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CSI-2

Camera Command Set

Camera Service Extensions

Camera Security Framework


   Physical Layers

A-PHY

A-PHY PALs

C-PHY

D-PHY

M-PHY
       Display

    DSI

    DSI-2

    Display Command Set

    Display Service Extensions


       Audio

    SoundWire

    SLIMbus
         Control & Data

      Battery Interface

      I3C and I3C Basic

      RF Front-End

      System Power Management


         Chip-to-Chip/IPC

      DigRF

      UniPro


         Security

      Camera Security Framework
      (includes CSE, Camera Security & Camera Security Profiles)
           Debug & Trace

        Debug Over I3C

        Debug Over IPS

        Debug Over PCIe

        Debug Over UCIe

        Gigabit Debug for USB

        High-Speed Trace Interface

        Narrow Interface for Debug & Test

        Parallel Trace Interface

        SneakPeek Protocol

        System Trace Protocol

        System Software Trace

        Trace Wrapper Protocol
             Software Integration

          DisCo

          DisCo for I3C

          DisCo for Imaging

          DisCo for NIDnT

          DisCo for SoundWire

          I3C HCI

          I3C TCRI

          SoundWire Device Class for Audio (SDCA)


             Software Code

          Camera Command Set Tools

          SyS-T Instrumentation Library

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            MIPI Alliance Blog:

            The Wires Behind Wireless

            MIPI CSI-2

            MIPI Automotive Webinar Series

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            Coming This Month: Two Days, Six Webinars – Explore MIPI Specifications in Next-Generation Automotive E/E Architectures

            Picture of Dervla O'Reilly, MIPI Senior Event Manager Dervla O'Reilly, MIPI Senior Event Manager: 1 May 2024

            Are you interested in learning more about the latest developments in automotive? Join us on 15-16 May for the next MIPI webinar series—a deep dive into MIPI automotive initiatives supporting and streamlining the integration of state-of-the-art images...

            MIPI A-PHY Automotive MIPI Alliance Security MASS MIPI A-PHY PALs MIPI DSE MIPI CSI-2 MIPI DSI-2
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            MIPI Sessions at the 2024 Drive World Conferece

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            MIPI Automotive Solutions To Be Highlighted During DesignCon's Drive World Track

            Picture of Ian Smith, MIPI Alliance Technical Content Consultant Ian Smith, MIPI Alliance Technical Content Consultant: 17 January 2024

            Presentations will focus on the use of MIPI camera, PHY and security specifications for ADAS and ADS applications

            MIPI A-PHY Security MASS CSE MIPI CSI-2
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            MIPI Camera Week - 27-29 November

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            Join Us Next Week for an Exploration of CSI-2 System Design

            Picture of Dervla O'Reilly, MIPI Senior Event Manager Dervla O'Reilly, MIPI Senior Event Manager: 22 November 2023

            You're invited to join us on 27-29 November for MIPI's Camera Week webinar series–two webinars exploring the system architecture implications of using MIPI CSI‑2® over C‑PHY℠ and D‑PHY℠, and a member use case on how CSI-2 can deliver optimum image...

            MIPI D-PHY MIPI C-PHY MIPI CSI-2
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            Introducing the MIPI Security Framework

            7 min read

            Introducing the MIPI Security Framework: Taking Security to the Next Level

            Picture of Philip Hawkes and Rick Wietfeldt, MIPI Security Working Group Co-Chairs Philip Hawkes and Rick Wietfeldt, MIPI Security Working Group Co-Chairs: 7 September 2023

            The aim of the MIPI Security Framework is to add end-to-end security to applications that leverage existing MIPI specifications. Initially focused on MIPI CSI-2® image sensor applications in automotive, this framework is designed to enable authentication...

            Automotive Security MASS MIPI CSI-2
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            MIPI PAL/SPI and PAL/CSI-2

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            New PAL/SPI and Updated PAL/CSI-2 Extend Options for A-PHY Implementation in Automotive

            Picture of Nadav Banet, Lead, MIPI Camera Adaptation Layer Subgroup Nadav Banet, Lead, MIPI Camera Adaptation Layer Subgroup: 30 August 2023

            With the introduction of a new MIPI A-PHY® Protocol Adaptation Layer (MIPI PAL℠) for SPI and added features to another PAL for MIPI Camera Serial Interface 2 (MIPI CSI-2®), MIPI continues to expand and enhance the ways in which automotive designers can...

            Automotive MASS MIPI A-PHY PALs MIPI CSI-2
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            MIPI in the News

            3 min read

            MIPI CSI-2, A-PHY, MASS and Security Gain Media Attention

            Picture of Sharmion Kerley, MIPI Director of Marketing and Membership Sharmion Kerley, MIPI Director of Marketing and Membership: 15 June 2023

            As MIPI Alliance marks its 20th anniversary this year, MIPI specifications continue to advance and be leveraged in new applications within mobile and mobile-influenced adjacent industries, such as automotive and IoT. And along with this momentum, there...

            Automotive Security MASS MIPI CSI-2
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            MIPI DisCo for Imaging v1.0

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            MIPI DisCo for Imaging Specification Expands Suite of Tools for CSI-2 Implementation

            Picture of Sakari Ailus, MIPI CCS Tools Developer Sakari Ailus, MIPI CCS Tools Developer: 23 May 2023

            Driver development historically has been a cumbersome and expensive burden for designers of systems for smartphones, personal computers, wearables, the IoT, automobiles and other devices. In the absence of common drivers, information about the properties...

            MIPI CSI-2 MIPI DisCo for Imaging
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            MIPI education at embedded world Conference

            7 min read

            MIPI Alliance Partners with embedded world Conference To Offer Dedicated MIPI Education Tracks

            Picture of Sharmion Kerley, MIPI Director of Marketing and Membership Sharmion Kerley, MIPI Director of Marketing and Membership: 21 February 2023

            MIPI Alliance specifications will be in the spotlight next month at the 21st annual embedded world Exhibition & Conference, with two dedicated MIPI education tracks and nine total sessions focused on MIPI specifications.

            MIPI A-PHY Automotive MIPI I3C and I3C Basic MIPI CSI-2
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            MIPI CSI-2 Security Forum

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            MIPI CSI-2 Security Forum Kicks Off 2023 Education Program

            Picture of Ian Smith, MIPI Alliance Technical Content Consultant Ian Smith, MIPI Alliance Technical Content Consultant: 15 February 2023

            At MIPI’s first event of 2023, the co-chairs of the MIPI Security Working Group, Philip Hawkes and Rick Wietfeldt, provided a comprehensive introduction to the upcoming MIPI Security Framework, including an overview of specifications slated to be...

            Security CSE MIPI CSI-2
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            MIPI Camera Command Set Tools

            2 min read

            MIPI CCS Tools Address IoT-Specific Design Challenges Around Machine Vision

            Picture of Sakari Ailus, MIPI CCS Tools Developer Sakari Ailus, MIPI CCS Tools Developer: 22 September 2022

            In the context of the IoT, there are many applications that use machine vision to perform their functions. The range of applications is far-reaching—drones, surveillance cameras, autonomous moving robots and industrial robots are just some of the...

            Camera MIPI CCS MIPI CSI-2 CCS Tools
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            Recent Updates to MIPI I3C Basic, A-PHY and CSI-2 Gain Media Attention

            Picture of Sharmion Kerley, MIPI Director of Marketing and Membership Sharmion Kerley, MIPI Director of Marketing and Membership: 13 April 2022

            Over the past year, MIPI has adopted a record number of new and updated interface specifications for mobile, the Internet of Things (IoT), automotive and related industries. Three key 2021 releases in particular have garnered significant media interest...

            MIPI A-PHY News MIPI I3C and I3C Basic MIPI CSI-2
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            Machine Vision

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            Major CSI-2 Update Supports Always-On, Low-Power, Machine-Vision Applications

            Picture of Sharmion Kerley, MIPI Director of Marketing and Membership Sharmion Kerley, MIPI Director of Marketing and Membership: 10 February 2022

            A major update to the world’s most widely implemented embedded camera and imaging interface delivers a scalable foundation upon which next-generation artificial intelligence and machine‑vision systems can enhance human-device interaction. Version 4.0 of...

            Camera MIPI CSI-2
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            CSI-2-blog1

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            MIPI CSI-2’s Newest Frontier: Machine Awareness

            Picture of Haran Thanigasalam, Chair of the MIPI Camera Working Group Haran Thanigasalam, Chair of the MIPI Camera Working Group: 27 September 2019

            One of the challenges we humans have is that our ability to perceive things around us and to make sense of the world relies on abstractions based upon mental constructs. It’s a limited capability. And what we have come to realize is that enabling...

            Camera AI MIPI CSI-2
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