Preliminary
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MT9P031: 1/2.5-Inch 5-Mp Digital Image Sensor
MT9P031 Image Sensor
Product Brief
Micron’s MT9P031 is a 1/2.5-inch CMOS digital image sensor
with an active-pixel array of 2592H x 1944V.
It incorporates
sophisticated camera functions such as windowing, binning,
column and row skip mode, and snapshot mode. It is program-
mable through a simple two-wire serial interface. The MT9P031
produces extraordinarily clear, sharp digital pictures, and its ability
to capture both continuous video and single frames makes it the
perfect choice for a wide range of consumer and commercial secu-
rity applications, including high resolution network cameras; pan,
tilt, and zoom cameras; and hybrid video/still cameras.
Key Parameters
Applications
• High-resolution network
cameras
• Wide field of view cameras
• High-definition surveillance
camera
• Dome cameras with electronic
pan, tilt, and zoom
• Hybrid video cameras with
high resolution stills
• Detailed feature extraction for
smart cameras
Features
• Micron
®
DigitalClarity
®
imaging technology
• High frame rate
• Superior low-light
performance
• Low dark current
• Global reset release, which
starts the exposure of all rows
simultaneously
• Bulb exposure mode, for
arbitrary exposure times
• Snapshot mode to take frames
on demand
• Horizontal and vertical mirror
image
• Column and row skip modes to
reduce image size without
reducing field of view
• Column and row binning
modes to improve image
quality when resizing
• Simple two-wire serial
interface
• Subframe windowed readout
• Programmable controls: gain,
frame rate, frame size,
exposure
• Automatic black level
calibration
• On-chip PLL
1/2.5-inch (4:3)
5.70mm(H) x 4.28mm(V)
7.13mm diagonal
Active pixels
2592H x 1944V
Pixel size
2.2µm x 2.2µm
Color filter array
RGB Bayer pattern
Shutter type
Global reset release (GRR),
snapshot only; electronic
rolling shutter (ERS)
Maximum data rate/ 96 Mp/s at 96 MHz (2.8V I/O)
master clock
48 Mp/s at 48MHz (1.8V I/O)
Frame Rate
Full resolution
Programmable up to 14 fps
VGA (with binning) Programmable up to 53 fps
720P (1280 X 720,
Programmable up to 60 fps
skipping mode)
ADC resolution
12-bit, on-chip
Responsivity
1.4 V/lux-sec (550nm)
Pixel dynamic range 70.1dB (full resolution),
76dB (2 x 2 binning)
38.1dB (full resolution),
SNR
MAX
44dB (2 x 2 binning)
Supply I/O
1.7V
−
3.1V
voltage Digital
1.7V
−
1.9V (1.8V nominal)
Analog
2.6V
−
3.1V (2.8V nominal)
Power consumption 381mW at 14 fps full
resolution
Operating temp.
–30°C to +70°C
Packaging
48-pin iLCC, die
Output gain
10 e-/LSB
Read noise
2.6 e-RMS at 16X
Dark current
25 e-/pix/s at 55C
Optical format
Active imager size
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Micron without notice. Products are only warranted by Micron to meet Micron’s production data sheet specifications.
MT9P031: 1/2.5-Inch 5-Mp Digital Image Sensor
Ordering Information
Ordering Information
Table 1:
Available Part Numbers
Part Number
MT9P031I12STC ES
MT9P031I12STD ES
MT9P031I12STH ES
Description
48-Pin iLCC 7 deg
Demo kit
Demo kit headboard
General Description
The MT9P031 sensor can be operated in its default mode or programmed for frame size,
exposure, gain setting, and other parameters. The default mode outputs a full-resolution
image at 14 frames per second (fps).
An on-chip analog-to-digital converter (ADC) provides 12 bits per pixel. FRAME_VALID
and LINE_VALID signals are output on dedicated pins, as is a pixel clock that is synchro-
nous with valid data.
The 5-megapixel CMOS i`mage sensor features DigitalClarity—Micron’s breakthrough
low-noise CMOS imaging technology that achieves CCD image quality (based on signal-
to-noise ratio and low-light sensitivity) while maintaining the inherent size, cost, and
integration advantages of CMOS.
Figure 1:
MT9P031 Quantum Efficiency versus Wavelength
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General Description
Figure 2:
Chief Ray Angle
CRA
Design
14
12
10
CRA
(deg)
8
6
4
2
0
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
Image Height (%)
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Functional Overview
Functional Overview
The MT9P031 is a progressive-scan sensor that generates a stream of pixel data at a con-
stant frame rate. It uses an on-chip, phase-locked loop (PLL) to generate all internal
clocks from a single master input clock running between 6 MHz and 27 MHz. The maxi-
mum pixel rate is 96 megapixels per second, corresponding to a clock rate of 96 MHz.
Figure 3 illustrates a block diagram of the sensor.
Figure 3:
MT9P031 Block Diagram
TRIGGER
Pixel Array
2,752H x 2,004V
Array
Control
Serial
Interface
SCLK
S
DATA
S
ADDR
EXTCLK
RESET#
STANDBY#
OE#
Analog
Signal Chain
Data Path
PIXCLK
D
OUT
[11:0]
LINE_VALID
FRAME_VALID
STROBE
The sensor is programmed via the two-wire serial bus, which communicates with the
array control, analog signal chain, and digital signal chain. The core of the sensor is a 5-
megapixel active-pixel array. The timing and control circuitry sequences through the
rows of the array, resetting and then reading each row in turn. In the time interval
between resetting a row and reading that row, the pixels in the row integrate incident
light. The exposure is controlled by varying the time interval between reset and readout.
Once a row has been read, the data from the columns are sequenced through an analog
signal chain (providing offset correction and gain) and then through an ADC. The out-
put from the ADC is a 12-bit value for each pixel in the array. The ADC output passes
through a digital processing signal chain (which provides further data path corrections
and applies digital gain). The pixel data are output at a rate of up to 96 Mp/s, in addition
to frame and line synchronization signals.
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Output
MT9P031: 1/2.5-Inch 5-Mp Digital Image Sensor
Functional Overview
Figure 4:
Typical Configuration (connection)
V
DD
Q
2,3
V
DD2,3
V
AA2,3
V
DD
Q
V
DD
1.5KΩ
1
1.5KΩ
1
10KΩ
S
ADDR
RESET#
STANDBY#
1µF
SCLK
S
DATA
TRIGGER
EXTCLK
OE#
D
GND
3
RSVD
From
Controller
Master
Clock
D
OUT
[11:0]
PIXCLK
FRAME_VALID
LINE_VALID
STROBE
V
DD
PLL
VAAPIX
V
AA
To
Controller
A
GND
3
Notes: 1. Resistor value 1.5KΩ is recommended but may be greater for slower two-wire speed.
2. All power supplies should be adequately decoupled.
3. All D
GND
pins must be tied together, as must all A
GND
pins, all V
DD
Q pins, and all V
DD
pins.
Figure 5:
48-Pin iLCC 10x10mm Package Pinout Diagram (top view)
VAAPIX
VAAPIX
D
OUT
11
D
OUT
10
44
6
5
4
3
2
1
48
47
46
45
43
42
41
40
39
38
37
36
35
34
33
32
31
D
OUT
9
D
OUT
8
D
OUT
7
D
OUT
6
V
DD
Q
D
OUT
5
D
OUT
4
D
OUT
3
D
OUT
2
D
OUT
1
D
OUT
0
PIXCLK
EXTCLK
30
S
DATA
RSVD
FRAME_VALID
LINE_VALID
STROBE
D
GND
V
DD
Q
V
DD
S
ADDR
STANDBY#
TRIGGER
RESET#
OE#
NC
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
V
AA
NC
NC
D
GND
A
GND
SCLK
TEST
V
DD
NC
NC
A
GND
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DD
PLL
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D
GND
TEST
TEST
V
AA
NC
TEST