Cameras are key component of vision based systems in industrial and automotive markets. The number of cameras, frame rates and resolutions of those cameras have been increasing significantly in industrial and automotive applications including machine vision, robotics, video surveillance, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), and so forth. It is critical for an application processor used in such applications to capture and process those camera inputs including raw input. Jacinto 7-based high-performance heterogenous application processors, including TDA4VM and DRA829 [1] and [2], provide capabilities to capture and process multiple camera inputs to optimize performance, power and memory throughput.

Jacinto 7 camera and capture system is Texas Instruments’ 7th generation imaging subsystem (ISP) built on the top of more than 20 years of innovation in multiple SoC families deployed in millions of products. Some of the differentiated features include:

• Compatible with all image sensor formats
• Low power, higher performance, full-image pipeline with optimized memory throughput
  • Lens Shading Correction, Noise Filter, WDR, Demosaicing, Color Space Conversion, Image Pyramids
• Two high-speed interfaces for high resolution multi-camera capture
  • Up to 16 virtual channels per interface. Up to 32 camera capture.
• Concurrent Human + Machine Vision Outputs
  • Human Vision ISP features:
    • 140 dB WDR
    • Locally adaptive Tone Mapping
    • Dual noise filters
    • 8b output
  • Machine Vision ISP features:
    • Advanced CFA Interpolation supports all 2x2 CFA formats