Marlin Technical ManualV.2.7.0
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Description of the data path
The following flow diagram illustrates one-push white balance sequence.
Finally, the calculated correction values can be read from the WHITE_BALANCE
register 80Ch.
Auto white balance (AWB)
The auto white balance feature continuously optimizes the color characteristics
of the image.
For the white balance algorithm a grid is used of at least 300 samples equally
spread over the area of interest or a fraction of it.
Auto white balance can also be enabled by using an external trigger. However,
if there is a pause of >10 seconds between capturing individual frames this pro-
cess is aborted.
Figure 36: One-push white balance sequence
Note
The following ancillary conditions should be observed for suc-
cessful white balance:
• There are no stringent or special requirements on the
image content, it requires only the presence of equally
weighted RGB pixels in the image.
• Auto white balance can be started both during active
image capture and when the camera is in idle state.
Pause image
capture
Capture image
via One_shot
Calculate and
set correction
values
Restart image
capture if
necessary
Repeat steps
six times
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