Pixel Formatting
This board can deliver the image using one of the following pixel formats:
ColorFormat |
RGB components storage method |
Pixel components |
Bytes per pixel |
Surface planes |
MONOCHROME FORMATS |
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Y8 |
N/A |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Y10, Y12, Y16 |
N/A |
1 |
2 |
1 |
BAYER CFA FORMATS |
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BAYER8 |
N/A |
1 |
1 |
1 |
BAYER10, BAYER12, BAYER16 |
N/A |
1 |
2 |
1 |
THREE PACKED R G B COMPONENTS FORMATS |
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RGB24 |
Packed |
3 |
3 |
1 |
THREE PLANAR R G B COMPONENTS FORMATS |
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RGB24PL |
Planar |
3 |
3 |
3 |
RGB30PL, RGB36PL, RGB48PL |
Planar |
3 |
6 |
3 |
FOUR PACKED R G B ALPHA COMPONENTS FORMATS |
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RGB32 (*) |
Packed |
4 |
4 |
1 |
(*) ARGB32 value is accepted as an alias of RGB32.
The following table defines the pixel formats deliverable by the board for each camera class.
Camera type |
Valid |
Monochrome cameras 8 bits/pixel |
Y8 |
Monochrome cameras 10 bits/pixel |
Y8, Y10, Y16 |
Monochrome cameras 12 bits/pixel |
Y8, Y12, Y16 |
Bayer CFA color cameras 8 bits/pixel |
RGB24, RGB32 RGB24PL BAYER8 |
Bayer CFA color cameras 10 bits/pixel |
RGB24, RGB32 RGB24PL, RGB30PL, RGB48PL BAYER8, BAYER10, BAYER16 |
Bayer CFA color cameras 12 bits/pixel |
RGB24, RGB32 RGB24PL, RGB36PL, RGB48PL BAYER8, BAYER12, BAYER16 |
RGB color cameras 3 x 8 bits/pixel |
RGB24, RGB32 RGB24PL |
RGB color cameras 3 x 10 bits/pixel |
RGB24, RGB32 RGB24PL, RGB30PL, RGB48PL |
RGB color cameras 3 x 12 bits/pixel |
RGB24, RGB32 RGB24PL, RGB36PL, RGB48PL |
Note. The 3 x 10-bit and 3 x 12-bit RGB color cameras are incompatible with the BASE Channel Link configuration.