Abstract: In a particular embodiment, a method is disclosed that includes illuminating an opaque mask having a plurality of holes formed therein, each hole of the plurality of holes having a predetermined size. The method includes forming a two-dimensional impulse response image of the illuminated opaque mask using a camera module. The method further includes determining at least one optical characteristic of the camera module based on the two-dimensional impulse response image of the illuminated opaque mask.

Abstract: In a particular embodiment, a method is disclosed that includes illuminating an opaque mask having a plurality of holes formed therein, each hole of the plurality of holes having a predetermined size. The method includes forming a two-dimensional impulse response image of the illuminated opaque mask using a camera module. The method further includes determining at least one optical characteristic of the camera module based on the two-dimensional impulse response image of the illuminated opaque mask.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining the parity of data bits that have been disassociated from their parity bits and regrouped by a data byte shifter/converter or like apparatus. The lack of usually available parity bit association is overcome by generating a parity bit for each of the groups, including the parity bits, formed by the disassociative procedure. The group parity bits are then logically checked by an appropriate number of exclusive OR gates to determine their overall parity. A resultant parity signal is thereby generated which accurately reflects the parity state of the original data, unless an even number of bit errors have occurred. An odd number of bit errors is detected and, if appropriate, then alarmed.