• Shutter Efficiency: >99%
Applications
• Automotive
• Simple Two-wire Serial Interface
• Unattended Surveillance
• Stereo Vision
• Smart Vision
• Automation
• Real-time Exposure Context Switching - Dual Registerset
• Register Lock Capability
• Window Size: User Programmable to any Smaller Format (QVGA,
CIF, QCIF). Data Rate can be Maintained Independent of Window
Size
• Video as Input
• Machine Vision
• Binning: 2 x 2 and 4 x 4 of the Full Resolution
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Publication Order Number:
January, 2017 − Rev. 6
MT9V023/D