
AD9920A
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MANUAL SHUTTER OPERATION USING
ENHANCED SYNC MODES
The AD9920A also supports an external signal to control exposure,
using the SYNC input. Generally, the SYNC input is used as an
asynchronous reset signal during master mode operation. When
the enhanced SYNC mode is enabled, the SYNC input provides
additional control of the exposure operation.
Normal SYNC Mode (Mode 1)
By default, the SYNC input is used in master mode to synchronize
the internal counters of the AD9920A with external timing. The
horizontal, vertical, and field designator signals are reset by the
rising edge of the SYNC pulse.
Figure 94 shows how this mode
operates, highlighting the behavior of the mode field designator.
Enhanced SYNC Modes (Mode 2 and Mode 3)
The enhanced SYNC modes can be used to accommodate unique
synchronization requirements during exposure operations. In
SYNC Mode 2, the V and VSG outputs are suspended and the
VD output is masked. The V-outputs are held at the dc value
established by the V-Sequence 0 start polarities. There is no SCP
operation, but the H-counter is still enabled. Finally, the AFE
sampling clocks, HD, H/RG, CLPOB, and HBLK, are operational
and use V-Sequence 0 behavior. See
Figure 95 for more details.
To enable the enhanced SYNC modes, set the ENH_SYNC_EN
register (Address 0x13, Bit 3) to 1.
SYNC Mode 3 uses all the features of Mode 2, but the V-outputs
are continuous through the SYNC pulse interval. VD control
pulses are masked during the SYNC interval, and the HD pulse
can also be masked, if required (see
Figure 96).
It is important to note that in both enhanced modes, the SYNC
pulse resets the counters at both the falling edge and the rising
edge of the SYNC pulse.
Register Update and Field Designator
When using SYNC Mode 2 or SYNC Mode 3, VD-updated
registers, such as PRIMARY_ACTION, are not updated during
the SYNC interval, and the SCP0 function is ignored and held
When using either SYNC Mode 2 or SYNC Mode 3, both the
rising and falling edges increment the internal field designator;
therefore, the new register data takes effect and VTP information is
updated to new SEQ0 data. However, this does not occur if the
mode register is creating an output of one field. In that case, the
region, sequence, and group information does not change (see
Shutter Operation in SLR Mode
1.
To turn on VSUB, write to the appropriate GP registers to
trigger VSUB and start the manual exposure (PRIMARY_
ACTION = 5). This change takes effect after the next VD.
SUBCK is suppressed during the exposure and readout
phases.
2.
To turn on MSHUT during the interval between the next
VD and SYNC, write to the appropriate GP register. When
MSHUT is in the on position, it has line and pixel control.
This change takes effect on the SYNC falling edge because
there is an internal VD.
3.
If the mode register is programmed to cycle through
multiple fields (5, 7, 3, 5, 7, 3, …, in this example), the
internal field designator increments. If the mode register
is not required to increment, set up the mode register such
that it outputs only one field. This prevents the mode
counter from incrementing during the SYNC interval.
4.
Write to the manual readout trigger to begin the manual
readout (PRIMARY_ACTION = 6). Write to the appropriate
GP registers to trigger MSHUT to toggle low at the end of
the exposure. This change takes effect on the SYNC rising
edge during readout. Because VD register update is disabled,
the trigger takes effect on the SYNC rising edge. The MSHUT
falling edge is aligned with the SYNC rising edge. Because
the MSHUT falling edge is aligned with VD, it may be
necessary to insert a dummy VD to delay the readout.
Because the internal exposure counter (the primary counter) is
not used during manual SYNC mode operation and the VD
register update is disabled, control is lost on the fine placement
of the GP signals for VSUB, MSHUT, and STROBE edges while
SYNC is low.
Serial Registers for Enhanced SYNC Modes
SYNC Mode 2 and SYNC Mode 3 are controlled using the
registers listed in
Table 47. These registers are located at
Address 0x13, Bits[6:3].
Table 47. Registers for Enhanced SYNC Modes
Register
Length
(Bits)
Description
ENH_SYNC_EN
1
High active to enable masking
(default low)
SYNC_MASK_V
1
High active to enable masking
(default high)
SYNC_MASK_VD
1
High active to enable masking
(default high)
SYNC_MASK_HD
1
High active to enable masking
(default low)