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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2002
Filed:
May. 14, 1999
Adolf T. R. Hsu, Yunlin Hsien, TW;
Ching-Chih Fan, Hsinchu, TW;
Mustek Systems Inc., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
An image-sensor emulating device establishing a link with a host system by using peripheral interface bus. The image-sensor emulating device emulates the functions of image-sensors by programmably generating the relevant image-sensor and timing signals. Alternatively, the timing signals can also be generated from the timing signals outputted by an outside image-sensor. Therefore, the emulating device can generate predetermined image-sensor signals and timing signals such that the debugging process is simplified and the developing efficiency is improved. Moreover, the emulating device according to the present invention can also generate a timing signal serving as a reference timing signal for emulating an image-sensor. The reference timing signal can be used to compare with the actual timing signals of an image-sensor.