Arducam xISP - Darksee, Pre-tuned ISP, 8.3MP Low Light MIPI Camera for Ezurio SMARC® carrier board

Overview

This camera is a high-performance low-light camera developed jointly by Arducam and its partner Ezurio.Ezurio, with 38 years of connectivity expertise, delivers the world’s most trusted certified wireless modules, SOMs, and end-to-end IoT solutions for demanding industries. The company’s global engineering and support teams have been bringing designs to life for nearly four decades. More than a provider, Ezurio is a partner, helping teams of all sizes tackle the most complex challenges in a competitive landscape.The Arducam xISP collection is a high-performance MIPI camera family initially engineered for the NVIDIA® Jetson™ ORIN™ NX and Orin™ Nano platforms. And now it expands the compatibility to the famous Ezurio SMARC carrier board, with IMX678 camera being the pioneer. With its advanced imaging capabilities and integrated external ISP (ImageEK), this camera excels in capturing detailed images in challenging lighting conditions, making it an excellent choice for a wide range of embedded vision applications.Arducam ImageEK is our proprietary flexible external ISP solution tailored for embedded vision proof of concept (PoC) applications. Designed to unleash the full potential of high-performance image sensors on mainstream embedded platforms, ImageEK provides users with powerful and easy-to-use image processing capabilities, enabling the development of more advanced and versatile applications.

Applications

• Facility surveillance
• Street monitoring
• Traffic monitoring
• Dashboard cameras
• Home security systems
• Robotics
• IoT Devices

Features

• For Ezurio SMARC Carrier: Ezurio’s Universal SMARC Carrier kit helps reduce design risk and accelerates time to market. Designed for adaptability, it supports various I/Os and interfaces, enabling seamless integration into diverse embedded computing environments. The carrier board is compliant with the SMARC v2.1 specification from SGET. It is compatible with Ezurio’s entire line of SMARC SOMs and includes all the antennas needed to support wireless options across 2.4/5/6 GHz frequencies. Additionally, it allows users to test any SMARC module from a single carrier board.
• Pre-tuned ISP: The Darksee camera is equipped with Arducam's proprietary external ISP (ImageEK) integrated directly on the camera board, ensuring optimized image processing for superior output.
• Low Light Performance: Equipped with the SONY STARVIS2 image sensor (IMX678), ensuring clear and detailed images in low-light conditions.
• Increased Flexibility: The FPGA-based ISP offers greater flexibility, significantly offloading ISP support from SoC vendors.
• Accelerated Time to Market: Off-the-shelf solutions and quick customization services enable users to bring products to market faster and focus on their projects more efficiently.
• Cost-Effective Solutions: Users can select different solutions at various stages of proof of concept (PoC) and small production runs, resulting in a lower total cost.

Specifications

Package Including

• 1 x Arducam 4K Ultra Low Light MIPI xISP Camera for Ezurio
• 1 x 15cm 22-22pin FPC
• 1 x 20cm 2-pin Jumper Wire

Documentation

• Quick Start Guide

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