Reference design targets 3-D systems

Working in conjunction with Aptina Imaging (San Jose, CA, USA), engineers at Lattice Semiconductor (Hillsboro, OR, USA) have developed a dual image sensor reference design for 3-D vision applications.

The design uses two Aptina MT9M024 or MT9M034 CMOS digital image sensors. Data from the image sensors are synchronized and merged onto one bus by a Lattice MachXO2 PLD and a small SDRAM chip in a format that an integrated signal processor (ISP) can accept.

Aside from 3-D applications, Lattice Semiconductor claims that the cost of the solution will enable engineers to develop systems for many consumer applications such as automotive black box drive recorders and surround view cameras.

For more information about the dual image sensor design, please visit http://www.latticesemi.com/dualsensorbridge.

-- by Dave Wilson, Senior Editor, Vision Systems Design