12MP IMX477 Mini High Quality Camera Module for Raspberry Pi - Datasheet

IMX477-AACK-C
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6-2 Control register setting by the serial communication
The IMX477-AACK-C can use the 2-wire serial communication method for sensor control. These specifications are
described for sensor control using the 2-wire serial communication as follows. See Software reference manual for
more details of each function beyond the following description.
Master IMX477
SCL
SDA
Figure 7 2-wire serial communication
6-2-1 2-wire Serial Communication Operation Specifications
The 2-wire serial communication method conforms to the Camera Control Instance (CCI). CCI is an I
2
C fast-mode
compatible interface, and the data transfer protocol is I
2
C standard.
This 2-wire serial communication circuit can be used to access the control-registers and status-registers of
IMX477-AACK-C.
Table 2 Description of 2-wire Serial Communication Pins
Pin name Description
SDA Serial data input/output pin
SCL Serial clock input pin
The control registers and status registers of IMX477-AACK-C are mapped on the 16-bit address space and the
register categories shown as below. Detail register information is shown in Register Map.
Table 3 Specification of register address map for 2-wire serial communication
I
2
C register
Address range Description
0000h to 0FFFh
Configuration register
Read Only and Read/Write Dynamic register
1000h to 1FFFh Reserved
2000h to 2FFFh Reserved
3000h to FFFFh Manufacture specific register