Hi There,
I would like to interface a Sony sensor directly and the goal is to get an image through an Ethernet connection. The setup is to take long exposure still images in low light, like astrography. There is no needs of high-speed onboard processing or compression.
Despite having done quite a bit of research, informations are sparse, to say the least. From the sensor datasheet itself, it seems doable to directly control it from a powerful 32bit uC (some of the microchip comes with integrated 32MB of ram) and quite a bit of firmware.
Also some Chinese made USB cameras using IMX sensors seem to have very little electronic while others seem to be heavily packed, I guess all depending on resolution and framerate required.
Is there anyone had to experience with sony's sensor, does sony has some specific chipset that can be used (haven't found anything so far), DIY projects of some sort.. ?
Any pointers to any useful resources would be greatly appreciated!