IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING CONTROL CIRCUIT
First Claim
1. An imaging device comprising:
- an imaging element that is capable of imaging an imaging object; and
an imaging control circuit that controls an imaging operation of the imaging element,the imaging element includinga first register,an imaging control information reception device that receives imaging control information for controlling the imaging operation of the imaging element,a first imaging control information storage device that stores the imaging control information received by the imaging control information reception device in the first register, andan imaging device that performs an imaging operation based on the imaging control information stored in the first register;
the imaging control circuit includinga second register,a second imaging control information storage device that stores, in the second register, imaging control information that is identical with the imaging control information stored in the first register,an imaging control information transmission device that transmits the imaging control information stored in the second register to the imaging device, anda first imaging control information update device that transmits the imaging control information stored in the second register by the imaging control information transmission device to the imaging element upon establishment of a first predetermined condition during an imaging operation of the imaging element, and rewrites the imaging control information stored in the first register with the imaging control information transmitted.
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Abstract
An imaging device 1 is configured to include an imaging element 10 and a DSP 20. The imaging element 10 includes a sensor register 13 that stores imaging control information, and the DSP 20 includes a mirror register 25 having a configuration equivalent to that of the sensor register 13. A system controller 23 controls such that identical imaging control information is stored in the sensor register 13 and the mirror register 25, and a timer section 29 is configured such that, in response to timer events generated with a period of a time interval T1, the imaging control information stored in the mirror register 25 is transmitted to the imaging element 10, thereby refreshing the sensor register 13.
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14 Claims
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1. An imaging device comprising:
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an imaging element that is capable of imaging an imaging object; and an imaging control circuit that controls an imaging operation of the imaging element, the imaging element including a first register, an imaging control information reception device that receives imaging control information for controlling the imaging operation of the imaging element, a first imaging control information storage device that stores the imaging control information received by the imaging control information reception device in the first register, and an imaging device that performs an imaging operation based on the imaging control information stored in the first register; the imaging control circuit including a second register, a second imaging control information storage device that stores, in the second register, imaging control information that is identical with the imaging control information stored in the first register, an imaging control information transmission device that transmits the imaging control information stored in the second register to the imaging device, and a first imaging control information update device that transmits the imaging control information stored in the second register by the imaging control information transmission device to the imaging element upon establishment of a first predetermined condition during an imaging operation of the imaging element, and rewrites the imaging control information stored in the first register with the imaging control information transmitted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An imaging control circuit for controlling an imaging operation of an imaging element that has a first register, receives imaging control information for controlling the imaging operation, stores the imaging control information received in the first register, and controls the imaging operation based on the imaging control information stored, the imaging control circuit comprising:
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a second register; an imaging control information storage device that stores, in the second register, imaging control information that is identical with the imaging control information stored in the first register; an imaging control information transmission device that transmits the imaging control information stored in the second register to the imaging device; and an imaging control information update device that transmits the imaging control information stored in the second register to the imaging element in response to establishment of a first predetermined condition during an imaging operation of the imaging element, and re-stores the imaging control information stored in the first register.
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