
Description of the data path
PIKE Technical Manual V4.0.0
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Look-up table (LUT) and gamma function
The AVT PIKE camera provides sixteen (0-15) user-defined look-up tables
(LUT). The use of one LUT allows any function (in the form Output = F(Input))
to be stored in the camera's RAM and to be applied on the individual pixels
of an image at run-time.
The address lines of the RAM are connected to the incoming digital data,
these in turn point to the values of functions which are calculated offline,
e.g. with a spreadsheet program.
This function needs to be loaded into the camera's RAM before use.
One example of using an LUT is the gamma LUT:
There are two gamma LUTs (gamma=0.7 and gamma=0.45)
Output = (Input)
0.7
and Output = (Input)
0.45
These two gamma LUTs are used with all PIKE models.
It is known as compensation for the nonlinear brightness response of many
displays e.g. CRT monitors. The look-up table converts the incoming 14 bits
from the digitizer to outgoing up to 14 bits.
Figure 68: LUTs with gamma=0.45, gamma=0.7
Output = f (Input)
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Pike, gamma=0.45 Pike, gamma=0.7
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