Arducam 8MP*4 IMX219 Quadrascopic Camera Bundle Kit for Raspberry Pi, Nvidia Jetson Nano/Xavier NX

Description

Overview

This Arducam quadrascopic camera bundle incorporates four 8MP IMX219 cameras, and the cutting-edge MIPI stereo camera breakthrough from Arducam – The Arducam Camarray HAT.

As the upgraded version of Arducam Synched Stereo Camarray HAT, this 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.

Features

• Variable Baseline Extension: Compared to the fixed stereo camera module version, this camera bundle has higher flexibility.
• Four in One: Combine four cameras into one frame, each with a resolution of 1/4; the maximum output you can get: 3280 x 2464 for still images and 1920×1080 for video. Please note the frame rate for video and still images will drop to half the frame rate you would normally get with a single camera.
• Wide compatibility: Compatible with the latest Raspberry Pi camera software (libcamera) and uses the official Pi camera tuning algorithm.
• It also supports multi-platform multi-camera solutions such as Raspberry Pi, Jetson Nano, Xavier NX, and many more. 
• Multiple camera processing technologies have enabled VR (Virtual Reality), AR(Augmented Reality), and other applications like SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping).
• Applications: Synchronized video streams with Raspberry Pi could be used for many use-cases (e.g., stitching, 3D sensing, tracking, …) instead of investing in an expensive video multiplexer hardware.

Specfications

*：JetPack4.6/L4T32.6.1 on NVIDIA Jetson Nano/Xavier NX

Packing List

• 4 × IMX219 Camera Module
• 1 × Arducam Camarray HAT
• 4 × 15cm 15-22pin Camera FPC Cable
• 1 × 30cm 15-22pin Camera FPC Cable
• 1 × 7cm 15-22pin Camera FPC Cable
• 1 × Screw Pack

Note

• The four-channel camera adopts the 2×2 synthesis method. The images of cameras 0 and 1 are completely synchronized, the images of cameras 2 and 3 are completely synchronized, and the images of cameras 2/3 are one frame behind the images of cameras 0/1.
• The resolution of the synthesized image remains unchanged, but the frame rate is halved.
• If any camera fails, the composite image can still be output, with the corresponding area of the failed camera being black.
• Official Commands and ISP are supported.
• The four-channel camera is a customized model, requiring HAT to provide a clock. It cannot be removed and is directly connected to the Raspberry Pi.
• The driver of the kit is mainly developed based on the Raspberry Pi/ Nvidia Jeston official board, and there is no guarantee that the third-party board can be used (Due to the different allocation of hardware resources, it may not be compatible)
• This camera kit supports the latest Raspberry Pi OS Bullseye (Jan 28th, 2022 and later) and libcamera apps, for the previous Raspberry Pi OS (Legacy) users, contact [email protected] for support.

Documentation