Description
Overview
This Arducam quadrascopic camera bundle incorporates four 1MP OV9782 global shutter cameras, and the cutting-edge MIPI stereo camera breakthrough from Arducam – The Arducam Camarray HAT. As the upgraded version of Arducam Synched Stereo Camera HAT, the Camarray further pushes the multi-camera limits and doubles the interfacing capabilities to allow 4 synchronized MIPI camera modules to be interfaced to a single MIPI CSI-2 slot on prevailing single-board computers like Raspberry Pi, Jetson Nano, and Jetson Xavier NX. Also, as the Camarray HAT releases, Arducam starts to support a variable baseline for stereo camera applications with some modified Arducam camera modules, such as those OV9782 ones included in this bundle. Since no shared camera board or clock-sharing soldering is required for the image sensors, you can kick off your prototyping for stereo camera applications and then decide the optimal baseline. This camera can only get four images. Arducam also accepts subsequent customizations for your stereo camera applications.
⚠️ KERNEL CAMERA DRIVER USED
This camera relies on kernel drivers to work – one kernel version, one camera driver. Up or downgrading your OS leads to a kernel bump, and you may need to re-install a matching driver.
Important Note on the Arducam Camarray HAT:
The Camarray HAT is not sold alone for the following reasons:
- Most of the cameras on the market are not designed for synched stereo uses. We’ve modified our camera modules specifically for the Camarry HAT. Your own V1, V2 or HQ camera modules won’t directly work with it.
- The Camarray HAT requires different firmware for different Image sensors that are not natively working with your embedded systems. Your own OV9782 camera modules won’t directly work with it, and they are not easily interchangeable.
Customization is required if you have extra requirements as the following:
- You need the camera module to run on other Video Modes and Frame Rates.
- You need to trigger the camera with an External Hardware trigger.
- You only want three images or one image.
Applications
- Head, and eye tracking
- Gesture detection
- Motion detection
- 3D reconstruction
- Depth-related vision applications
Key Specifications
– Camarray Quadrascopic Stereo Camera HAT(For Jetson)
- Support Platform: Jetson Nano/Xavier NX
- Inputs: x4 CSI-2 2-lane Input Ports.
- output: x1 CSI-2 2-lane Output Port
- CSI-2 Speed: 1.0 Gbps/Lane
- Camera Control: I2C Broadcasting for all cameras, no individual control
- ISP Support: No, RAW data only
- External Trigger Support: Yes
- Multiple HAT Sync: Yes through external trigger mode
- Aggregate mode: Two/Four MIPI cameras side-by-side combined,channel 0/1/2/3 software switching on the fly.
- Frame Rate: RAW8: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
RAW10: [email protected], [email protected] - HAT Size: 65 x 56 mm
– Camera
- Sensor: Color global shutter OV9782
- Pixel Size: 3 μm x 3 μm
- Active Array Size: 1280 x 800
- Optical Size: 1/4 inch
- Focusing Range: 30mm ~ infinite
- IR Sensitive: With IR filter, sensitive to visible light
- Output interface: 2-lane MIPI serial output
- Video Modes: 8-bit RAW, [email protected]*4 × 800 with Arducam driver on Jetson Nano/Xavier NX; [email protected]*4 × 800 with Arducam driver on Rpi
- Board Size: 24mm x 25mm
– Lens
- Optical Format: 1/2.7”
- Distortion: <1%
- Effective Focal Length: 2.8mm
- FOV on 1/4” RPi Camera: 75° (H)
- F/NO: 2.8
- Mount: M12
- Size: 14mm x 15.6mm
- Weight: 4g
Documentation
Used on Pi：
Camarray – Arducam 1MP (OV9782 Color) Quad-Camera Bundle Kit
1.Introduction This Arducam Camarray HAT (supports four inputs) is an upgraded version of the Arducam synchronous stereo camera HAT (supports two inputs). This quad-camera bundle kit aggregates four OV9782 color cameras into one video stream, compared to its counterpart OV9282 monochrome quad-camera bundle kit. So that it is completely synchronized, the output is a standard MIPI CSI-2 interface, which can be connected to Raspberry Pi, Jetson Nano, Jetsno NX, and other platforms. 2.Hardware Read more…
Used on Jetson Nano：
Camarray – Arducam 1MP (OV9782 Color) Quad-Camera Bundle Kit
1.Introduction This Arducam Camarray HAT (supports four inputs) is an upgraded version of the Arducam synchronous stereo camera HAT (supports two inputs). This quad-camera bundle kit aggregates four OV9782 color cameras into one video stream, compared to its counterpart OV9282 monochrome quad-camera bundle kit. So that it is completely synchronized, the output is a standard MIPI CSI-2 interface, which can be connected to Raspberry Pi, Jetson Nano, Jetsno NX, and other platforms. 2.Hardware Read more…
NOTE
- Raspberry Pi board and Jetson Nano/Xavier NX are not included in the package.
- This bundle kit is not recommended for Raspberry Pi Zero.
- The OV9782 cameras in this kit is a special version and cannot be used on Raspberry Pi or Jetson directly.
- The I2C signal and clock of each camera are fully synchronized . It is unavailable to capture the same frame of images at different exposure times for each camera.
- This kit uses 1MP OV9782 sensor. Due to the limitations of the sensor, the camera may experience lens shading under low exposure conditions.
Package Including
- 4 pcs 1MP OV9782 global shutter camera module with low distortion M12 lens
- 1 pcs Arducam Camarray quadrascopic stereo camera HAT
- 4 pcs 150mm/6inch 22pin to 22pin camera cables
- 1 pcs 300mm/12inch 15pin to 22pin camera cable
- 1 pcs 73mm/2.87inch 15pin to 22pin camera cable
- 4 pcs M2.5*10mm Nylon Hex Standoffs
- 4 pcs M2.5 Nylon Nuts
- 4 pcs M2.5*6mm Nylon Screws
Blog
Introducing Camarray: Arducam’s New Solution to Multiple Cameras on Embedded Systems and Edge Devices for 2021
Preface As one of the leading companies that pioneers in multiple cameras for popular embedded systems, Arducam now releases the new multi-camera solutions – named Camarray – which allows you to connect and sync up Read more…
Video
Arducam Camarray Solution Showcase:
How to purchase
You can purchase this item from Arducam distributors
