Like many image sensors of this kind, the data comes out as a parallel stream running between 5 and 75MHz. I'm looking at using a PIC32 with the parallel interface, but there are chips available with a specific port that is meant to interface with this relatively high data rate stream. This particular sensor will not do the jpeg encoding unless the clock is 17MHz or higher, so even a PIC32 running at 80MHz may have problems or at minimum require very tightly coupled code to read the data off. -Adam On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 10:31 AM, M.L. wrote: > On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 8:33 AM, M. Adam Davis wrote: > >> What other chips have image sensor interfaces? =A0(YUV 8, RGB 8/10, >> parallel cmos image sensor) >> > ... >> But would like to interface to this: >> http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=3D8668 >> for $10 + microcontroller + support circuitry >> >> -Adam > > If you want to interface to that camera chip I don't understand why > you need a special image sensor interface. > It would appear (I haven't read the entire datasheet..) that it has an > internal buffer since it has a JPEG encoder built-in so you don't have > to worry about reading the sensor chip directly. > > -- > -- > Martin K. > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- = http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist