1 Introduction

1.1 Scope
The Camera Serial Interface 2 Specification defines an interface between a peripheral device (camera) and a host processor (baseband, application engine). The purpose of this document is to specify a standard interface between a camera and a host processor for mobile applications.
This Revision of the Camera Serial Interface 2 Specification leverages C-PHY version 1.2 [MIPI02] and D-PHY version 2.1 [MIPI01]. These enhancements enable higher interface bandwidth and more flexibility in channel layout. The CSI-2 version 1.3 Specification was designed to ensure interoperability with CSI-2 version 1.2 when the former uses the D-PHY physical layer. If the C-PHY physical layer only is used, then backwards compatibility cannot be maintained.
In this document, the term ‘host processor’ refers to the hardware and software that performs essential core functions for telecommunication or application tasks. The engine of a mobile terminal includes hardware and the functions, which enable the basic operation of the mobile terminal. These include, for example, the printed circuit boards, RF components, basic electronics, and basic software, such as the digital signal processing software.
摄像头串行接口2（CSI2）规范定义了外围设备(camera)和主机处理器(基带，应用引擎)之间的接口。本文档的目的是为移动应用程序指定一个相机和主机处理器之间的标准接口。
本版本的 CSI2 规范了 C-PHY 1.2 版本[MIPI02] 和 D-PHY 2.1 版本[MIPI01]。使接口bandwidth 更高，通道布局更灵活。CSI-2规范了使用D-PHY物理层与CSI-2 的互操作性。如果只使用C-PHY物理层，则无法保持向后兼容性。
在本文档中，“host processor”一词是指为telecommunication 和 application tasks 任务执行核心功能的硬件和软件。移动终端引擎包括硬件和功能两部分，实现移动终端的基本运行。这些包括，例如，印刷电路板、射频元件、基本电子器件和基本软件，如数字信号处理软件。

1.2 Purpose
Demand for increasingly higher image resolutions is pushing the bandwidth capacity of existing host processor-to-camera sensor interfaces. Common parallel interfaces are difficult to expand, require many interconnects, and consume relatively large amounts of power. Emerging serial interfaces address many of the shortcomings of parallel interfaces while introducing their own problems. Incompatible, proprietary interfaces prevent devices from different manufacturers from working together. This can raise system costs and reduce system reliability by requiring “hacks” to force the devices to interoperate. The lack of a clear industry standard can slow innovation and inhibit new product market entry.
CSI-2 provides the mobile industry a standard, robust, scalable, low-power, high-speed, cost-effective interface that supports a wide range of imaging solutions for mobile devices.
越来越高的图像分辨率需求正在推动增加现有的 host processor-to-camera sensor 的带宽容量。常见的并行接口难以扩展，需要进行多次互连，功耗相对较大。新的串行接口解决了并行接口的诸多缺点，同时也引入了一些问题。不兼容的接口特性使不同的制造商设备不能一起工作。这可能会提高系统成本，降低系统可靠性，因为这需要“hacks”强制设备进行互操作。缺乏明确的行业标准会减少创新，抑制新产品进入市场。
CSI-2为移动行业提供了一个标准的、健壮的、可伸缩的、低功耗、高速、经济的接口，广泛的支持移动设备成像解决方案。