Texas Instruments MC-1000WU-20A - Manual (Page 14)

Equipment Required But Not Supplied
1-6 General Description
1.5 Equipment Required But Not Supplied
The MC-1000WU-20A camera uses the full-frame TC215 CCD image sensor.
This full-frame format sensor requires a mechanical shutter or an electronic
light strobe to prevent image smear. The shutter or strobe light allows scene
information to be captured during either the open time of the shutter or on-time
of the strobe light. The transfer or read-out of the captured scene information
is performed during the closed time of the shutter or off-time of the strobe.
Once the shutter or strobe light is chosen, an appropriate lens may also be
selected.
The MC-1000WU-20A camera supplies analog video at either a 15-Hz frame
rate in the TV mode or a 10-Hz frame rate in the shutter mode and can be
displayed directly to a video monitor capable of those frame rates. However,
many applications require the addition of a custom or commercially available
frame-buffer or other video processing equipment. This hardware will enable
the user to capture and digitally process the scene information. The
MC-1000WU-20A is presently supported by several manufacturers of video
processing hardware and software systems. Most manufacturers have
application notes available describing the interface required.