Multi Camera Adapter Module V2.2 for Rasperry Pi Camera Module 3 12MP IMX708 / 5MP OV5647 / 8MP IMX219 / 12MP IMX477 Cameras

Overview

Raspberry Pi multi-camera adapter is designed for connecting more than one MIPI camera to a single CSI camera port on the Raspberry Pi board. One adapter board can connect 4 cameras on a single Raspberry Pi board.

Please note that the Raspberry Pi multi-camera adapter board is a nascent product that may have some stability issues and limitations because of the cable’s signal integrity and RPi’s closed source video core libraries, so use it at your own risk.

The latest revision of the Arducam Multi Camera Adapter is V2.2. The V2.2 undergoes firmware updates, but the specs, documentation, and tutorials on the V2.1 will still apply to the V2.2.

Applications

• IoT cameras
• Robot cameras
• Wildlife cameras
• 3D scanner, multi camera sync solution, etc.

Features

• Accommodate 4 Raspberry Pi cameras on a single RPi board
• Support 5MP OV5647 / 8MP IMX219 / 12MP IMX477 camera for Raspberry Pi, no mixing allowed
• Support Raspberry Pi 5, Pi Model A/B/B+, 2 and Raspberry Pi 4, 3,3b+
• 3 GPIOs required for multiplexing
• Cameras work in sequential, not simultaneously
• Low resolution, low frame rate video surveillance demo with 4 cameras
• High resolution still image photography demo

Package Including

• 1 x V2.2 Multi-Camera Adapter Board
• 1 x 60mm 15-15pin FPC cable
• 1 x 73mm 15-22pin FPC cable

⚠️ Note on Raspberry Pi Touch Display (DSI interface) Compatibility Issues

• When you use a DSI display together with this adapter, you will encounter the issue of I2C conflicts. We recommend you use HDMI displays or run headless when using this adapter.

⚠️ Note on Camera Module Compatibility

• The Arducam Multi-camera adapters ONLY support 4 kinds of camera modules by default:
  • 12MP IMX708 (V3) for Raspberry Pi
  • 5MP OV5647 (V1.3) for Raspberry Pi
  • 8MP IMX219 (V2.1) for Raspberry Pi
  • 12MP IMX477 (HQ) for Raspberry Pi
• Due to upstream compatibility issues of the Raspberry Pi Bookworm and Trixie OS kernel, using the Arducam multi-camera adapter board and the IMX708 on the above OS is not currently supported.