CJ - CAM User Manual

OV528 Protocol
RSV5-C328 Serial Camera User Manual
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RSV5-c328 module is a highly integrated serial camera board that can be

attached to a wireless or PDA host performing as a video camera or a
JPEG compressed still camera. It provides a serial interface (RS-232) or
TTL and JPEG compression
engine
to act as a low cost and low powered
OV528
PROTOCOL
camera module for high-resolution serial bus security system or PDA
accessory applications.
The camera is using OV528 Protocol by Omnivision.

Serial Interface
Serial Interface
Single-byte Timing Diagram

Timing Diagram
RS232Single-byte
single-byte transmission
consists of the start bit, 8 data bits and the stop bit. Start bit is fixed a
0, stop bit is fixed at 1. LSB is sent our first and is right after the start bit. Please check the char
below.RS232 single-byte transmission consists of the start bit, 8 data bits and the
stop bit. Start bit is fixed at 0, stop bit is fixed at 1. LSB is sent our first and
is right after the start bit. Please check the chart below.
Diagram 1: RS232 Single-byte Timing Diagram

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Diagram 2: RS232 SYNC Command Timing

SYNC

Command Timing Diagram

One single command consists of 6 continuous single-bytes. Please find the
example of SYNC (AA0D00000000h) command.
Diagram 2: RS232 SYNC Command Timing
SYNC

Command
Set Set
Command
Camera can support 11 commands for interfacing to host as following.
Camera can support 11 commands for interfacing to host as following.
No.

Command

Command ID

Parameter 1

Initial

AA01h

00h

2
3

Get Picture
Snapshot

AA04h
AA05h

Get Setting
Snapshot Setting

AA06h

08h

4
Set Set
Package
Command
Size

Parameter
2
Color
Setting
00h
Skip Frame
(low byte)
Package
Size
(low byte)

Parameter 3

Parameter 4

Preview
Resolution
00h
Skip Frame
(high byte)
Package Size
(high byte)

JPEG Resolution

st
nd
5 can
Set support
Baud-rate 11 commands
AA07h
00h
Camera
interfacing 2to
host as following.
1for
Divider
Divider

No.7
1

Reset

Command
Power Down
Data

Initial

9
SNYC
2 10 Get
Picture
ACK

11

Snapshot
NAK

AA08h

00h
00h
00h

00h

Reset Setting

00h
00h
xxh
Parameter
Parameter
3
Parameter 4
00h
00h
00h
2
Date Type
Length-byte Length-byte 1
Length-byte 2
00h
Preview
JPEG Resolut
0 Color
Setting
Resolution
00h
00h
00h
00h
Get Setting
00hID Byte Package 00h
Command
ID
ACK00h
Package
ID Byte
counter
0
1
Snapshot Setting
Skip Frame Skip Frame
00h
00h
NAK(low byte)
Error Number
(high byte) 00h
counter

Command
ID 00h
Parameter 1
AA09h
AA0Ah

AA01h

AA0Dh
AA04h
AA0Eh

AA05h

AA0Fh

Set Package
AA06h
08h
Package
Package Size
00h
(high
byte)
Size
Size
* If the parameter is FFh, firmware will respond immediately.
(low byte)
st
nd
5
Set Baud-rate
AA07h
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1 Divider
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Divider
6
ResetCommands AA08h
Interface
Details
7

Power Down

AA09h

Reset Setting
00h

00h
00h

00h
00h

xxh
00h

The host issues this command to configure the preview image size and co
1.
Initial (AA01h)
command,
the camera will send out an ACK command to the host if the config
an NACK command will be sent out.
The host
issues this command to configure the preview image size and col
1. Initial
(AA01h)
command, the camera will send out an ACK command to the host if the configu
1. Initial (AA01h)
The host
issues will
thisbe
command
an NACK
command
sent out.to configure the preview image size and colo
Interface Commands Details
command, the camera will send out an ACK command to the host if the configur
The host issues this command to configure the preview image size and colo
an NACK command will be sent out.
1. Initialcommand,
(AA01h) the camera will send out an ACK command to the host if the configur
NACK
command
willtoSetting
be
sent out.the preview image size and
Color
The hostan
issues
this
command
configure
color type. After receiving this
camera will send out an ACK
2-bitcommand,
Gray-Scalethe 01h
command to the host if the4-bit
configuration
success.
Scale
02h Otherwise, an NACK
ColorGraySetting
command will be sent out. 8-bit
Scale 03h
2-bitGrayGray-Scale
01h
ColorColor
Setting
2-bit
4-bit Gray- Scale 05h
02h
2-bit
Gray-Scale
01h
Color
Setting
16-bit
Color Scale 06h
8-bit Gray03h
4-bit
GrayScale
02h
2-bit
01h
2-bitGray-Scale
Color
05h
JPEG
07h
8-bit
GrayScale
03h
4-bit
Gray16-bit
ColorScale 02h
06h
2-bit
Color
05h
8-bit
Gray- Scale 03h
JPEG
07h
16-bit
Color
06h
2-bit Color
05h
JPEGColor
07h
Preview
Resolution06h
16-bit
80*60
01h
JPEG
07h
Preview Resolution03h
160*120
80*60
01h
Preview Resolution
160*120
03h
80*60 Resolution01h
Preview
160*120
03h
JPEG
Resolution 01h
80*60
160*120
03h
80*64
01h
JPEG Resolution 03h
160*128
80*64
01h
320*240
JPEG Resolution 05h
160*128
03h
640*480
07h
80*64 Resolution 01h
JPEG
320*240
05h
160*128
03h
80*64
01h
640*480
07h
320*240
05h
160*128
03h
640*480
07h
320*240
05h
2.
Get
Picture
(AA04h)
2. Get Picture (AA04h) 640*480
07h

Host (pc,2.Arduino
or microcontroller)
issues this command to get a picture
Get Picture
(AA04h)
Host
issues this
command to get a picture from camera.
from camera.
2. Get Picture (AA04h)
Getcommand
Setting to get a picture from camera.
Host issues this
Snapshot
01h
2. Get Picture (AA04h)
Host issues this
command
Get
Setting to get a picture from camera.
Preview Picture

02h

Preview Picture
Snapshot
Picture
Get
Setting
JPEG Preview
Preview
SnapshotPicture
Picture
JPEG Picture
Preview
Preview
Picture
JPEG Preview
Picture

02h
01h
03h
02h
01h
03h
02h
03h

Snapshot
01h
Host issues this
command
to get03h
a picture from camera.
Get
Setting
JPEG
Preview

3. Snapshot (AA05h)

3. Snapshot (AA05h)

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Picture

3. Snapshot
(AA05h)
3. Snapshot
(AA05h)

Camera keeps a single frame of JPEG still picture data in the buffer after
Camera keeps a single frame of JPEG still picture data in the buffer aft
receiving this command.

Snapshot Setting
Compressed
00h
Picture
Uncompressed
01h
Picture

Skip Frame:
theofnumber
dropped
be defined before co
Skip Frame:
the number
dropped of
frames
can beframes
definedcan
before
compression occurs. 0
keeps frame,
the current
1 captures
nextect.
current
1 frame,
captures
the nextthe
frame
frame
ect.
t Package Size
(AA06h)

4. Set
Sizestill
(AA06h)
st will send out
the Package
size of JPEG
picture after receiving this command issued by camera.
Host
willfollows:
send out the size of JPEG still picture after receiving this
pe of package
is as
command issued by camera. Type of package is as follows:
ID
(2 byte)

Date Size
(2 byte)

Image Data
(Package Size-6 byte

Verify Code
(2 byte)

ID:!
!
!ID, stars
Package
starts
from
zero for an image
Package
fromID,
zero
for an
image
Dataof
Size:!
data in this package
a Size:
Size
image Size
data of
in image
this package
Verifydetection
Code:! Error
detection
to the
byte
sum of
the
ify Code: Error
code,
equals code,
to the equals
lower byte
oflower
sum of
theofwhole
package
data excep
field.
The higher
byte ofthe
thisverify
codecode
is always
zero.
i.e. verify code=lo
!the !verify! code
whole
package
data except
field. The
higher
byteN-2)
!byte(sum(byte0to
!
!
byte of this
code is always zero. i.e. verify code=low byte
!
!
! of(sum(byte"0"to
byte"N-2")
e: As the transmission
uncompressed image
is not the package mode, it is not necessary to se
the package size for the uncompressed image.
Note: As the transmission of uncompressed image is not the package
mode, it is not necessary to set the package size for the uncompressed
et Baud Rate
(AA07h)
image.

Host issues this command to set cameras baud rate. Camera auto-detects the baud rate issued by
ost and keep the baud rate to communicate with host, reconfiguration should be made if power off.
he baud rates were supported by camera as follows.

aud Rate=14.7456MHz/2*(2nd divider +1)/2*(1st divider+1)

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Baud Rate

st

1 Divider

nd

2 Divider

Baud Rate

st

1 Divider

nd

2 Divider

verifydata
code
field.
The higher byte of this code is always zero. i.e. ver
Sizethe
of image
in this
package
Errorbyte(sum(byte0to
detection code, equals to byteN-2)
the lower byte of sum of the whole package data except
the verify code field. The higher byte of this code is always zero. i.e. verify code=low
Note: As the byte(sum(byte0to
transmission of uncompressed
image is not the package mode, it is not nec
byteN-2)
size
the uncompressed
Note: Asthe
thepackage
transmission
of for
uncompressed
image is notimage.
the package mode, it is not necessary to set
the package size for the uncompressed image.
Data Size:
Verify Code:

5. Set
Baud
RateRate
(AA07h)
5. Set
Baud
(AA07h)
5. Set Baud Rate (AA07h)

Host
issues
command
rate.
Camera
auto-detects
the by
baud rate
Host
thisthis
command
to set to
cameras
baud rate.baud
Camera
auto-detects
baud rate issued
Hostissues
issues
this
command
toset
setcameras
cameras
baud
rate.
Camerathe
auto-detects
host
theissued
baudbaud
rate
communicate
withthe
host,
reconfiguration
should be made
if power be
off. made i
host
andkeep
keep
the
toand
communicate
with
host,
should
the and
baud
rate
bytorate
host
keep
baud
rate
toreconfiguration
communicate
with
The
baud
rates
were
supported
by
camera
as
follows.
The baud rates were supported by camera as follows.

host, reconfiguration should be made if power off. The baud rates were
nd
st
Baud
Rate=14.7456MHz/2*(2
divider
divider+1)
supported
by camera as
follows.
nd +1)/2*(1
Baud Rate=14.7456MHz/2*(2 divider +1)/2*(1st divider+1)
Baud Rate=14.7456MHz/2*(2nd divider +1)/2*(1st divider+1)
Baud Rate

st

1 Divider
st

nd

Divider

Baud RateFFh 1 Divider

7200bps
01h
9600bps
BFh
01h
7200bps
FFh
14400bps 7Fh
01h
9600bps 5Fh BFh 01h
19200bps
14400bps
19200bps

7Fh
5Fh

Baud Rate

nd

st

1 Divider

nd

2 Divider
st

nd

28800bpsBaud
3FhRate 01h
2 Divider
1 Divider

2 Divider

01h 57600bps28800bps
3Fh
1Fh
01h
01h 115200bps38400bps
2Fh
0h
01h
01h
57600bps
1Fh
01h
115200bps 0h

01h
01h
01h
01h

38400bps

2Fh

01h

6. Reset
(AA08h)
6. Reset
(AA08h)
Reset Setting

6. Reset00h
(AA08h)Reset the whole system, Camera will reboot and reset all registers and state
machine
Reset state machine only

01h

Reset Setting
00h
Reset the whole system, Camera will reboot and reset all registers and state
7. Power down machine
(AA09h)
01h
Reset state machine only

Camera
go into
7. Power
downwill
(AA09h)

sleep mode after receiving this command and get

resumed after sending out an ACK against SYNC command issued by
Camera will go into sleep mode after receiving this command and get resumed after sending out an
host.
ACK against SYNC command issued by host.

8. Data (AA0Ah)
9. (AA0Ah)
7.8. Power
down (AA09h)
Data
The type and size of image data prepared for transmitting out to host would
The
and
size
image
datathis
prepared
for transmitting
out tocommand
host would and
be advised
to host when
betype
advised
toof
host
when
camera
issuing
this command.
Camera
willcamera
go
into
sleep
mode
after
receiving
this
get resumed
after se
issuing
command.
ACK against SYNC command issued by host.

8. Data (AA0Ah)

Data Type
Snapshot Picture
Preview Picture
JPEG Picture

01h
02h
05h

The type and size of image data prepared for transmitting out to host would be advised
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Data Length: these 3 bytes represent the length of Snapshot Picture, Preview
Preview Picture.

camera issuing this command.

Data Type
Data Length: these
3 bytes represent the length of Snapshot Picture,
Snapshot Picture
01h
Preview Picture and JPEG Preview
Picture.
Preview Picture
JPEG Picture

9. SYNC (AA0Dh)

02h
05h

Either
the host
or the
camera
can issue
this command
to make
Data
Length:
these
3 bytes
represent
the length
of Snapshot
Picture,connection.
Preview Picture and JPE
An ACK command
must
be
sent
out
after
receiving
this
command.
Preview Picture.
10. ACK (AA0Eh)

9. SYNC (AA0Dh)

This
command
indicates
thecan
success
of the
last operation.
After receiving
Either
the host or
the camera
issue this
command
to make connection.
An ACK command mu
any
valid
command,
ACK
be
sent
out after
receiving
this command
command. must be sent out except when getting
preview data. The host can issue this command request image data
package with desired package ID after receiving Data command from
10. ACK (AA0Eh)
camera, and send this command with package ID 0F0Fh when finishing
with
package.
Thisreceiving
command data
indicates
the success of the last operation. After receiving any valid command, AC
Note:
Command
ID
is
when
hostgetting
requesting
image
command must be sent out00h
except
when
preview
data. data
The package.
host can issue this comma

request image data package with desired package ID after receiving Data command from camera, a
send
this command
package
ID 0F0Fh
finishing
with receiving by
data
package.
Command
ID: with
The
command
withwhen
that ID
is acknowledged
this
Note:
Command
ID
is
00h
when
host
requesting
image
data
package.
command.

ACK Counter:
Not in use
Command ID: The command with that ID is acknowledged by this command.
Package
ID:
For acknowledging Data Command, these two bytes
ACK Counter: Not in use
represent the
requested
package
ID. bytes
Whilerepresent
for
Package ID: For acknowledging
Data
Command,
these two
the requested packa
acknowledging
other
commands,
these
two
bytes
are
setto 00h.
ID. While for acknowledging other commands, these two bytes are set
to 00h.
11. NAK (AA0Fh)

11. NAK (AA0Fh)

This command shows corrupted transmission or unsupported features.
This
command shows corrupted transmission or unsupported features.
NAK Counter: Not in use
NAK
Notread
in use
ErrorCounter:
Number: (Please
the following chart)
Error Number:
(Please read the following chart)
Error Messages
Picture Type Error
Picture Up Scale
Picture Scale Error
Unexpected Respond
Send Picture Timeout
Unexpected Command
ASRAM JPEG Type Error
ASRAM JPEG Size Error
Picture Format Error
Picture Size Error

NAK code
01h
02h
03h
04h
05h
06h
07h
08h
09h
0Ah

Error Messages
Parameter Error
Send Register Timeout
Command ID Error
Picture Not Ready
Transfer Package Number Error
Set Transfer Package Size Wrong
Command Header Error
Command Length Error
Send Picture Error
Send Command Error

NAK code
0Bh
0Ch
0Dh
0Fh
10h
11h
F0h
F1h
F5h
FFh

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Command Protocol Examples

1. SYNC Command

2. Make connection with camera

Host issues
SYNC (baudwith
rate: 9600bps)
2. Make
connection
camerato await ACK from camera (usually an ACK command is
received after sending 25 times of SYNC command). .
Host issues SYNC (baud rate: 9600bps) to await ACK from camera (usually
an ACK command is received after sending 25 : 60 times of SYNC
2. Make
connection with camera
command)

Host issues SYNC (baud rate: 9600bps) to await ACK from camera (usually an ACK command is
received after sending 25 times of SYNC command). .

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Note: SYNC commands are 60 times at most.

3. Initial/ Get Picture/ Snapshot/Set Baud Rate / Reset/ Power down

Command

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4. Getting a Snapshot through RS232

4. Getting a Snapshot through RS232

Please make assure that connection is already made before the following
communication.
1 JPEG Snapshot
Picture
4.1 JPEG Snapshot Picture

Remark: 1) xx any number; 2) ~~ image size returned.

Remark: 1) xx any number;
2)
imageEgypt
size returned.
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Electronics
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4.2 Uncompressed Snapshot Picture)

4.2 Uncompressed Snapshot Picture

Remark: 1) xx any number; 2) !! image size returned.

Remark: 1) xx any number;
2) image size returned.

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5. Getting a preview Picture through RS232

Please make assure that connection is already made before the following
communication.

Remark:
1) xx any number;
2) ~~ : image size returned

Remark: 1) xx any number;

2) : image size returned

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5.2. Preview un-impressed image

Remark:
1) xx any number; 2) ~~ image size returned.

Remark: 1) xx any number;

2) image size returned.

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