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WM8170

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WOLFSON MICROELECTRONICS LTD

PP Rev 1.0 March 2000

DIGITAL CORRECTION CIRCUITRY IN BASIC DC CORRECTION MODE

The Digital Correction Circuitry that follows the ADC corrects for any difference between the actual

ADC output code and the programmed TARGET value.

During the period when the Digital Correction Circuitry is enabled, the circuit calculates the average

digital error between the programmed TARGET value and the ADC output code, over a certain

number of ADC conversions. This average digital error is subsequently subtracted from all ADC

conversions until the Digital Correction Circuitry is enabled again.

The number of ADC conversions that the Digital Correction Circuitry calculates the average over is

programmable via the management interface. This number is set in the DIGDUR register, and is

equal to 2

[DIGDUR] pixel periods.

BIPOLAR

OUTPUT

8-Bit DAC

UP/DOWN

COUNTER

COMPARATOR

10-BIT

ADC

PGA

Voltage level

corresponding to ADC O/P

TARGET code

Output from

Sample and Hold

DIGITAL GAIN CONTROL

CONTROL

BLCENB

8-BIT

DAC

ANDUR[6:0]

DIGDUR[2:0]

DIGITAL ENABLE

TO OUTPUT

PINS D[9:0]

ADDER

DIVIDE/

HOLD

Average error

between ADC

O/P code and

TARGET code

during optically

black pixels

ANALOGUE ENABLE

TARGET[7:0]

STOPDC

Figure 15 Basic DC Offset Correction Block Diagram

BASIC DC OFFSET CORRECTION INITIATION AND TIMING

The overall timing of the Basic DC correction algorithm is shown in Figure 16. The duration of the

analogue and digital correction loops are independent. The user must ensure that the overall

correction period, which is equal to the analogue loop enable time plus the Digital Correction Circuitry

enable time, is no longer than the duration of the optically black pixels output from the CCD. This will

prevent the potential error of active video being included in the digital average calculated within the

WM8170, which would cause an incorrect error value to be stored.

Applying a falling edge to the BLCENB digital input pin enables the Analogue loop and the Digital

Correction Circuitry. Once the correction has been initiated, the internal WM8170 control circuitry

runs until both the analogue and digital correction enables are complete. All issues associated with

latency through the WM8170 have been considered in the internal controller design.

BLCENB

ANALOGUE

LOOP ENABLED

DIGITAL

CORRECTION

ENABLED

PERIOD

PROGRAMMABLE

PERIOD

PROGRAMMABLE

OPTICALLY

BLACK PIXELS

Figure 16 Basic DC Correction Algorithm Timing

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