Grumpy_Mike:
My data throughput need should be 1000 scans * 8 bits * 1024 pixels / second, that's 1000 KB/s or 8.192 Kbits/s, if my calculation is correct.
Well I get 1000 lines by 1024 pixels, being 1.024 M pixels per second. You have to send out the stuff on the serial port so that is 10 bits per byte. Assuming a pixel is 8 bits that gives you a data rate of 10.24 M baud, a bit much I think for a serial port running on a 16MHz processor.
Ah, I see. Thank You again for the crucial info. Then I guess I have to abandon the Uno MCB and go with a faster processor setup. Any recommendations? I also have a Netduino board, is 48Mhz enough?
Beginner question: What is the relationship between Baud and the processor clock frequency?