applications
features
key specifications (typical)
table of contents
list of figures
list of tables
1 signal descriptions
table 1-1 signal descriptions (sheet 1 of 2)
table 1-2 configuration under various conditions (sheet 1 of 2)
figure 1-1 pad diagram
table 1-3 pad symbol and equivalent circuit
2 system level description
2.1 overview
2.1.1 identifying the sensor’s revision ID
2.2 architecture
figure 2-1 OV8856 block diagram
figure 2-2 OV8856 reference schematic
2.3 format and frame
table 2-1 format and frame rate
2.4 I/O control
table 2-2 I/O control registers
2.5 MIPI interface
2.6 power management
2.6.1 power up sequence
table 2-3 power up sequence
table 2-4 power up sequence timing constraints
figure 2-3 power up sequence
2.6.2 power down sequence
table 2-5 power down sequence
table 2-6 power down sequence timing constraints
figure 2-4 software standby sequence
figure 2-5 power down sequence
2.7 reset
2.7.1 power ON reset
2.7.2 software reset
2.8 hardware and software standby
2.8.1 hardware standby
2.8.2 software standby
table 2-7 hardware and standby description
2.9 system clock control
2.9.1 PLL1
2.9.2 PLL2
figure 2-6 clock scheme
table 2-8 PLL registers (sheet 1 of 2)
table 2-9 sample PLL configuration
2.10 serial camera control bus (SCCB) interface
2.10.1 data transfer protocol
2.10.2 message format
figure 2-7 message type
2.10.3 read / write operation
figure 2-8 SCCB single read from random location
figure 2-9 SCCB single read from current location
figure 2-10 SCCB sequential read from random location
figure 2-11 SCCB sequential read from current location
figure 2-12 SCCB single write to random location
figure 2-13 SCCB sequential write to random location
2.10.4 SCCB timing
figure 2-14 SCCB interface timing
table 2-10 SCCB interface timing specifications
2.11 group write
table 2-11 context switching control
2.11.1 hold
2.11.2 launch
2.12 register re-mapping
table 2-12 register re-mapping
3 block level description
3.1 pixel array structure
figure 3-1 sensor array region color filter layout
3.2 subsampling
figure 3-2 example of 2x2 binning
table 3-1 binning-related registers
3.3 alternate row HDR
figure 3-3 alternate row HDR
figure 3-4 HDR output timing
table 3-2 HDR control registers (sheet 1 of 3)
3.4 analog amplifier
3.5 10-bit A/D converters
4 image sensor core digital functions
4.1 mirror and flip
figure 4-1 mirror and flip samples
table 4-1 mirror and flip registers
4.2 image windowing
figure 4-2 image windowing
table 4-2 image windowing control functions
4.3 test pattern
4.3.1 color bar
figure 4-3 color bar types
4.3.2 square
figure 4-4 color, black and white square bars
4.3.3 random data
4.3.4 transparent effect
figure 4-5 transparent effect
4.3.5 rolling bar effect
figure 4-6 rolling bar effect
table 4-3 test pattern registers
4.4 black level calibration (BLC)
table 4-4 BLC control registers (sheet 1 of 4)
4.5 one time programmable (OTP) memory
4.5.1 OTP other functions
table 4-5 OTP control registers (sheet 1 of 2)
5 image sensor processor digital functions
5.1 ISP top
table 5-1 ISP top registers (sheet 1 of 3)
5.2 pre_DSP
table 5-2 pre_DSP registers
5.3 defective pixel cancellation (DPC)
table 5-3 DPC control registers
5.4 window cut (WINC)
table 5-4 WINC control registers
5.5 lens correction (LENC)
figure 5-1 control points of luminance and color channels
figure 5-2 luminance compensation level calculation
table 5-5 LENC control registers (sheet 1 of 4)
5.6 manual exposure compensation/ manual gain compensation (MEC/MGC)
table 5-6 MEC/MGC control registers (sheet 1 of 2)
6 register tables
6.1 PLL control [0x0300 ~ 0x0312, 0x031B ~ 0x031C, 0x031E]
table 6-1 PLL control registers (sheet 1 of 2)
6.2 system control [0x3000 ~ 0x3024, 0x302A, 0x3030 ~ 0x3040, 0x3043]
table 6-2 system control registers (sheet 1 of 7)
6.3 SCCB control [0x3100 ~ 0x3107]
table 6-3 SCCB control registers (sheet 1 of 2)
6.4 group hold control [0x3200 ~ 0x320F]
table 6-4 group hold control registers (sheet 1 of 2)
6.5 MEC/MGC control [0x3500 ~ 0x3503, 0x3505, 0x3507 ~ 0x3518]
table 6-5 MEC/MGC control registers (sheet 1 of 3)
6.6 analog control [0x3600 ~ 0x36FF]
table 6-6 analog control registers
6.7 array control [0x3700 ~ 0x37FF]
table 6-7 array control registers
6.8 timing control [0x3800 ~ 0x3848, 0x3861 ~ 0x3863, 0x3870 ~ 0x3872]
table 6-8 timing control registers (sheet 2 of 5)
6.9 LPM control [0x3C80 ~ 0x3C87]
table 6-9 power saving mode control registers
6.10 power control [0x3CC0 ~ 0x3CC8]
table 6-10 power control registers (sheet 1 of 2)
6.11 OTP_SC control [0x3D80 ~ 0x3D91]
table 6-11 OTP_SC control registers (sheet 1 of 2)
6.12 PSRAM control [0x3F00 ~ 0x3F0F]
table 6-12 PSRAM control registers
6.13 BLC control [0x4000 ~ 0x4027, 0x4030 ~ 0x4050, 0x4060 ~ 0x4067]
table 6-13 BLC control registers (sheet 1 of 5)
6.14 FC control [0x4200 ~ 0x4203]
table 6-14 FC control registers
6.15 format control [0x4300 ~ 0x4317, 0x4320 ~ 0x4329]
table 6-15 format control registers (sheet 1 of 3)
6.16 CADC sync control [0x4500 ~ 0x4505]
table 6-16 CADC sync control registers
6.17 VFIFO control [0x4600 ~ 0x4604]
table 6-17 VFIFO control registers (sheet 2 of 2)
6.18 MIPI control [0x4800 ~ 0x4833, 0x4836 ~ 0x483D, 0x484A ~ 0x4853]
table 6-18 MIPI control registers (sheet 1 of 11)
6.19 ISPFC control [0x4900 ~ 0x4903]
table 6-19 ISPFC control registers
6.20 ISP control [0x5000 ~ 0x5009, 0x500E ~ 0x5026, 0x502D ~ 0x5030]
table 6-20 ISP control registers (sheet 1 of 3)
6.21 DPC long exposure control [0x5780 ~ 0x57B2]
table 6-21 DPC long exposure control registers (sheet 1 of 3)
6.22 DPC short exposure control [0x5800 ~ 0x5815, 0x582C ~ 0x5832]
table 6-22 DPC short exposure control registers (sheet 1 of 2)
6.23 LENC control [0x5900 ~ 0x59FF]
table 6-23 LENC control registers (sheet 1 of 4)
6.24 WINC control [0x5A00 ~ 0x5A0C]
table 6-24 WINC control registers (sheet 1 of 2)
6.25 OTP control [0x5B00 ~ 0x5B0D, 0x5B10 ~ 0x5B23]
table 6-25 OTP control registers (sheet 1 of 3)
6.26 pre_DSP control [0x5E00 ~ 0x5E2E]
table 6-26 pre_DSP control registers (sheet 1 of 3)
7 operating specifications
7.1 absolute maximum ratings
table 7-1 absolute maximum ratings
7.2 functional temperature
table 7-2 functional temperature
7.3 DC characteristics
table 7-3 DC characteristics (-30°C < TJ < 85°C) (sheet 1 of 2)
7.4 timing characteristics
table 7-4 timing characteristics
8 mechanical specifications
8.1 COB physical specifications
figure 8-1 COB die specifications
table 8-1 pad location coordinates (sheet 1 of 2)
8.2 reconstructed wafer (RW) physical specifications
table 8-2 RW physical dimensions
figure 8-2 OV8856 RW physical diagram
9 optical specifications
9.1 sensor array center
figure 9-1 sensor array center
9.2 lens chief ray angle (CRA)
figure 9-2 chief ray angle (CRA)
table 9-1 CRA versus image height plot
appendix A handling of RW devices
A.1 ESD /EOS prevention
A.2 particles and cleanliness of environment
A.3 other requirements
revision history