The second generation of Arducam USB2.0 shield is designed to replace the old one released on March 2017 while keeping the same form of factor and software compatible. The highlight of the new USB2.0 camera shield is that it has onboard 8MByte hardware frame buffer, and overcome the bandwidth and dropping frames issue when using the software frame buffer scheme. In addition, with onboard frame buffer it supports synchronized multiple cameras taking images exactly at the same time. Now it well supports both PC and embedded system like Raspberry Pi, and also can provide customized support for Odroid, Beaglebone Black, Nvidia JETSON TK/TX boards.
Features
- Support any parallel image sensors
- Support 8/10/12 bit pixel color depth
- Build-in IRCUT control (optional)
- Need extra MIPI to parallel adapter board for supporting MIPI interface sensors
- Support x86 PC, ARM 32/64bit, Odroid C2, Raspberry Pi hardware platforms
- Support Windows, Linux OS, ROS
- Support C/C++, Python Programming Languages
- Fully customizable and can be ported to other hardware platform and software OS
- Provide free binary SDK library and demo software source code
Specifications
- Bandwidth:480Mbps USB2.0
- I/O Voltage Standard: 3.3V
- Connector: Micro-USB2.0
- Onboard Frame Buffer 8MBytes
- Size: 40 x 40 mm
- Weight: 20g
- Power Consumption: 5V/300mA
- Operation Temperature: -10℃～+55℃
Table 1 Featured Parallel Camera Modules Supported
| Resolution | Frame Rate | Camera Module | Sensor Vendor |
| 0.3MP | 30fps | OV7670/OV7725/OV7740 | Omnivision |
| 0.3MP | 30fps | GC0308 | GlaxyCore |
| 0.3MP | 60fps | MT9V022/MT9V034 | Aptina |
| 1MP | 30fps | OV9712 | Omnivision |
| 1MP | 30fps | NT99141 | Novatek |
| 1.3MP | 22fps | AR0134/AR0135 | Aptina |
| 1.3MP | 15fps | MT9M001 | Aptina |
| 2MP | 12fps | MT9D111 | Aptina |
| 3MP | 10fps | OV3640 | Aptina |
| 5MP | 5fps | OV5640/OV5642 | Omnivision |
| 9MP | 3fps | MT9N001 | Aptina |
| 10MP | 3fps | MT9J001/MT9J003 | Aptina |
| 14MP | 2fps | MT9F001/MT9F002 | Aptina |
Video Demo
Documentations
Introduction to Arducam USB Camera Shields
1. Building a Camera System 1.1 The Difficulty of Connecting an Image Sensor to Your System If you have an adequate budget, the easiest way is to buy the off-the-shelf industrial camera and use it as is. But if you decide to design a camera using an image sensor from scratch, you will face the […]
Arducam USB2 Camera Shield DataSheet
Arducam USB2 Camera Shield User Guide
Arducam USB Camera Shield SDK C/C++ User Guide
Arducam USB Camera Shield SDK Python User Guide
