Getting Started with Arducam ToF Camera

A quick step-by-step tutorial to help you jump-start your Machine Vision adventure with the Arducam ToF camera.

Connecting the camera to Raspberry Pi

Step 1. Install the camera driver

wget -O install_pivariety_pkgs.sh https://github.com/ArduCAM/Arducam-Pivariety-V4L2-Driver/releases/download/install_script/install_pivariety_pkgs.sh
chmod +x install_pivariety_pkgs.sh
./install_pivariety_pkgs.sh -p kernel_driver

When you see the reboot prompt, press y and then press enter to reboot.

Step 2. Pull the repository

git clone https://github.com/ArduCAM/Arducam_tof_camera.git

Step 3. Change the directory to Arducam_tof_camera

cd Downloads/Arducam_tof_camera

Step 4. Install dependencies

chmod +x Install_dependencies.sh
./Install_dependencies.sh

Raspberry Pi will automatically reboot.

Step 5. Change the directory to Arducam_tof_camera

cd Downloads/Arducam_tof_camera

Step 6. Compile & run

chmod +x compile.sh
./compile.sh

Once it’s successfully complied, live previews of the camera will automatically pop up.