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Configuration of the camera
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GPDATA_BUFFER
GPDATA_BUFFER is a general purpose register that regulates the exchange of
data between camera and host for:
• writing look-up tables (LUTs) into the camera
• uploading/downloading of the shading image
GPDATA_INFO Buffer size query
GPDATA_BUFFER indicates the actual storage range
Little endian vs. big endian byte order
• Read/WriteBlock accesses to GPDATA_BUFFER are recommended, to read
or write more than 4 byte data. This increases the transfer speed com-
pared to accessing every single quadlet.
• The big endian byte order of the 1394 bus is unlike the little endian
byte order of common operating systems (Intel PC). Each quadlet of the
local buffer, containing the LUT data or shading image for instance, has
to be swapped bytewise from little endian byte order to big endian byte
order before writing on the bus.
Register Name Field Bit Description
0xF1000FFC GPDATA_INFO --- [0..15] Reserved
BufferSize [16..31] Size of GPDATA_BUFFER
(byte)
0xF1001000
…
0xF10017FC
GPDATA_BUFFER
Table 169: Advanced register: GPData buffer
Note

• Read the BufferSize before using.
• GPDATA_BUFFER can be used by only one function at a
time.
Bit depth little endian big endian Description
8 bit L0 L1 L2 L3  L3 L2 L1 L0 L: low byte
H: high byte 16 bit L0 H0 L1 H1  H1 L1 H0 L0
Table 170: Swapped first quadlet at address offset 0