This technical article by Andrey N. Filippov describes the use of Embedded Linux in the design of the Elphel Model 303 High Speed Gated Intensified Camera. The device combines a fast gated micro-channel plate (MCP) image intensifier, a CMOS image sensor, and an embedded computer based on an Axis ETRAX RISC processor running Embedded Linux. These three ingredients made it possible to create a compact, ultra-fast (10 ns exposure, +/- 0.8 ns jitter) camera complete with an Ethernet interface and built-in webserver.

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