Performance Results#

Rolling Shutter Performance#

IMX274 | 1920x1080 @ 60fps

HSB Native results (Holoscan pipeline with CPU scheduler):

Metric

HSB Native

Average Latency (ms)

16.20

Min Latency (ms)

14.00

Max Latency (ms)

18.80

Std Dev (ms)

1.20

Coefficient of Variation (%)

7.40

Max Jitter (ms)

4.80

Jitter % (wrt avg)

34.50%

Global Shutter Performance#

VB1940 | 2560x1984 @ 30fps

HSB Native results (Holoscan pipeline with CPU scheduler):

Metric

HSB Native

Average Latency (ms)

42.72

Min Latency (ms)

41.02

Max Latency (ms)

47.82

Std Dev (ms)

0.87

Coefficient of Variation (%)

2.00

Max Jitter (ms)

6.80

Jitter % (wrt avg)

15.92%


Performance Analysis#

Measurement Notes#

  1. Hardware-Synchronized Timing: Direct FPGA event detection eliminates software scheduling jitter

  2. Sub-millisecond Precision: ~10us resolution

  3. Frame-Accurate Triggering: LED triggers synchronized to exact camera frame events

  4. Reduced System Interference: Dedicated timing hardware independent of OS scheduling

Key Metrics Explained#

  • Average Latency: End-to-end time from camera trigger to display detection

  • Standard Deviation: Measurement consistency (lower indicates more predictable timing)

  • Max Jitter: Peak-to-peak variation in timing measurements

  • Std Dev %: Standard deviation as percentage of average latency

  • Jitter %: Maximum jitter as percentage of average latency