We want to connect a Leopard Imaging LI-1M01CM 1.3MP CMOS camera module (Aptina MT9M112 CMOS sensor) to our Integra DDR3 EVM. This forms part of a larger project, for which we are busy designing our own I/O expansion board which will interface the Integra DDR3 EVM to an FPGA, C6746 DSP, TFT LCD and also the CMOS camera module.
Not having any previous experience with video / CMOS camera devices, I would like to know whether a simple connection scheme (e.g., such as that used on the BeagleBoard-xM : 2642.BBxMSRM_P98.pdf ) would work in this instance, if we were to connect the camera module to the Integra's Video Input 0 Port A 8-bit digital video interface.
The MT9M112 datasheet states that the CMOS sensor can output digital video in the following 8-bit digital formats:
- ITU-R BT.656 (formerly CCIR656, progressive scan only) YCbCr
- 565RGB
- 555RGB
- 444RGB
- Raw Bayer
- Processed Bayer
Which (if any) of the above video input formats would be compatible with the C6A8168 Integra, how exactly would I accomplish the connection and does software driver support for this type of application already exist?
Thanks!
