Tutorial Overview

This tutorial introduces onsemi’s Premier Reference Image Sensor Modules (PRISM), a pre-optimized imaging platform designed to accelerate camera development from concept to production. It addresses common challenges in imaging system design by providing a validated, modular foundation that integrates optics, image sensors, interfaces, image signal processing, and application processors. By eliminating early-stage trial-and-error, PRISM helps reduce development risk, cost, and time-to-market—often by several months.

The tutorial explains the core building blocks of a vision system and how PRISM simplifies their integration through standardized connectors, tuned ISP configurations, and ecosystem-compatible adapters. It details how PRISM streamlines critical steps such as lens sourcing and matching, ISP tuning, and sensor-to-processor connectivity using components like the AP1302 image co-processor and Demo3 evaluation platform.

Finally, the tutorial highlights onsemi’s Hyperlux SG, LP, and LH CMOS image sensor families and their alignment with PRISM for applications ranging from machine vision and robotics to security, automotive, and consumer devices. It showcases PRISM’s compatibility with major processor platforms, enabling rapid evaluation, software development, and scalable manufacturing.