Arducam HM01B0 Monochrome QVGA SPI Camera Module for Raspberry Pi Pico

Overview

Arducam HM01B0 is a camera module featuring ultra-low power consumption, up to QVGA resolution, 1-bit video data interface and line sync, all these, along with other specs make it a perfect camera for building machine vision projects and Always on Serivce applications with energy-efficient MCUs. It’s designed specifically for Raspberry Pi Pico and other third party RP2040 dev boards.  It’s also the built-in camera of the Arducam Pico4ML.

Applications

• Machine Vision
• Robotics
• IoT
• Gestures, intelligent ambient light and proximity sensing, tracking and object identification

Features

• Ultra Low Power Image Sensor designed for Always-on vision devices and applications
• High sensitivity 3.6μ BrightSenseTM pixel technology
• 324 x 324 active pixel resolution with support for QVGA window, vertical flip and horizontal mirror readout
• <1.1mW QQVGA resolution at 30FPS, < 2mW QVGA resolution at 30FPS
• Programmable black level calibration target, frame size, frame rate, exposure, analog gain (up to 8x) and digital gain (up to 4x)
• Automatic exposure and gain control loop with support for 50 / 60Hz flicker avoidance
• Flexible 1-bit, 4-bit and 8-bit video data interface with video frame and line sync
• Motion Detection circuit with programmable ROI and detection threshold with digital output to serve as an interrupt
• On-chip self oscillator
• I2C 2-wire serial interface for register access
• CSP and Bare Die sensor package option
• High CRA for low profile module design

Specifications

• Active Pixel Array: 320 x 320
• Pixel Size: 3.6 µm x 3.6 µm
• Full Image Area: 1152 µm x 1152 µm
• Diagonal (Optical Format): 1.63 mm (1/11″)
• Color Filter Array: Monochrome and Bayer
• Scan Mode: Progressive
• Shutter Type: Electronic Rolling Shutter
• Frame Rate: 51 fps @ 320 x 320, 60 fps @ 320 x 240 (QVGA)
• CRA (maximum): 30º
• Supply Voltage : Analog 2.8 V, Digital 1.5V (Internal LDO: 1.5V – 2.8V), I/O 1.5 – 2.8V
• Input Reference Clock: 3 – 50 MHz
• Serial Interface (I2C): 2-wire, 400 KHz max.
• Video Data Interface: 1b, 4b, with frame / line SYNC, 8b is not supported.
• Output Clock Rate MAX: 50 MHz for 1bit, 12.5 MHz for 4bit
• Est. Power Consumption (include IO with 5pF load): QVGA 60FPS (Typical) <4 mW, QVGA 30FPS (Typical) <2 mW, QQVGA 30FPS (Typical) 670 µW

Sensor Schematics

Package Including

• 1 x Arducam HM01B0 camera module

Video

Documentation

Datasheet-camera module.pdf

Datasheet-sensor.pdf

Camera Schematics.pdf

Github

ArduCAM HM01B0